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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Rose Stereograph Co, Moorabool Street Geelong Vic, c1930
Photo of Geelong No 4 in Moorabool St, from a Rose Series Postcard, No. P 70, looking south along Moorabool Street at the intersection with Ryrie St. Geelong. Has the Solomon's store, T& G in the background. Photo c1930? Has a Birney tram on the hill. Printed by the Rose Stereograph Co. Original postcard held - see image 2 for pencil notes on the rear about the trams and their routes.Yields information about Moorabool St Geelong in the 1930s.Black and White print of a postcard contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details.On rear in ink "SEC Geelong No. 4 with Birney tram on Moorabool St hill"trams, tramways, geelong, moorabool st, ryrie st, tram 4 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 11/07/1950 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of an illuminated street sign, lamp, near Geelong Railway Station, at Mercer St corner, 11-7-1950. Photographer not known. Photo is glued into album. Sign has the words "Geelong Electric Tramways / Board tram at Curve" with a hand and finger pointing the direction to walk in.trams, tramways, geelong, signs, railway station -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, 24/06/1949 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of Geelong Nos 36, 3 and 31 at the depot building entrance, or inside depot, 24-6-1949. Photo by Wal Jack from the Roster Room landing. Shows the depot track arrangements. See Also Reg item 5891 for a ground level photograph. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 18/6/2020. On rear in ink SEC Geelong / Nos. 36, 3, 31 inside depot from Roster Room landing / 24-6-1949". Has the Wal Jack copyright stamp in the top right hand corner with the number T296 written in.trams, tramways, geelong, depot, tram 36, tram 3, tram 31 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1950
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of an illuminated street sign, lamp, at the North Geelong terminus. Photographer not known, c 1950. Sign has the words "Geelong Electric Tramways / Destination? / No. 3 Terminus"On the rear in ink "Illuminated terminal sign"trams, tramways, geelong, signs, north -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, 24/06/1949 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of Geelong trams 36, 3 and 31, inside the depot at Geelong 24-6-1949. Shows the Geelong trackwork at the depot and overhead. Photo by Wal Jack. See Also Reg item 5889 for an elevated photograph. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 29/6/2020.On rear in ink SEC Geelong / Nos. 36, 3, 31 inside sheds (from ground level), Geelong depot / 24-6-1949". Has the Wal Jack copyright stamp in the top right hand corner with the number T297 written in.trams, tramways, geelong, depot, tram 36, tram 3, tram 31 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, 1/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of Geelong tram No. 39 at the East Terminus, 1/1/1956. Photo by Wal Jack. Tram has the destination of East, with few houses directly behind the tram. Their is a lady walking towards the tram. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 27/6/2020. On rear in ink SEC Geelong / No. 39 (now Ballarat No. 43) at East Geelong / Sunday 1-1-1956". Has the Wal Jack copyright stamp in the top right hand corner with the number T1301 written in.trams, tramways, geelong, east, tram 39 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, 24/06/1949 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of Geelong tram No. 31 coming out of the tram depot into Corio Terrace, 24/6/1949. Photo by Wal Jack. Tram has the destination of Belmont. Printed on Ilford Paper. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 18/6/2020.On rear in ink SEC Geelong / No. 31 coming out of depot into Corio Terrace / 24th June 1949". Has the Wal Jack copyright stamp in the top right hand corner with the number T300 written in.trams, tramways, geelong, depot, corio terrace, tram 31 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, 1940
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of the Geelong Scrubber, sprinkler or water tram in Corio Terrace 1940. Photo has a large "blotch" in the negative over the tramcar itself. No details as to photographer. Printed on Kodak Velox Paper, but negative located in the Wal Jack negative envelopes. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 18/6/2020.On rear is "35-" in penciltrams, tramways, geelong, corio terrace, scrubber tram, sprinkler tram, scrubber, water tram, sprinkler -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, c1930
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of the Geelong Scrubber, sprinkler or water tram at the wharf. Tram lettered "Geelong Tramways", possibly prior to SEC takeover, c1930. Printed on Kodak Paper. Photographer unknown. On rear in ink "Geelong Tramways Water car"trams, tramways, geelong, wharf, scrubber tram, sprinkler tram, scrubber, water tram, sprinkler -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Leon Marshal Wood, 29/03/1948 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of the Geelong Scrubber, sprinkler or water tram at the depot, Photo by Leon Marshal Wood, 29-3-1948, photo printed on Kodak Velox Paper.On rear in ink "Geelong 29-4-48" and the Leon Marshal Wood copyright stamp.trams, tramways, geelong, depot, scrubber tram, sprinkler tram, scrubber, water tram, sprinkler -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, 24/06/1949 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of the Geelong Scrubber, sprinkler or water tram in the depot, Photo by Wal Jack 24-6-1949, i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 27/6/2020.On rear in ink SEC Geelong / Scrubber inside Geelong Car Sheds / 24-6-49". Has the Wal Jack copyright stamp in the top right hand corner with the number T299 written in.trams, tramways, geelong, depot, scrubber tram, sprinkler tram, track cleaner, scrubber, water tram, sprinkler -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 6, Keith Kings, 8/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Set of six black and white photographs from Keith Kings of the staged closures of the Geelong tramways. Note some of these photographs are very similar to those of Geoff Grant - See Reg Item 485 and 476i7. .1 - No. 18 last tram to East, leaving city - 8/1/1956 - KSK Photo Q(x)(6) .2 - No. 7, last tram at West at terminus - 8/1/1956 - KSK Photo Q(x)(7) - has a group of people standing in front of the tramcar. .3 - No. 6 - last tram at North terminus, with a very large group of people in front of tram. Tram has the destination of North. 4/3/1956 - KSK Photo T(b)(6). .4 - No. 18 - last tram at Newtown terminus, with a very large group of people in front of tram. Tram has the destination of Newtown. 22/1/1956 - KSK Photo R(y)(3). .5 - No. 19, last tram to Eastern Park, at terminus on second last trip, with conductor on front step. 22/1/56, KSK Photo R(y)(2). Tram has the destination of Eastern Park. .6 - No. 1 - last regular tram from Beach to Chilwell, leaving Beach terminus - KSK Photo Q(x)(5).On the rear in ink and with the Keith Kings Copyright stamp: .1 - Geelong - 18 last tam to East leaving city, Sun 8/1/56 - Q(x)(6) .2 - Geelong - 7 - last tram at West at terminus, Sun 8/1/56 - Q(x)(7) .3 - Geelong - 6 - last tram at North terminus, Sun 4/3/56 - T(b)(6) .4 - Geelong - 18 - last tram at Newtown terminus, Sun 22/1/56 - R(y)(3) .5 - Geelong - 19 - last tram to Eastern Park, at terminus on second last trip - Sun 22/1/56 - R(y)(2) .6 - 1 - last regular tram from Beach to Chilwell, leaving Beach terminus, Sun 8/1/56 - Q(x)(5)trams, tramways, geelong, closure, east, north, chilwell, beach, newtown, eastern park, last tram, tram 18, tram 7, tram 6, tram 19, tram 1 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 4, Keith Kings, 8/01/1956 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Set of four black and white photographs from Keith Kings of the staged closures of the Geelong tramways. Note some of these photographs are very similar to those of Geoff Grant - See Reg Item 476i8. Also see Reg item 4398 and 4399 for same images of Keith Kings collected by Bill Scott. .1 - No. 1 - last tram ex Chilwell back at Depot - Sun 8/1/56 - KSK Photo Q(x)(8). .2 - Scene for the last tram in Ryrie St, Sun 26/3/56, many people in photograph, with tram in background, has destination of Belmont. KSK Photo T(g)(7) .3 - ditto, for 31 and 38 as the third and second "last" trams, back at Ryrie St, Sun 26/3/56 - KSK Photo T(g)(6) .4 - Nos. 31 and 38 as the last trams at Belmont terminus, Sun 26/3/1956 - KSK Photo T(g)(4)On the rear in ink and with the Keith Kings Copyright stamp: .1 - "Geelong - 1 - last tram ex Chilwell back at Depot - Sun 8/1/56" - Q(x)(8) .2 - "Geelong - 4 - last tram back at Ryrie St, Sun 26/3/56" - T(g)(7) .3 - "Geelong - 31 & 38 - as third and second "last" trams, back at Ryrie St, Sun 26/3/56" - T(g)(6) .4 - "Geelong - 31 and 38 as last trams at Belmont terminus, Sun 26/3/1956" - T(g)(4)trams, tramways, geelong, closure, chilwell, ryrie st, belmont, last tram, tram 1, tram 4, tram 31, tram 38 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 29/03/1948 12:00:00 AM
Black and White illustration contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Illustration of Geelong No. 4 as the first official tram in Moorabool St, highly decorated. Has the caption - "Geelong's first electric tram, the gala opening of the service 14th March 1912." No details as to origin. Has the Bright and Hitchcocks building in the background.trams, tramways, geelong, opening, moorabool st, tram 4 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 3', Keith Kings, 26/03/1956 12:00:00 AM
Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Set of three black and white photographs from Keith Kings of the staged closures of the Geelong tramways. .1 - Geelong No. 4 - decorated as the Last tram, has a dash sign "Geelong Tramways No. 4 first car 1912, Last car 1956 Farewell", with the destination of Belmont. Photographed with power station in the background in Corio Terrace. 26/3/1956, KSK Photo (T)(e)(8). Printed on Ilford Paper. See also Reg Item 2667 and 4388 for a colour slide version of the same photograph. .2 - ditto - about to leave the depot - KSK Photo - T(g)(3) .3 - ditto - back at the depot - KSK Photo - T(g)(8)On the rear in ink and with the Keith Kings Copyright stamp: .1 - "Geelong - 4 - decorated as Official "Last" tram -26/3/56" - (T)(e)(8). .2 - "Geelong - 4 - illuminated as last tram Sun 26/3/56" - (T)(g)(3). .3 - "Geelong - 4 - last tram, back at Depot, Sun 26/3/56" - (T)(g)(8). trams, tramways, geelong, closure, depot, last tram, tram 4 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - R.S.L. BENDIGO COLLECTION: VICTORIAN GOVERNMENT TRAVEL MEDALLION WW1 VETERANS
White card titled Victorian Government Travel Medallion World War One Veterans. This Medallion, available to all Australian and Commonwealth World War one Veterans resident in Victoria, will on presentation entitle the Veteran to Free Travel in the Melbourne Urban Area (crossed out and Victoria inserted in red) on trains, trams and tramway buses. The Medallion is available for life and is not transferable. 1854 written in red and J W Swatton Bendigo written in blue.government, state, travel medallion ww1, r.s.l. bendigo collection - victorian government travel medallion world war one veterans, j w swatton -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Plan - MARKS COLLECTION: LEASE PLANS GREAT SOUTHERN GOLD MINE BENDIGO
Plan on heavy paper, tightly rolled. On top of plan Plan of Leases 5429, 4810, 4811 and 5429, The Property of the Great Southern Gold Mining Co. Bendigo' \Total area123 acres, 3 roods, 33 perches, excised, nett area 122, 0. 38. On bottom '32 feet to one inch' and 'This plan was devised from Government Mining Lease Plans and from actual survey' Signed E.F Brown, certificated mining and authorised surveyor 25/6/87' Leases No. 5429 and 4810 details location of shaft, tramway, battery, engine house and boiler. Large mining dam outlined.bendigo, mining, great southern gold mine -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - PETER ELLIS COLLECTION: TRAMWAYS ERA COSTUME BALL, 28th July, 1972
Yellow card with green printing. 'Tramways Era' Costume Ball held on Friday, 28th July, 1972. A photo on the card has eight trams parked close to each other. Five men are in front of the trams. Trams lined up outside the Grandstand at the QEO in View Street. They lined up waiting for the footy crowd.entertainment, dance, ball, peter ellis collection, tramways era costume ball 1972, bendigo advertiser -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - THE RESTORATION OF THE BENDIGO GASWORKS BOILER HOUSE COMPLEX
The Restoration of The Bendigo Gasworks Boiler House Complex, A Community Jobs Project March 2002 - June 2002. Final Report. Researched, compiled and written by: Fiona Gust and Simone (Mona) Krause. Front cover is purple, back cover is black and some inside pages are red or yellow. Topics in the book are: History of the Gasworks, How a Gasworks Works, Heritage Requirements, The CJP Crew, Crew Profiles, Initial Condition of the Boiler House Complex, O, H & S, Work Begins - Asbestos Removal, Clean-up, Iron Removal and Glazing. Artifact Cataloguing, where artifacts and where they were found were cataloged. On Going Discoveries. Exhauster ad Tank Room Ceilings, Pipes, Oil Spray Tower, Skillion over the Amenities Block, Posts, Beams along the Exhauster Room Wall-NE side, Beams on the SW side of the gable .. The join between the skillion and gable roof, Donuts on the Exhauster Room Wall - NE side, Trusses, Gutters and down pipes, Paint and Whitewash, Brickwork, Iron Fittings, Internal Fixtures, Generator Room/Compressor Room, Floors and Conclusion. The Captains Last Words by Peter Roberts. Acknowledgements. The coloured pages in the back are Edition One - 19.4.2002, Edition Two and Edition 3 of Combustible News which gives a progressive account of the work.buildings, gas company, the bendigo gasworks, the restoration of the bendigo gasworks boiler house complex, fiona gust, simone (mona) krause, city of melbourne gas and coke company, the bendigo mercury, the gas and fuel corporation, central deborah, community jobs project, peter roberts, chrysalis constructions, cvgt industrial training center, rod mclaughlin, allan fox, david gilroy, glen slater, aaron ott, ron whitford, daniel keogh, paul atkins, nick pearson, leigh williams, des leahy, anthony jennings, heritage victoria, the bendigo shire, central deborah, david bennear, david wright, deborah simm, community jobs unit, james thompson, mac booth, mine, tramways, discovery centre, mandy cooper, delwyn douglass, cindy tassie, helen yorston, brenda stanley, greg o'connell, kym smith, darren hutchesson, julie cain, john bullen, joe slaviero, mario joh;ns, norm harris, paul green, len cutting, jim morrissy, melissa tuddenham, fiona beckwith, leo trainor, gary anquetil, helen lynch, abbotts supply, action auction, garry floyd, bendigo trailers and hardware - matt, ron & jack, brennans - butch & robbie, bunnings - evan, brett crapper, hip pocket, jason kiel, country victorian scaffolding, paint right bendigo, alan gladman, deborah simms, graeme jennings, hugh ward, leigh williams, paul eccles, peter sporn, barb & mal krause, peter & shirley turner, bendigo copy centre -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Slide - DIGGERS & MINING. DIGGERS AND MINERS, c1800s
Diggers & Mining. Diggers and miners. Walhalla - Gold Town. This aerial wire-rope tramway conveyed are from Landy's Dream to the plant on the Aberfeldy River. Markings: 18 995 WAL. Used as a teaching aid.hanimounteducation, tertiary, goldfields -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MERLE BUSH COLLECTION: VARIOUS DOCS
Various docs (possibly from Bush Collection?) a. Public issue of State Electricity Commission securities - letter to Stockholders; Power Loans ; Cash and Conversion Loans 1954/55; b. Board of Works Cash Loan Prospectus 1956; c. Card with information re the MMBW Metropolitan Farm; d. two B&W interior photos of St. Davids church, Hobart; e. J C Williamson Magazine programme 1934; f. Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board -map of proposals for General Scheme 1923.ephemera, mementoes, general interest -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Map - MARKS COLLECTION: TRAMWAY OR RAILWAY MAP SANDHURST
Original map of 'land granted as endowment' for tramway or railway. On top Rh corner of map, in bold print 'Sandhurst, Inglewood & Loddon district Tramway or Railway.Land granted as endowment shaded, scale 60 chains to 1 inch. Lithographed by J & W. Holmes, Lith. Sandhurst'. Signed by Geo Avery Fletcher, Engineer. Map shows Parish of Leichardt, Parish of Yarraberb, Parish of Bridgwater and a section of Marong. On bottom RH corner, is small map of Sandhurst, showing railway reserve. Top LH corner, Inglewood. Map shows route of railway line from Sandhurst to Inglewood. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Abandonment SEC tramways, the Hon J C M Balfour MLA, 9/1970
... Document regarding the abandonment of tramways in Ballarat... the abandonment of tramways in Ballarat and Bendigo. Presented to State ...Document regarding the abandonment of tramways in Ballarat and Bendigo. Presented to State Parliament Sept. 1970 by the MInister for Fuel and Power, the Hon J C M Balfour MLA. Outlines the losses incurred by the SEC, replacement public transport system, the worn out nature of the system, the gifting of one Bendigo tramcar to the AETM, costs of track repairs and new trramcars, tenders for replacement bus services, retrenchment payments to staff, reconstruction of existing roads following removal of the tracks, and town planning and traffic aspects. Includes a photo of a bus and interior seating. A graph from 1934 to 1970 shows the service miles, passengers carried, average fare, expenditure, revenue and loss, along with dates of major fare revisions.Yields information about the 1970 proposal to close Ballarat and Bendigo tramway systems which was successful despite previous attempts when the Bolte Governments did not have the numbers in the upper house.Document 16 Quarto sheets, duplicated and one sheet with a folded colour graph.In ink on front sheet "D/T/S"tramways, ballarat, bendigo, abandonment, closure, parliament -
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Magazine, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC Magazine, 31/10/1944
... public during the Second World War. tramways Ballarat Bendigo ...Magazine published by the State Electricity Commission of Victorian reporting the success of the Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong entrants in the Most Popular Conductress Competition with photographs of each of the Conductresses and their fundraising totals. Sylvia Mitchell Ballarat, Miss J McCurdy Geelong, and Mrs. D Rosewarne Bendigo. See item 8825 for part of this magazine collected by Sylvia Mitchell. See also item 247 for another image. Included in this issue are items on casualties on service, briquette factory notes, how street lights affect trees, unique transformer at Newport, Sergeant Staples and Mrs Mitchell, Australia's First Electric tram (Doncaster - Box Hill), Kiewa notes, G A Laurens on Bendigo, American Hospitality, In and around Yallourn, Rabual, How to become Magician C J White, Mozart by Wim Platt, the meaning of Maru, On Active Service, and letters from Servicemen.Demonstrates the SECV news reporting to employees and the general public during the Second World War.Magazine - 48 quarto pages + light card covers, coloured cover centre stapled.tramways, ballarat, bendigo, most popular conductress competition, sylvia mitchell, secv, doncaster, second world war, geelong -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 19, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1936 to 1960
Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 19. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. The tram was transferred to Bendigo during 1960 along with Number 25.Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with stamp tram car number and work category, typed or handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 19 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record - SEC Tramcar record - tram 25, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1936 to 1960
Lists the work carried out by the SEC on tram No. 25. Includes notes on the tram itself, body, brake gear, electrical, and truck. The tram was transferred to Bendigo during 1960 along with Number 19.Demonstrates the SECV practice of maintaining records for the work on the tramcars in Ballarat.Foolscap ruled sheet with stamp tram car number and work category, typed or handwritten entries.tramways, tramcars, ballarat, sec, tramcar maintenance, records, tram 25 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - List of drawings for Provincial tramways, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), c1950
Set of 15 typed sheets listing: 1 - Geelong tramways truck fittings and spare parts - 4 sheets 2 - Geelong track rail dimensions - 2 sheets 3 - Geelong track construction layout drawings - 6 sheets 4 - Bendigo - drawings of track sections - 1 sheet 5 - Bendigo - track plans - 1 sheet 6 - Bendogo - truck equipment and parts - 1 sheet Yields information about the drawings prepared by the SEC for Geelong and Bendigo - whether these still exist is questionable.Set of 15 typed quarto sheets within a manila card folder.tramcars, lists, geelong, bendigo, track work, plans, rails, parts, trucks, equipment -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Creation of a state electricity Commission"
Report titled "Creation of a State Electricity Commission", and "History of Provincial tramways before Act No. 3845 - 1929". Outlines the context of the SEC Act of 1919 which did not include tramway operation by the power or electricity supply authority - was seen as a Municipal concern. Gives the alternatives that were considered, including the agreement with the Municipal Councils of Geelong, Ballarat, and Bendigo. Notes the operation of urban omnibus services and the issues of the lack of municipal supervision, though later on this occurred through the Transport Regulation Board.Yields information about the operation of the Provincial tramways under the control of the SECV.Five foolscap sheets, carbon copycouncils, secv, buses, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, trb -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Description of the Provincial Tramways when taken over"
... . SECV Ballarat Bendigo Geelong MESCo ESCo tramways tramcars ...Document - full title - Provincial Tramways - "Description of the Provincial Tramways when taken over by the State Electricity Commission" looks at the condition of the Ballarat and Bendigo systems at the time compared to that of Geelong. The handwritten note records the impact of the closure of the gold mines in the two cities. Records that Bendigo received more investment in track and tramcars than did Ballarat. Includes notes on the condition of the track, issues with tramcars and insulation of the tramcars at the time, and the purchase of second-hand tramcars from Melbourne.Yields information about the operation of the Provincial tramways before the takeover by the SECV.Two foolscap sheets, carbon copyHas an ink addition in the top left hand corner.secv, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, mesco, esco, tramways, tramcars, operations -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Notes for 3rd Annual Conference", 1953
... for the Provincial Tramways Maintenance meeting to be held in Bendigo on 30/5 ...Set of notes for the Provincial Tramways Maintenance meeting to be held in Bendigo on 30/5/1953 and in Geelong on 13/4/1953. Has a summary of actions from the 1952 conference (see item 8056) and the Agenda for the respective meetings. See item 8113 for the minutes of these meetings.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Twenty Five foolscap typed sheets stapled in a landscape format to a folded manila card.secv, ballarat, trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, trolley wheels, motors, maximum traction, employees