Stages in the construction of one of the two Birney Safety Cars, imported from the J G Brill Company of Philadelphia in kit form in 1924, and assembled in the area formerly occupied by the buses. In the background of Item 9237 is the trailer purchased from the North Melbourne Electric Tramway Company in 1924. Its number in the order in which Geelong cars were acquired was 13 (the Birneys were nos. 14 and 15) and it was eventually converted to a track scrubber car in 1926. It never carried the number 13 but was advertised for sale as such at the closure of the tramways in 1956. See Items 9232 and 9237.Black and white print on paper12-7 and GRS710/12/1/7 written on the back in pencil. No., 2 in a circle written on the back in ink.birney safety cars, j g brill company of philadelphia, track scrubber car, birney safety car construction

Stages in the construction of one of the two Birney Safety Cars, imported from the J G Brill Company of Philadelphia in kit form in 1924, and assembled in the area formerly occupied by the buses. In the background of Item 9237 is the trailer purchased from the North Melbourne Electric Tramway Company in 1924. Its number in the order in which Geelong cars were acquired was 13 (the Birneys were nos. 14 and 15) and it was eventually converted to a track scrubber car in 1926. It never carried the number 13 but was advertised for sale as such at the closure of the tramways in 1956. See Items 9231 and 9237.Black and White print on paper.12-8 and GRS710/12/1/8 written on the reverse in pencil. No. 2 written on the reverse in ink.birney safety car construction, birney safety cars, j g brill company of philadelphia

Set of 2 photographs taken by Carolyn Dean moving driving wheels out to Bungaree, after the delivery of scrubber tram No. 8, on 10/9/1999 1. Wheels loaded onto the trailer 2. Offloaded at Bungaree adjacent to house, with 9B truck. People in photos: Mark McKay, Alastair Reither, Stephen Butler, John Phillips, Simon Jenkins, Warren Doubleday, Alan Snowball, Darren Hutchesson, Anita Bagley.All have "10.9.99" and "Photo by Carolyn Dean" on rear.bungaree, wheels, storage

Letters - set of 5 and one report titled "Rail Scrubbing" between the Victorian Railways Chief Engineer Way and Works and Mr. Strickland, Chief Engineer MMTB about the effectiveness of scrubbing with 40HP and 50 HP motors and the number of scrubbing blocks. Includes an extensive report on tests done in Miller St Preston with scrubber No. 4, Feb. 1933. Letters dated 8/2/1933 to 3/2/1933.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, vr, st kilda brighton, testing, tram 5

Stages in the construction of one of the two Birney Safety Cars, imported from the J G Brill Company of Philadelphia in kit form in 1924, and assembled in the area formerly occupied by the buses. In the background of Item 9237 is the trailer purchased from the North Melbourne Electric Tramway Company in 1924. Its number in the order in which Geelong cars were acquired was 13 (the Birneys were nos. 14 and 15) and it was eventually converted to a track scrubber car in 1926. It never carried the number 13 but was advertised for sale as such at the closure of the tramways in 1956. See associated Items 9231 and 9232.Black and white print on paper13-1 and GRS710/13/1/1 written on the reverse in pencil. No. 2 in a circle written on the reverse in pen.birney safety car construction, j g brill and co of philadelphia, north melbourne electric tramway company, geelong tramway birney safety car, geelong tramway track scrubber car

Yields information about the disposal of tramcars from the SEC Ballarat system to the TMSV following closure.Colour print of Ballarat Scrubber tram loaded on a transport truck with Graeme (Graham) Jones standing alongside. Photo taken 21/9/1971. Tram was acquired by the TMSV. Item was placed in an envelope marked "Mr. G Jones" - retained with photograph in storage folder. Photo printed on Kodak Paper. Photograph by Lilian Butler? See btm6444doca for more info about G. Jones. See Reg Item 7889 for a set of 16 photographs of the event by Graham. in ink on rear "Ballarat Tram Depot - Monday 21st September 1971. With my compliments Lilian Butler"trams, tramways, tmsv, tram disposal, sec, depot, loading trams, scrubber tram, tram scrubber

Yields information about the appearance of the Geelong Scrubber Tram, 1955 and its truckBlack and white digital print from scan of a donated negative showing a side on view of Geelong Scrubber or track cleaner, and in particular the truck. Photo by John Webster, 21-8-55. Track cleaner. Reference Reg Item 4196 for another view of the tram in the same location. Photo assumed to be taken on the same date. Black and White prints made from scan of negative. Original Negative stored with Negatives. Negative scanned at hi res 2/6/2020 and image updated.On left hand side of the negatives in ink is "EI 4"tramways, trams, geelong, tramcars, scrubber tram, tram scrubber

ABC Radio broadcast at the time of the launch of the Gold Tram - tram 45 - on loan from Bendigo,Demonstrates the work of the Ballarat Tramway MuseumAudio cassette tape containing 1. Approximate 50 second item within the Goldfields Radio ABC News on 12/6/2001 regarding the launch of the Gold Tram that day. Contains an interview with Peter Winspur. Read by Graham Knox? Recorded by Stephen Butler. 2. Interview (oral history) with Arthur Reynolds by Alan Bradley (see Reg. Item No. 2146 for transcript) concerning the use of the SEC Ballarat Scrubber Tram. Made 14/6/2001 and for audio extract. tramways, trams, gold tram, abc radio news, ballarat scrubber tram, interviews, tram 45

.1 - Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of scrubber 5 at the Maribyrnong River terminus. The cross over is in front of the tram. In the background is a shop advertising Robur Tea. .2 - ditto, of the tram descending the Maribyrnong Road shortly after passing over the railway line. Possibly a MMTB bus in the foreground on a Munitions service. Photo dated 15-3-1945 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location and the tramcar. See Also Reg Item 5469 for another photo.trams, tramways, maribyrnong rd, scrubber tram, work trams, tram 5

.1 - Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of scrubber 5 at the Maribyrnong River terminus. The cross over is in front of the tram. In the background is a shop advertising Robur Tea. Also reversing is W5 804 (City via North Melbourne Route 54). Note the tram stop sign by the house and the bus stop sign on the other side of the road, along with "end of section" signs. Photo dated 15-3-1945 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location and the tramcar.trams, tramways, maribyrnong rd, scrubber tram, work trams, w5 class, tram stops, tram 5, tram 804

1 - Z3 157 at East Coburg terminus (route 1) - Has adverts for 101.1FM Radio and Cue. Has the PTC logo on the tram. 2 - Z3 212 and W at Brunswick Depot. The Z3 has an advert for FAI home loans 3 - Swanston Trams scrubber 10W in Cameron St, Brunswick 4 - B2 2091 at Coburg tram terminus, route 19 5 - A1 257 at the Port Melbourne terminus, route 109 6 - Tram departing the Port Melbourne terminus with the former Port Melbourne station building in the background. 7 - A2 280 arriving Port Melbourne 8 - SW6 852 (University route 8) at the Toorak terminus.Yields information about Melbourne tram operations in Sept 1999Set of eight white with black back plastic colour slides stamped Sept 99trams, tramways, z3 class, b2 class, tram 157, east coburg, tram 212, scrubber 10w, route 19, coburg, port melbourne, route 109, tram 280, tram 257, tram 2091, a class

Yields information about the last day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Photos taken at night and show sing marked "The End"Set of 13 - 35mm negatives, of the last day of operations in Ballarat on 19-9-1971 taken by Warren Doubleday at night .1 - 40 at Sebastopol .2 - Some how I got onto the tram No. 40 fully loaded .3 - ditto .4 - yes there is always room for more. .5 - squish - lots of passengers .6 - ditto .7 - 39 and Scrubber ,8 - 40 running into the depot .9 - ditto .10 - running into the depot building .11 - The doors are closed .12 -The End 13 - The End trams, tramways, closure, depot, sebastopol, tram 40

Yields information about the tram car fleets in both Ballarat and Bendigo following a query by letter.Photocopy of two letters from the SEC to K. (Kevin) D Stanes of 17 Acacia St Box Hill, regarding the tramcar fleets in Ballarat and Bendigo. .1 - Letter from F. K. White Manager of Mid Western Branch dated 30/5/1967 listing the single truck and double bogie cars. .2 - ditto from A. C. Sandow, Manager of Northern Branch, dated 1/6/1967 listing bogies, single truck and Birney and note the cleaner scrubber tram.trams, tramways, sec, ballarat, bendigo, tramcars

Letter from Robert Aspinall, dated 20/2/2001 of North Fitzroy. outlining his tramway experience and as operator of MMTB Scrubber tram No. 8 (8W). Gives brief history of employment with MMTB, ATMOEA. Notes objectives of scrubbing and flushing rails, leaf season, logistics, and other thoughts. Letter on line foolscap paper with punch holes in the left hand margin. Letter handwritten in black ink - five pages. Photocopy of letter held on file. Information used in the preparation of the notes on the operation of No. 8 - 4/2001.trams, tramways, flushing, scrubber tram, employees

Black and White photograph contained with Reg. Item 1902 - Photo Album from Keith Kings to Les Denmead 1970. Photograph of SEC Geelong, depot fan with the Scrubber, 21 and 40 visible and other trams in the depot building itself in the background. Photo taken on 21/8/1955. On rear of photo is stamped "ll317A and 28.5.70", possibly indicating print manufacture dates. Keith Kings No. P(e)(3) Scanning: i - image file, p - presentation file, b - back of photograph.Stamp in top left hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. P(e)(3) Copyright reserved". In blue ink "Geelong / Depot 21/8/55".trams, tramways, geelong, depot, tram scrubber, tram 21, tram 40

Yields information about the appearance of the Geelong Powerhouse and Depot mid 1950's prior to closureBlack and white digital print from scan of a donated negative showing the inside view of the depot looking inwards from the exit with the Scrubber tram or Track Cleaner, Trams 21 and 40 and one other on the depot fan. Shows the trackwork fan and the overhead details. Assumed photo taken on the same day as the others - 21-8-1955. Black and White prints made from scan of negative. Original Negative stored with Negatives. Negative scanned at hi res 4/6/2020 and image updated.On left hand side of the negatives in ink is "EI 5"tramways, trams, geelong, depot, tram scrubber, tram 21, tram 40

Set of six colour prints of trams at Preston workshops 1979. .1 - 9W Scrubber on temporary cable tram bogies while body is repairs. Side panels have been removed. .2 - W2 234 (Transporting Art) and other stored trams. .3 - SW2 275 with lights on and a "Tram Alive" sign. .4 - Z1 class tram front with power on. .5 - Z2 114 being commissioned - vicsig.net gives the in service date of July 1979. .6 - PCC 1041 Printed on Kodak Papertrams, tramways, preston workshops, service tramcars, scrubber tram, transporting art, w2 class, z class, tram 9w, tram 234, tram 275, tram 114, tram 1041, pcc class, sw2 class, z2 class

Black and white photograph of the area where the works or service or scrubber trams were parked at South Melbourne Depot. Has offices and shed in the background along with the depot water tank. Photo taken in the late 1950's early 1960's. In the view are No. 8 (later 8W), 10 (later 10W) and possibly No. 7 (later 7W) - cannot see the number but the photo matches that of the tram on page 76 of Destination City - 5th Edition) Printed on Fujichrome paper. Not known who took the photograph or when it was printed.Stamped in black ink on back "TMSV Sales"trams, tramways, south melbourne depot, scrubber tram, track cleaner, tram 7, tram 8, tram 10, tram 7w, tram 8w, tram 10w

Yields information about the SEC Wendouree Parade depot and the activities at the depot after closure.Set of two Colour 27 x 27 mm slides in Fuji film, processed by Hanimex white cardboard mounts. .1 - view of the SEC depot front with three and four roads doors, shows the sign and the small personnel door open. .2 - No. 30 towing a bogie tram with the trolley poles and lifeguards removed (possibly No. 37 but looks more like an ex HTT car) onto Wendouree Parade to be loaded. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, sec depot, depot, wendouree parade, closure, tramcars, loading trams, scrubber, tram 37

Set of 14 transparencies taken on 22/5/1971. 1170.1 - No. 31 outbound in Sturt St. West near Murray St. - has "To read pack Tilt Train" roof advert. 1170.2 - No. 31 ditto, near Russel St. loop. 1170.3 - No. 14 in Wendouree Parade at what is now BTM Depot Junction, near Toilet block. 1170.4 - No. 31 in Wendouree Parade at the North Gardens, approaching St. Aidans Drive 1170.5 - Scrubber car on "O " road with tennis court alongside. 1170.6 - Scrubber, 43 and 3 8 on 0 road at depot. 1170.7 - 3 8 and 43 on 0 road at depot 1170.8 - 38 on 0 road at depot, showing sharpness of 0 road curves. 1170.9 - 39 and 40 inside depot. 40 has "To read pack, tilt tram" roof advertisement. 1170. 10 - Tram 27 passes the depot gates, east bound with Lake Wendouree in the background. 1170.11 - SEC Depot, from Wendouree Parade, with No. 38 on "O" road. 1170.12 - trams 14 and 30 at depot loop, Wendouree Parade 1170.13 - ditto 1170.14 - "Cars take following line" sign on tram stop pole at Wendouree Parade Loop. All have date stamp of "28 Apr 1971" in purple ink on base. All blue ink unless otherwise noted. 1170.1 - "No. 31 in Sturt St. West between Murray and Wonliss Sts." 1170.2 - "No. 31 approaching Russell St. Loop in Sturt St. West Ballarat" 1170.3 - "No. 14 Gardens" 1170.4 - "No. 3 1 North Gardens 1170.5 - "Track cleaner car (formerly No. 23) at Wendouree Depot" 1170.6 - "Track cleaner, No. 43 and No. 38 at Wendouree Depot" 1170.7 - "No. 43 and No. 38 at Wendouree Depot" 1170.8 - "No. 38 gazes across Lake Wendouree from depot" 1170.9 - "Nos 3 9 and 40 in Wendouree Depot" 1170.10 - "No. 27 passing Wendouree Depot" 1170.11 - "Wendouree Depot with No. 38 on road No. "O" on left. 1170.12 - "Depot Loop" 1170.13 - "Depot Loop" 1170.14 - "Depot" tramways, trams, sturt st. west, wendouree parade, o road, depot, depot loop, signs, bliss bombs, tram 14, tram 27, tram 30, tram 31, tram 38, tram 39, tram 40, tram 43, tram scrubber

Set of 16 colour prints taken by Graham Jones for the TMSV of the transport of Ballarat Scrubber from the SEC Depot to the TMSV Bylands site on 21/9/1971. See Reg item 6444 for a photograph of the photographer standing by the tram by Lil Butler. 1 - SEC despatch docket dated 21-9-1971 2 - 4 - tram inside the depot and being jacked up 5 - 8 - tram loaded on truck and outside the depot 9 - Foreman Stan Lakey standing on the footstep 10 - close up on the farewell messages 11 - 13 - on its way to Bylands 14 - 16 - at Bylands and being off loaded. trams, tramways, scrubber tram, sale of trams, sec depot, tmsv, bylands, tram scrubber

Set of five colour photographs taken on 17/3/2001 by Warren Doubleday of the commissioning of Scrubber tram No. 8 (8W) in Wendouree Parade. On Agfa paper. 1827.1 - BTM tram No. 13 and No. 8 at Carlton St. .2 - Paul Mong cleaning points at depot junction, with Neil Lardner on bumper bar and Sam Boon alongside. .3 - 8 at St. Aidans Drive, Neil Lardner, Sam Boon, Alastair Reither, Dave Macartney, Daniel Edwards and Paul Mong. .4 - 8 (8W) crossing 13 at Gardens Loop .5 - 8 at Gardens Loop See Fares Please! March 2001commissioning, scrubber tram, btm, gardens loop, carlton st, st aidans drive, wendouree parade, tram 8, tram 13

Negative folder - made by ROW1 International of West Germany containing 40 No. 35 mm negatives of the AETA 1975 Convention visit to Ballarat and Bendigo on 30-3-1975. 17 photos of Ballarat and 23 of Bendigo. Bendigo photos: 1 - No. 28 at the depot 2 - ditto 3 - 24 and another bogie tram in side the depot 4 - No. 3? inside the depot 5 - 12, scrubber - 17 and two bogie trams 6 - scrubber and other bogie trams. 7 - general view with 24 and other bogie trams 8 - ditto 9 - Four trams at the Gold Mine, lead by 28. 10 - 19 at the Gold Mine 11 - single trucker with "tram tours" sign on the front 12 - 28 and two other cars at the Joss House, North Bendigo 13 - 19 and two other cars at the Joss House 14 - 30 at depot junction and loop 15 - 28 and 18 16 - 18 in the loop 17 - 28 and 18 McCrae St 18 - 28, 18 and 30 ditto 19 - 19 20 - No. 18 and 28 in Pall Mall with The Beehive in the background. Outside the building is an American Doughnut Kitchen van. The junction trackwork for the Eaglehawk lines remain in position. 21 - No. 30 northbound, with the City Family Hotel and other shops in the background. 22 - ditto and the cenotaph, 23 - B74 on a train at Spencer St. trams, tramways, btps, ballarat, aeta, bendigo, bendigo trust, depot, mccrae st, tram 28 tram 19 tram 30 tram 18 tram 24 tram 3 tram 12 tram 17 tram scrubber

Set of seven Black and white photographs on Kodak paper for the arrangements and work for the track reconstruction of Commercial Road Prahran. Series of photos show Down track already complete. Probably second half of October or early November 1965. (Electric Traction 11/65) (Unusual to have two jobs at once - see Hawthorn Rd - Reg item 1421). Series show the construction method. Temporary track formed by progressively lifting original track on to side of road each night. Relaying then follows progressively. Pictures show almost completed section (1423.1 &2), concreting (1423.3), new rails in situ (1423.4&5),newly moved track (1423.6&7), excavation taking place (1423.7) 1421.1 - Commercial Rd looking west at Charles St showing ramp to temporary city bound track. 1423.2 Ditto - just west of Charles St. 1423.3 Ditto - corner Perth St on left, Hyland St on right. 1423.4 Ditto - between Perth and Donald Sts. Scrubber car No 9. 1423.5 Ditto - looking east between Perth and Donald Sts. - W5 723 on new track, W5 722 on temporary track. 1423.6 Ditto - looking east. Max Hotel on corner of Donald St. 1423.7 Ditto - looking east at corner of Alfred St. Scrubber car No 9. See P.Winspur note with item 1418.trams, tramways, commercial road, reconstruction, trackwork, mmtb, tram 9, tram 723, tram 722

Each copy consists of a chapter, one page titled "Early History", five pages titled "Part 1 - Horse Trams - Ballarat 1887 - 1905, Sebastopol 1893 - 1912, Ballarat East Nil" Notes on the construction of the tramway, opening, personalities, Julien Battery tram, and half a page titled "Bits of Interest". The 3rd chapter, 3 pages, titled "Part 2 - Electric Trams - Ballarat 1905, Ballarat East, Sebastopol 1912". Notes the early power supply history in Ballarat, opening of the electric routes, (conversion of horse trams to electric), and the purchase of new trams ex Melbourne 1930. Chapter ends with 3 short paragraphs notes on the SEC taking over, Conductresses during the war and reconstruction. Author - unknown - possibly the SEC, Les Denmead and others - notes the scrubber car still in service in 1969? See also item 106 and 6419 for similar documents.Yields detailed information about the history of Ballarat's tramways.Three copies of a typed manuscript titled "Ballarat Tramways" - 18 foolscap pages. Each document has been typed, 1.5 line spacing on foolscap paper, 2nd and 3rd copies are carbon copies.On front cover of copy 1 hand written in black ink "BTPS No. 419". Copy 3 has "Incomplete" on the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, manuscript, ballarat tramways, ballarat, horse trams, esco, statistics

The history of Hoover dates back to the early 1900s and directly to Mr. James M. Spangler, an American janitor who invented the first vacuum cleaner to assist in dealing with his asthma. Originally founded in Ohio in 1908, Hoover Limited became a registered company in the United Kingdom in 1919. The first factory, in Perivale, Middlesex, England, opened in 1932. Hoover became the undisputed leader in the floor-cleaning market, so much so that in USA vacuuming became referred to as “hoovering”. This model was widely advertised in Australia from 1952 to 1958. Advertisements referred to it as “The Wonderful Hoover Floor Polisher”. It came complete with Scrubbers, Felt Pads, Lambswool Pads and Built - in Head Light and in 1952 sold for £32/8/-, or could be purchased with a deposit of £8 and weekly payments of 15/-. They claimed that the Hoover Polisher would take the drudgery out a woman’s work and appealed to men by saying the lambswool pads could be used to perfectly polish the headlights and duco of cars.This item is represented of domestic appliances used throughout Australia in the 1950s and 1960sAn upright Hoover electric polisher made from die-cast aluminium with Bakelite outer casing and electrical components.On plate attached to back: THE HOOVER ELECTRIC POLISHER MODEL 0212A./TRADE MARK D.C. OR A.C. 0-60) CYCLES VOLTS / 300 WATTS RATING SERIAL NOPF 533695 PROTECTED BY PATENTS, REGISTERED DESIGNS AND TRADE MARKS IN GREAT BRITAIN AND THE PRINCIPAL COUNTRIES OF THE WORLD MADE BY HOOVER LTD. GREAT BRITAINhoover appliances, domestic appliances

List titled "Numbers and Particulars of Trams", dated 28/9/1970, split into separate sheets for single truck and bogie trams which includes the Scrubber tram. Tram 20 has been deleted following its demolition on 17/9/1970 (see item 1088). Gives details of where purchased from, date of purchase, type, body builder, seating capacity, overall length, overall height, overall width, Lightning arrester, controller make and type, Truck Maker and type, type of truck, axle type, wheelbase, axle diameter, motors type and maker, Motor horsepower, Armature bearings, suspension bearings, gear teeth, Air compressor make and type, Brake Valves make and type, Governor make and type, Weight in tons. Has a list of abbreviations on the base of each sheet. See also 8721 and 8722 for other versions - different dates and 8690 for a Bendigo list. Note: Framed copies of both Ballarat and Bendigo are held in the depot. Yields information about the dimensions and equiipment on Ballarat Tramcars operated by the SEC.Typed List of tramcars and their details for Ballarat - carbon copy two double foolscap sheets.tramcars, ballarat, equipment, lists, data

Set of eight black and white photographs taken towards the end of the SEC operations, by an unknown photographer possibly an SEC crew member. .1 - Western part of front of depot with scrubber on 0 road and single trucker on 3 road. .2 - Eastern part of front of depot with single trucker on 3 road. .3 - 26 at Lydiard St. North terminus with cemetery building in background. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol. .4 - ditto .5 - 43 at Sebastopol terminus. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St. North .6 - ditto .7 - Saloon door with glass engraved "Prahran & Malvern Trust" .8 - Rear portion of bogie tram at Sturt and Lydiard St. with another arriving in the distance.On rear of all pics in pencil "32"tramways, trams, depot, lydiard st north, sebastopol, tramcars, tram 43, tram 26

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. 43 westbound in Sturt St. .2 - No. 43 at Gardens Loop showing Mt Pleasant on the destination roll. .3 - Scrubber on 0 road at the depot. .4 - night photo of a bogie tramcar. .5 - No. 43 at the Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade .6 - night photo of a bogie tramcar .7 - Sturt St West, with tram following? and Parker St Loop? .8 - Night photo of a single truck tramcar at the Sebastopol terminus .9 - Night photo of a bogie tram at Gardens Loop .10 - Night photo of No. 30 at Sebastopoltrams, tramways, sebastopol, sturt st, depot, wendouree parade, gardens loop, sturt st west, night lighting, tram 26, tram 27, tram 14, tram 39, tram 13, tram 43