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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Membership Card/s, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), 2006
... words "Ballarat Tramways, 100 years ESCO Tram No. 17 at Carlton...Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM)...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...3599 - Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2006 - 2007. Side on photo of Bendigo 17 at Carlton St during the 100 years of electric trams, Ballarat 25/9/2005. Photo Peter Bruce. On rear along bottom edge, has words "Ballarat Tramways, 100 years ESCO Tram No. 17 at Carlton St 25 September 2005 Photo: Peter Bruce" Three copies held. One has a printed label and details for members on rear with validity period and space for Member's signature. Issued to W.A. Doubleday 85.Has printed label "W.A. Doubleday, 85 expires 30 June 2007" on rear. .trams, tramways, btm, membership cards, carlton st, 100 years of electric trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram Society Anniversary", "Ten Years with No Trams", "Trams: 10th anniversary", 26/08/1981 12:00:00 AM
... anniversary of the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system. .1 - From...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the celebrations undertaken by the BTPS for the 10th anniversary of the closure of the Ballarat Tramway System.Set of three newspaper cuttings regarding the 10th anniversary of the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system. .1 - From The Courier, Ballarat, 26 August 1981, "Tram Society Anniversary", noting that the BTPS will be celebrating the 10th anniversary and the depot extensions would be opened. .2 - From the "Ballarat News", undated, probably 16/9/1981, "Ten Years with No Trams", regarding the BTPS celebrations of 10 years of closure. .3 - From The Courier, Ballarat 16/9/1981, "Trams: 10th anniversary", as above. All three cuttings have "Australian Press Cuttings Agency" note, glued to the top of the cutting.In pencil "B.Trams" on the top left hand corner of 3899.3.btps, 10th anniversary, depot extensions, closure -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Warren Doubleday, "Welcome Aboard", Aug. 2010
... ", the trams, Ballarat Tramways, and the museum itself and has maps...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Printed colour version of BTM "Welcome Aboard" pamphlets for handing out to passengers on trams. Features photos of 26, 38, 1 & 14 and interior photo ex 26 and text describing "Your Trip", the trams, Ballarat Tramways, and the museum itself and has maps of the Ballarat system and the Gardens area. See Reg. items 712 and 1532 for details of earlier productions. Item folded as presented to a passenger. Map revised to be more extensive and some minor text revisions to earlier layouts. Sponsor - GVGT added. Printed in colour on plain white paper. 3 copies held.trams, tramways, btm, handouts, passengers, pamphlets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "All Day Ticket" for the "Ballarat Tourist Tramway", 1975
... "All Day Ticket" for the "Ballarat Tourist Tramway"..." for the "Ballarat Tourist Tramway" - issued by the BTPS with space...Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS)...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Has a strong association with the day of the official opening of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway in 1975 and with Graeme Breydon.Yellow index board - printed as an "All Day Ticket" for the "Ballarat Tourist Tramway" - issued by the BTPS with space for the date to be written in and signature of the conductor who issued the ticket. Produced at the start of operations for the BTPS Dec. 1974 or Jan. 1975. Used until 31/10/1975 when next series of all day tickets introduced. Ticket used by Graeme Breydon, issued by A. Cook on 1/2/1975, the official day of opening of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway by the BTPS. Hand numbered "9" in the right hand edge. See Reg Item 2308 for unused samples.trams, tramways, btps, all day tickets, tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Handwritten Notes, Wal Jack, Tram mileage notes, 1930-1940's
... - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". Item was located inside...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the mileages or distance travelled by Bendigo Birney tramcars and the distances travelled in Geelong and Adelaide.Hand made note on line a lined foolscap sheet providing a list of Bendigo Birney tramcar mileages and the Geelong scrubber, and mileages in other cities such as Adelaide and Geelong. Lists Bendigo 28, 29, 30 and Geelong scrubber. Prepared in red and blue ink. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". Item was located inside the book at the listing of the Bendigo Tramcars - see list. On other side of sheet is a list of mileages for Ballarat and Bendigo tramcars - See Reg Item 5495. trams, tramways, bendigo, geelong, adelaide -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Handwritten Notes, Wal Jack, Tram mileage notes, 1945
... , with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Hand made note regarding the Bendigo bogie tramcars No. 23 and 24, ex Melbourne numbers and date in service and whether they replaced any previous Bendigo tramcars - answer No. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". Item was located inside this book - see list - in the Bendigo tram list and held with a paper clip - remnant as marks remain. Scanned when held with the paper clip. The sheet of paper has the water mark - "'COLNE VALLEY PARCHMENT" trams, tramways, bendigo, bogie trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Geelong tram extensions, early 1940's
... - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems" - see list. On the rear...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, early 1940's about the Melbourne Electric Lighting Co. notifying the Councils that it is prepared to extend the tram to North Geelong and run trams to Belmont and Highton when the new bridge is erected across the Barwon after the war. Item opposite a an advertisement "Don't be caught in a Blackout" - no date on the cutting. Item was contained within the back cover of Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems" - see list. On the rear of the cutting are numerous public notices for Ballarat. geelong -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, 1970s
... and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the Bakery Hill Victoria St and the Caltex Service Station.Digital image, black and white, of No. 26 descending Bakery Hill to Stone's Corner, Victoria and Main St with the Caltex service station in the foreground. Has a lady with slacks walking across the road and a boy wheeling a bike down the footpath. Note the Highway direction signs and service station signage. O'Brien Motors and a book and record shop on the north side Bakery Hill Victoria St. shops. See Reg 4603 for the subsequent photo at this location. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No. 26 Bridge and Vic1"trams, tramways, victoria st, main st, stones corner, bakery hill, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 3, W. J. Llewelyn, 1/02/1975 12:00:00 AM
... for the BTPS- 1/2/1975 as the Ballarat Tourist Tramway featuring...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the official opening by the BTPS of a tram service in Wendouree Parade. Has a strong association with those involved.Set of three images of the official opening ceremony for the BTPS- 1/2/1975 as the Ballarat Tourist Tramway featuring the Chairman of the SEC on No. 40 with Clyde Croft. Images scanned and altered by Roderick Smith from the Hugh Ballantyne collection August to September 2017.trams, tramways, opening, first tram, btps, wendouree parade, depot, secv, tram 40 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Memorabilia - Event Materials, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), 24/08/2006 12:00:00 AM
... Extensions to the Ballarat Vintage Tramway", Saturday 19/9/1981...Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS)...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Has strong association with the event of the official opening of the BTPS depot extensions in 1981.Printed invitation for the "Official Opening of the Depot Extensions to the Ballarat Vintage Tramway", Saturday 19/9/1981 at 2pm. Invitation in the BTPS name. Has space for the person invited to be hand written in. Located in a Tudor envelope with a "The Milldean Press" card. Five retained.trams, tramways, btps, depot, depot extensions -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letterhead, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), BTPS letterhead, c1980
... Ballarat Vintage Tramway..., organisation name and address in top, and "Ballarat Vintage Tramway...Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS)...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...A4 size paper used by BTPS Ltd as letterhead for period 1980 to 1995. Has drawing of No. 31 in top left hand corner, organisation name and address in top, and "Ballarat Vintage Tramway" on base printed in green ink Watermark "Plus Fabric". trams, tramways, btps, ballarat vintage tramway, letterhead, letters -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Tourist Trams run again", 1/02/1975 12:00:00 AM
... of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway by the SEC Chairman, Mr. Trethowan. Notes...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper clipping from The Melbourne Herald?, 1/2/1975, titled "Tourist Trams run again", reporting on the opening of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway by the SEC Chairman, Mr. Trethowan. Notes the BTPS as one of only three to incorporate part of their original system in a museum.opening, btps -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Set of 10 decimal conversion tickets, 1965
... Set of 10 decimal conversion tickets used on the Ballarat...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Has a strong association with the Ballarat tramway system as being identified as being used on the system and for which trip on a specific date and demonstrates the ticket style at the time of decimal conversion in Australia.Set of 10 decimal conversion tickets used on the Ballarat tramway system Oct. 1965 and a handwritten note regarding them. 3d - Concession - orange - A773884 4c/4d - red A048643 4c/4d orange - City Section - A033817 6c/7d purple - City Section - A47000 6c/7d teal - -A048637 8c/10d green - A047016 and 017 10c/ 1/- black - A048619 12c/ 1/2 - brown - A054058 and 063 Handwritten note records that the 8c (10d) tickets were used on 2 Oct. 1965 on tram 39, the rest of the tickets were found on No. 39. trams, tramways, tickets, secv, ballarat, decimal conversion, decimal currency -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Victorian Railways, BTPS Mirboo North tour, 1974
... 1974, for use on a Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Edmondson pasteboard railway ticket, No. 14, dated 25 April 1974, for use on a Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society special train from Morwell to Mirboo North and return. See Reg. item 1819 for S circular or Special Train Notice for the tour. Ticket base is off white with eight light orange vertical bands equally spaced along the ticket, which is printed in landscape format. Notes as being "Available by Goods Train each way on day of issue only.", for Adult - Economy and Adult - Economy. Ticket number in reverse printing. See Reg Item 4676 for a group photo.trams, tramways, tickets, btps, morwell - mirboo north, tours -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, City of Ballaarat, 13/09/1971 12:00:00 AM
... of the Ballarat Tramways on 20/9/1971. Printed onto quarto duplicator...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Letter produced by stencil or Gestetner process, dated 13/9/1971, by the City of Ballaarat, inviting Mr. L. J. Denmead to a Civic function to mark the occasion of the closure of the Ballarat Tramways on 20/9/1971. Printed onto quarto duplicator paper, with the name of the invitee written in using black ink. Has the City Crest, address, telephone number. Letter gives the details of the function, the occasion and that the newly appointed Chairman of the SEC, Mr. N. R. White will be attending, along with the Mayor, Cr. J.A. Chisholm and the Mayor of Sebastopol, Cr. N. F. Donald. Members of both council were to attend."Mr. L. J. Denmead"trams, tramways, closure, civic functions, city of ballaarat, sec -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 3, Dave Macartney and Paul McDonald, 13/12/1985 12:00:00 AM
... Set of three prints of Ballarat Tramway Museum personnel...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Set of three prints of Ballarat Tramway Museum personnel involved in the reconstruction of the horse tram during early 1986. 791.1 - From left to Right - Dave Macartney, Jacqui Edwards and Gary Wood standing in front of the horse tram. Photo by Paul McDonald 791.2 - Jacqui Edwards scraping back old paintwork to reveal car lining details. 791.3 - As above, but with niece, Kelly Edwards (age 12) 791.1 - see page 5 of Feb. 1993 issue of Trolley Wire, shows tram on trailer before being unloaded. See Reg Item 7401 for tracings made after scraping back the paintwork.trams, tramways, btps personnel, horse trams, reconstruction, btps , tram 1 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Big hitters go to bat for Ronaldson", 24/02/1996 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat City Tramway... in the campaign. Senator Macdonald said that the Ballarat's tramway study...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Article from the front page 10 of The Courier, Saturday 24/2//1996 that the previous day Coalition big hitters (Liberal) Senators Ian Macdonald and Robert Hill were in Ballarat supporting Michael Ronaldson's campaign for a House of Representatives seat. Mr. Ronaldson was in hospital at the time unable to take part in the campaign. Senator Macdonald said that the Ballarat's tramway study would go ahead fully funded under a Coalition government. Has a photo of Senator Ian Macdonald along with Australian Chamber of Manufactures regional Manager Kay Macauley. Has newspaper details glued onto to the top of the cutting.trams, tramways, feasibility study, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Warren Doubleday, "Welcome Aboard", Feb. 2000
... ", the trams, Ballarat Tramways, and the museum itself and has maps...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Printed version of BTM "Welcome Aboard" pamphlets for handing out to passengers on trams. Features photos of 26, 38, 1 & 14 and interior photo ex 26 and text describing "Your Trip", the trams, Ballarat Tramways, and the museum itself and has maps of the Ballarat system and the Gardens area. See Reg. item 712, 771 for details of earlier productions. Item folded as presented to a passenger. Printed with a green ink on plain white paper. .1 - as above but printed onto yellow paper - has number "1003" in bottom left hand corner of front sheet. See Reg Item 4751 for colour version.trams, tramways, btm, handouts, passengers, pamphlets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Bendigo Advertiser, "Tram heads off to golden rival", 1/03/2001 12:00:00 AM
... and to operate for the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Photo features Central...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper Clipping from Bendigo Advertiser, March 1, 2001, page 7, titled "Tram heads off to golden rival" with story and photo about Bendigo tram No. 18, being painted in a gold colour scheme for the 150th anniversary of the discovery of gold and to operate for the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Photo features Central Deborah staff Norm Harris and Jason Dunstone as miners and Darren Hutchesson as the driver. Tram has number covered, destination of "GOLD" and numbers "1851 - 2001" on front dash with the "Bendigo Talking Tram Tour" sign under the driver. Photographed at the mine terminus on 28 Feb. 2001.gold tram, bendigo, btm, gold -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Peter Moses, 21/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
... of Ballarat Tramways, prior to the closure of the system. The first...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photo of SEC Ballarat 26, with No. 14 and possibly No. 42 (Briquette roof advertisement and features on the same special trams in Reg. item 2064) waiting in Lydiard St. North for the arrival of the ARHS special on Saturday 21/8/1971 to undertake the last tour of Ballarat Tramways, prior to the closure of the system. The first line closure (Victoria St.) took place the following day. Has Reid's Coffee Palace building in the background and other buildings on the east and west side of Lydiard St. North. No. 26 has an SEC briquettes roof advertisement Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses 21 August 1971.On back of slide in light black ink "Ballarat / ARHS outside station / special trams Lydiard St." and "P. Moses" in black ink in the upper right hand side of the slide.tramways, trams, arhs, lydiard st, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Handwritten Notes, Alan Bradley, Extract from "The People Movers - A History of Victoria's Private Bus Industry 1910-1992", 1995
... ' bus services and others including demise of Ballarat tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...512.1 - Seven page photocopy of parts of book by John Maddock on Victorian bus industry. p68 - Notes on Geelong and photograph of SECV Geelong 34 being transported to Ballarat in 1956. p81-85 0 Notes on Ballarat Bus services in particular Davis' bus services and others including demise of Ballarat tramways, with photographs. Parts of text have been marked with yellow highlighter by Donor. 512.2 - handwritten note to W.Doubleday from Alan Bradley in 1995 with comments including corrections on the text. Written on line A4 paper. Reference to the "Gunzel shop" refers to the Association of Railway Enthusiasts "Railfan Shop" in Melbourne. trams, tramways, davis bus lines, ballarat, ballarat trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Phillips, 18/11/2000
... during November 2000. Photographed in front of Ballarat Tramway...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Black and white photograph of ten of the people who attended the first Council of Tramway Museums of Australasia (COTMA) in 1975 at the 25th anniversary conference at Ballarat during November 2000. Photographed in front of Ballarat Tramway Museum Horse Tram No. 1. Featuring John Pennack, David Verrier, Richard Gilbert, Bill Kingsley, John Radcliffe, Ron White, Keith Kings, Bob Cowing, Peter Kahn and Keith Stodden. An almost identical photograph by Bob Merchant appeared in the Feb.- March 2001 issue of Trolley Wire. 2nd copy added 17/11/2007 - Item in good condition, no damage.tramways, trams, cotma, btm, conferences, tram 1 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram man's 35 years accident free record.", 1954
... the retirement of Mr N. McWilliam from the SEC Ballarat tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper Clipping from The Courier, 23-6-1954, about the retirement of Mr N. McWilliam from the SEC Ballarat tramways as a driver - titled "Tram man's 35 years accident free record.". Has a photo of Mr McWilliam, Les Denmead and Mr H. W. Linaker. Notes his driving record, experiences, including the use of trailers, working conditions, his son Alec, who is a driver as well and his last trip was with Mr. Ian Wallace the youngest conductor. Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips. retirements, drivers, motormen, ballarat, trailers -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, 1970s
... , prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the Bakery St Hill on the Victoria St route.Digital image, black and white, of No. 26 at Stones Corner, junction of Bridge, Victoria and Main St, Bakery Hill. No the young girl in slacks walking in front of the tram, the boy wheeling the bike down the street and the young boy standing in the front door of the tram. In the background is Eureka Dry Cleaners, an old Robur tea ad on a building, F. O'Brien Motors. The tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West and a SEC Briquettes Roof advert. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No. 26 Victoria and Bridge"trams, tramways, stones corner, bakery hill, victoria st, bridge st, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 2, Peter Bruce, "No.30 Bridge and Main", 1970s
... Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about Bridge St Ballarat and its associated shopping strip.Digital image, black and white, two images, of No. 30 in Bridge St. 4605.1 - at Stones Corner, enroute to Mt Pleasant with Rodda's, Gill & O'Keffe, C.W. Pennan, ANZ Bank and other shops in the background. Note the signal lamps on the right hand side of the photo above the tram stop sign and how the overhead was arranged at this junction. 4605.2 - at Grenville St end, with Faulls Shoes, Suttons HMV and other shops in the background. Photo taken by Peter Bruce 1970's and 1971, prior to the closure of the Ballarat tramway system. Peter's Title of image: "No.30 Bridge and Main" and "No. 30 Bridge St up end".trams, tramways, bridge st, mt pleasant, tram 30 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, introspect or looking at the past from The Ballarat Courier, c1938, 1930-1940
... from The Ballarat Courier, c1938. - Ballaarat Tramway...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the history of tramway operations in Ballarat and Bendigo through looking at the past from cuttings in newspapers - The Courier.Newspaper clippings inside the rear cover and Second last page - possibly from an "introspect" or looking at the past from The Ballarat Courier, c1938. - Ballaarat Tramway company asking the City of Ballarat to reduce the rent and different fares. - Battery trams in East Ballarat - "Hopes that failed" - Electric Trams - Ballarat Service began in 1905 - notes a reference to the SEC operations. - Electricity Commission in Ballarat and its tram and power supply to the country - dated 1938 - tramway operations in Bendigo (Sandhurst to Eaglehawk) - resolving issues between the City of Ballarat and the Ballaarat Tramway Co. - Licensing of horse tram drivers in Ballarat. - start of construction of the horse trams in Ballarat - destruction of the horse tram depot by fire in Sebastopol - Demonstration of the Julien Battery tramcar in Drummond St. - Operation of trams in Flinders St at night and problems with homeless people sleeping near the tracks. Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems". bendigo, ballarat, cable trams, battery trams, steam trams, sec, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, The United States Electric Signal Co, "United States Electric Signals - Type K-2 Signal", 1920's?
... , Louisville Ky USA" and on top of page 1 "Ballarat Tramway...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Provides information about a system of safe working on a single line tramway or interurban railway or tram line. Has an illustration of the signal, coloured on the front cover. Gives details of the company, automatic electric block signals for 'railways' - interurban operation. The type K2-signal is one that can register up to 15 cars into and out of a section. Gives details, line diagrams and electrical details of this signal works, installation requirements and Trolley Contactors. Centre page has an electric diagram. Received by ESCo 4/11/1926.Yields information about a system on controlling vehicles on a single line railway or tramway section.Twenty page book, printed on art paper, centre page electrical diagram and light blue covers, titled "United States Electric Signals - Type K-2 Signal", with three centre staples. Noted by stamp on page 1 "Nachod and United States Signal Co. Inc. successors to the United States Electric Signal Co. 4771 - 4777 Louisville Avenue, Louisville Ky USA"The "Electric Supply Co. of Victoria 4/11/1926" in purple ink on the front cover, page 1and 5. On page 1 in black stamp ink "Nachod and United States Signal Co. Inc. successors to the United States Electric Signal Co. 4771 - 4777 Louisville Avenue, Louisville Ky USA" and on top of page 1 "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 2" in black ink. On page 20 at bottom :From Nachod and United States Signal Co. Incorporated Louisville".trams, tramways, signals, railways, tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster, National Trust Ballarat, "2018 Greg Binns Award Recipient - Ballarat Tramway Museum", May. 2018
... "2018 Greg Binns Award Recipient - Ballarat Tramway Museum"... Greg Binns Award Recipient - Ballarat Tramway Museum...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Set of two printed A3 photos, full colour gloss for the 2018 National Trust Ballarat Heritage Awards. .1 - "2018 Greg Binns Award Recipient - Ballarat Tramway Museum" - with photos of the Horse tram, 939 and single truckers at the front of the depot and text about the Museum and tramway operations in Ballarat. .2 - "Finalist - Excellence in Heritage Skills - for the restoration of Horse Drawn Tram No. 1", showing photos from the time it was recovered until it was operating along with some text about the project. See June 2018 Fares Please! for details of the events and awards and August 2018 Trolley Wire. Each poster has four Velcro dots on the rear.trams, tramways, btm, horse tram, volunteers, national trust, awards -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, millionth mile on 27, Jun. 1968
... millionth mile on the Ballarat Tramway system at 3.10pm on 29/6/1968...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, prior to 29 June 1968, about the forthcoming trip by the Tramways Museum Society (TMSV) to ride on tram No. 27 when it records its millionth mile on the Ballarat Tramway system at 3.10pm on 29/6/1968. Was attached on donation to item 1847, with a pin in top left hand corner. Separated for storage. See image file for arrangement on donation. Note: Later review by D. Macartney in early 80's found that the SEC had miscalculated the distance travelled by 100,000 miles. The million miles occurred during service with the BTPS - written up somewhere in Fares Please! See Fares Please! in the 1980's.A purple colour cross in the top right hand corner.million miles, sec, tmsv -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopies, Alan Bradley, SEC Ballarat employee Mr. Robert Haines, 1999
... 52 years of service with the Ballarat Tramways, from horse...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photocopies of papers concerning SEC Ballarat employee Mr. Robert Haines. 1382.1 - Photocopy of page 20 of SEC News, June 1939 with an article about Mr. Robert Haines who had completed 52 years of service with the Ballarat Tramways, from horse tram days to the SEC. Includes a photograph of him wearing cap badge No. 1 with rank of Conductor. Gives details of employment and thoughts on the SEC. 1382.2 - Photocopy of handwritten extract notes by Alan Bradley from the 1912 Arbitration hearings, which include a profile of Mr Haines as pitman and greaser with ESCo and his wages and working conditions. Also includes a note regarding an employee - Mr. Exon.trams, tramways, robert haines, employees, sec, esco, exon