Yields information about tram 36 when it was used in Melbourne following closure of the Ballarat SEC system for tourist promotion.Colour 35mm slide in a Kodachrome cardboard mount of Ballarat No. 36, after closure of the Ballarat system, in Melbourne, Domain Road for Tourism Week, promoting Ballarat. See Reg item 3501 for photos of its transport to Melbourne and 3432 for a newspaper clipping and 3546 and 3503 for other photos in the same location. Photo shows details of the banners and roof advertisements. Has destination of Sebastopol. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.Written around the slide in in k "Ballarat - K. S. Kings No. 90-36, 23/9/1971, and No. 36 running in Melbourne as arranged by the Tourist Development Authority in Domain Road at St Kilda Road.tramways, trams, melbourne, tourism, mmtb, tmsv, domain road, tram 36

Yields information about the appearance of the million mile sign after it had been removed from the tram following closure and before return to the tram through the BTPS.Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in a white Kodak cardboard mount of the sign that was fitted that was fitted to tram 27, recording it had done one million miles in Ballarat (see Reg Items 6427 and 6428 for background and subsequent donation of the sign to the Museum). Slide mount dated April 97 Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, signs, million miles, plaques, btps, tram 27

Yields information about the SEC Wendouree Parade depot and the activities at the depot after closure.Set of seven Colour 27 x 27 mm slides in Kodachrome white cardboard mounts of activities and tramcars at the depot at or just after the time of closure. .1 - view of the depot, under exposed or a lady, possibly Lil Butler standing in front of the gates of the depot with some tramcars in the shed. .2 - view with 1 road doors closed of the scrubber tram on "0" road, derailment marks, and the tennis court lighting. .3 - partial view of a tram (bogie) just clear of one the depot doors. .4 - internal view of the depot - no lights - very underexposed - but shows the gloom! .5 - photo showing door step of a bogie tram. .6 - ditto with the lifeguard reset rod lifted - shows damage to the front panel of the tram. .7 - tram being readied for lifting or loading with E. Davis alongside - see Reg Item 6453 for a colour print as well. Negative of this filed with 6453. Slide mounts dated September 1971 Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, sec depot, depot, wendouree parade, closure, tramcars, lifeguard, loading trams, scrubber, tram 37

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

Yields information about the SEC Wendouree Parade depot and the activities at the depot after closure.Set of six Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Agfachrome blue and white plastic mounts. .1 - view of a single trucker with a Twin Lakes sign inside the depot on No. 2 road, number obscured. .2 - view from inside the tram depot with No. 12 outside with the lake in the background. .3 - No. 34 entering the depot being driven by a depot worker in white overalls. .4 - B. Peart standing on the foot step of the Ballarat Scrubber tram at the Ballarat depot - see Reg Item 6447 for a colour print. .5 - Front of the depot from the Lake side - with all gates closed and the long grass alongside the lake. .6 - Bogie tram entering the depot with the depot gates in the foreground - could be 34 - see .3 Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, scrubber tram, tram 12, scrubber, tram 34

Yields information about the SEC Wendouree Parade depot and the activities at the depot after closure.Set of six Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Agfachrome blue and white plastic mounts showing various views and scenes at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot .1 - View of the rear of the depot from Gregory St after closure of the depot itself. .2 - View of the depot from Wendouree Parade with a worker sweeping the track and No. 12 sitting on No. 4 road. .3 - No. 34 with part of No. 34 poking out of No. 1 road. .4 - View of No. 0 road with no trams and the tennis courts. .5 - view of No. 40 inside the depot with one of the doors open. .6 - view of workers propping or lifting the overhead in front of the depot in order to load a tram. No. 40 visible. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, overhead, gregory st, tennis court, 0 road, tram 12, tram 34, tram 40

Yields information about the Wendouree Parade depot at the time of closure of the SEC operated system.Set of three Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Kodachrome white cardboard mounts showing various views and scenes at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot .1 - view looking from the depot doors toward the lake. .2 - view looking from behind the toilet block along the west western wall showing parked cars and the structure of part of the front of the depot. .3 - view from Wendouree Parade showing toilet blocks and the overhead and signal lamp. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, overhead, signals

Yields information about the staff at the SEC depot at the time of closure.Set of six Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Agfachrome blue and white plastic mounts showing various views and scenes at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot with some of the depot staff in the photographs. .1 - W. Kell cleaning point blades and boxes in Wendouree Parade .2 - W. Kell at the depot. - see also Reg Item 6442 .3 - B. Peart and A. Domaschenz in the workshop area. .4 - Stan Lakey with the Depot Foreman's office and depot clock in the background. .5 - Stan Laky standing by No. 12 .6 - E. Davis standing by No. 32 Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, wendouree parade, personnel, tram 12, tram 32, bundy clock

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Thursday 22/9/2016, titled "Tram 40 takes a run back to glory days", about the use of BTM Tram 40, to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the closure of the SEC Ballarat Tramway by the Museum. Gives details of the tram, its history and the closure event in 1971. Notes Lou Walker and Herb Knight's involvement in the 1971 event. Photo by Neil Para, story Caleb Cluff.closure, btm

Yields information about the storage of tramcars at the SEC Ballarat B power station after closure.Agfa blue and white plastic slide mount of three tramcars stored at Ballarat B power station. Shows the chimney of the power station. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, tramcars, sale of trams, disposal, ballarat b power station

Series of 7 photos showing track removal following the closure of the Ballarat Tram system.Yields information about the removal of the tram tracks in the city area.Set of 7 colour slides - 1 x Agfa blue and white plastic slide mount, 4 Hanimex cardboard mounts and 2 Kodachrome cardboard mounts of track removal works in Ballarat, c1971 to 1972 .1 - Saw cutting the road pavement at the Dawson St Crossover. .2 - Rolling the crushed rock pavement in Sturt St after track removal - near Doveton St. .3 - Track repairs or starting to remove the railway crossing at Lydiard St North - has an SEC truck in the background and the Kennedy Murray Pty Ltd General Carriers building in the background. .4 - commencing work on the Dawson St Crossover removal with St Patrick's Cathedral in the background. .5 - as for .2 .6 - L. G. Pearce excavating track near Dawson St. .7 - ditto Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, track removal, dawson st, trackwork, sturt st, level crossings, lydiard st north

The sign dates from the time of the closure of the SEC Ballarat system.Yields information about the replacement tram stops at Sturt and Lydiard Sts and the information boards provided at the time.Hanimex white cardboard mount colour slide of the bus stop sign at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St for the Lydiard St, Victoria St, Mt Pleasant and Buninyong services, along with an adjacent timetable board. Has the Commonwealth Bank, the Mechanics Institute and the Unicorn hotel in the background. A car is parked in the bus stop. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sturt st, bus stops, tram replacement, closure, victoria st, mt pleasant, lydiard st

Yields information about the transfer of trams to storage at the B Power Station following closure of the SEC Ballarat system.Set of 11 Kodachrome cardboard slides of the relocation of No. 30 and 32 from the SEC Ballarat Depot the SEC Ballarat B Power station yard 4/10/1971 - See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal. .1 - SEC owned truck leaving with No. 30 on board .2 - ditto with No. 30 turning into Wendouree Parade .3 - ditto .4 - ditto arriving B Power station yard with the chimney in the background - note still has its truck attached to the tram. .5 - At the yard with the tram jacked up to release the truck. .6 - No. 30 about to be lowered. .7 - Lil Butler? standing on the step of No. 30. ,8 - No. 30 on the ground - on blocks. .9 - No. 32 loaded onto a truck at the depot. .10 - turning onto Wendouree Parade with No. 32 .11 - No. 30 and 32 at the SEC B Power Station yard Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, transporting trams, power station, tram 30, tram 32

Yields information about the transfer of trams to storage at the B Power Station following closure of the SEC Ballarat system and the workmen involved.Agfa blue and white plastic mount slides of the team involved in the relocation of No. 31 from the SEC Ballarat Depot the SEC Ballarat B Power station yard - 4/10/1971 - See Reg Item 3929 for list of dates of tram disposal. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sec, depot, tram disposal, transporting trams, power station, crews, tram 31

Yields information about the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St and the operation of trams prior to the closure of the SEC system. Has a strong association with the work of the Association of Railway Enthusiasts.AGFA blue and white plastic mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of h, while No 13, turns into Sturt St from Lydiard St Photo taken Sept. 1971. Tram 13 has a "Trotting Bray Raceway Tuesday" sign on the rear of the tram. The National Mutual Life Association building in the background. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "The late afternoon sun catches No. 28, outbound to Lydiard St Nth, passing No. 13 inbound at the Sturt St junction - Dec. '67" Photo by Dave Macartney. "Slide No. 6" Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, are, film strip, sturt st, lydiard st north, bray raceway, tram 28, tram 13

Yields information the operation of trams prior to the closure of the SEC system near the Railway Station. Has a strong association with the work of the Association of Railway Enthusiasts.AGFA blue and white plastic mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of No. 14 southbound in Lydiard St North with a Twin Lakes and an auxiliary board advertising a Fete. No. 31 is northbound to Lydiard St North with an auxiliary board "Trotting Bray Raceway Friday Night". Photo taken Sept. 1971. In the background is the railway level crossing signal gantry and Reid's Coffee Palace. Note the letter box at the railway station yard. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "No. 31 and 14 cross at the end of the double track outside the Ballarat Coffee Palance - Oct. '68" Photo Max Michell Slide No. 7 Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, are, film strip, level crossings, lydiard st north, bray raceway, tram 31, tram 14

Yields information about tram 35 following its disposal and how it was sheltered.Set of 6 Kodachrome white cardboard mount 27mm square slides of former bogie tram 35 at the Ballarat College junior school, c1973. .1 - tram at the school. .2 - ditto .3 - interior .4 - interior .5 - interior 6 - interior See btm3929 for details of disposal.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, ballarat, closure, tramcars, disposal, tram 35

Yields information about tram 18 following its disposal and how it was sheltered.Agfa blue and white plastic mount - 27mm square slides of single truck tram 18 at Sebastopol in Victory Park, c1973 See btm3929 for details of disposal.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, ballarat, closure, tramcars, disposal, sebastopol, victory park, tram 18

Yields information about tram 42 following its disposal and how it was sheltered.Set of 2 Agfa blue and white plastic mounts - 27mm square slides of single truck tram 42, at the Zion Congregational Church Kindergarten, c1973. Has "Zion Kindertram" in the destination box. See btm3929 for details of disposal.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, ballarat, closure, tramcars, disposal, zion congregational church, tram 42

Yields information about tram 11 following its disposal and how it was placed at the Daylesford Museum.Set of 1 Kodachrome cardboard slides and 5 AGFA blue and white plastic mount 27mm sq slides of former Ballarat tram 11 at the Daylesford Historical Society yard. .1 - view from the roadway .2 - late view with other farm machinery placed around it. .3 - interior view .4 - interior view .5 - view showing how the tram was placed. .6 - interior viewed.Various notations by John as to the slide number and the trams in pencil and ink.tramways, trams, closure, tramcars, disposal, daylesford, tram 11

Yields information about the storage of trams at the City Loop on the last day of operation of the SEC tram system. Has a strong association with the SEC Sales department of the mid 1970's.Copy slide - white / black plastic mount of four bogie trams in the City Loop, c1971. Leading tram No. 37 - last day of operations. Prepared by BTPS Sales - photographer not given.Has written on the slide - "BTPS Sales" and "19/9/1971"tramways, trams, closure, city loop, grenville st, sturt st, tram 37

Newspaper clipping from The Age, Thursday May 18, 1972 reporting on the take over of the Bendigo trams by Buses. Has been poorly cut from newspaper, part of a section regarding bus transport in the newspaper. Has a photo of Bendigo 7.bendigo, buses, closure, tramways

Newspaper clipping from The Herald or The Sun late August or early September 1971 reporting on the partial closure of the tram system in Ballarat. Notes that further closes are planned. Reports on the 1887 opening of the horse tram system and 1905 electric trams. .1 - same cutting with the associated image of another story alongside.ballarat, closure, tramways

Yields information about the extent of the Ballarat bus services that replaced the tram services in 1971 and their extent.Newspaper cuttings, composite, glued to a ruled or line foolscap sheet with the heading ""First Ballarat Tram Route closes Today", the Courier banner Monday 23/8/1971 (the day after the actual first closure) and a map or advertisement authorised by the Transport Regulation Board of the Ballarat bus routes, details, section points and detailed description of six routes. Would appear to have been compiled from at least two issues of The Courier, possibly by Tom Murray.ballarat, buses, bus routes, map

Newspaper cutting - Bendigo Advertiser - Wednesday 16/9/1970 tilted "Our trams will go - buses to take over next year" about the tabling of the SEC Notice to abandon or abolish the tramways in both Ballarat and Bendigo. Notes the intention for concession fares on the buses, actual fares, revised bus routes, subsidy from the SEC to the Transport Regulation Board (TRB) for concession fares for a period of five years and service frequency. Has a photo of a single trucker at Charing Cross. Quotes the Minister for Fuel and Power - Mr. Balfourbendigo, transport regulation board, closure, buses, fares, sec

Yields information about the formation of the BTPS and a public meeting prior to the closure of the SEC operated system.Newspaper cutting - from "A Place in the Sun", Friday 28-5-1971, about the closure of the Ballarat tramway system, the formation of the BTPS and a trip this Sunday by train for a public meeting in Ballarat. Written by Keith Dunstan?ballarat, closure, preservation, btps, meeting

Yields information about the closure of the SEC operated Ballarat system - presented in an unorganised manner and without newspaper dates.Set of 8 foolscap size photocopies on heat sensitive paper of various newspaper cuttings compiled - many duplicated - about the closure of the Ballarat Tram system, mainly from The Courier, Sept to Dec. 1971. Principal headlines are: "Tram Shelter for Christmas Crib", "SEC replies to Lake tram proposal", "A Farewell tram ride", "Keep buses out of Bridge St", "Bus stops blamed for drop in business", "Complaint of parking loss through bus stops", "last journey for 39", "Last tram to start in film about Ballarat" "The end for tram 31?" "Destination Hamilton" - see item 9520 for the original cutting See also Reg item 3165 and 3161 for similar presentations of cuttings. sec, ballarat, disposal, tramcars, btps, shelters, shelters, buses, closure, bridge st, hamilton, shelters

Yields information about the last day of operation of the SEC Ballarat system and the city Loop area.Digital image of a photograph taken on 19/9/1971 by Campbell Duncan of four bogie trams lined up at the City Loop on the last day of operation. 39 at the end of the queue. trams, tramways, city loop, closure, sturt st, night photo, last day

Yields information about the last day of operation of the SEC Ballarat system and the Sebastopol terminus.Digital image of a photograph taken on 19/9/1971 by Campbell Duncan of No. 40 at Sebastopol on the day of closure, night photo - probably not the very last tram, not enough people on board. trams, tramways, sebastopol, closure, albert st, night photo, last day

Yields information about the transportation of a bogie tram from Geelong to Ballarat following closure of the Geelong system.Set of two photographs of the loading of an SEC bogie tram in Geelong. Though no number shown, letter from Bob Lilburn to Charles Craig - 7-2-1971 identifies the tram as Geelong 40, being loaded on 27-3-1956 (See Reg Item 6747 and 8527 for other photographs) Would appear the trolley pole bases have been removed. .1 - tram on jacks with semi trailer partly under the tram - maximum traction bogie on the turntable section of the semi trailer. .2 - the bogie being craned on with a Fowler mobile crane. Tram became Ballarat 43. trams, tramways, geelong, transport, loading trams, tram 40