Photograph developed Dec 1969 of the SEC Ford Welding truck, complete with Trolley Pole in the Power Station yard. Welder, weld. Note the hand vice on the front bumper bar and the hand operated turn and stop signal device. See Reg Item 2864 for a view of this truck at work at View Point and 10003 working at the Lydiard St Level crossing.Yields information about SEC Ballarat Welding truck fitted with a trolley pole.Colour slides, Kodak white cardboard mount.ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, trackwork, welding

Item used to pick up lunch orders from a nearby food outlet and deliver to the SEC Wendouree Parade tram depot - sandwiches, pies etc for the depot workers.Demonstrates a method of transporting pre-ordered lunches from a nearby shop to the Wendouree Parade Ballarat Tram Depot.Box or tray made from wood, plywood, strengthened with nailed aluminium corners and lettered "Tram Depot", with an accent over the O' with gold paint within a black outline for each letter, Carry holes have been cut into the short ends.secv, tram depot, ballarat, tramways, lunch hour

From a Melbourne Cable Car Trailer, built by the Melbourne Tramway and Omnibus Co. circa 1885. It is cast in 2 halves and then the 2 pieces forged together. It is a poor example due to a poor sand system employed. Lack of wear markings suggests this item had not been extensively used or subject to extensive wear.Example of cable car suspension componentsCast item, two halves welded together and painted.ballarat, ballarat tramways, cable car, horse tram

Form used to provide information to the depot about defective trams when motormen signed off at the depot. Thought to be used in final months of the tramway system. Also used by Ray Hall as a sheet of paper to write out the details of No. 9 run for Sundays as a reference document.Duplicated typed form, S.163, titled "Sign off cars at Depot - Weekdays", for signing off defects in trams that Motorman signed off when signing off at the Depot in Wendouree Parade. Form made out for weekdays, has date/time in top right hand corner. Has Run Number and Time in pre-printed, then space for car number, defects, motorman's signature, repairs made and Foreman's Signature. Some runs detailed twice. On rear, Ray Hall has used the sheet to write out Sunday No. 9 run details, Mount Pleasant and Victoria St trips - gives sign on, meal and sign off times and notes that the trams pass at Pleasant St.trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, tramcars

Form titled "Trams out from depot and mileage run - Sundays", setting out the tram, time out and in, normal mileage, variation of cars in service and run number. Enable mileage records to be kept for each tram and its relevant run. Not known when used, could possibly match it with actual rosters/runs in the collection. See item 8020 and 3706 for weekday forms.Demonstrates the methodology for calculating the daily mileage of trams for a Sunday.Quarto duplicated form Ballarat branch.tramways, forms, mileage, ballarat depot, tramcars, timetables

Yields information about the demolition of the Alfred Hall, in the mid 1950's - a once important part of Ballarat's community facilities.Newspaper article titled "Temporary Hall? Just silly says wrecker" on the demolition of Ballarat's Alfred Hall in The Courier, Dec 18, 1956. Photo of building with roof partially removed. On rear is an advertisement for Owens (Toys) of Ballarat - not complete. Record updated and image added 21/9/2013.trams, tramways, alfred hall, ballarat, demolition, buildings

Yields information about Ballarat civic facilities and is history.Front and back page of "The Sun" Melbourne, Friday April 17, 1953. On page 2 has an articles re Ballarat : homes for aged, hospital, Civic hall, photos of horse trams (3 horses), Town Hall in background), 6 Ballarat Base Hospital Nurses. Front page - Melbourne Olympic Games - final decision by IOC and the Cold War.trams, tramways, horse trams, ballarat, melbourne olympic games, ballarat town hall

Form titled "Trams out from depot and mileage run - weekdays", setting out the tram, time out and in, normal mileage, variation of cars in service and run number. Enable mileage records to be kept for each tram and its relevant run. Not known when used, could possibly match it with actual rosters/runs in the collection. See item 9981 for a Sunday form. and 3706 for another weekdays form.Demonstrates the methodology for calculating the daily mileage of trams.Foolscap duplicated form, SECV Ballarat branch.trams, tramways, forms, mileage, ballarat depot, tramcars, timetables

Digital image of Ballarat Tramway Museum Horse tram No. 1 at Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade with tram 26 behind.Demonstrates the use of BTM tram No. for special events.Digital image, full colour.tramways, btm, horse tram, gardens loop, tram 26

687.1 - A4 sheet of white paper printed up for 'Ballarat Tramway Museum" letterhead, introduced Sept. 1997. Features colour photo image of tram 27, Museum name, address and words "Ballarat Trams are Ballarat History" and "Ballarat Vintage Tramway". 687.2 - black and white version - image of this version.trams, tramways, btm, letterhead, stationery

Set of sheets with small newspaper clippings and a circular advertising the Ballarat Tourist Tramway operational details and fares collected by Paul Nicholson on behalf of the BTPS. 3725.1 - series of four number A4 BTPS letterhead with cuttings from The Age and other sources - dated Jan. 1978 to May 1980 pasted onto the A4 sheets with handwritten notes about date and source. 3725.1 - RACV Touring Bulletin - Volume 19, Number 4 - foolscap, double side duplicated sheets, with a blue banner on the front. Dated Wed. 7/3/1979, with items about 25 Years of Moomba, Tourist Tramway - Ballarat, giving dates, time and fares, Highland Gathering, Melbourne Tattoo and the Pioneer Country Sound and Wheels Festival - Swan Hill.tram, trams, btps, advertisements, publicity, racv

Digital photos of the reconstruction of the sub-station Ballarat Tramway Museum - 11/6/2014 with the Ballarat Eureka mini mix truck waiting on the access track. Photo by Peter Waugh, collected for reference purposestrams, tramways, btm, substation, depot, reconstruction, access track

Thirty four page (page 33 and 34 adhered to back of book as a single sheet), saddle stapled, off white paper, titled "Between Fremantle Tramways Employees' Industrial Union of Workers, Applicant and Fremantle Municipal Tramways and Electric Lighting Board, Respondent", agreement, No. 2 of 1931, extract from the Government Gazette of 15/9/1933. Details definitions of all workers covered by the award, hours of work, roster duty, duty hours, days off, meal relief, reports, uniforms, one man car, shorts and overs, Sunday and overtime, hours of work for carbarn staff, tradesmen and electrical, annual leave, holidays, change of shifts, absences, Board of Reference, wages schedules for various employees, juniors and apprentices, apprenticeship ( a lot of detail on this - about half the book)."Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 218" in ink on top of first page. Wage schedule has been updated in ink.trams, tramways, fremantle, fremantle, unions, agreements

Yields information about the painting of the trams for the blackout era of the Second World War time, and how it was done. Only known photograph of a tram so far in Ballarat at the time of introduction. Shows the blackout headlight mask.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No. 13 climbing the Victoria St Hill en route to Victoria St 26-1-1942. Tram has been fitted with white bumper and white steps and possible other areas as well. Note the blackout shade on the headlights. In the background is the Munster Arms Hotel and a Velvet soap ad. Wal's album notes "No. 13 Victoria St 13-1-42 white bumpers and steps, & blackout shades over head lights (War Time) See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear of photograph in ink "Ballarat Tramways No. 13 climbing Victoria St hill, Ballarat East Jan 1942 / W. Jack"trams, tramways, victoria st, world war i, blackouts, tram 13

Yields information about the size of the water tank that was fitted to the ESCo built sprinkler tram for Ballarat.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the storage tank from the old or original ESCo sprinkler car, noted in use on a local farm at Invermay. No details as to source of print, Wal's notes the date as March 1958. See image i2 for rear of photograph.On rear of photograph in ink "Ballarat Tramways, Storage tank from old Sprinkler car, now in use on local farm at Invermay"trams, tramways, sprinkler tram, scrubber tram, esco

Original bromide on A4 paper reproduction for BTPS advertising, illustrations, logo, three quarter front on view of tram. 3270.1 - No. 27 - with the words Ballarat Tourist Tramway top and bottom. Tram destination showing Carlton St. 3270.2 - No. 33 - with words Ballarat Vintage Tramwaytrams, tramways, btps, btm, logos, advertisements, illustrations

Printed business size card, titled "How was your visit?", asking visitors to provide advice on their visit to the Ballarat Tramway Museum. Has the trip advisor logos.tramways, trams, trip advisor, btm, visitors, marketing

Digital image of a Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society crew, Mary and Paul Nicholson standing along side tram No. 40 at Gardens Loop in Wendouree Parade.Yields information about the operation of Museum trams in Wendouree Parade and their crews.Digital Image of a Museum tram crew and tram No. 40 15-1-1978trams, tramways, btm, btps, tram 40, paul nicholson, mary nicholson, gardens loop, wendouree parade

Book cover has title "Electric Tramways of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria By-Law No. 1". Pages are numbered pages 1 to 24, amending By Laws dated 9/3/1937 (See Reg. Item 3108). Dated 18/8/1949. Gives definitions, fares and charges, regulations re passengers, behaviour, smoking, dangerous goods, luggage and behaviour of crews. Gives schedule of fares and charges for Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Fares applied from 1949 to 1951 - see Reference. Details names of SEC Commissioners, Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings on rear page. Four copies held - 4th copy added 17/1/2007. On page 24, printer details given - Sands and McDougall Pty Ltd. See item 7588 for a drawing showing fare and tram routing. Fares in Ballarat – from Alan Bradley 11/4/2005 – appendix for Book 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 Four page booklet, plus medium weight card grey colour covers centre stapled. Copy 2 - has "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society No. 203" written in black ink on top of cover. Copy 3 - has "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society No. 203" written in black ink on top of cover . Copy 4 - has "D.C. Kellett (67)" written in ink on the inside of the front cover.trams, tramways, secv rules, by laws, tickets, fares, ballarat, bendigo, geelong

Digital image of one of the side panels from tram 35, on display in the Ballarat Tramway Museum, new building. Photo by Peter Knife 5/9/2023.Yields information about former Ballarat tram 35.Digital image of one of the side panels from tram 35.tramways, tramcars, btm, tram 35, displays, tramcar part

Black and white print of W4 671 at Preston Workshops. Alongside the tram is a Z-class tram. Tram 671 was sold to the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society in 1976.Yields information about W4 671 prior to its disposal.Black and White photograph - printed on plain paper with photographers stamp on rear.Has stamp of David Menzies on rear. and in ink "W4 671"tramways, trams, mmtb, z class, w4 class, tram 671

Yields information about Blackpool electric tramways in the 1880's, a system that was offered to the City of Ballarat by tender.Black and White photograph of ESCo Ballarat No. 1 in Ballarat, soon after opening in 1905, destination sign placed over front dash canopy. Has the driver (Rupert Bowd) at the controls. Has the destination of "Lydiard St Nth". (Rupert should be Robert - see page 138 of Alan Bradley's book, The Golden City and its Tramways) - at the Gregory St terminus. Two copies See Reg Item 6974 for another copy and details of the driver/motorman.Copy 1 - in ink "220) and Ballarat Tramways (Company) along the top edge and a "William F Scott" address label and "WFS Collection" in the bottom right hand corner. Copy 2 - in ink "220) and Ballarat Tramways (Company) along the top edge and "Driver Rupert Bowd B1872, Skipton St. Ballarat".trams, tramways, esco, opening, gregory st, tram 1

Thirty Six page, book sewn within brown Rexene heavy card covers with paper sides. Titled "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board / Curriculum of Training for Electric Car Drivers / 1955". Outlines the various process for appointing and training tram drivers, testing, paper work, follow up, probationary period, training records, and general procedures. Also details instructions to Trainer Drivers. On the inside cover in ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 306" in ink. and in pencil on top corner of title page in pencil "? officer" trams, tramways, drivers, mmtb, instructions, training

Twenty page booklet, off white paper, saddle stapled, with additional dark grey paper cover titled "Memorandum of Agreement/ The Australian Tramway Employees' Association / The Tramway Board of Melbourne". Dated on cover 1917. Agreement dated 28/7/1919 to apply from 2/12/1916 to 2/12/1918, Defines track repairers, ropeman, gripman and students. Details work hours, meals, time between shifts, payment for wase work (running between one line and another), Sunday sheets, overtime rates, call back, overtime, holidays, payment for 'sleeping in office', passes, uniforms, seniority, misconduct, Board of Reference and penalties. Defines minimum rates of wages and temporary allowances. Signed by Colin Templeton Chairman, Fred Thos Hickford Member and W.O. Strangward Secretary and Lionel L. Hill President and T. Jewell Secretary for the Union. "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 214" in ink on top of first page, "Recd 22/2/1917" on front cover in ink, .trams, tramways, melbourne, tramways board, atea, unions, agreements, mmtb

Set of three photographs of Bendigo 17 and Ballarat 28 - on the celebration of 100 years of electric trams by the Ballarat Tramway Museum on 25-5-2024. Photo by Steven Altham.Yields information about the trams used to celebrate the 100 years of electric trams in Ballarat.Set of three Colour prints with photographers notes on the rear.In ink on all "25-9-05 and Steven Altham"tramcars, tramways, 100 years of electric trams, tram 17, tram 28, wendouree parade, btm

Newspaper clipping from The Courier Ballarat, Thursday 20/9/2001, page 15, titled "Trams may return to streets", about the 30th anniversary of the closure of Ballarat Tramways, the possible return, and the feasibility study also being undertaken. Also has a paragraph giving a very potted history of the tramway, "History of Ballarat's trams". Photo with article is of 31 at Main and Victoria streets, in Bridge St. Written by Leonie Barlow,closure, ballarat, tram revival