Yields information about Ballarat's decorated trams, in particular this one for fund raising. The basic decoration was able to recycled for other events as well - Ballarat Base Hospital.Black and White photograph of No. 21 decorated for the March 1969 fund raising appeal for the Ballarat Base Hospital, dressed as the "Trambulance". Photographed at the depot? See Also Reg Items1885, 3750 and 3231 for more details of the tram.Stamped on rear in black ink "Donated to BTPS by and Photo By" / "Chris Wurr 12 Truscott Street, Ararat 3377 (053) 52 3403.tramways, trams, ballarat base hospital, decorated trams, appeals, tram 21

Clipping from SEC News Feb 1987, page 8, titled "Old No. 11 is back on the rails", reporting on the recommissioning of Birney No. 11 in Bendigo. Has a photo of No. 11 breaking the ribbon after leaving the depot.birney, bendigo, commissioning

Colour photograph of ESCo No. 12, photographed at the rear of the depot following receipt and removal of some parts. Photographed on cable tram bogies. Photographed by Warren Doubleday 19.8.1995. Printed on Konica Paper. Two copies held.btm, ballarat, esco, tram 12

Colour print of Peter Perry heat gunning the paint from the side panels of No. 40 in the depot on 27/9/2004. Photo taken by Austin Brehaut, on Kodak Royal Paper with a label giving details on the rear.On a label fixed to the top of the photograph. "Peter Perry at work on no. 40 27.9.04."depot, btm, tramcar preservation, tram 40

Yields information about the demolition and removal of buildings from the SEC depot Wendouree Parade.Black and white photograph of No. 28 partly outside the SEC depot during a BTPS work day. Photos most likely taken on 27/2/1972 - see Reg Item 1177 and 3353 for a similar set. trams, tramways, depot, secv, btps, tram 28

Yields information the construction of the depot fan by the BTPS and the various stages of the work.Black and white photograph of trams 26 and 27 on the depot fan, early 1973 after the completion of the crossover but before overhead erected. Bob Prentice photograph. See - 1972-73 Annual Report - list of dates."Bob Prentice" in ink on the rear.trams, tramways, depot construction, btps, tramcars, tram 26, tram 27

A set of bottle labels in a plastic bag. 'The XXTH Century Beverage non-intoxicating Taraxale registered. Brewed (without yeast) from the Dandelion & other herbs by the Taraxale Brewing Co. Depot, City Market Bendigo.'industries, 'tarax', lydia chancellor, collection, industry, manufacturing, drink, alcohol, pethard family, george pethard, cordial, bendigo, 'tarax, ' taraxale brewing co. depot city market bendigo, labels, bottles

Yields information about the ex SEC tramway employees celebrations for 21 years since the closure of the Ballarat SEC system.Sixteen page magazine - periodical, SEC NEWS containing on p10, a photograph and article, former Ballarat Tramways employees at 21 year celebrations celebrated at the tram depot. Images of magazine added 21/10/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat, employees, btps, secv

Bromide of a black and white photograph of ESCo tram No. 12 outside the Ballarat Wendouree Parade Depot. See Reg. Item 757 for a print of this photograph and further details. Bromide made c1994 for possible publication, but not used.trams, tramways, esco, fares please!, tramcars, tram 12

Instruction - set of 8 A4 sheets, titled "Malvern Depot Training Questions", includes a drawing of a Z3 tram, safety check list, includes D and D2, preparing trams, incident and accident collision quiz.trams, tramways, malvern depot, drivers, training, safety

Hand made depot table sheets or blocks used to show how the crews were rostered, run numbers and timetable arrangements. .1 - Mont Albert to City - Sunday 29/9/1988 - two copies.trams, tramways, kew depot, timetables, crews, table cards

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of E class 44 in the parking siding at Camberwell Depot. Has the destination of Special and route number B. Photo dated 1-9-1941, in the Wal Jack album.trams, tramways, e class, camberwell depot, tram 44

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of the front of Brunswick Depot, during 1938; Trams (left to right) W5 772, 767, 771, C class 30, Q class 200. Dated in album as 1938.trams, tramways, brunswick, c class, w5 class, q class, brunswick depot, tram 772, tram 767, tram 771, tram 30, tram 200

Nine page A4 document, stapled in the top left hand corner, titled "Camberwell Depot Emergency Evacuation Procedure", outlining the evacuation procedures in the case of a fire, chemical spill, armed robbery and bomb threats.trams, tramways, camberwell, procedures, met tram, safety

Agreement to hire a sewing machine, between Hugo Wertheim's Sewing Machine Depot and Mrs. Emily Vivian. Printed card, details, handwritten. Inside card, payment record, handwritten, 2 purple duty stamps.

Provides information about the construction of the Bourke Street lines, new silent trams and track construction in particular Thermit welding. Shows the emphasis on the use of silent trams and the methods of achieving this.Yields information about the construction of new silent trams and the Bourke Street lines.Newspaper cutting - "Quiet trams for Bourke Street" - The Herald 1 June 1955 with an article and five photographs of new trams under construction, a model of PCC 980 and track construction, including East Preston depot.tramways, trams, bourke street, new tramways, silent trams, w7 class tram, new trams, thermit welding, tram 980, model trams

R.A.A.F. 1945 Interim Certificate of Service issued to F/O. R.J. Branch 419022 on termination of 3 tears 5 months service, signed by Commanding Officer No.1 Personnel Depot R.A.A.F. dated 06/12/1945.Issued to R.J. Branch on demobilization from R.A.A.F 06/12/1945Interim Certificate of Service - F/O R.J. Branch 419022 dated 6 Dec 45Royal Australian Air Force - Interim Certificate of Service - R.A.A.F. form number P/P.159 (Sept. 1945)

Shows trams 6, 19, 1, 25 and 18 at the front of the Geelong tram depot - late 1920's. Each tram has the MESCo destination lights on the roof. Printed by the donor from a negative from Lindsay Crow.Shows Geelong tram depot and some of the trams operated by the Melbourne Electric Supply Co. Metal framed photograph with card backing, glazed and hanging cord. See image i4 for a large size file provided by the donor.geelong, trams, tramways, tramcars, tram 6, tram 19, tram 1, tram 25, tram 18, mesco

Ballarat No. 17 at the time of the opening of the tramway in 1905. Photographed on the depot lead. Original negative held in the negative file. See also Reg Item 5104, 4290, 8700 for other copies of this image and 9466 for a glass plate negative.Yields information about Ballarat 's first trams - No. 17 - built by Duncan and Fraser for ESCo. Shows the dress of the crews and the fittings on the tramcar in detail.Copy negative of a black and white photograph from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975ctrams, tramways, esco, wendouree parade, crews, tram 17, uniforms

Colour print of Ballarat Horse Tram No. 1 with horses in Wendouree Parade arriving Depot Junction with passengers after a trip. Photo by Warren Doubleday on 7-11-1992. See also item 4086 for the actual launch photo.Yields information about the launch and the first operation of the horse tram in Wendouree Parade by the BTPS and has a strong association with those involved.Colour print with plain back.tramways, horse tram, tram 1, launch, btps, tramcars, reconstruction, wendouree parade

Newspaper cutting about Michael Norbury a tram enthusiast written by Phil Brown for The Herald Sun. Notes Michael's work, his tramway research into the HTT and Hawthorn Depot. Has a photo of him leaning out of V 214.Yields information about Michael Norbury and his tramway research.Newspaper cutting from The Herald Sun 29/8/1993tramways, michael norbury, htt, tram enthusiasts, enthusiasts

Invitation to attend the "Southbank Tram Depot Time Capsule Ceremony" - to be held on 3/10/1996 by the Minister of Transport Alan Brown and Managing Director of Met Tram Russell Nathan. Provides a list of items to be placed in the time capsule.Yields information about the 1996 Time capsule to be opened in 2046 at Southbank depot.Letter or invitation - 3 A4 pages stapled in top left hand corner.tramways, southbank depot, time capsule, invitation, the met, met tram

Used from Malvern depot in the time recording Bundy clocks that were located around the MMTB system. Related to the driver's shift number. Withdrawn from use when the Automatic Vehicle Monitoring (AVM) system came into use.Demonstrates a Bundy time recording clock key.Key - or Bundy Clock Key - brass, rounded head with drilled hole stamped "Tramways" on one side and "172" on the other side with a steel section that controlled the action of the recording clock and provided the means of stamping the number "172M" onto a paper tape. tramways, trams, mmtb, clocks, bundy clock, timetables, drivers, malvern depot, operations

Photograph shows SECV tram 13 in Wendouree Parade between the depot and St Aidans Drive. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond St North. Received in an envelope dated 30-12-1968. Photographer not known.Yields information about tram 13 and Wendouree Parade during late 1968.Colour print on Agfa paper.tramcars, trams, wendouree parade, tram 13

Record of the monthly reports from April 1965 to July 1971, signed by the Depot Foreman S Lakey, D Irwin or acting F. Minns. Lists the number of brake blocks replaced and summarises the principal work done on the tramcars and special jobs eg replacing the destination rolls. image i2 - April 1965 to December 1966 image i3 - Jan. 1967 to December 1968 - including an entry dated 10-9-1968 with a list of depot staff, addresses and phone numbers, 17 in all. image i4 - Jan. 1969 to December 1970 image i5 - Jan 1971 to July 1971Yields information about the Ballarat Workshop activities, tramcars maintained and events on a monthly basis.Memo reporting book, with sheets headed "Departmental State Electricity Commission of Victoria" - ruled, carbon copy with heavy card covers with green tape binding. Form SF-466-12-0254. A sheet of carbon paper remains in the book as if for the next entry.ballarat, tramcars, workshop records, workshops, maintenance

Published for the staff of the SEC, features the Kiewa Valley transmission line, North East towns and workers, industry, Bendigo Tram's Golden Jubilee, (AETA Visit, Mr George Laurens, Doug Dean, Tom Lynch and Basil Miller), electrical safety, meter reading in the country, sports, electric cooking, and sports section. In the retirements were Mr P Pithie, Senior Traffic Inspector Geelong, Mr V Pipps Depot Foreman Geelong and Mr S Watson, Geelong Senior depot clerk. On the inside cover are photos of the package power stations being installed at Geelong, Ballarat (Ballarat B) and Mildura.Demonstrates a SECV Staff magazine.Magazine, 36 pages, black and white production, centre stapled.Has RHSV stamp on the cover and "Case ViiiA" in inktramways, geelong, secv, retirements, ballarat b power station, power stations, bendigo

Item used on the Victorian Railways Sandringham - Black Rock tram line for the short section of the single track of the line between the railway station in Station Street and the depot entrance in Bay Road. Tram drivers were required to carry this to prevent a head-on collision on the single-line section. Image 3 shows the driver placing the item in the "staff box" outside the depot. Image from the DVD "VR Tramways in the 1950s", with permission from Effectch the Producer. The Newport Railway Museum holds the other staffs for this line along with a damaged one (or two) for the same section - see photo 4 for the Black Rock to Beaumaris Section.Demonstrates an item used to safely work trams on the Sandringham - Black Rock - Beaumaris tram line.Two sections of steel intermeshed to form a cross and stamped.Stamped "No. 1 Section" and "Sandringham - Staff Box"trams, tramways, safeworking, sandringham, section staff

Photo shows the Tramcar allocation board - in the Geelong depot. Shows the four bogie cars in operation or available on the day the photograph was taken. Shows that some of the Meadowbank-built trams and bogie trams had already left the depot. One of a set of photos was taken between 15/2/1956 and 3/3/1956 when services operated only between Belmont and North before the final closure of the Belmont route on 25/31956 and that bogie tram 31 is not shown on the board, having gone to Ballarat on 15/2/1956 - see item 5554. See item 8213 for an article on the Geelong system by Keith Kings. Yields information about the Geelong depot allocation board that showed the location and use of the tramcars on the day.Black and white Negative - 120 sizetramways, geelong, depot, depot allocation, tramcar allocation

The items belonged to Frederick Ernest ADDLEM VX142253. Refer Cat No 432.2 for his service history and 937P. .1) Document, "Entitlement to War Gratuity" of 152 Pounds 5 Shillings. Beige paper wth black print and typing. .2) "A Special Prayer Service for Allied Invasion Forces". Beige colour, folded single sheet, hand drawn cover in black. .3) Poems, "My Mothers Smile", I'll remember". On beige paper, hand written in ink on ruled lines..1) 1.7.46, ADDLEM Frederick E. VX142253. .2) 112 Aust Con Depot New Guinea Sun 11 June 44. .3) 1943. Dear Fred sent me these verses.documents - religon, ceremonies