Printed colour postcard titled "City Hall and Shoppers Square Ballarat". Has an inbound tram showing the Grenville St sign on the rear, and one of the crossbench cars loading passengers outside the Town Hall. Shows Snows building, people in the median strip - busy holiday or a Sunday. Images of the front and back of the card and a close-up of the two trams in the bottom left-hand corner. Note the lamp or coloured destination sign on the roof of the inbound tram. On the rear, the postcard has been divided into two with the words "Post Card" and "Printed in Great Britain" on the top, a "Valentine Series" on the side. Addressed to Miss J Johnstone, 30 Weighbridge St, Flemington, and with the words "Dear Jeannie, / How do you like this one. / Maggie". Has a 1d Victorian stamp, cancelled in Melbourne "5" with the date "25-1-05" This is an incorrect date - electric trams did not open until August 1905. 2nd copy unused.Yields information about the intersection of Sturt and Armstrong StreetsPostcard, coloured, divided back - used.trams, tramways, sturt st, esco, town hall, cross bench tram, snows, armstrong st

Yields information about the appearance of SEC single truck trams during 1938. Has a strong association with Wal Jack.Printed colour postcard of an ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1905. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles and pedestrians in the picture. Taken from the Post Office tower looking south west, with buildings on the south side of Sturt St., west of Lydiard St in the view. Has the Robert Burns statue in the bottom left hand corner. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" along the top edge. On rear of postcard are the words "Post Card", on either side of a symbol "JE" within a diamond, a 1d Victorian stamp. Divided back type. Address to Mrs, C. Harkneww 21 Alma St North Sydney NSW, from a person a 46 Grosvenor's St., South Yarra." Message includes words "what do you think of this street, none in Sydney like it" See Reg Item 2231 for the same photo (slightly different position and different cloud effects), but different manufacturer.trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, postcards, lydiard st., tram 18

Demonstrates aspects of the SEC governance system in issuing By-laws for the travelling public, as part of their Act. Yields information about fares charged for tram services in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Issued to crews.Twenty page booklet, plus medium weight card light blue colour covers centre stapled. Book cover has title "Electric Tramways of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, By-Law No. 11". Along the bottom edge is the date, "August 1951" and SEC print number - "TYE 1-27" Pages are numbered pages 1 to 20. Document give by-laws and amends the fare schedules for Ballarat, Geelong and Bendigo. Dated by the SEC 19/7/1951 to come into effect 1/7/1951 Details names of SEC Commissioners on rear page. No printer details. See also Reg Item 3112 for other copies and a full pdf copy. 2nd copy added 17/1/2007. See Fares in Ballarat – from Alan Bradley 11/4/2005 – appendix for Book Fare schedules on pages 13 to 19 have been crossed out in blue ink., 2nd copy has "R. Courtney" in ink on front cover, no alterations to rest of the book.trams, tramways, secv rules, by laws, tickets, fares, ballarat, bendigo

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

Yields information about Swanston St Melbourne and demonstrates German printed colour photo postcards.Black and white view of Swanston St Melbourne, showing Flinders St station, with cable trams, located within a map of main land Australia, with a colour printed background containing a kangaroo, emu and kookaburra. Title "Scenes in Melbourne". On rear of card "Printed in Saxony" Has been sent by a person on the RMS Medina, from Sydney, 29/10/1913 to Miss M Fenton at the "All Nations Hotel", Port Melbourne. Has an Australian 1d one penny stamp.Written on reartrams, tramways, postcards, melbourne, swanston st

Shows horse-drawn vehicles and one electric tram arriving at the terminus, late in the evening. Shows the little shed at the terminus, and buildings on either side of the Sturt St. People waiting around the tram stop. The tram seems to have a "color" light indicator above the driver. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" in red ink in the top left-hand corner. On the rear of the card, has the stamp "R. M. Noy, Postcard collection", cancellation stamp of Ballarat East, 23.5.07, 1d Victorian stamp. Written to Miss Victoria Kemsey? of 225 Victoria Parade, East Melbourne, wishing her many happy returns on the day. Has the logo of WTP." in the top centre of the card. Divided back type. On rear of 2nd copy is a letter to Mrs Spronston of Skelton Cottage Avoca - date stamp not readable. 2nd copy has the publisher "JE" on the rear upper centre.Yields information about Sturt St Ballarat and demonstrates Australian printed colour photo postcards.Colour postcard of Sturt St taken from Grenville St looking down at the Grenville St terminus.Has in pencil $12 along top edge on rear and two stickers "P/U Ballarat" and "Ballarat Vic Tram" both of which had become loose by the time the item was stored.trams, tramways, postcards, sturt st, ballarat, grenville st

Yields information about Pall Mall Bendigo and demonstrates British printed colour photo postcards with a decorative hand painted message.Colour postcard of The Mall Bendigo, Charing Cross or Pall Mall with two trams in view, the fountain and building on the north east corner, including Henderson and Goodson's Beehive store, , J. T. Hill Tailor, Wertheims, Williams Showman, J. Donegan Dentist, Havelock Tobacco and on corner J. Koch supply store. Has many people by buildings, with well dressed ladies - and event day? Also horse and cars. On the top left hand corner in gold ink are words "Birthday Greetings" handwritten on card. In white ink in bottom left hand corner is title "The Mall, Bendigo". Rear is words "Post Card", divided back type, place for stamp included prices and "Printed in Britain" Card has not been used. trams, tramways, postcards, bendigo, pall mall, charing cross

Postcard - , looking towards the East, Grenville St and Mount Warrenheip. Shows two trams westbound and has the 1907-built tramway shelter in the view. Shows Alfred Hall, exhibition buildings, and very good details of buildings in Grenville St. Title of the card in red ink "View from Town Hall, Ballarat" in the top left-hand corner. On the rear of the card, has the stamp of Ken Magor. It is the divided back type, with words "Post Card", and a location for the stamp. It is "Printed in Great Britain" and published by "The Valentine & Sons, Publishing Co. Ltd. Melbourne" on the right-hand side. See item 8985 for the same image but without a decorative border.Yields information about Sturt St Ballarat and demonstrates Australian colour photo postcards with a decorative border.Colour postcard of Sturt St taken from the Town Hall towerHas in pencil $6.50 along top edge on rear.trams, tramways, postcards, sturt st, ballarat, grenville st, town hall

Demonstrates ticketing systems in Ballarat and in particular the use of a tourist ticket to enable people to travel around the whole of Ballarat on the trams. Yields information about the ticketting system and how surplus stocks were overprinted for future use. The same ticket stock could be used in all three of the SEC provincial tramways.Set of four SECV - Ballarat Tourist Tickets - 1/- on light weight card, light manilla colour - printed originally for the years 1944, 1945 and 1946, overprinted in red ink for 1947, 1948 and 1949. See Reg. item 499 for another example of the original ticket and Reg Item 2108 for another set of four tickets. Printed in black ink/ Ticket Numbers BA202592, 93, 94 and 95 in body of ticket. Static number (1 - 7) on left and right indicate when validated, the route used on. Each ticket has been stamped "CANCELLED" Form No. TYE 2-17 trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, tourist ticket, tickets

Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2008 - 2009. Photo of tram 33, in Victoria St August 1971, with the words "Ballarat Tramway Museum" in white block printing on the lower edge of the card. On rear along bottom edge, has words "Tram 33 Victoria Street August 1971. Photo Shane McCarthy." Four copies held. No label on rear. .trams, tramways, btm, membership cards, victoria st

Fifty two page book including paper covers titled "Destination Valley" edited by Jack Richardson, in association with K. Kings and A. J. Antcliff and published by Traction Publications, Destination Series No. 5 in 1964. Briefly details the tramways in Brisbane operated by the City of Brisbane,, details each class of passenger rolling stock, with photographs, service trams, advertising trams, freight and sprinkler trams. Includes many photographs. See image htd1308i2.pdf .2 - Book - 24 pages + card cover, centre stapled, with two colour covers - as for .1. Printed 1956. See image htd1308i1.pdftrams, tramways, brisbane, city of brisbane, tramcars

Yields information about the BTM collection as at 2007 and has a strong association with the work of Stella Barber.Seventy One page report, within plastic front cover and black card rear cover, wire bound, titled "Significance Assessment - The Ballarat Historic Tramway Museum and its Collections Oct. 2007". Written by Stella Barber of SMB Wordsmith for the BTM with a grant from Heritage Victoria. Completed Oct. 2007. Examines the significance overall of the BTM collection, has many illustrations of objects within the collection and looks at their significance from a Museum point of view. Illustration in black and white and colour. Document held on CD as well. Page 71 has notes on Stella Barber with a photograph. Copy printed by BTM 1/2008. trams, tramways, btm, significance, collection management, collection

White card with folded, matt card featuring SPER Postcard (Reg. Item 544 ) pasted onto the front cover. The card has gold printing with the words "Seasons Greetings" on the front, an embossed Kookaburra and Kangaroo on the side of the inside with the words "West best wishes for Christmas and the new year. Blank produced by Nu-Colour-vue and has been cut out behind the post card caption to give details of No. 14. Has manufacturers name on rear and "29 LS" on bottom right hand corner. Card contained within envelope.trams, tramways, greetings cards, st alipius, victoria st, sper

Colour prints from a scanned slide image, loaned by donor and two black and white prints of the same image of the launch of the post card set featuring Lew Walker (Ballarat Motorman) receiving a kiss from Glenda Martin and Janice Greed (left), in front of a bogie tram - see also Reg. Item 1863 and others for details. Colour Prints made by commercial machine printer direct from images on Kodak Xtralife Paper. Taken late August 1971? For high resolution image from slide see btm3249h. ballarat, postcards, closure

Colour prints from a scanned slide image, loaned by donor and two black and white prints of the same image of the launch of the post card set featuring Inspector Theo Dunstan standing in front of No. 32. Colour Prints made by commercial machine printer direct from images on Kodak Xtralife Paper. Taken late August 1971? For high resolution image from slide see btm3250h. For details of Theo Dunstan, see worksheet file for Reg. Item 3231. ballarat, inspectors, closure

3257.1 - Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2000 - 2001. Photo of tram No. 26 in Sturt St. West with words "Ballarat Tramway Museum Inc" on front. Back blank. Photo from Reg Item 1169. 3257.2 - as above, with a printed label and details for members on rear with validity period and space for Member's signature. Issued to W. Doubleday, Member 85. 3257.3 - ditto for C.Dean, 42 - has been signed on rear.Has printed label "W. Doubleday / 85/ June 2001" on rear. 3257.3 - ditto for C.Dean, 42 - has been signed on rear.trams, tramways, btm, membership cards

3257.1 - Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2001 - 2002. Photo of the hand over of the tram keys from Works department to the Traffic Department in 1971 with words "Ballarat Tramway Museum / 30 years 1971 - 2001" on front. On rear printed "The Works Department hands over the keys to the Traffic Department to allow operation of trams in 1974. / L to R: C. Croft, R. Gilbert, W. Jessop, W. Kingsley." (W. Jessup) 3257.2 - as above, with a printed label and details for members on rear with validity period and space for Member's signature. Issued to W. Doubleday, Member 85. 3258.3 - ditto for C.Dean, 42 - has been signed on rear.Has printed label "W. Doubleday / 85/ June 2002" on rear. 3258.3 - ditto for C.Dean, 42 - has been signed on rear.trams, tramways, btm, membership cards

3259.1 - Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2002 - 2003. Photo of No. the Gold Tram, No. 45 at St Aidans Drive with Len Millar and passengers standing alongside. Has words "Ballarat Tramway Museum" in white along the bottom edge. Has a printed label and details for members on rear with validity period and space for Member's signature. Issued to P. Winspur, Member 76. 3259.2 - ditto for C.Dean, 42 - has been signed on rear. 3259.1 - Has printed label "P. Winspur /76/ June 2003" on rear. 3259.2 - ditto - for C.Dean, 42 - has been signed.trams, tramways, btm, membership cards, gold tram

3260.1 and 3260.2 - Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2003 - 2004. Photo of SEC No. 42 turning from Sturt St into Drummond St. North, with the words "Ballarat Tramway Museum Inc" in yellow letters at base of card. Photo by Wal Jack - see Reg Item 425. Both have printed label and details for members on rear with validity period and space for Member's signature. .1 - Issued to P. Winspur, Member 76, .2 - to W.Doubleday 85, .3 to C. Dean 42.3260.1 - Has printed label "P. Winspur /76/ June 2004" on rear. 3260.2 - ditto for "W.Doubleday", 3260.3 ditto for "C.Dean 42".trams, tramways, btm, membership cards, hospital corner

3261 - Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2004 - 2005. Photo of No. 34 at Gardens Loop, with the words "Ballarat Tramway Museum" along the bottom edge. Photo taken from Reg. Item. 2096. 3261.1 - 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. Also has details of the photo and photographer - P. Moses. 3261.2 - ditto for P. Winspur 76. 3261.3 - ditto for C.Dean, 42 - has been signed.3261.1 - Has printed label "W.A. Doubleday, 85 expires 30 June 2005" on rear. 3261.2 - ditto for "P Winspur 76" on rear. 3261.3 - ditto for "C Dean 42" with signature in blue ink.trams, tramways, btm, membership cards, gardens loop

3261 - Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2005 - 2006. Photo of four trams at Gardens Loop (18, 661, 671 and 27) during the 2005 Begonia Festival. Photo by Greg Rodgers. 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 2006" on rear. .trams, tramways, btm, membership cards, gardens loop, begonia festival

Set of three items concerning the restoration project for Horse Tram No. 1, by the Ballarat Vintage Tramway, 1986. 2804.1 - Letter on BTPS Letterhead, dated 8/4/1986, standard letter, seeking sponsorship or financial assistance for the project. Drafted for a Trust. Signed by the President, Frank Hanrahan. 2804.2 - 12 page report comb bound, with clear plastic cover, preprinted cover featuring horse tram No. 7 and light card rear back cover, dark blue in colour. Report gives an introduction, notes on the Ballarat Horse tram service, photos, notes on the BTPS, the project itself, costings, a elevation drawing of the horse tram, operation, sponsorship details, details of the Board, costs and times, and work program and expected cash flow. 2nd copy added 6/2/2005. 2804.2 - ditto, but stapled in top right hand corner. Images added 28/11/2016.trams, tramways, horse tram, submissions, btps, restoration

Colour print of the Gold Tram, No. 45 at Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade on Saturday 11/9/2004 during a snow fall. Photo taken by Austin Brehaut, on Kodak Royal Paper with a label giving details on the rear.On a label on the rear of the card: "Winter in Ballarat (Spring, actually). Snow falls in Wendouree Parade 2.10pm Saturday 11.9.04, while 45 with FP & AB, wait in vain for passengers."gold tram, snows, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 45

Colour print of No. 661 near St Aidans Drive, with one black swan and two cygnets in the grass adjacent to the Lake area. Photo taken by Austin Brehaut, on Kodak Royal Paper with a label giving details on the rear.On a label on the rear of the card: "One and two halves, please." "Near St Aidan's Drive 23.9.04"st aidans drive, lake wendouree, swans, tram 661

Comic book - 32 pages + card covers titled "Tram Fury", with the subtitle "when the slowest driver on eight wheels meets the fastest dragster of the age - there can only be one outcome ...." Written and illustrated by Geoff Cook 1976, published by Falcon Comics. Colour cover with green back cover. Publication details on rear cover. Based on a story about Melbourne W2 tramcar drivers racing each other. Image of front cover, page 32 and the rear cover.tram, trams, melbourne, comics

2437 - Printed colour postcard of the Sturt St. from Grenville St. looking west - c1905. Card consists of a gold background with flowers surrounding an oval colour image of Sturt St. Embossed at the top of the card is "Best Wishes" with one tram west bound in the lower section of Sturt St. Titled "Sturt Street Looking West, Ballarat." along the bottom edge. On the rear of the postcard is an area for the stamp, address, message. Made by Valentines and printed in Great Britain trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, grenville st, tram 19

Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2010 - 2011. Photo of the horses tram operating during the Heritage Festival weekend - see Reg item btm4648i7. Has the words "Ballarat Tramway Museum" in white block printing on the lower edge of the card. On rear along bottom edge, has words "Horse Tram No. 1, Heritage weekend 2010 - Photo P. Winspur." The photo is actually Bruce Dixon's. Two copies held. No label on rear. .trams, tramways, btm, membership cards, horse tram

Yields information about postcards that feature trams in Ballarat.Set of 9 posters for the CHHA 2005 Exhibition, titled "From Postcards to MMS". Looks at the post card collection and history of postcards that feature Ballarat tramways. Includes title and credits sheets and explanation of the term MMS. Sheets have Velcro dots on the rear. Printed on a colour ink - jet printer. trams, tramways, btm, chha, postcards, exhibitions

Yields information about the reconstruction of a former Ballarat tramcar that was damaged by fire in the US and being rebuilt.Report- 37 quarto colour printed pages contained within a black comb bound document with a clear plastic cover and black card cover, titled "Streetcar 183 Interim Report Prepared by Railway Preservation Resources 11/5/10". Contains information about the reconstruction of Melbourne M class No. 183 (Ballarat No. 30) by Paul Class. Report prepared by Railway Preservation Resources, John Smatlak. Supplied by Paul Class March 2011. See printed emails with documenttrams, tramways, reconstruction, m class, paul class, railway preservation resources

Includes pages on 980, decorated trams, Birney, PMTT, HTT works, S, T, Footscray, AETA Tours, Q, U, W's, Works cars, opening of Bourke St, Essendon, Flinders St overpass, Kingsway, Point Ormond, G class bodies. For details of each photograph and layouts see - Wal Jack Melbourne Album Reg Item 5001 listingHas a strong association with Wal Jack and tramway developments within Australasia until 1964 and given their extent particular significance. Features M&MTB Melbourne Trams.Dark brown binder cloth covered folder, brass screw binders (2 of 3 in position), grey paper inside covers holding some 44 manila cover foolscap size sheets of card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners so various types, captions in black ink. Has a colour illustration of Flinders St station with three trams on inside front cover. de of covers, some 157 black and white photographs.. trams, tramways, mmtb, tramcars, melbourne, wal jack