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Ballarat Tramway MuseumMagazine, City of Ballaarat, "my Ballarat - Summer 2016", Jan. 2017
Magazine - 40 pages, centre stapled, full colour printed on white paper, titled "my Ballarat - Summer 2016", providing news, events, activities for the City of Ballarat. Includes the results of the Lake Wendouree Master Plan Survey - includes the expansion of the Ballarat Tram depot for the joint BTM - RSL Ballarat Sub-branch - Tramway and Military Interpretative Centretrams, tramways, btm, rsl, masterplan, lake wendouree, botanical gardens -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram delaying five major road projects", 18/10/1969 12:00:00 AM
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 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Group housing proposal for old tram depot", 8/02/1972 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the proposal for housing on the former SEC tram depot in Wendouree Parade.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, titled "Group housing proposal for old tram depot", 8/2/1972, about the SEC wanting to develop a group housing scheme comprising 16 homes for the old tram depot in Wendouree Parade. Has an image of proposed housing.closure, city of ballaarat, sec, depot -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "The trams, the shed; what we have left?", 15/09/1970 12:00:00 AM
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 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDocument - Report, City of Ballaarat, "Submission to Enquiry into Public Transport Facilities in the Ballarat Urban District by A. W. Nicholson, Mayor of Ballaarat Council", Apr. 1968
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 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image, W. J. Llewelyn, 6/03/1954 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the Royal Visit to Ballarat and the tram decorated for its visit along with other arrangements.Set of three eight digital images taken of Queen Elizabeth II to Ballarat 6/3/1954 by W. J. Llewelyn. .1 - Street view of Sturt St looking East at St Patrick's church, with No. 38 in the background and the wooden crowd control barriers stacked by the footpath. .2 - Crowd waiting at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. .3 - Crowd waiting in Sturt St, with soldier's, outside Myers Store .4 - Crowd and guard of honour waiting at the station. .5 - The Queen and Duke in the official car in Sturt St. .6 - ditto with Myer Store in the background. .7 - Scottish unit marching at the intersection of Bridge St and Grenville St with he Bucks Head Hotel in the background. Note the sign on the hotel pointing to the Floral Carpet at the Alfred Hall. .8 - Band at the City Oval. Date obtained from http://wiki.prov.vic.gov.au/index.php/Royal_Visit_1954,_Locations_for_Visiting_Municipalities,_Ballarat (accessed 11-6-2017)trams, tramways, civic functions, royal visit, railway station, lydiard st, sturt st, city oval, myers, tram 38 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image, W. J. Llewelyn, c1954
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 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image, W. J. Llewelyn, c1955
Set of two colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn. .1 - Armstrong Street from the Town Hall tower - shows the street view, car parking arrangements prior to the construction of the Ballarat City Hall, c1955. The new Civic Hall was opened in 1956. Shows the railway timber yard. .2 - Sturt St showing Town Hall and the Myers building late 1950's? trams, tramways, armstrong st, railway, town hall, myers -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image, W. J. Llewelyn, c1980
Colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn of the former City of Ballaarat Town Clerk, Ian Smith in front of the Town Hall, c1980?trams, tramways, town hall, city of ballaarat -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image, W. J. Llewelyn, late 1971
Set of two colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn of: .1 - Dredging the eastern end of the Lake Wendouree Rowing course - 1956? or at a later date. .2 - Tennis tournament at the City Oval - 1950's? See condition detailstrams, tramways, city oval, sports, rowing, lake wendouree -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPoster, City of Ballarat Begonia Festival Committee, Begonia Festival program, 1993
Poster - full colour printed on gloss paper, advertising the 1993 Begonia Festival March 5 - 14, 1993. Sponsored by Vic Health. Features the Town Hall in the poster.trams, tramways, begonia festival, city of ballarat, posters -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPoster, City of Ballarat Begonia Festival Committee, Begonia Festival program, 1998
Poster - full colour printed on gloss paper, advertising the 1998 Begonia Festival March 6 - 15, 1998. Has the theme "Come back to Ballarat." with a montage view of the Lake, Town Hall and Eureka banners.trams, tramways, begonia festival, city of ballarat, posters -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumMagazine, William. F. Scott, "Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 32, No. 2, June 1994", Jun. 1994
Copy of the Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 32, No. 2, June 1994 which has an extensive photographic article on the Bendigo Tramways written by William F. Scott. Gives the origin of the city, first tramway, battery trams, steam trams, electrification, operation by ESCo, SEC takeover, closure, operation by the Bendigo Trust, maps and a list of the Bendigo Trust fleet. Front cover photograph of SEC cars 24 and 26 crossing on the Eaglehawk line.trams, tramways, bendigo, steam trams, battery trams, esco, sec, bendigo trust -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumMagazine, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), "Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 19, No. 3, September 1981", Sept. 1981
Copy of the Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 19, No. 3, September 1981 contains 6 photos under the titled "Ballarat - 10 years since closure". Also contains articles on Spain, the steam shunter at Junee known as Fanny, railways at Orange and Railways in the Blood by C. Henshaw. Photos by John Phillips, unless noted otherwise or Carolyn Dean or Mike Venn. 1 - No. 31, Victoria St bridge - see Reg item 405 or 2106 2 - No. 37 leaving Bridge St, entering Sturt St, front on shot 3 - No. 31, 12/9/1962 at Sturt and Lydiard St, photo by Mike Venn 4 - No. 14 and another single trucker in City Loop, see Reg Item 2016. 5 - Nos. 27 and 38 crossing at Wendouree Parade, May 1981 - see Reg Item 2787. 6 - No. 14, being driven by Tom Evans, opening the depot extensions, 19/9/1981 - Photo by Carolyn Deantrams, tramways, ballarat, closure, lydiard st, sturt st, victoria st, wendouree parade, btps, city loop, opening, bridge st -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDocument - Report, Tasmania Public Transport, "Australian and New Zealand City Transit Conference - Hobart 21 to 24 November 1961", Nov. 1961
Conference papers or Presentation Notes or Report, over 300 foolscap sheets bound with a cotton tape binder in the top left hand corner titled "Australian and New Zealand City Transit Conference - Hobart 21 to 24 November 1961". Includes reports from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Tasmania, Auckland and Dunedin. Christchurch and Wellington also attended but did not submit sufficient copies. looks at Statistic, industrial issues, fares, rollingstock, buses, traffic, school children, bus stops, accounting, depreciation, cash handling, amenities, insurance, stores, costs and some general matters. No table of contents, programs etc. trams, tramways, conferences, buses, trams, fares, industrial issues, bus stops, accounting, insurance, australasian tramway conference, management -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, Bendigo Advertiser, "SEC Says it will abandon the trams" "Near the end of the Line?" "Let 'em Walk", "What the SEC Said", "Lost City Without Trams", 3/02/1962 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the 1962 proposal of the SEC to closure the Bendigo tramway system and notes the impact on the city, with references to Ballarat and Geelong.Newspaper - The Bendigo Advertiser, Saturday 3/2/1962, 14 broad sheet pages, with the main headline ""SEC Says it will abandon the trams" about the notice given in Parliament the previous day by the Minister for Electrical Undertakings Mr. Reid following notice by the SEC. Includes the text of a letter to the City of Bendigo, by the Secretary of the SEC, Mr. D. H. Munro. Has an editorial titled "Let 'em Walk", a photo of the No. 2 en route to Eaglehawk at Charing Cross and further article reporting on comments from four civic leaders "Lost City Without Trams". Quotes two local MLA's - L. W. Galvin, C.P. Stoneham, Cr. W. Mathrick of Eaglehawk and the K.H. Gordon,Chamber of Commerce. Notes impact on the city, Ballarat and Geelong bus system. See Reg Item 6950 for the Ballarat The Courier Report. Full copy of the newspaper collected for style and adverts - has a Briquette advert on page 14.sec, closure, bendigo, parliament, eaglehawk, geelong, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Get on Board - new push to make Ballarat a one hour rail city", 21/09/2017 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper - The Courier, Ballarat, 21-9-2017 - 40 pages, titled "Get on Board - new push to make Ballarat a one hour rail city". The edition has a number of articles about the need to improve rail links between Melbourne and Ballarat to improve both the travel time and number of services able to be operated. Promoted by the Committee for Ballarat. Has a photo of a velocity leaving Ballarat station for Wendouree. Articles by Brendon Wrigley. Page 2 - lists services between Melbourne and Ballarat page 4 - "On time train key for footy" - with photo of Greg Horrocks on footbridge at station. page 4 - "Book line in high demand" - looking at the growth of services since 2006 and the elusive 59 min. service. page 5 - "Sub-hour journey a must", VLine performance with a photo of Chris Zeegers a regular commuter. page 6 - Editorial. Page 7 - A rail plan to meet growth - by Melanie Robertson, CEO of the Committee for Ballarat.ballarat, railways, timetables, vline, football -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Digital image, W. J. Llewelyn, 1939
Digital image of the Grenville St tram shelter decorated for the Victorian Centenary celebrations in Ballarat 1938 - the shelter has been decorated to look like a boat. Has tram 18 or 19 entering Bridge St. In the background is Bailey Bros butcher, Magnet bakery, advert for city Life Mutual and Cooke & Co. finance on the Nicholl & Allan building, Grenville St., Bridge St Photo by Jane Holmes, from the Museum of Victoria website - see related documents. Note the scanning error in the trackwork.trams, tramways, centenary, ballarat, shelters, grenville st, tram 18, tram 19 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDrawing - Illustration/s, Melbourne city circle, c2016
Illustration - sepia toned printed onto heavy art card, embossed or raised surround of a Melbourne City Circle tramcar, with 6 wheels on each bogie. Has the markings of an early City circle tramcar.trams, tramways, city circle, w class trams, melbourne -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 3, c1905
Has a strong association with the motorman involved in the opening of the Ballarat Electric Tram system and the person..1 - Black and White photograph of ESCo Ballarat No. 1in 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. See Reg Item 4383 for another copy of this photograph. .2 - Letter from Mrs. I Gleeson? to Robert Green dated 1-12-1988, regarding the driver (says he was Rupert), worked for a while on loan to PMTT, the tram (No. 2) he drove on the first day and No. 1 as first car on the Lydiard St line. Also gives details of his life and family. .3 - Letter from ditto - dated 28-2-1989 - regarding the print and that she had visited the BTPS depot two weeks ago and spoke to Richard Gilbert. .4 - Envelope - pre stamped, featuring Clarendon house Evandale Tasmania. Has the senders address on rear - 41 Rosalind Cres, Blackburn Vic 3130.trams, tramways, drivers, motormen, esco, opening, pmtt, gregory st, tram 1 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEphemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Set of 8 tickets - closure of Mt Pleasant, 1971
Provides information about the last tickets issued on the Mt Pleasant route at the time of closure and sample tickets.Set of 8 tickets and handwritten notes regarding the last tickets issued on 5/9/1971 when the Mt Pleasant - Gardens via Sturt St west route closed. .1 - hand written noted on a ruled sheet of paper from a note book - listing the last tickets for 4c, 5, 7c and 13c on the route for both the last tram to and from the city. .2 - Set of 4 No. 18c - brown print on off white paper, ticket nos. A190143, 190155, 416905 and 416934 - not listed on the above sheet. .3 - set 5 No. 13c - black print on off-white paper, ticket nos. B274809, 812, 871 and B238350 and 358. Collected and noted by Keith Kings at the time.trams, tramways, secv, closure, tickets, last tram, mt pleasant, gardens -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumMap, City of Ballarat, "2019 Ballarat Begonia Festival Map", Mar. 2019
Map - printed in colour of off white paper titled "2019 Ballarat Begonia Festival Map" showing the various event locations in the Gardens area for the 2019 festival. Shows the tram stops and festival sponsors. On the rear is the program for each of the three days between 9/3/19 and 11/3/19.trams, tramways, begonia festival, map, events, btm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Album - Photo Album, Ron Scholten, c1980s
Photo Album - heavy plastic covered card sheets, marked "Photos" by NCL with brass binding screws, containing an index sheet five double sided transparent film sheets with the following photographs. 1 - Large format photos of trams 27, 14, 26 and 38 on the BTM depot fan. 2 - ditto but small format 3 - Large format photo of the same scene taken from the access track with trams 18 and 33 as well - - see also Reg Item 7223 4 - ditto but small format - see also Reg Item 7223 5a - photo of original shed prior to recovering with trams 33, 38 and 39 - - see also Reg Item 7224 5b - tram 38 - see also Reg Item 7227 5c - trams 38 and 26 5d - 18 on 6 road - - see also Reg Item 7226 6a - tram 33 6b - tram 671 and 13 6c - trams 33, 26 and 38 - see also Reg Item 7225 6d - trams 40 and 661 7a - depot fan from the gardens area - has date Jan. 91 underneath 7b - tram 38 in Wendouree Parade 7c - ditto at depot junction 7d - tram 26 at Carlton St with date 12-1-92 8a - old loop with 26 approaching - note the road condition with date of 12-1-1992 8b - horse tram 1 8c - 671 being prepared to have the Blue colour scheme applied. 8d - internal of horse tram 1 showing the Duncan and Fraser bellcord hanger. 9 - large format photo of 27 and 40 at loop. 10 - large format photo of SEC operated trams 21 and an ex PMTT Bogie tram at the City stop in Sturt St Ballarat early 1960's with the short tram stop pole and a conductor standing alongside No. 21. The Town Hall is in the background.trams, tramways, btps, depot, sturt st, wendouree parade, carlton st -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumProgramme, Ballarat Begonia Festival, "Ballaarat 70 Begonia Festival", Feb. 1970
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 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Leon Marshall-Wood, 29/03/1948 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about Geelong trams in the late 1940's and the bogie trams.Black and white print of Geelong 33, rear end photo showing the conductor leaning from the tram slightly. In the background is a SEC Tramway signal - Forest City. Tram has the destination of Belmont. Photo could have been taken at the Belmont terminus. Photo dated 29/3/1948. Based on the handwriting on btm5869i, the photo is by Leon Marshal-Wood. Negative scanned at 3200dpi 9/6/2020 9/6/2020.On the rear in pencil "29/3/1948, Geelong"trams, tramways, geelong, north, belmont, signals, conductors, tram 33 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumPhotograph - Black & White Photograph/s
Yields information about Geelong trams in the late 1940's and the bogie trams.Black and white print of Geelong 39. Tram has the destination of Belmont. Photo taken in the double track area in the city area. Photo not dated or identified on the rear.trams, tramways, geelong, city, tram 39 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumSlide - 35mm slide/s, David Verrier, 6/10/1964 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of the tram 31 and the lower end of Sturt St in 1964.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier of Tram 31 parked in City Loop showing "Special". In the background is the Dickins Food Store, Hartley's Sports Centre and the Ballarat Gas Company office. Photo taken 6/10/1964.On back of slide in pencil "Tues 6/10/64 Ballarat No. 31 in Sturt St Layby Loop" tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, tram 31 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumSlide - 35mm slide/s, David Verrier, 6/10/1964 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of the City Centre tramway area, and the tram services that ran from there.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier of looking west at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with trams 28 (south side)( Gardens), and on the north side tram 34 (Mt Pleasant) and behind it No. 40 (Lydiard St North). Has the Town Hall, tram stop shelter and the fountain in the view. Note the traction power electrical box on the corner with an elderly lady about to cross the road. Photo taken 6/10/1964.On back of slide in pencil "Tues 6/10/64 Ballarat, Sturt and Lydiard St, RT 34 Mt Pleasant, 40 Lydiard Nth LT 28 Gardens"tramways, trams, sturt st, tramway centre, lydiard st, town hall, tram 34, tram 40, tram 28 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumSlide - 35mm slide/s, David Verrier, 14/09/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of tram 14 and the city loop area.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Monday 14/9/1970, by David Verrier of No. 14 in City Loop, Sturt St, showing the destination of City. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign on the front and a Cinzano Roof Advertisement. In the background is the Dickins Food Store, Union Hotel and the Bill Valpied Fruit Shop.On back of slide in pencil "Mon 14/9/70 14 Sturt St Ballarat"tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumSlide - 35mm slide/s, David Verrier, 14/09/1970 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the appearance of tram 41 and the city loop area.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Monday 14/9/1970, by David Verrier of No. 41 passing the junction with the City Loop, Sturt St. The tram has two roof advertisements for Johnnie Walker Whiskey. In the background is the Union Hotel and the Bill Valpied Fruit Shop and others.On back of slide in pencil "Mon 14/9/70 41 Sturt St Ballarat"tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, tram 41
