Yields information about Stones Corner, associated building and its use by trams in the period before the closure of the SEC system. Black and White photograph of tram of No. 11 at Stones Corner turning from Bridge St into Main Road. Tram showing Special, has a Twin Lakes sign and a Briquettes roof advert. In the background is H. Whitefield, the State Savings Bank of Victoria, a directional sign for C. W. Pennant wall paper Rodda and the ANZ bank? Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. trams, tramways, bridge st, stones corner, main road, tram 11

Yields information about the period leading up to the decision to close the Ballarat Tram system and the issues involved.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, titled "Tram delaying five major road projects", 18/10/1969, about the Ballarat City Council wanting to have Ballarat trams abolished because the service was holding up five major road works in the city."18/10/69" in ink on the face of the cuttingbtps, city of ballaarat, closure, sec, borough of sebastopol

Yields information about the history of the demise of the Ballarat system and what was left and the future outlook.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, titled "The trams, the shed; what we have left?", Editorial of Tuesday 15/9/1970, about the muted Government proposal to close the tramway system in Ballarat. Notes Mr. H. Bell's trolley bus proposal, state government issues in Parliament, tramway loses, Victorian Government politics, Country Roads Board and the possible sale of the tram shed.closure, city of ballaarat, sec, depot, parliament, trolley buses

Yields information about the view of the City of Ballaarat in 1968 about the possible replacement of tram service.Report or Submission - 6 Gestener printed foolscap sheets, stapled on left hand side and bound with a blue edging tape titled "Submission to Enquiry into Public Transport Facilities in the Ballarat Urban District by A. W. Nicholson, Mayor of Ballaarat Council". Dated 2 April 1968. Submission looks at the possible closure or the future of the tramway system, the SEC involvement, employment, road surface repairs, financial loss to the SEC, reduction in passengers due to car ownership. Council submitted that the tramway system should be retained and extended and that pensioner concessions should be continued. Notes that at the time 69 men on the trams, 18 at the depot and 8 on the track. If replaced by buses, supported a government owned bus provider rather than private. Document scanned - word searchable. pdftrams, tramways, closure, city of ballaarat, bus replacement, public transport, sec, finances

Set of two colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn of the Johns Valves Ballarat factory on the south side of Norman St Ballarat under construction c1954. .1 - looking from the SEC Power Station B towards Wendouree - note the narrow Norman St. .2 - looking back towards the City of Ballarat, with the Railway Workshops and the Showgrounds in the distance. See https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/M._B._John_Ltd. accessed 12-6-2017 Photo taken at the same time as btm6855i.trams, tramways, secv, manufacturing, norman st, creswick road, industry

Yields information about the appearance of Bridge St and the use of the trams c1950.Black and white photograph of a bogie tram 22 west bound in Bridge St. Has a group of ladies on either side of the road waiting to board? Note the signs on the poles on either side of the roadway. Has the Waratah Motors, Roger David stores on the west side of the street. c1950. Note the road lifting over the Yarrowee River bridge. The two signs on either side of the road "No Parking over 1 hour Park 1 Foot from kerb" Negative number 1140. Negative scanned at 2400dpi. On the top edge of one of the prints "same as 1094"trams, tramways, ballarat, bridge st, signs, tram 22

Colour print of trams 33, 38 and 39 in the original depot. Most of one road remains. Photo by Ron Scholten. Appears in the album Reg item 7222, printed on Kodak Papertrams, tramways, btps, depot, tram 33, tram 38, tram 39

Colour print of tram 18 on No. 6 road. Photo by Ron Scholten. Appears in the album Reg item 7222, printed on Kodak Papertrams, tramways, btps, depot, tram 18

Colour print of tram 38 on No. 2 road.. Photo by Ron Scholten. Appears in the album Reg item 7222, printed on Kodak Papertrams, tramways, btps, depot, tram 38

Yields information about the City of Ballarat and its involvement in the promotion of the city through the Begonia Festival. Yields information about the tramway through a map.Programme or book, 16 Quarto pages, centre stapled full colour on semi gloss paper, titled "Ballaarat 70 Begonia Festival" for the 1970 Begonia Festival. 27/2/1970 to 9/3/1970. Gives details of the city, the begonias, industry, how to grow them, Festival activities, agriculture, map showing the city roads, a suggested tour route, tram lines, Eureka stockade, Historical Park (Sovereign Hill), 3BA, The Courier, BTV6, Education and sporting facilities. Really a City spruiking document with many colour photos. Note all words with Ballarat in them are spelt with the aatrams, tramways, begonia festival, ballarat, map

.1 - At St Aidans Drive .2 - At Gardens loop .3 - at Carlton St with Darren Hutchesson, Paul Mong and Len Millar. .4 - At St Aidans Drive .5 - running in along the access track. .6 - on the depot fan .7 - Running into the depot on 5 road. Photo by David Verrier on 4/9/1994.Demonstrates BTM Operations in 1994.Series of seven Kodak white plastic mount slide of BTM No. 14 in use on the day.On back of slide in ink' "Sun 4/9/94 DRV Ballarat BTPS 14"tramways, trams, btm, btps, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, gardens loop, carlton st, depot, tram 14

1 - Tram 33 running out with Darren Hutchesson holding the red flag. .2 - ditto .3 - at depot junction with the ice cream van pulling in. .4 - tram33 with the Sovereign Hill roof advertisement. .5 - at Carlton St .6 - ditto with Paul Mong swinging the pole. .7 - 33 being driven out of No 2 road by Len Millar. .8 - 33 on No. 2 road with Twin Lakes sign Photos by David Verrier on 4/9/1994.Yields information about Museum operations in 1994Series of seven Kodak white plastic mount slide of BTM No. 33 in use on the day. .On back of slide in ink' "Sun 4/9/94 DRV Ballarat BTPS 33"tramways, trams, btm, btps, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, gardens loop, carlton st, depot, tram 33

Yields information about the Lydiard St North services.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Tram 40 with destination of Lydiard St at the corner of ??? and >?>>>/ Tram has two Admiral TV roof advertisements. Would appear that three ladies have just got of the tram and crossing the road behind the tram.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60". In ink "Ballarat"tramways, trams, lydiard st, tram stops, passengers, tram 40

Yields information about the nature of Albert St Sebastopol and the trams used.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 12/3/1962 of: Tram 13 inbound from Sebastopol in Albert St just before crossing the road. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North and has an The Age advert on the front dash panel..In ink "Sebastopol #13 12.3.62"tramways, trams, albert st, sebastopol, tram 13

Yields information about 21 and the Victoria St route.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell undated, c1963. Tram 21 in bound in Victoria St showing the card beds on either side of there road. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West and a Whitehorse Whiskey advert on the front panel. tramways, trams, victoria st, tram 21

Yields information about one of the MMTB scrubbers, No. 8, trams after it was repainted to the MMTB work tram colour scheme. This tram is now at the Museum.Black and White photograph of MMTB Scrubber tram No. 8 after it had been repainted in the string colour livery. Photo at the corner of Domain and St Kilda Road. Photo possibly Jim Seletto. Note: Some sources give the repainting and other works date as 1961.On rear in ink "No. 8 Domain and St Kilda Rd New Livery 1960 - 1st trip" and "D Print "16 Jan 1962" - this could be the print date.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, livery, work trams, st kilda road, tram 8

Yields information about one of the MMTB scrubbers, No. 8, trams after it was repainted to the MMTB work tram colour scheme. This tram is now at the Museum.Black and White photograph of MMTB Scrubber tram No. 8 in Dandenong Road, Caulfield March 1954. Geoff Grant photo. On rear in ink " 8 in Dandenong Road, Caulfield March 1954. G A Grant "trams, tramways, scrubber tram, livery, work trams, dandenong road, tram 8

Yields information about the storage of SEC tram 36 at South Melbourne depot when it visited Melbourne following the closure of the SEC system and the advertising of Ballarat Tourism.Set of two black and white photographs of SEC tram No. 36 in Melbourne advertising Ballarat Tourism Week, September 1971. Both photos by Dave Macartney. .1 - No. 36 and W2 257 out bound St Kilda Road near Domain Road. No. 257 has destination of Malvern Bourke Rd, route 5. Tram 36 has destination of Sebastopol. .2 - No. 36 in bound passing Victoria Barracks in the background. trams, tramways, st kilda road, melbourne, melbourne, tourism, mmtb, tram 36

Demonstrates one of the Museum's trams in service in Melbourne.Digital Image of MMTB tram W3 661 outbound in St Kilda Road, approaching Doman Junction. Tram has destination of East Brighton, Route 64 and an advertisement for Proofkote (rain wear protection?) BP House in the background. Photo December 1964. Photo reference from Dick Jones - 661_StKildaRd_DickJones_6412MIns.23.04trams, tramways, w3 class, st kilda road, east brighton, tram 661

Digital Image of MMTB tram W5 836 inbound in Mt Alexander road, just before the crossing of Moonee Ponds Creek. Tram is freshly painted, showing City Route 59. In the background is a Holden car dealer, the railway bridge over Flemington Road. Photo by Dave Macartney 1969?trams, tramways, w5 class, mt alexander road, tram 836

Yields information about tram 40, the Lydiard St terminus tram stop and the Sebastopol tram terminus and tram 40.Agfa blue/white mount, colour slide of tram 40 at both the Lydiard St North and Sebastopol terminus. Both over exposed photos. .1 - No. 40 early in the morning given the sun position, shows the cemetery gates and the tram stop sign on the west side of the road. The conductor is boarding and the driver is in the cabin. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol. .2 - has the tram side on, with the Royal Mail Hotel in the background. Slide not dated, but based on slide mount and views and Reg item 7483, likely to be 27-4-1965tramways, trams, lydiard st north, sebastopol, tram stops, tram 40

Black and white photograph of Graeme Jordan painting a life guard bracket, possibly for No. 28. The tram is behind on No. 2 road and No. 26 on 3 road. Printed on Kodak Paper. Photo c1976. trams, tramways, btps, depot, tram 28, tram 26

Series of four Black and white photographs of tram 26 on No. 2 road at the BTPS Depot, undergoing replacement of the broken frame on the Brill 21E truck. The tramcar record sheets note that the car was lifted 15-3-1975 and lower 27-7-1975 and tested on the same day. Seems to have re-entered service on 28/9/1975. .1 - on the front of the road, with a "Defective Not for Service" sign. .2 - car on jacks being either lifted or lowered. .3 - tramcar body lifted showing the word to replace the side frame underway, has the good and broken side frame in the view. .4 - tram being either lifted or lowered - with Rolf Jinks in the view. trams, tramways, btps, depot, brill trucks, maintenance, tram 26

Black and white photograph of tram 26 jacked up for wheel and motor maintenance, after it had been reconverted back to California Combination tram during the previous few years. Tram on jacks at the rear of No. 4 road. The tramcar record sheets note that the car was lifted April 1987 and lowered Oct. 1987. trams, tramways, btps, depot, maintenance, tram 26

Yields information about the Victoria St appearance and a major hail storm in Sturt St at the time of the tramway closure.Digital image of No. 21, outbound in Victoria St to Victoria St. On either side of the road is the remains of a major hail storm that struck Ballarat the previous day. Tram has destination of Victoria St. Photo by John Ward 21 August 1971. Slide title "01311 210871 SEC single truck tram 21 on Victoria St line in suburban Ballarat Vic"trams, tramways, victoria st, tram 21

Yields information about the appearance of the depot and associated tramcar operations.Series of four Black and White photograph print of trams at the Ballarat depot, c1971. .1 - tram 12 parked or about to leave the depot to Mt Pleasant - has a Twin Lakes sign. .2 - trams 12 and 34 in Wendouree Parade at the depot junction. .3 - ditto .4 - Scrubber tram parked on 0 road with the tennis court fence adjacent.trams, tramways, depot, scrubber tram, wendouree parade, tram 12, tram 34, scrubber

Yields information about the depot appearance and the scrubber car.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of the scrubber tram parked on the depot fan and tram 23 in No. 2 road. Late 1930's to early 1940's?trams, tramways, depot, scrubber tram, tram scrubber tram 23

Yields information about the appearance of the ex Melbourne bogie trams during the initial period of operations in Ballarat and the appearance of the Humffray St and Main Road intersection.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of bogie car, 22 at the corner of Main Road and Humffray St, late 1945/ early 1946 on a very wet day. Tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant. In the background are sores for "A I Store - dealer - will buy anything, Tailors General Outfitters, W. N. Symons Plumber, a hair dresser and a "wrecker" See Reg Item 2882 for a 1958 photo. trams, tramways, main road, mt pleasant, humffray st, tram 22

Yields information about the corner of Main St and Barkly St and the first bogie trams that came to Ballarat.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of bogie car, 22 at the corner of Main Road and Barkly St. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond Nth. late 1945 early 1946 trams, tramways, main road, mt pleasant, barkly st, tram 22