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Document - Table Cards (Sheets), State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Weekdays, Saturdays and Sunday tables, Aug. 1971
Copy of sheet, photocopied on heat sensitive paper, demi-quarto (double quarto) size graph paper sheets giving the summary of the hours worked for each run or table for Weekdays, Saturdays and Sunday tables or runs for the SEC Ballarat trams on the Sebastopol - Lydiard St. Nth service following the closure of the Victoria St. - Gardens via Drummond St Nth and Mt Pleasant - Gardens via Sturt St. West services. Gives ON - OFF times for meal breaks. Each sheet has "LJD/71" in the top left hand corner. Stored separately with these sheets are a photocopies of each sheet reduced to A4 size.In top left hand corner in ink "B.T.P.S. No. 813".trams, tramways, timetables, secv, ballarat, crews -
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Book, Nu-color-vue or Nucolorvue Productions, "Victoria The Land of Enchantment", c1950
Book with hardcovers, 48 pages titled "Victoria The Land of Enchantment". Sewn in three sections, with a green strip of cloth and self end papers and printed outer paper, sides glued onto board covers. Consists of 43 colour photographs (full and half page) with captions, detailed text, and two black and white photos printed in blue on end covers. Photos of Mt Buffalo, Gippsland lakes, Mornington Beach, Yarra River, Flinders St. station from the Yarra, Collins and Spring St (with two W2's - see image No. 2), Parliament House, Kiewa Hydro scheme, Eildon Weir, Swan Hill Murray River Bridge, Bendigo Post Office, Melbourne Botanical Gardens, Ballarat - Grenville and Sturt St (No. 22 - see image No. 3), Lorne, Yallourn Power Station, Hume Weir, Maroondah Weir, Great Ocean Road, Warrnambool, Portland Beach, A timber train (see image No. 4), Mildura, flax mills, Eastern Geelong and the Prime Ministers Ave, Ballarat. Produced by Nucolorvue Productions, c1950. See also Reg Item 2925 for the same photo of No. 22 and Reg Item 5354 for a postcard. Purchased via eBay site - see attached sheets and packing slip. Purchased 10/2/2005 for A$12.50 including postage, from Virginia Georgopoulos of West Brunswick. eBay sheets and envelope with worksheet file. Has Swains 123 Pitt St, Sydney sticker on bottom left hand corner page 2trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st, grenville st, bogie trams, geelong, bendigo, melbourne -
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Postcard - Folder set, Nu-color-vue or Nucolorvue Productions, "Ballarat The Begonia City"
Published by Nucolorvue Productions, Mentone, Victoria. Inside the folder is a printed note on Ballarat, with a note that it was just embarking on its second century, and has a population of 40,000 people. Printed c1955. Inside the folder was a two sided strip of 12 photos, that was glued to the folder. Features photos of the Botanic Gardens, Eureka stockade, floral clock in Sturt St, a view from the Town Hall with a tram parked in the City Loop, Civic Hall, the crown at Shell House, Sturt St at Lydiard St with a tram parked at the City centre and the Arch of Victory. See item 9120 for another similar production.Demonstrates a postcard folder produced by Nucolorvue.Printed colour postcard folder titled "Ballarat The Begonia City", featuring a photo of begonias on the cover and an address box on the rear of the folder. trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, gardens, lake wendouree, begonia -
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Postcard, Victoria Stamp Market and Melbourne, Gen. View Sturt Street, Ballarat
Printed black and white postcard of the Sturt St looking west from Grenville St. Has the large gas lamp in the centre of the intersection with Grenville St. Card had a stamp on the photo side, but has been removed - only the remnants of the gum and postmark remain. No horse tram lines visible. Photo assumed to be pre 1887. Written on the front "Best Wishes from Dorrie ?" and date "8/4/06". Printed along the lower edge "Published by Victoria Stamp Market, Melbourne" and "Printed in Germany". On rear is places for stamp, address only. Addressed to Mss L Schwarz, Waiwhitu Road, Lower Hutt, Wellington New Zealand. Written on the stamp position is "The ........ on other side". Titled "Gen. View Sturt Street, Ballarat." along bottom edge of the photo. trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, grenville st -
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Ephemera - Place Mat, Sebastopol Bowling Club, 100 years of Electric trams, 23/09/2005 12:00:00 AM
Place Mat used at the celebratory dinner of the BTM at the Sebastopol Bowling Club - 24 September 2005. Produced by the Bowling Club. Has words "Tram Museum / 100 years / On behalf of Sebastopol Bowling Club Inc we hope you have a wonderful day!", with Bowling club logo. Features photos of No. 31 at Victoria St. terminus and No. 26 c 1960 at intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. North". Two copies held.trams, tramways, btm, 100 years of electric trams, sebastopol -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Will miss the tram", "Work begins on Lake Route", "Vale, The Tramways!", Aug. 1971
... going to to school by tram in Victoria St and Sturt St... report going to to school by tram in Victoria St and Sturt St ...Yields information about the closure of the SEC operated Ballarat system - presented in an unorganised manner and without newspaper dates.Set of about 6 newspaper clippings glued to a sheet of lined paper. Cuttings from the Ballarat Courier, date from around 23 August 1971 following the closure of the Victoria St lines and part of the Gardens route. Includes a poem titled "Vale, the Tramways!", written by SMP, an item by a staff report going to to school by tram in Victoria St and Sturt St ""Will miss the tram". Other items "Work begins on Lake Route" about the BTPS agreement with Council, quotes Paul Nicholson, removal of parking meters, derailment at the depot, and bus stop signs being damaged. Two of the clippings are photo copies. See also Reg item 3161 and 6665 for similar presentations of cuttings.secv, closure, buses, btps, disposal, derailments -
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Postcard, Sturt St looking west from Grenville St
Shows a view of Sturt St c1910, with two trams and horse drawn carts, shows the a busy foreground scene. Has a very poignant message on the rear about the impact of the Great War.Printed coloured postcard of the Sturt St looking west from Grenville St. Has the two ESCO trams in the photograph, two horse drawn carts, cycles and pedestrians. In the middle of the photograph is the ESCo tramway waiting shelter, constructed in 1907. Has the Suttons building and D'Albora? buildings lettered in the photograph. The red printing layer is off register. The rear of the postcard has a central vertical line, with the word "Post Card" at the top, "Printed in Germany" on the left hand side and the number "B379 10" in the bottom right hand corner. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat looking West." along top edge of the photo. On the rear of the photograph has the words in pencil "Australia" and the message "Ballarat is a city in Victoria. Mother, my two late Brothers, youngest brother and I were there in 1914, in Oct, just after the War Commenced. My second Brother and the first of the two to lose his life, enlisted when returned from Ballarat. Sturt is Ballarat's main street." No signature or date. trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, esco, grenville st, world war 1 -
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Postcard, WTP, Sturt St taken from Grenville St, c1906
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 -
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Postcard - Folder set, Murray Views, "Pictorial Souvenir of Ballarat - Views in Colour", 1940's
Demonstrates pictorial souvenir strips of photographs of Ballarat, both colour and black and white and yields information about Ballarat c 1940.Set of 10 small colour and 5 large black and white views of Ballarat printed on a folded strip, glued within a light brown colour light weight cardboard folder, titled "Pictorial Souvenir of Ballarat - Views in Colour". Booklet printed with an address area with title in red and kookaburras. Produced by Murray View, Gympie Queensland. The rear has a slit surrounded by red dashes on the rear cover that allowed the folder to be secured. Pictures are: Colour: 1. Statutory Pavilion 2. Sturt St looking west - with a tram in the bottom of the photograph 3. Victory Arch 4. Queen Elizabeth Benevolent home 5. Queen Victoria Memorial Gardens 6. Swans on Lake Wendouree 7. The Conservatory 8. Avenue of Fame (Prime Ministers) 9. Eureka Stockade 10. Cnr Sturt and Lydiard St, with a bus in the view Black and White 1. The State Building 2. Panorama from Black Hill 3. Old Curiosity Shop 4. Reflections - Botanical Gardens 5. Sturt St looking east - has a tram in the view, with 1930's SEC colour scheme. trams, tramways, sturt st, town hall, lake wendouree, memorial arch avenue of honour, memorial, gardens, lydiard st, eureka, tram 19 -
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Film - Movie Film & Box, Kodak, 1960
... Victoria St Mt Pleasant Sturt St West Written labels giving title ...Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 30mins, with leader strip on a plastic reel, within a black and white plastic box, titled "Ballarat No. 1. 1960". Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 2. Made by Ben Parle. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. Synopsis: based on time. 0:00 View of typed introduction, noting that this is a pictorial record of Ballarat. 0:10 Title “The Tramways of Ballarat 1960, Part 1” 0:16 13, showing “View Point” at Stones Corner, Bridge St, east end, with trolley pole being turned, while another single trucker heads out towards Mt Pleasant. 0:25 13 leaving Stones Corner, short approach and then longer trailing shot of the tram going towards the City in Bridge St. 0:44 View out of front of tram in Bridge St heading towards the City, with cars in the photo, then passing through city Loop, no trams in the loop and running up to Lydiard St Nth and crossing the road. 1:22 Running up Sturt St from Armstrong St, passes over Dawson St X-over and up to the next intersection, Lyons St. 1:54 Title “The View Point Line” 1:59 19 inbound, in Ripon St, from crossing Mair St, towards camera and then passing away and turning into Sturt St. 2:49 View of a “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign 2:52 19 in Ripon St, going to View Point, crossing Webster St towards camera, then going away through the disconnected Victoria Ave loop, pass the “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign. Note very windy scene with people running across roads. 3:17 19 in Wendouree Parade, in bound, though showing destination View Point, going away from the camera, past the View Point Hotel. 3:39 19 coming towards camera near Excerpt or Devon St and then going away towards the terminus. 4:04 19 at the terminus, stationary, with a single trucker 3?, passing from Macarthur St into Wendouree Parade, behind 19. 4:20 33 coming towards camera in Wendouree Parade from St Aidans Drive, stopping to pick up passenger at Forest St and then going away towards the City, photographed from near the depot, on a wet and windy day. 4:54 35 in Wendouree Parade, coming towards the Camera from St Aidans Drive and then going away with the Gardens Loop area in the background. Tram stops at stop to let a passenger off. 5:28 21 leaving Gardens Loop for the City via the Depot, green light in signal can be seen. 5:43 28?, closely followed by 26 turn from Drummond St South into Sturt St. 6:18 Scene opens with shot of “Sebastopol” destination on a bogie tram. 6:21 Title “The Sebastopol Line” 6:24 21 turning from Sturt St into Drummond St Sth with destination of Bell St and then going away from the camera. 6:55 38 in Drummond St Sth, coming towards the camera and then passing the camera with Sturt St just in the view. 7:10 21, showing Gregory St, in Drummond St Sth, approaching and then going away, entering the Urquhart St Loop, 7:39 34 in Drummond St Sth (location check required (Latrobe?)), approaches camera, picks up passengers and the goes away. 8:09 39 at ? Street, turns from Drummond St Sth into Skipton St, after picking up and setting down passengers, bound for Sebastopol 8:55 35 inbound in Skipton St passes through the Bell Street Loop, and then goes away from the camera. 9:33 42 outbound in Skipton St, approaches the camera, passes and then crosses over the half the road into Albert St. 10:00 39 inbound in Albert St – location? 10:31 34 outbound for Sebastopol, approaches camera and just starts to pass by. 10:36 34 in Grey St crossing loop, crosses 42 inbound. 10:59 39 outbound in Albert St, with shopping centre in bound, approaches camera, passes and then crosses over Albert St. Mid morning scene. 11:39 39 inbound, Albert St south, approaches camera and then passes and the crosses over Albert St. 12:16 41 outbound in Albert St passes the camera, and pulls into the terminus with the conductor getting out on the back bumper to pull the pole down as the tram stops and a passenger walks into the Royal Hotel. 12:39 Title “The Lydiard Street North Line” 12:44 Filmed from the Hotel balcony, 21 inbound in Lydiard St Nth passes over Mair St, stops while 33 passes in the other direction. 13:18 With the red light showing on the Seymour St loop signal, 33 inbound for Sebastopol stops and picks up many passengers, passes the camera and runs past the VRI building in the background and through the loop. Possibly filmed on a Sunday given the ladies dresses and quieter streets. 14:01 30 outbound, passes the camera and stops at Macarthur St. Filmed alongside the brick wall of the cutting. 14:28 30 inbound arrives, passes through the Gregory St loop and then proceeds past the camera, making a stop to pick up passengers. 15:14 28 in Lydiard St Nth – location?, approaches and goes away from the camera, north of Gregory St. 15:34 28 ditto location? 15:53 21 arrives at the terminus with passengers getting on and off. 16:11 View of the a vertical positioned “End of Section” sign on a pole at the terminus and then lifting the camera to see the timetable board and the stop sign. 16:33 31 in Bridge St passing Morseheads and then turning into Sturt St, stops at the Grenville St stop, while another single trucker comes down to the stop from the City. 16:58 31 outbound in Bridge St, with destination of Victoria St. 17:14 Title “The Victoria Street Line” 17:18 31 outbound to Victoria St from Stones Corner. Starts with an overhead shot, shows clock at the Caltex service station,. 17:37 31 inbound approaching Bakery Hill and then descending to the junction after it passes camera. 18:09 25 climbing outbound in Victoria St, passing the camera, to then pass through the King St loop. 18:47 25 inbound in Victoria St, passing the camera, then pass through the King St loop, with St Alypius Church in the background. 19:36 14 approaching the rail bridge in Victoria St and stopping at the 2nd last stop to left of passengers. 20:01 14 leaving the terminus and approaching the camera and the a short sequence going away, to the next stop to pick up quite a few passengers. 20:14 “Trams Stop Here” sign, metal wrap around on a steel pole. 20:16 Title “The Mount Pleasant Line” 20:21 11 inbound in Main St, with a passenger leaping off the tramcar and another getting off just before the junction. 20:45 11 passes the junction and then proceeds away from the camera in Bridge St. 21:04 30 outbound in Main St, then turns into Barkly St, a bus (Eclipse Motors) passes in Main St just before the sequence ends. 21:31 30 inbound near Steinfield St. (exact location?) 21:49 25 approaches the camera, then proceeds away and passes through the Grant St. loop. 22:29 25 inbound, windy day, between Grant and Cobden, (exact location?), with a horse drawn bread van in the view and the breadman walking behind the tram as it passes. 23:02 11 outbound in Barkly St, (exact location?) 23:37 11 inbound in Barkly St (exact location?) 23:44 Mt Pleasant terminus signage 23:50 30 approaches the terminus and then stops with the conductor alighting turning the pole, passengers getting on and off and the driver appearing at the other end. 24:32 Title “The Gardens Via Sturt St. West Line” 24:35 21 outbound in Sturt St near Raglan St, approaches and passes the Camera. 25:09 12, showing City Oval, approaches and passes the camera, outbound near Windermere St. 25:33 13 showing View Point, goes away from the camera – location? 25:44 12 comes from St. West, inbound passes the camera and then stop as the next stop next Talbot St? 26:21 Short sequence of a “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign 26:28 42 inbound in Sturt St West, just before Ripon St, view coming towards camera and then going away to cross Ripon St. 27:10 34 passes through the Parker St loop 27:25 35 or 39 inbound past the college in Sturt St West 28:04 41 outbound at the Russell St curve, passes away from the camera. 28:11 35? inbound passes away from the camera through the Victoria Park or Morrison St loop, swinging out into the roadway. 28:29 View of timetable sign at Hamilton Ave. 28:37 35 turning from Sturt St West into Hamilton Ave, can see the conductor changing over the barrier rails. 29:11 42 inbound, crosses another bogie tram (35?) at Carlton St loop then passes the camera and goes past the Olympic rings monument. 29:42 12 approaches the Carlton St gates. 30:07 12 outbound, crosses a bogie tram in the loop with both trams then leaving the loop. 30:20 Title “End of Part One” Written labels giving title information on outside of box.trams, tramways, ballarat, sebastopol, lydiard st north, victoria st, mt pleasant, sturt st west -
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Film - Movie Film & Box, Kodak, 1960
... Victoria St Mt Pleasant Sturt St West Written labels giving title ...Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960, how the system operated and was used by people.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 17.5 mins, with leader strip on a plastic reel, within a black and white plastic box, titled "Ballarat No. 1. 1960" contained with a cardboard box, 'Tuscan Super 8 and Standard 8 Spool and Can' . Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 1. Filmed and made by Ben Parle. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. Synopsis: based on time. 0:00 Starts with bogies cars crossing railway level crossing (34?, 39?) 0:30 SEC Logo 0:45 Ballarat Station sign and intro “Some City Scenes” 0:49 35 turning from Lydiard St Nth to Sturt St towards Grenville St with Commonwealth Bank in view. and then 42 returning 1:19 42 showing Mt Pleasant, turns from Sturt St into Lydiard St Nth 1:53 Tramway road works in Lydiard St Nth, near intersection with Mair St with Jelbart Road roller in use, starts with an SEC roadworks sign. 2:12 39 passing the works out bound to Lydiard St Nth. 2:46 Good view of the roller working before 35 arrives. 3:01 35 passing the works in bound with 3:29 14 crossing Lydiard St in Sturt St, towards Grenville St 3:47 Trams in City Loop 3:55 21 coming up the hill 4:04 31 entering Bridge St from Sturt St with Bucks Head Hotel in the background. 4:27 Overhead work at corner of Sturt and Lydiard, with view of the sign at the City terminus “Trams leave here for Sebastopol, Gardens, View Point.” 4:34 Passengers getting off and then onto 38, ex Lydiard St Nth at city terminus including a young lady wearing gloves and a wheeling a pram hurriedly the photographer. A number of other prams in the view as well as. The Conductor helps to unload the pram. 5:07 41 proceeding up Sturt St, appears to have just rained. 5:26 11 using the Dawson St crossover, with a motor car doing a U turn as well. 6:00 14 descending Sturt St towards the City, filmed at Dawson St. 6:11 Title “The Gardens via Drummond St North Line” 6:16 19 showing Victoria St, turning from Drummond St Nth into Sturt St. 6:28 30 inbound in Drummond St Nth, approach and trailing shots. Trailing shot ahs the hospital in the background. 6:49 31 outbound, Drummond St Nth, approach and trailing shots, trees are in autumn colours. 7:04 12, inbound Drummond St Nth, with Macarthur St in the background, stopping to pick up a lady, approach and trailing shots and then entering the Mill St crossing loop. 7:53 14 outbound in Drummond St Nth, dropping a lady passenger off and then turning into Macarthur St and then tram going away. 8:37 View of overhead junction at View Point Jtn. 8:45 View of “Cars Stop Here” sign and pole sign “To City Only” 8:55 30 inbound in Wendouree Parade, stops to pick up passenger, and then a trailing shot of tram entering Macarthur St loop 9:37 View of “Cars Stop Here”, “End of Section” and timetable boards at Haddon St. 9:50 34, pausing at Haddon St and then proceeding towards depot – approach and trailing shots, with “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign in shot. 10:27 “Warning Oncoming Trams” sign 10:32 34 crossing 12 at the Martin Ave loop 10:48 39? Wendouree Parade, near Barrett Ave, stopping and letting off passengers. 11:24 30 passing depot junction and then trailing shot of it entering Tram Sheds or Depot Loop and then proceeding towards the City. 12:11 Shot of the “Caution Beware of Trams” sign at the depot. 12:14 25 stopping at depot junction and then trailing shot of it going toward Forrest St. 12:47 12 passing Depot Junction, trailing shot. 13:07 Shot of :Electricity Supply Department, Ballarat Branch” sign at depot. 13:13 View of a destination showing “Depot” on a bogie tram 13:15 Title “Some Depot Scenes” 13:19 View of a trolley pole and then 13 leaving the depot through the gates, destination showing “View Point”. 13:54 View of trolley pole and then 32 stopping at the depot gates. 14:08 12 (Sunny view) running out onto Wendouree Parade and then a bogie tram approaching Depot Loop. 14:43 View of 42 running in with a single trucker behind in Wendouree Parade, and another single trucker running out. 15:02 Title “Some Scenes in the Gardens” 15:05 25 running through the Gardens, approach and trailing shots, near our Depot Junction. 15:55 View of “No Parking East of Loop” sign 15:59 View of overhead and then trackwork (with points removed), but overhead still in position at the Old Gardens Loop or Gardens South Loop and then 12 entering the loop from the south and then a trailing shot looking along the Parade. 16:33 View of “Cars Stop Here” and “End of Section” and then timetable boards at Gardens Loop. 16:55 View of 34 leaving the loop 17:14 Title “The End”Written labels giving title information on outside of box.trams, tramways, ballarat, sebastopol, lydiard st north, victoria st, mt pleasant, sturt st west -
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Film - Movie Film & Box, Gevaert, 1962
... Ballarat Gardens Victoria St Bridge St Sturt St tram 18 tram 37 ...Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1962, a enthusiast tour, how the system operated and was used by people., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1962, a enthusiast tour, how the system operated and was used by people.Movie film - 8mm, approx. 4.15mins, with green leader strip on a plastic reel, within a Gevaert film cardboard box, with a Harvin Film Laboratory r, Marrickville NSW label and address to B.J. Parle, Chatswood and a 5d stamp. Titled "Ballarat 1962". Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4100 as Segment No. 6. Filmed and made by Ben Parle. Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883. Synopsis: based on time - Black and White film Title "Ballarat 1962" 0:00 37 departing City Centre in Sturt St, east bound, followed by 18 0:23 18 and 37 arriving into City Loop from Bridge St. 0:40 18 and 37 passing through the Gregory St Loop 0:54 18 and 37 arriving and at Lydiard St Nth terminus 1:15 18 and 37 in Lydiard St Nth 1:22 18 and 37 at Railway St gates, with gates closed with B class hauled passenger train, wooden and air-conditioned carriages departing. 1:51 Interior view of passengers in 18 2:10 View from a side window of 18 turning from Lydiard St Nth into Sturt St, heading east, with an inspector getting off No. 18 2:23 View from front window in Victoria St and entering King St loop to cross No. 14. 2:55 18 and 37 departing King St loop, in bound. 3:10 18 in Barkly St, outbound 3:38 42 in bound Drummond St Nth and turning into Sturt St at Hospital corner. 4:16 End Written labels giving title information on outside of box.trams, tramways, ballarat, gardens, victoria st, bridge st, sturt st, tram 18, tram 37, tram 42 -
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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, David Clark, 17/02/1971 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the Ballarat's tramcars in the months before closure and the appearance then of Stones Corner.Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 21 in Victoria St, looking back to Stones Corner building. Photo by David Clark 17/2/1971. Tram has just left Bridge St. Stones Corner building in the background, and Viscount Ambassador Caravans to the left of the tram having replaced the Caltex Service Station on this location. Tram has the destination of Victoria St.On the rear in ink "Tram No. 21 in Victoria St, near Bridge St, looking to Sturt St. 17/2/71. Ballarat Tramways, Photo 30, Taken by David Clark", with David's address stamp "4 Adeney Ave Kew 3101" with "Melbourne" underneath.tramways, trams, victoria st, stones corner, bridge st, tram 21 -
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Photograph - B&W print of donated negative, John Webster, 11/4/1953
... in Bridge St for either the Mt Pleasant or Victoria St routes ...Yields information about the Bucks Head Hotel and demonstrates the way the signals were set in Bridge St for either the Mt Pleasant or Victoria St routesBlack and digital white print from a scan of a donated negative of a driver leaning out from a single trucker to set the switch on the signal for either the Victoria St or Mt Pleasant routes. Has the Bucks Head Hotel in the background. Shows the pole the signal controller or switch was mounted on. Black and White print made from scan of negative. Original Negative stored with Negatives. Image rescanned from copy neg and updated 31/5/2020. See On this basis, the envelope and marking matches that of Reg Item 4158, photo of No. 40, by John Webster and assumed taken on the same day as Item 4157, 4158, 4168, 4178 - 11/4/1953. Contained within Envelope No. 33.On left hand side of the negative in ink is "EI 35".tramways, trams, sturt st, grenville st, signals, bridge st -
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Postcard, E.W. Cole Arcade, Ballarat Horse tram arriving at the Grenville St. terminus, c1900
Postcard of Ballarat Horse tram arriving at the Grenville St. terminus, at the bottom end of Sturt St terminus with a person stepping off the tramcar. Has buildings on both sides of Sturt St. in photograph, and one other horse-drawn vehicle. Also Suttons and Richards & Co. buildings in photo. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" in the bottom left-hand corner". On the rear of the postcard, printed are the words "Post Card", areas for "This space may be used for correspondence" and "The Address to be written here" and in the stamp area in a square "Penny Stamp here". See Reg. Item 1539 for a photographic image of the postcard, 2762 and 4274 for other versions. On rear of second copy - publisher details - Cole's Sunny Australia Series, 96 Views, E W Cole Book Arcade, Melbourne, Sydney, and Adelaide.Demonstrates aspects of working of Ballarat tramways, with a passenger stepping off a moving horse tram at Grenville St. Has a strong association with the sender and receiver - possibly exchanging postcards themselves. Hand painted card.Printed black and white postcard with hand painted light blue sky background. Two copies held.On front of card in blue ink "Many thanks for pretty card, shall be pleased to Exchange, with best wishes, B. Bourke 3/7/1906" On rear stamped "Jas. B. Bourke Hare Street Echuca Victoria" and written address "Mr. Geo C. Dalhart, Parkersburg W. Va. U.S. America". Has stamp - Victoria "three halfpence" and cancellation stamp of Echuca, July 3 06" and "Chicago Aug 3, 1906".trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, horse tram, grenville st -
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Document - Photocopy, Davis Urban Bus Service - timetables, 1971
Photocopies of the Davis Urban Bus Services to replace the tram services in Ballarat in 1971. Sebastopol - City - Lydiard St. North (routes 4 and 12) Sturt St West - City - Mt. Pleasant (routes 11 and 15) Wendouree West - City - Victoria St (routes 1 and 7) Timetables for Monday to Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Foolscap and quarto sheets photocopied with newspaper extracts in the background. Made on heat sensitive paper.trams, tramways, buses, timetables, ballarat, davis bus lines -
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Photograph - Colour Print, late 1950's, early 1960's
Colour print with black border of No. 20 at the city terminus, Sturt St, late 1950's early 1960. Tram has the destination of Victoria St. and has a Penfolds sherry roof advertisement. In front of tram is the short end of section pole. Has a number of passengers walking away from the tram. In the rear are the SEC office building, Allan Bros Jewellers, RACV's, Crockers, and Tunbridge's furniture stores.sturt st, city terminus, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1950's
Black and white print of bogie tram No. 22 and another single trucker at the City terminus, Sturt St, with the Town Hall in the background. A large number of passengers board and leaving the trams. Has a bus in the distance crossing Sturt St.. Tram has the destination of Sturt St. West. In the photograph are Anderson Paper Merchants, Terminus Cafe and Penfolds Wine shop. In the bottom right hand corner is an ESCo/SEC cable termination/switch box. 3217.1 - original photo ex SEC? 3217.2 - different crop - added 21/3/2021 - has more of the original image on the right side. On rear of photograph is a white dot with "5" in red ink, and in pencil "Car 22, renumbered as 37 in 1951 in order to consolidate the bogies cars from No. 34 onwards. This was the first bogie car to run in Ballarat and ran from 1945. The car was withdrawn in 1955, following severe accident damage SECV"tramways, trams, sturt st, city terminus, bogie trams, esco, tram 22 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Theo Dunstan, Aug. 1971
35mm slide, square format mounted in a "Kodak " cardboard slide mount with Kodak logos and printing of No. 13 at the Victoria St. terminus. Tram has the destination of "Gardens via Sturt St. West. Taken 23/8/1971 - the last Sunday of full operations? Has date of "Sep 71" and "14" stamped onto the slide.tramways, trams, victoria st, tram 13 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Ballarat Litho & Printing Co, "The Picturesque Folio of Ballarat - 'The Modern Athens", 1904
... and Sturt St with a horse tram in the photo Victoria Park Eureka.... The Gardens Queen Victoria Square Lydiard and Sturt St ...Forty two page book with red covers, titled "The Picturesque Folio of Ballarat - 'The Modern Athens". Sheets have been individually printed both sides, stapled and then glued to the covers. Cover - gives title and printer details First sheet - with a greetings sheet for Good wishes and seasons greetings. Has a printed date of 1905. See Inscriptions. Dated 22/11/1904. Pages 3 - 10 - a historical sketch of Ballarat, compiled by Lieut-Colonel R. W. Williams V.D. Pages 12 - 41 - photos of Ballarat and district - such as: Sturt St The Lakes Post Office - note the trams clock board - taken at corner of Lydiard and Sturt Streets, looking east. The Gardens Queen Victoria Square Lydiard and Sturt St with a horse tram in the photo Victoria Park Eureka Monument The Statues Botanical Gardens Benevolent Asylum Hospital The City Oval - Richards & Co Photograph Fairy Land - the Lake Railway Station with a D class loco waiting for a signal, 3 post home before the level crossing. Has Irwin's Provincial hotel in view. Gong Gong Lake School of Mines and Methodist Church Lake Fountain A Ballarat view - 1853 - 54. View Point Gong Gong reservoir embankment South Star Mine Lal Lal Falls Band & Loch Mine On last page has the logo for the printers - Ballarat Litho & Printing Co, successors to F. W. Niven & Co. 56 and 58 Lydiard St. Ballarat. PDF scan of book added 21/9/2019 as btm3326i.pdfOn first page in black ink " to Chorus? Dodds, from Robert Dodds, and dated 22 Nov 1904.trams, tramways, ballarat, horse trams, sturt st, gardens, railway station, hospital -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, Jan. 1954
... St Stones Corner Victoria St tram 21 "Sturt St Ballarat" "1 ...Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 1/1954. Photo of Ballarat No. 21 at the intersection of Bridge, Victoria St and Main St, turning into Main Rd from Bridge St. Tram has the destination of Mt. Pleasant. Buildings in the background are Stones stores, Rickson's Paint (?). Advertising for ANZ bank, Kodak film. For high resolution scan see btm2817h.tif "Sturt St Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, bridge st, main st, stones corner, victoria st, tram 21 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, 5/04/1958 12:00:00 AM
Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 5/4/1958. Has slide No. "17" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of Ballarat No. 14, passing through the King St. Loop, Victoria St., inbound to the City. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St. West. "Victoria St line" "5-4-58"tramways, trams, victoria st, king st, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, 8/04/1958 12:00:00 AM
Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/4/1958. Has slide No. "3" stamped in black in top corner. Photo of Ballarat No. 14 inbound in Drummond St. North, approaching Sturt St, at Hospital Corner, Drummond St. Tram has the destination of Victoria St. Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. For high resolution scan see btm2862.tif "Drummond St N Ballarat" / "8-4-58"tramways, trams, drummond st nth, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Ben Parle, 8/04/1958 12:00:00 AM
Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/4/1958, date stamped onto slide. Has slide No. "6" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of Ballarat 30, inbound, Victoria St, prior to intersection with Humffray St. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. For high resolution scan see btm2878.tif"Victoria St. Line" / "8-4-58"tramways, trams, victoria st, tram 30 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard - Folder set, Viewpoint Scenic Production, "In Scenic Colour Ballarat, Vic", early 1950's
Set of 12 views of Ballarat printed with six colour photos on one side and six black and white photos on the other side, printed onto a folded strip of paper glued within an embossed paper folder. On rear cover has publisher details "A Viewpoint Scenic Production"., titled "In Scenic Colour Ballarat, Vic". Front cover has title and small sketch showing a fountain, trees and church in the background. Would appear to be a generic cover for other cities as well. The rear cover has two sets of cut slits with black lines around the cuts to enable the folder to be closed. Pictures are: Black and White 1. Sturt St Ballarat. (Well known photo taken from Grenville St. - see btm675i - 1940's) 2. General View of Ballarat, Victoria 3. Bridge Street Ballarat 4. Mt Warrenheip from Buninyong (note wrong spelling of Warrenheip) 5. View from Mt. Buninyong 6. Ballarat Gardens showing Wallace Memorial Colour photos - generally out of register. 7. The Town Hall, Ballarat Victoria - with tram in foreground (see image i8 for a hi res version) 8. Sturt and Bridge Streets, Ballarat - with tram in view 9. The Gardens, Ballarat Victoria 10. The Eureka Stockade Memorial, Ballarat 11. Lake Wendouree, Ballarat Victoria 12. The of Victory, Ballarat Vic. trams, tramways, ballarat, postcards, sturt st, bridge st, gardens -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 11, Stuart Loddington, 10 images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, 1971
Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 11 digital images, comprising 1 donation text image and 10 images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Stuart Lodington, 1971 prior to closure of the system. .1 - Donation text slide. .2 - No. 26 southbound in Lydiard St North, with the Ballarat Railway Station level crossing gates in the background. .3 - No. 27 and 30 crossing at Bell St Loop, Skipton St. (see also btm4976i4) .4 - No. 17 Wendouree Parade, near Gardens Loop .5 - Single truck tram at Victoria St terminus, taken from the west side of the Buninyong Rail line bridge, with CRB Roadwork sign, Eureka Caravan Park and Meagher Hotel in the background, possibly No. 11, see entry for .10 .6 - No. 12 and 30 crossing at the Urquhart St Loop, Drummond St South. .7 - No. 12 westbound in Sturt St, with Grenville St in the background. .8 - No. 17 at Gardens Loop with the Trolley pole being reversed. .9 - No. 30, Lydiard St North with Reid's Palace building in the background. .10 - No. 11 passing over the Buninyong rail line bridge, with Gardens via Sturt St West and a Twin Lakes sign. Has a number of children alongside the driver. .11 - No. 21 heading northbound in Wendouree Parade, Gardens, just to the north of the now BTM depot junction.trams, tramways, ballarat, level crossings, buninyong railway, lydiard st north, bell st, victoria st, wendouree parade, gardens, drummond st, sturt st, tram 26, tram 27, tram 30, tram 17, tram 12, tram 21, tram 11 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 10, Stuart Lodington, 1971
Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Stuart Lodington, 1971 prior to closure of the system. .1 - No. 32 entering the depot from Wendouree Parade, with the Lake in the background. Shows the depot fire alarm on an adjacent pole. .2 - No. 26 at Sebastopol, before turning the pole. Has a bus stop sign on a pole already. .3 - No. 27 and 26? crossing at the Bell St loop in Skipton St. No. 27 has a Twin Lakes sign. .4 - No. 32 outbound to the Gardens in Hamilton Ave about to enter Wendouree Parade with Loreto convent and Olympic monument the background. .5 - No. 26, Albert St Sebastopol, approaching the Sebastopol terminus, with Sebastopol Food Stores building on the left of the photo. .6 - No. 12 leaving the Parker St. Loop, Sturt St West after crossing a tram. No. 12 has destination of Victoria St. .7 - No. 12 inward bound in Lydiard St North with Fine Art Gallery in the background, 3BA. No. 12 has destination of Sebastopol and has a Twin Lakes sign. .8 - No. 12 inward bound, Sturt St West, No. 12 has destination of Victoria St and has a Twin Lakes sign. .9 - No. 26 at Sebastopol terminus, outside the Royal Mail Hotel, has a bus stop sign on a pole. Tram pole yet to be turned, but destination adjusted to Lydiard St. North. .10 - No. 12 at Sebastopol terminus, outside the Royal Mail Hotel. No. 12 has destination of Lydiard St Nth and has a Twin Lakes sign.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st west, sebastopol, skipton st, wendouree parade, hamilton ave, depot, depot junction, parker st loop, bell st, lydiard st nth, tram 32, tram 26, tram 27, tram 12 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 10, 1971
Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Stuart Lodington, 1971 prior to closure of the system. .1 - No. 27 at Lydiard St North terminus with passengers alighting/boarding and an enthusiast about to turn the pole. .2 - No. 27 and No. 30 Skipton St at the Bell St Loop. .3 - No. 13 at the Mt Pleasant terminus, showing destination of Gardens via Drummond St North. .4 - Crews of No. 31 (Conductor and Driver) reversing pole of No. 31 at the depot. .5 - No. 11 inbound on Victoria St. .6 - Night view of a tram at a terminus. .7 - Scrubber on 0 road at the depot .8 - No. 14 at Gardens Loop with another tram behind and the driver standing in the front of the tram. .9 - No. 13 (Mt Pleasant) inbound in Sturt St with 14 behind. .10 - No. 26 northbound to Lydiard St north, about to cross Albert St Sebastopol with the SSW shop in the background. trams, tramways, sebastopol, lydiard st nth, skipton st, bell st, mt pleasant, victoria st, depot, albert st, tram 27, tram 30, tram 13, tram 11, scrubber, tram 14, tram 26 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image set of 6, 27/06/1971 12:00:00 AM
Yields information about the SEC Ballarat trams in the months before the closure of the SEC Tramway system. Yields information about the streetscape.Set of six Digital images, scanned from slides by Graeme Cleak, scanning by Peter Winspur 9/2011. .1 - Slide FQ16 - No. 41, outbound at the south end of Drummond St south about to turn into Skipton St, with the destination of Bell St. .2 - slide FQ18 - No. 41, outbound to Sebastopol terminus, Albert St, just before the terminus itself. .3 - slide FQ21 - No. 41, inbound Albert St Sebastopol with the Sebastopol Town Hall in the background. Tram has a "Bliss Bombs" roof advertisement on the side, "Make Bliss, Not Love". .4 - slide FQ22 - Trams 26 and 41, crossing at Grey St Sebastopol Loop. No. 41 has destination of Grey St. .5 - slide FQ27 - Trams 27 and 37, crossing at the Hamilton Ave loop, No. 41 inbound - with destination of Victoria St at the Hamilton Ave loop with the "Stonehenge" fence house in the background. Sturt St West. .6 - slide FS29 - No. 37 at Grenville St, Sturt St intersection with Bridge St in the background. Tram has the destination of View Point and is entering the loop itself. The destination was no longer in use at the time of the photograph and would indicate that the destination has been arranged. In the background is the Woolworths Big W store and the Dickins Food Store. All photos taken on 27/6/1971. trams, tramways, drummond st sth, sebastopol, grey st, albert st, sturt st west, grenville st, tram 41, tram 26, tram 27, tram 37 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 8, 21/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
... tramways Railway Station Macarthur St Victoria St Sturt St Lydiard ...Yields information about the SEC Ballarat trams in the months before the closure of the SEC Tramway system. Yields information about the streetscape. Set of 8 Digital images, scanned from slides by Graeme Cleak, scanning by Peter Winspur 9/2011. .1 - Slide FS14 - No. 31 and 32 crossing at the High St Loop in Macarthur St. Tram 31 has the destination of Victoria St. Geoff Dean and his mini on the right hand side of the photograph. Another depot bound single trucker in the photograph, .2 - Slide FS3 - 31 outbound in Victoria St, with St Alipius church in the background. .3 - Slide FS5 - No. 31, and four other trams, some running special at Sturt and Lydiard Sts during the ARHS tour of that day. Has the ANZ Bank and SEC offices in the background. .4 - Slide FS9 - Nos. 39, 26 and two other trams in Lydiard St for the ARHS tour with Reid's Palace, Macleod & Co and J.J. Collier buildings in the background along with other buildings in Lydiard St North. Taken from the Provincial Hotel. .5 - Slide FS11 - No. 26 northbound showing Special running through the level crossing at Ballarat with the Kennedy Murray General Carrier in the background. Taken from the Provincial Hotel. .6 - Slide FS13 - No. 32 turning from Sturt St into Drummond Street North showing Depot via Drummond North, with the Southern Cross Hotel, Rimmington Bros and J.A, Malpass(?) buildings in the background. .7 - Slide FR35 - night shot of No. 17 (with Twin Lakes sign) and No. 32 in Nos 3 and 4 roads at the depot. .8 - Slide FR34 - night shot of the front of the depot - as above and No. 43 on "0" road. All photos 21-8-1971 trams, tramways, railway station, macarthur st, victoria st, sturt st, lydiard st north, level crossings, depot, tram 31, tram 32, tram 39, tram 26, tram 17, tram 43