Printed black and white postcard of an ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906 - 7 - has a destination box. Has a number of pedestrians in the picture. Taken from the east side of the intersection, looking towards the Town Hall, with the National Mutual Insurance building and Snows in the photo. Also shows the overhead arrangements - two wire for Sturt St, single for Lydiard St, coming into the intersection. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" along the top edge. On rear of postcard are the words "Post Card", has initials "WTP" in bottom left hand corner, a 1d Victorian stamp, cancelled 1/5/07, stamp "5". Divided back type. Address to Mrs T.D. Cayett? Falcon St, North Sydney NSW. Note about their travels, where they stayed and that they had travelled to the Gardens by tram. See item 8237 for a coloured version. Black and white postcard - titled "Sturt Street Ballarat" - used 1907trams, tramways, esco, sturt st, postcards, town hall

Book, titled "101 and 1 ways to Save Money with Portable Compressors", published by Ingersoll-Rand Co. London, 120 page book, within yellow covers, centre stapled. Published 1929. On front cover has an colour picture of a large work scene with a the construction of a suspension bridge in the background. Details equipment that is available and the possible uses it could be put to, with numerous photos. Has a list of equipment, index and on last page a list of officers and directors. Has been stamped on the top left hand corner with the ESCo Company stamp but overwritten in ink with a BTPS catalogue number and information. Stamped dated 23 Feb. 1934.On front cover and page 1, hand written in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 18".trams, tramways, trackwork, doors, safety, compressors, esco

Instruction Book or Procedure Manual, 69 Foolscap page, Gestetner printed, contained within heavy card covers, top stapled (three staples), top sheet printed with title "Standard Procedure covering the Duties and Responsibilities of the Uniformed and Plain Clothes Traffic Officers". Compiled by the Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board, first adopted 1957, revised December 1962. Has cover sheet signed by Traffic Manager, R. C. Drummond with six sections of procedures: 1. General 2. District Traffic Inspector's 3. Traffic Inspector's 4. Revenue Inspector's 5. Ticket Examiner - Depot Starters 6. Staff Signalmen (Batman Ave and Swanston/Victoria St.) On top of first sheet in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No 314."trams, tramways, mmtb, instructions, rules, traffic control

3293.1 - Grey folder, with a two prong clip, marked ""Rosters both sides, containing a set of 29 sheets, typed on foolscap paper, giving the Weekdays, Saturday and Sunday tables or runs for the SEC Ballarat trams on the SEC Ballarat Tramway system until the period before closure. Gives details of 38 tables or runs, numbered from 1 Run to 38 Run. Each sheet headed "Weekday", three runs per sheet. Saturdays - 1 to 34, Sunday - 1 to 10. Each sheet has in the top right hand corner LJD/3/70. Time table operated until the commencement of closure of the system. All sheets imaged and are: Monday to Friday Runs 1- 3 4-6 7-9 10-12 13-15 16-18 19-21 22-24 25-28 29-30 31-33 34-36 37 and 38 Saturday Runs 1- 3 4-6 7-9 10-12 13-15 16-18 19-21 22-24 25-28 29-30 31-33 34 Sunday Runs 1- 3 4-6 7-9 10 Each run details where the driver/conductor would sign on, time, the trips, meal breaks, finish time and the total time of the shift. See also Reg Items 2984 - 2993 for table cards at the time of closure. 3293.2 - separate sheet in front of folder, was taped to folder, giving distance of the various routes within Ballarat - miles. Now loose within folder. Second copy of this sheet added 3-8-2006, BTPS Cat No. 611. - See image btm3293i31 for image file. Images of all sheets added 31/8/2012.On front of folder in black ink " BTPS 811" and on top of 3293.2 - "BTPS 611"trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat, crews, routes

Colour photograph of BTPS/SEC No. 18, painted in the 1960's colour scheme. Tram photographed on the access line, showing Special. Photographed by William F. Scott, 12/1987. Printed on Agfa Paper.On rear lower right hand corner, label with "William F. Scott", stamped in black ink and in pencil "12.1987(1)".btm, ballarat, livery, tram 18

Yields information about the display area at the BTM depot c1995 and the way the display was set up in the front cab..1 - Colour photograph of SEC No. 39, photographed on No. 1 road of the BTM depot as the display area. Has the destination of Mt. Pleasant. .2 - view from the front of the depot .3 - ditto .4 - interior view, No. 1 end showing labels on controls. Photographed by Warren Doubleday 20.8.1995. .2 to .4 added 15/06/2008btm, ballarat, depot, displays, tram 39

Set of 14 colour photographs by Carolyn Dean during the 2006 Begonia Festival period. Printed on Kodak paper. .1 - 661 and 27 at Gardens loop - 12/3/2006 .2 - Crowd scene at Gardens Loop .3 - Neil Lardner - conductor .4 - Loading passengers - 27 Gardens Loop .5 - Group scene at Mess room - Bruce Worthington, Graeme Cleak, Neil Lardner, John Shaw, Bill Kingsley, Alastair Reither, Greg Rodgers. .6 - Graeme Cleak and Bill Kingsley, 661 at St Aidans Drive .7 - Bruce Worthington sweeping track at depot .8 - Swinging the pole at Depot Junction .9 - 40 out in the open with 26 and 8 behind - 11/3/2006 .10 - ditto .11 - 466 on 6 road .12 - 671 at Depot Jtn - 12/3/2006 .13 - Graeme Cleak issuing check tickets .14 - ditto.On rear of each photo is name and address label of Carolyn Dean and date in black ink.wendouree parade, begonia festival, btm, depot, tram 661, tram 27, tram 671, tram 40, tram 8, tram 26, tram 466

Yields information about the No. 27 that was thought to have reached 1000,000 miles in Ballarat during 1968 - actually found out later to be an error - was about 900,000 miles. Decorated for an event to celebrate the occasion.3316 - Black and white photograph of No. 27 on the celebration of reaching 1,000,000 (million) miles in Ballarat. Photographed at the depot. Shows two of the banners (Reg Item 3315) . Tram has destination of Special and a SEC Briquettes roof advertisement. Photo by the Ballarat Courier. Date of Photo. 29/6/1968, taken prior to the TMSV Tour of that date. 3316.1 - ditto, print ex the Ballarat Courier - larger size. 2nd copy of print ex Charles Craig collection added 8-1-17.On rear in purple ink "Ballarat Courier, Press Photograph, Copyright" 2nd copy - as above, as well as in blue in along the base of the photograph "17-9-68 and No. 27" in Bob Lilburn's handwriting.tramways, trams, million miles, depot, banner, tmsv, tram 27

Provides information about a system of safe working on a single line tramway or interurban railway or tram line. Has an illustration of the signal, coloured on the front cover. Gives details of the company, automatic electric block signals for 'railways' - interurban operation. The type K2-signal is one that can register up to 15 cars into and out of a section. Gives details, line diagrams and electrical details of this signal works, installation requirements and Trolley Contactors. Centre page has an electric diagram. Received by ESCo 4/11/1926.Yields information about a system on controlling vehicles on a single line railway or tramway section.Twenty page book, printed on art paper, centre page electrical diagram and light blue covers, titled "United States Electric Signals - Type K-2 Signal", with three centre staples. Noted by stamp on page 1 "Nachod and United States Signal Co. Inc. successors to the United States Electric Signal Co. 4771 - 4777 Louisville Avenue, Louisville Ky USA"The "Electric Supply Co. of Victoria 4/11/1926" in purple ink on the front cover, page 1and 5. On page 1 in black stamp ink "Nachod and United States Signal Co. Inc. successors to the United States Electric Signal Co. 4771 - 4777 Louisville Avenue, Louisville Ky USA" and on top of page 1 "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 2" in black ink. On page 20 at bottom :From Nachod and United States Signal Co. Incorporated Louisville".trams, tramways, signals, railways, tramways

Seventy Six page booklet, titled "Tramway Track - Track Work", printed in off white of light brown paper, three sections and side stapled with two staples. Evidence of it being bound with a glued cover. Used as a training book for building tramway tracks, including electrical considerations. Has two pages of Exam questions at the back. Published by the International Textbook Company, early 1900's. Many illustrations and tables.On page 1 "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 9" in black ink.trams, tramways, tramways, trackwork, electrical engineering

Provides details of the rails used by the SEC and ESCo in Ballarat.Yields information about the rails used by the SEC.Heavy cardboard folder with advertisement for Yeaston yeast tablets on outside of both covers, containing eight SEC drawings, Ballarat Branch, of rail cross sections and dimensions. Secured into binder with metal folding clips. Cannot be removed without dismantling the folder. Brown tape covers the edge of the folders and the centre. Rail size Drg No. Date 1. 70lb Tee BA6756 23/3/1953 2. 80lb Tee BA6748 27/6/1951 BHP Section 801 3. 80lb Tee BA6755 18/3/1953 BHP Section 803 4. 83lb Tram BA6759 8/4/1953 Has been taped together at about 3/4 length. 5. 87lb Tram BA6760 9/4/1953 6. 90lb Tram BA6758 31/3/1953 7. 90lb Tram BA6746A 29/7/1955 BSS No. 1 Rail 8. 96lb Tram BA6761 21/4/1953 1c rail Drawings all finally signed off 3/8/1955 by Ballarat Branch Manager, H. W. Linaker.tramways, trackwork, rails, yeaston

Small printed poster, advertising a protest meeting to save the trams, in the Lower Civic Hall in Ballarat on Sunday 1 September 1968. Titled "Save our Trams", with details of the protest meeting and the takeover of the trams by private enterprise, with no Saturday afternoon, Sunday services. Printed by Alex King and Sons of Ballarat on off - white paper. See also item 3328 - for a similar poster - presumed made by the same persons.trams, tramways, closure, ballarat, protest, meetings

Set of three entries for the BTPS celebrations, colouring competition. Based on the newspaper clipping from The News, (published by The Courier) Ballarat, 2/9/1981, "Colour the Tram", as part of the colour competition by the BTPS for the 20th anniversary of the closure of the tramways in Ballarat. Has a drawing by David Frost of No. 14 picking up passengers. Detailed the closing date, judging criteria and the prizes. See Reg. item 3178 for originals of the form. 3329.1 - Entry by Angela Venville, 9 Ophir St. Sebastopol, 6 1/2 years - written on rear in blue ink. 3329.2 - Entry by Bernadette Ryan, "Sunrise", Blowhard RSD A201, age 11 - written on a piece of paper stapled to the entry. 3329.3 - Entry by Paul Hawker, RMB 635 Yankee Flat Road, Buninyong. Age 10. label on rear of entry and staple to rear. Mounted on light blue paper within a blue diamond. tram, trams, btps, anniversary, colouring competition

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 1/11/1957 titled "From trammie to Mailman at 65". Article about the retirement of Mr. V. McGann retiring from the Ballarat Tramways after 30 years of service, 10 in Geelong and 20 in Ballarat. Plans to holiday for three months and then take over a mail run near Geelong. Farewell function at SEC offices in Sturt St, speakers Branch Manager, H. W. Linaker, Superintendent, L. J. Denmead and union representative, Mr. M. Pinkard. Has photo of Mr. V. McGann shaking hands through a tram door with conductor L Godsall. Has advertisements for Woodmason Trading Co (Paint sale) and Commonwealth bank on the same sheet.In blue ink in top left hand corner "1/11/57"retirements, geelong, ballarat

Copies of correspondence concerning an ESCO employee, Johnny and Tommy Young - ESCo employees. 1. Letter from Warren Doubleday to Bruce Reynolds of Horsham dated 6/12/2005. 2. Extract typed from ESCo, employee Register for Thomas Young and John Young. 3. Letter from Bruce Reynolds dated 17 Nov. 2005, handwritten on lined paper. 4. Letter from Warren Doubleday to Bruce Reynolds dated 6/6/2006 4. Typed extract from ESCo Traffic Employees Wages book for 1919 to 1925, confirming dates in item 1. Updated 6/6/2006 Images of document added 27-08-12.trams, tramways, young, motormen, junior conductors, esco

3347.1 - Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 10-03-2006, page 1 and page 2. Page 1- "Noisy protest greets baton", when visiting the Eureka centre, has photo of Peter Blackburn at Sovereign Hill. Page 2 - "Borner's takes a special tram ride" with a photo of Ray Borner leaning out of tram 671, with the Commonwealth Games, Queens Baton Relay baton. It was the beginning of Day 44 of the relay in Australia. Article by Andrew Jefferson. 3347.2 - part of a series of photos of the Baton Runners for the day, with the same image of Ray Borner on No. 671, titled "Our Baton Runners".queens baton relay, btm, commonwealth games

Yields information about tram services and how timetables were printed using a clock face for use in Ballarat. Demonstrates timetable making.Twenty Eight page, white paper, saddle stapled booklet, titled "Electricity Supply Department - Ballarat Tramways - Official Time Table January 1939", numbered TYE 1-48-5918. Gives notes on the through routing of the tram service, how the clock style format works and that it operates from the Tramway Centre. Also details when extra services are run and times as specific points along the route. Pages 24 and 25 detail the fares and charges, page 26 - luggage, page 27 - section destinations for the various routes and page 28, notes recent reductions in electricity charges. Two copies held. In the worksheet file is the basis of an article that appeared in Feb. 2006 Fares Please! See Reg Item 5637 for the August 1937 version.In blue pencil, the deletion of the 8.47am extra tram from Haddon St in both copies.timetables, ballarat, fares

Set of six black and white photographs on Kodak Paper believed to be an outing of the Toddlers Home by tram late 1960's. See envelope in worksheet file. .1 - Marge Prisk standing by No. 39 at the City terminus. .2 - Two children on the step of a tramcar .3 - Three bogie trams at the city terminus with the ANZ bank and Post Office in the background and a number of people at the stop. Includes No. 34. .4 - ditto with two trams - taken from the central plantation. Also has Macey's store in the background. .5 - Tram in Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade from the Gardens. Gardens Kiosk in the background. .6 - ditto.tramways, trams, special trams, toddlers home, sturt st, wendouree parade, tram 39, tram 34

Set of two colour photograph: .1 - No 18 at the end of the Access track, with Christmas decorations, and No. 27 in background. . .2 - Front of No. 11 on 7 road, with Twin Lakes sign and showing Sturt St. West Photos by Simon Jenkins, 12/12/1998 on Fujifilm paper.On rear in blue ink: - .1- "18 in Christmas attire and 27 in regular service. 12/12/98" .2 -"11 at the depot 12/12/98"btm, depot, christmas, access track, tram 18, tram 27, tram 11

Set of three photographs of featuring No. 14 and No. 45 as the Gold Tram. Taken 2001 or 2002. Photographer not known. On Konica paper. .1 - 45 and 14 on the depot fan .2 - night photo of No. 14 - Gardens Loop? .3 - night photo of 14 and 45 at Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade.depot, wendouree parade, night photo, tram 14, tram 45

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 19/2/1994, titled "Pull a tram, and help the SES". Item about Begonia Festival Ambassador Award Entrant, Jamieson Arnott preparing for a tram pull event to raise funds. Has photo of No. 1, Frank Puls on the steps, Jamieson and five volunteers from the SES pulling the tram along No. 2 road at the depot. Story by Dennis Torpy."Courier 19/2/94" in ink along the top edge.tram pull, fund raising, ses

Thirty Eight page, side staple book , printed on duplicating paper, foolscap size, with a yellow cover. Titled "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society /Electric System /Instructions to Drivers in Electric Car Operation" Dated 1972. Contains an Introduction written by Clyde Croft, as Driver Training Officer, and dated 27/7/1972; index, reference Index for quick solution of equipment defect, procedures to adopt, Accident Procedure, instructions and details on equipment, an ABC for Tram Drivers and points to remember. 3379.1 - added 31/12/2008, as above, a photocopy bound with black plastic comb binding, A4 size within a green folders. Made by Warren Doubleday early 1980's. 3379.2 - added 5/1/2016 - from donation of Lindsay Rickard via Hawthorn Tram Depot Dec. 2015. Unbound copy - has been imaged to a pdf file.trams, tramways, rules, instructions, by laws, btps, drivers, conductors

Set of three MMTB 1 1/2d tickets joined on a strip with perforations between tickets. Manilla or light brown card, printed with MMTB name, letter W, fare and availability on rear. Printed with details of the cable tram lines. Donated by J. T. Doherty, with a written letter detailing use - says 1940's Letter with worksheet file and envelope. Eight tickets purchased of a 1/-, instead of 2d per fare in the Central Business District of Melbourne.trams, tramways, tickets, cable trams, mmtb, melbourne

Set of five button badges produced by the Ballarat Tramway Museum for sale. Badges made with various coloured images of tram 31, with the words "Ballarat Vintage Tramway" around the edge of the badge and then pressed onto a metal back with a pin. Made by Patrick with their name and phone number stamped in to the centre of the rear of the badge. Have been made in a similar fashion since the mid 1970's for the BTPS/BTM. .1 - light green back .2 - white back .3 - pink back .4 - light blue back .5 - yellow back with a larger pin on rear and Patrick name not stamped into the centre. See Reg Item 6381 for a "Ballarat Tourist Tramway" example.tramways, trams, btm, sales, badges, ballarat vintage tramway

SECV - 1/6d Weekly Ticket - white card, with black and red printing. Headed with SEC details, punch marks for day of week on the sides, in and out directions and in the centre area of the ticket, overprinted in red, numbers 1 to 8. On rear has availability details, where it can be used, not available on Sunday and ticket number "EA341101" printed on the ticket in black ink. Has been used and possibly ex a tramcar given the condition. Note different style to that held to date (5/2005) for use in Ballarat and Bendigo. Simpler in style than previous tickets, could be 1940's.trams, tramways, tickets, fares, secv, weekly tickets

Photocopies of documents from the Public Records Office files, Ballarat of letters concerning the construction of the horse tramway vehicles in Ballarat. Provided by Colin Homes. .1 - dated 1/2/1889 to G. Perry Town Clerk Ballarat, from Constable Hanigan, reporting on a conversation with Mr. Moore, confirmed by Constable Hickey about the capacity of the tramcars and the need for licenses for them and the drivers and conductors. Moore replied that the roads belonged to him? and that he could tell Perry to go to hell. .2 - Letter or note, advising Mr. Perry, from Hanigan as cab inspector, that 15 of the cars would accommodate 40 people, 18 inside, 20 outside + 2 conductors and that two would accommodate 46 adults, 20 inside, 24 on top and 2 conductors. Has notes from Perry and Hanigan on the side. Images of document added 27-08-12.trams, tramways, horse trams, city of ballaarat

Book with brown Rexene covers, round corners, sewn down centre with self end papers, 68 pages, excluding end papers. Details the MMTB Rules and Regulations relating to drivers, conductors and employees concerned in any aspect of electric tram and motor omnibus operations. Issued with date 30/5/1957. Numbered on page 1 in black ink stamp "4538". Has a number of pencil, ink and printed amendments glued into the relevant part.trams, tramways, mmtb rules, rules, drivers, conductors, buses

Yields information about Greater Ballarat, including trams, buses, locations and streets. Has a strong association with George Netherway.Five colour map of Ballarat, showing streets, places of interest, Parks, tram routes, bus routes, railway lines, prepared by G. C. Netherway, Greater Ballarat Association, for the Victorian Government Tourist Bureau, Ballarat Branch, c1945. Shows suburbs names, location of orphanage, the lack of development north of Howitt St, in Wendouree. Map is part diagrammatic and is not entirely to scale. On rear is a road map of the Ballarat area, lists of statistics, beauty spots, look outs, art and culture, points of historical interest, industrial products and recreation. Note: Image 1, assembled from four scans, does not entirely match at edges. See Reg item 2074 for photographic image of another version map. See Reg Item 5613 for another version of this map. trams, tramways, ballarat, tram routes, bus routes, map, lists

Laminated paper poster titled "Salute to Australia Pageant", for the Australia Day Holiday 1/2/1982, to be held in the Fitzroy and Treasury Gardens. Features numerous silhouette out images of people, various Victorian and Edwardian transport equipment on a colour background. On the bottom edge has the sponsor names, The Age, Ansett Airlines, Bank of New South Wales, Coverlid and Davies, Gas and Fuel, State of Victoria, Heinz, Myer, State Insurance Office, Qantas, and the Public Transport Corporation.trams, tramways, australia day, pageant, btps, melbourne

Copies of correspondence and printed sheets concerning an ESCO employee, William Albert Rattray - Junior Conductor. 1. Letter from Warren Doubleday to Mark Rattray forwarding copy of image of ESCo employees register dated 31/7/2004. 2. E-mail from Warren Doubleday to Mark Rattray dated 27/7/2004. 3. Colour laser copy of photo image of Junior Conductor Register, ESCo Employees Register - left hand side. 4. Colour laser copy of photo image of Junior Conductor Register, ESCo Employees Register - right hand side. Images added 28/11/2016.trams, tramways, rattray, conductors, junior conductors, esco