Two pieces of heavy brown leather about 4mm thick joined together with a lighter piece of brown leather glued and stitched with heavy thread to form a Trip Way Bill Holder for use on the SEC trams by Conductors. The outside of the folder has been tanned to give a dark brown tan. The inside of the folder has been stained light brown. The outer corners of the folder have been rounded. The folder has been scribed by a tool to give the item some presentation. Not known who made it, could have been SEC Depot Ballarat, upholstery workers.On the inside in the top left hand corner "Trip Way Bill Holder" in blue ink. Also written marks on the leather in the bottom left hand corner - probably from the leather supplier.trams, tramways, conductors, tickets, forms, trip waybills

Colour postcard size print of an SEC Bendigo trams 7 and 21 at Charing Cross. Printed on AGFA paper. Photo taken during last years of Bendigo. Trams have dash canopy lighting and large white strip under the driver's windows. Tram 21 showing "North Bendigo" and 7 showing "Golden Square" destinations. Photo has Cenotaph, fountain and buildings on the south east corner of Mitchell St and Pall Mall in background.bendigo, pall mall, charing cross, tram 7, tram 21

Colour postcard size print of an SEC Bendigo trams 7 and 21 at Charing Cross with two bogie trams by fountain. Printed on AGFA paper. Photo taken during last years of Bendigo. Trams have dash canopy lighting and large white strip under the driver's windows. Tram 21 showing "North Bendigo" and 7 showing "Golden Square" destinations. Taken at same time as 971. Photo has Cenotaph, fountain and buildings on the south side Charing Cross in the background, including ANZ bank and RACV office.bendigo, pall mall, charing cross, tram 7, tram 21

Colour postcard size print of an SEC Bendigo trams 24 and 20 parked on the Bendigo depot access track. Tram 24 on bridge showing destination "SPECIAL" with 20 in background. Tram 24 has two roof ads, do not appear to be SEC ads. Depot buildings in background. Both trams fitted with dash canopy lighting and large white strip under cabin. Printed on AGFA paper.bendigo, depot, tram 24, tram 20

Single printed page with nine photos of Wanganui New Zealand trams, most of tram bodies after completion of service and on the other side, six photos of transport in Australia - 1 Sydney bus and last piece of tram track, four of Brisbane and one of Melbourne - W2 385 and another W2 tramcar. on white paper. Australian photos by Alan Smith. Possible source of sheet is NZ Tramway topics.trams, tramways, wanganui, brisbane, melbourne, sydney

Brass door roller from a former Melbourne cable car trailer - numbered 2 222 - probably No. 2 end of trailer No. 222. Consists of a large cast section for attachment to the top of the door, roller wheel and axle. Cable trams commenced in 1885 and by 1891 there were 350 sets. (see reference) See p79 of "Mind the Curve", John D.Keating re number of tram built by 1891.melbourne, cable trams, door roller, tramcar component

702.1 Map of Sydney Trams - diagrammatic in 1921, includes electric and steam, shows streets, railways and where starting (Not original a reproduction) 702.2 - as above, but shows track layout, crossovers etc. - more to scale, also a reproduction. Image added 20-12-2016.trams, tramways, map, sydney

Black and white photograph of Sturt St. Ballarat, east end, taken from a Grenville St. building looking west. Shows two ESCo trams, possibly No. 11 eastbound and 17?, westbound. Street track looks new, flags on many buildings in photo, good view of buildings on the West side of the street. Has caption "Sturt Street, Ballarat" top right hand corner and number "300,975(JW), bottom right hand corner. Photo mounted on black faced cardboard for display purposes. Has had tape on rear card, since removed. Part of photo also used in a Ballarat Business brochure, see Reg. Item No. ?trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st, street scenes, esco , tram 11 (esco) and 17? (esco)

Black and white photograph of MMTB No. H60 at Kew depot. Tram painted in MMTB chocolate and cream colour scheme. Side elevation photo with depot buildings in background. Taken prior to modification of roofs at end of cars to building in destination box. Tram of same class at SEC No. 18 See also Registration No. 555 ( for end view of tram) and 550 for another copy of this print. Has "Sutcliffe Pty. Ltd. Photographers Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne" stamp in purple on back of photo, different stamp to previous items from the same company.On rear in pencil "P & M", "M&MTB" and "38" in a circle.trams, tramways, mmtb, kew depot, h class, tram 60

Black and white photograph of the interior a Y1 class tram car, photographed at Camberwell Depot. Shows arrangements of seats, lights with covers and roof ads. A number of roof ads and window posters in the tram - of tram in service. Part of tram 550 in background. On rear is Sutcliffe stamp, and Gordon and Gotch stamp with date July 10. Has "Sutcliffe Pty. Ltd. Photographers Cromwell buildings 366a Bourke St. Melbourne" stamp in purple on back of photo. Destination City, 4th Edition and 5th edition.Yields information about the interior of a Y1 class tramcar.Black and white photograph with details on rear.On rear in pencil is "Return to F. Shennen" with arrow pointing to Gordon and Gotch stamp. "Interior Y1". The Sutcliffe stamp has two pencil crosses through it.trams, tramways, mmtb, y1 class, interiors

Black and white photograph of Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust bogie car No. 33, maximum traction tramcar, later to become M&MTB No. 33. Photographed in Coldblo Road alongside Malvern depot. Tram has destination of St. Kilda Road, route number indication "2". Photographed probably between 1913 and 1919 when P&MTT taken over by the M&MTB, though could be later prior to repainting. On rear is stamp in purple ink "Photographed by C.F. Dewey Sydney N.S.W." / "Copyright by the International Association of Railway Correspondents". Scan updated 18/8/13 and back image added.trams, tramways, malvern depot, pmtt, c class, tram 33

Yields information about an accident or collision between a tramcar and a truck late 1930's. Gives information about the tramcar livery, and the damage to both vehiclesSet of five Black and white photo prints from collected negative of Ballarat (SEC) No. 14 photographed in collision with a truck in Drummond St. North, at corner of Webster St. mid 1939 - see note re repair. 1365.1 - general view of collision, with truck in the foreground, with tram 14 behind. 1365.2 - side view showing side of tram and rear end of the truck. 1365.3 - view from the front, showing the truck (Reg. No. 277.745) and the front of the tram. Tram showing destination of Gardens via Drummond St. Nth. 1365.4 - General view of collision, from about 20m away, showing point of collision and how far the tram travelled prior to stopping. Large amount of earth (mud) on the road. 1365.5 - view of the front end of the tram, showing collision damage after the truck has been removed. Good detail of the lining and "Pay as you Enter" sign. Note this photo was used in the lining of No. 27. The tramcar body card shows it was repaired following an accident June 1939. (Note added 2-2-19). Copy 2 - of all above photos - large format prints (253H x 203W) - added 30/7/2007, ex Alan Bradley holding of prints, received 5/2007. See also Reg Item 3904 for a mounted set of these photographs along with that of Reg Item. 580, 1019 and 1366. .Negatives rescanned 17/5/2020 and image updated. tramways, trams, accidents, collision, damage, drummond st. nth. , tram 14

Black and white photograph of SEC No. 11 at the Mt Pleasant terminus, with the Conductor swinging the pole and school children boarding the tram. Destination showing "Gardens via Drummond Nth". Tram has a "Twin Lakes" sign on the front dash panel and a SEC Briquettes advertisement. Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 5/2000 at 02-02-06trams, tramways, mt pleasant, trolley poles, twin lakes, tram 11

MMTB 3d Bell Punch Ticket No. Ca 22708 on heavy paper. Semi circular holes in the top and bottom of the ticket.trams, tramways, tickets, mmtb

Two SEC 4c tickets, light red printing on off white paper, Nos. A557978 and A557979 with portion of tickets missing. See image for one of these tickets. On rear of tickets is a printed diagonal pattern. Handwritten note to Warren Doubleday from Dave Macartney on a piece of ARHS Vic. Div. news sheet explains the origin of these tickets - found blocking the north east sander on tram 18 on 25 April 2000. Possibly these tickets have been in the sand box for over 30 years.trams, tramways, tickets, accidents, maintenance

Yields information about the area known as Hospital corner or Hospital junction and the appearance of the trams prior to closure.Black and white photograph of SEC No. 28 turning from Sturt St into Drummond St. South, at Hospital Corner with Destination of Sebastopol. Tram has two SEC Roof advertisements - "Electricity Best for Cooking" and "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen". Has also Rimmington Bros. shop in the background and other shops on the south side of Sturt. St. Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 5/2000 at 02-02-06 1413.1 - as for above, but slightly wider view both sides. Shows the Town Hall and part of the hotel."DJM" on back of print in pencil.trams, tramways, hospital corner, sturt st, junction, tram 28

Black and white photograph of ESCo 19 or 20, summer toastrack tramcar, on the Wendouree Parade depot fan. Has a large number of people at one end of the tramcar. Depot "Bundy" clock visible in the background. Tram has a "Suttons Jazz Band" roof advertisement and an advertisement for "Rolfes" tea on the drivers dash panel. See also Re. Item 2507 for another print of this photograph. 1427.2 - on rear of photo in ink - "Ballarat Tramways, No. 19 Summer car (only two in service 19 & 20) was scrapped 1930. At Depot 1928. (1906-1930). W. Jack Photo T27"trams, tramways, depot, wendouree parade, toastrack tram, suttons, esco, tram 19, tram 20

Has a strong association with tram crews and the rosters crew workings, possibly D.J. Everett. Prepared by crews from sheets to enable them to know what service times to run, meal times, details of crew changes etc, based on their allocated shift or run from the roster.Thirty eight (38) page red metal spiral binding, notebook with card board covers. Each sheet faint ruled, both sides. Front cover had a drawing of a Scots lassie with a Scots terrier on a lead and a drawing of a street scene in the background with the words "Scotland" in script. Rear cover has a drawing of a castle on it. Each sheet, most left hand side only has the hand written details of each SEC Ballarat run - giving sign on times, notes, timetables, which run taken or taken by, meal times, notes with regard to special instructions, finish times and total hours worked. Image 1 shows covers and image 2, one of the sheets with the runs printed on both side of the page. On a scrap of paper, written on the back of a Ballarat Summary timesheet for a Thursday in 1968 is the run details for 22 run. Has been folded into 4. See also Reg item 4073 for a later book and 6876 for a typed versionOn rear cover - phone numbers for M. Morris, Tierney, Tram depot and tram office.trams, tramways, ballarat, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 12?, Macarthur St, just past the High St. or Macarthur St. Loop. Has a Service Station in the background. Tram has Twin Lakes sign on the front on the front of the tram. Photo taken late 1960s'. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 44" in penciltramways, trams, macarthur st, high st, tram 12

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 30 turning from Lydiard St. North into Sturt St. Has the National Mutual building, Craigs Hotel and MLC building in the background. Note tram stop on the pole adjacent to the Post Office and the policemen standing on the corner near the City terminus. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes."BAS 45" in penciltramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st nth, tram 30

ATMOEA Vic. Branch (Tramways Union) badge No. 1938. Badge made on a brass/gold backing with painted enamel on front. On central portion of the badge, had the ATMOEA logo, with words "Vic" with red enamel backing and on outer edge of badge "Aust Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association" with a royal blue background. On back of badge has clip for fitting through an opening on a jacket or coat lapel. On top of back of badge has number stamped in "1938" and bottom words "K. G. Luke / Melb." indicating manufacture. See image files for front and back of badge.tramways, trams, unions, badges, atmoea, employees

Stamped metal uniform badge for MMTB Inspectors. Tramways Board logo at top of badge in silver finish, the words "INSPECTOR" and the scroll outline in brass or gold colour. The area where the inspector's number has been painted on is in brass/gold finish. The number "103" has been painted on in royal blue colour. The enamel finish within the scroll work also finished in royal blue. On rear badge in brass/gold finish, with word "STOKES" stamped into. Two metal rings have been soldered onto the rear of the badge and a spring steel clip provided to enable the badge to be clipped to a hat. Assumed was Les Denmead's badge when employed by the MMTB.tramways, trams, mmtb, inspectors, badges, uniforms

Single sheet of paper that appears to have been either taken from a book or was printed as a pamphlet to advertise the routes that Ballarat Tramways (ESCo) ran. On the reverse side is an advertisement for Craig's Hotel, Lydiard St. Ballarat. See image files as well. The sheet has numerous tears on the left side (when viewed from Craigs Hotel) and marks possibly from gluing into a book and pieces of paper missing at about the position where it could have been stapled. Also two pin holes in top corners. The details for Ballarat Tramways notes the use of Fare Boxes, the Electric Supply Company offices being near the Coliseum, and the various colours used on the various routes and points of interest for visitors along the route. Request people to "Enter front end of cars and move right through". The advertisement for Craig's shows a photo of the hotel, motorcars outside , that it has been renovated and sewered throughout, that T.F. McManamny was proprietor. On top and bottom of the photograph, "J. Hesse" has been handwritten in using black ink. A letter "A" is on the lower left hand side of the sheet. Possibly c1920, though the cars could date this more accurately and when T.F. McManamny was the Proprietor. On top and bottom of the photograph, "J. Hesse" has been handwritten in using black ink.trams, tramways, routes, route indicators, esco, craig's hotel

Scarlet cloth lined paper ticket with white front, printed in black ink with fare value of 4/-. Blank or Unused Scholar's monthly ticket for use by under 15 years students, numbered A01831, 33 and 34. Has form number "TYE 2-13" in top left hand corner. Space for an expiry date to be stamped on the ticket and name, address and school of the student. Each ticket has been stamped "CANCELLED" in purple ink.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, schools tickets

Block of 50 2d Newspaper package Tickets. Two part printed ticket, using red ink on 60 gsm cream paper with the top half part having a part gummed back, stapled with a single staple at the top onto a cardboard sheet. The ticket butt has the form number "TYE 2-8". The top portion of the ticket was to be affixed to the newspaper package to be carried. It has the name of the organisation (SECV), "Newspaper Package Ticket 2d", conditions of carriage and ticket number. The lower portion was retained by the sender, was to be initialled by the conductor, "Newspaper Package Ticket 2d", conditions of use, ticket number and a space where to be initialled by the conductor. Each ticket has been stamped "CANCELLED" First two bottom half tickets missing. Heavy silverfish damage in places. First ticket (450) and lower portion of tickets 451 and 452 missing. Tickets in full numbered in both portions Aa 1458453 to 499. trams, tramways, secv, tickets, parcels

Block of 43 No. 3d Newspaper package Tickets. Was originally a block of 50 two part printed ticket, using red ink on 60gsm cream paper with the top half part having a part gummed back, stapled with a single staple at the top onto a cardboard sheet. The ticket butt has the form number "TYE 3-17". The top portion was to be affixed to the newspaper package to be carried. It has the name of the organisation (SECV), "Newspaper Package Ticket 3d", conditions of carriage and ticket number, prefixed with the letter B. The first seven tickets have been removed or used. All the lower tickets have been torn from the top half of the block, it would appear in they were damaged. Tickets in the full book would have been numbered from B39050 to B39099.trams, tramways, secv, tickets, parcels

Block of 41 No. 3d Parcel check tickets. Was originally a block of 50 two part printed tickets, using red ink on 60 gsm gold paper with the top half part having a part gummed back, stapled with a single staple at the top onto a brown cardboard sheet. The ticket butt has the form number "TYE 2-9". The top portion was to be affixed to the parcel to be carried. It has the name of the organisations (SECV), "Parcel Check 3d", conditions of carriage and ticket number, prefixed with the letter Ba. The first nine tickets have been removed or used. The lower portion was retained by the sender, was to be initialled by the conductor, "Parcel Check 3d", conditions of use, ticket number and a space where to be initialled by the conductor. Lower portions not on block are 8659 to 8564, though 8561 present loose. Tickets in full book numbered on both portions from Ba008650 to Ba008699. Each ticket has been stamped "CANCELLED" Inside of cardboard back has number "8699" written in ink on back.trams, tramways, secv, tickets, parcels

Child 1 1/2d ticket on light brown, light card stock used by ESCo c1928, Number Sa 0362, has various destinations for nipping on sides. Photocopy stored with ticket is 200% enlargement.trams, tramways, esco, ballarat, tickets, bell punch

Black & White photograph of 16 ESCo tramway staff in front of the Grenville St. shelter at the east end of Sturt St. Photo taken before shelter moved in August 1923. On door behind standing staff is visible part of word "traffic" Personnel in uniform, though with varying shirts, jackets and some caps. On far right of photograph, is H.P.James, with words "dad" written in ink at his feet. Photo mounted onto card with black paper, photograph has rounded corners, card is depressed to receive photograph and then a rectangular depression around the photograph again. Has "A.E.Widgery" on btm right hand corner in gold print. copy 1 - black and white print, by John Phillips 9/97, laminated 10/97. Hi Res scan of the negative added 8/5/2020 as i2 - cuts out part of the building.Words "dad" on front, and on rear, white label with "5" written in it in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, ballarat, esco, tram crews, personnel, shelters

SEC 7c & 8c tram tickets, paper flimsy ex blocks 527.1 - 7c C785340 - light blue print, black numbers. 527.2 - 8c A830312 - light green print, black numbers See attached sheet for further information.trams, tramways, tickets, ballarat