Colour print of the BTM operated cable tram set at Gardens Loop, Begonia Festival 1987. Inspector Peter Winspur, Driver Warren Doubleday, Conductor David Frost, Zone seller Clayton Giles. Photographer unknown, hand written notes on the back of the frame by Richard Gilbert on the backing sheet for the frame - Spotlight. Photograph could possibly be by William F Scott given that a number of his photographs of the event appear in the 1986 - 1987 Annual Report.trams, tramways, btps, cable trams, begonia festival, gardens loop

Set of six colour prints of BTM operations taken by Roy J Mitchell. All photos dated on the rear as 8/2/2010 except .1 - 17/1/2007. Taken during the Begonia Festival based on the background. .1 - Tram 27 running in on the access track - note the new trees .2 - 466 at Gardens loop .3 - 26 and 671 at Gardens loop .4 - ditto .5 - 661 at Carlton St .6 - 26 at the depot on No. 7 road.Detail on the rear of each photo are the details of the image and the photographer. trams, tramways, btm, access track, depot, wendouree parade, carlton st, tram 26, tram 466, tram 27, tram 661, tram 671

Demonstrates advertising in Ballarat trams for the Begonia Festival and the Music for the people event. Has a strong association with the performers.Poster advertising "Music for the People" Sunday March 6 (1955?) featuring images of Ronal Jackson, Harold Badger and Rosalind Keene, with the Australian symphony orchestra - Part of the Music for the People event during the Begonia Festival. The poster has been trimmed and a c1970 tram fare schedule glue to the rear. The Poster has been also been used for other advertisements which can be seen in the bottom left hand corner. See also Reg Item 8345 for another similar poster.trams, tramways, advertisements, posters, begonia festival, music

Yields information about Ballarat's decorated trams for Christmas and other events or fund raising. The basic decoration was able to recycled for other events as well - Begonia Festival.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier, published 21/1/1969 of No. 21, decorated as "Begonia Festival showboat", at the Ballarat Depot, displaying the various festival activities. Has the destination of Lydiard St Nth. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details. See Reg Item 7219 for a printers block of a similar photograph.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, depot, decorated trams, begonia festival, tram 21

Black and white print of Ballarat Trams 27 and 38 at Gardens Loop in Wendouree Parade during the early 1980's by John Phillips. Tram 27 has a "Brambles" advertisement and a "TWIN LAKES" sign. Both trams showing St. Aidans Drive destination and "TRAMS RIDES" sign. See also Reg. 1781 for a similar photograph, taken at the same time and used in a postcard. Note the witches hats along side the trams - possibly taken during the Begonia Festival time.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, btm, gardens loop, btps, tram 27, tram 38

Newspaper clipping, page 2 from The Courier, Ballarat 5/3/2004 titled ""Summer not quite ready to depart" written by Emma O'Sullivan. Notes that hot spell of weather in Western Victoria and weather predictions for the next few days. Features in the bottom left hand corner a photo of John Clowes in the cab of No. 671 while running the Begonia service the previous day. Has caption "The old tram at Lake Wendouree was a bit of hot box for driver John Clowes"btm, weather, personnel

.1 - Colour print of Ballarat Tramway Museum W4 671 outside the Ballarat depot, following repainting to the blue colour scheme mid 1990's. Photographed by John Phillips for the Dept. of Transport. .2 - W4 671 running in Melbourne, during early 1996, on the City Circle in Spring St Melbourne, advertising the Ballarat Begonia Festival with the Princes Theatre and Holmes Colleges buildings in the background. Has number "96-35-25" on rear. Printed on Kodak paper.Each photo has on the rear a "Copyright Department of Infrastructure with details for reordering and a hand written letters "JP"trams, tramways, ballarat, btm, w4 class, spring st, tram 671

A set of two plastic mount (black base, white cover) of BTM volunteers during the 1993 Begonia Festival with the depot in the background. Photos by Travis Jeffrey, 3/1993. .1 - btm137 - No. 18 with standing alongside, left to right - Roy Sheedy, Dave O'Neil, Clayton Giles, Richard Gilbert, Stephen Butler, Warren Doubleday, Len Millar and Travis Jeffrey. .2 - btm139 - No. 18 with Len Millar, Warren Doubleday in uniform - rare and Travis Jeffrey. March 1993 Fares Please! tramways, trams, wendouree parade, btm, volunteers, depot, tram 18

Yields information about the construction of the Trackwork on the depot fan and some of the people who undertook the work.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 26/12/1972 about the BTPS's hopes to have the tramway operable in time for the Begonia Festival in March! Quotes Richard Gilbert, Society Secretary about the work being carried out, progress so far and that the work is being done by Volunteers. Features a photo of Richard Gilbert, Stuart Lodington and Warren Doubleday in front of the depot, laying 2 to 3 road points. See Reg Item 3822 for a print of the actual photograph.In red ink in top right hand corner "26/12/72"trams, tramways, ballarat, access track, btps, begonia festival

.1 - Colour print of Ballarat Tramway Museum W4 671 outside the Ballarat depot, following repainting to the blue colour scheme mid 1990's. Photographed by John Phillips for the Dept. of Transport. .2 - W4 671 running in Melbourne, during early 1996, on the City Circle in Spring St Melbourne, advertising the Ballarat Begonia Festival with the Princes Theatre and Holmes Colleges buildings in the background. Has number "96-35-25" on rear. Printed on Kodak paper.Each photo has on the rear a "Copyright Department of Infrastructure with details for reordering and a hand written letters "JP" unless noted above.trams, tramways, ballarat, btm, w4 class, spring st, tram 671, city circle

Gilda GUDE (1918-1996) Gilda Gude worked in various media throughout her career, favouring figure and flower studies. She attended the Ballarat Technical Art School during the early 1930s, and later the George Bell School. In 1938 Gilda Gude and Betty Brown, another Ballarat Technical Art School student, designed the flora carpet for the Ballarat Begonia Festival. This artwork was completed for a competition sponsored by the large art supply company Wiltshires. In 1952 Gude won the Royal Art Society Drawing Prize, and began lecturing at RMIT in 1861. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.art, artwork, gude, gilda gude, journal, poster, agriculture, farmer, reading

Set of nine laminated A4 colour sheets giving instructions on how to make plastic flowers for the 2019 Begonia Festival Floral Tram. .1A - Plastic Bottle Flowers (top) - page 1 .1B - ditto page 2 .1C - ditto page 3 .2A - Plastic Bottle Flowers (bottoms) - page 1 .2B - ditto page 2 .3A -Plastic Bottle Flowers (Middles) - page 1 .3B - ditto page 2 .4A - Plastic Bag Flowers .4B - ditto .4C - dittotrams, tramways, floral tram, btm, instructions

Yields information about the BTPS operating a motorised cable tram set during the 1987 Begonia Festival, with a Melbourne cable car set - includes a photo of the owners of the tram on the tram.Newspaper clipping, from the front page of The Courier, 7-3-1987, titled "A cable tram ride into history", about the operation of a motorised cable tram set during the 1987 Begonia Festival. Notes the owners and builders, Darryl Hawksworth and Newton Williams, cable dummy. Has photo of Darryl waving a flat from the front of the tram with Newton at the controls. Principal Headline of the day was "Joh is the Go" - see page 2. See Reg item 3834 for a print of the actual photograph used in the newspaper. Two copies held.btps, cable trams, begonia festival

Yields information about the BTPS operating a motorised cable tram set during the 1987 Begonia Festival, with a Melbourne cable car set - includes a photo of the owners of the tram on the tram.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of the Cable tram set operated by (left-right) Newton Williams, Daryl Hawksworth operated during the 1987 Begonia Festival. Photo taken 6/3/1987 and published 7/7/1987. See Reg Item 3437 for the newspaper clipping this photograph was used in. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.tramways, trams, btps, cable trams, begonia festival, tram cable

Has a strong association with a BTPS and two of the BTPS staff on an open day at the depot prior to the opening of the tramway. Passengers have been met at the Wendouree Station where a train has made a special stop. Has a series of cryptic captions to go with the photographs.Set of 8 colour prints/photographs of an open day at the BTPS depot c1973, Begonia Festival time? where the Horsham train has stopped at Wendouree Platform, running an hour late (T class locomotive) and been met by Richard Gilbert and Geoff Cargeeg to inform passengers about the opening of the tram depot. Has set of "cryptic" captions with each photograph - possibly written by Alan Harnwell (no one else identified themselves up enquiry during 2007). Photographs and captions used in display boards following event.btps, wendouree station, depot, tram 26, tram 27, tram 40

Has a strong association with the Rose Stereograph Co, demonstrates the gardens displays in Ballarat c1960's and yields information about the streetscape at the time.Colour postcard print of the central median gardens, Sturt St, with the Town Hall in the background and bogie tram No. 37 on the South Side. Has festoon lighting and other street decorations (Begonia Festival?) in the view. In the background are Myers, the Town Hall and Fletcher Jones store. No. 37 has the destination of Sebastopol and a "Switch to Electric Cooking" roof advertisement. Title "The Gardens and City Hall. Ballarat Vic." Postcard - Rose Series Colorview No. 509. On rear is the rose of Rose Stereograph Co and information. Duplicate of Reg Item - 1025On reverse side - black ink stamp "E.G.Butland"trams, tramways, town hall, gardens, sturt st, begonia festival, tram 37

Colour photograph of BTM workers and traffic staff standing in front of tram 38 during the 1998 Begonia Festival. In photograph is , John Phillips, Carolyn Dean, Travis Jeffrey, Richard Gilbert, Alastair Reither, Paul Mong, Warren Doubleday, Gary Wood, Anita Bagley, Dave Macartney, Darren Hutchesson, Simon Jenkins. Photograph supplied by Anita Bagley. Photo taken on 16/3/1998. Print on Kodak paper. Was used in the March 1998 issue of Fares Please! See Fares Please! March 1998btm, begonia festival, members, tram 38

Series of eleven(11) Colour photographs, postcard size, of the operation of the tramway during the 1997 Begonia Festival. Features various trams, locations, crews and nature of the working. 723.1 - 671 at Carlton St., 8/3/1997 - Richard Gilbert and Simon Green 723.2 - 671 at St Aidans Drive, 9/3/1997 - John Phillips and Clayton Giles 723.3 - Depot Junction, 8/3/1997 the signboard, John Phillips with "Hogaphone" and Travis Jeffrey 723.4 - Depot, 14, 26, 8/3/1997, Gavin Young, Paul Mong 723.5 - 27 at Depot Jtn, 8/3/1997 723.6 - 671 and 14 at Loop, 9/3/1997, John Phillips 723.7 - Gardens Loop, Richard Gilbert on the phone, 9/3/1997 723.8 - 671 coming into the loop from the south end, 9/3/1997 723.9 - Depot Junction, 8/3/1997, Travis Jeffrey 723.10 - 14 at Gardens Loop. Richard Gilbert and Paul Mong, offloading passengers, 9/3/1997 723.11 - 661, depot, with the Begonia Festival and Museum sign. See March 1997 Fares Please!On rear of all photos in blue biro " 8 or 9/.3.97" and "Photo Carolyn Dean"begonia festival, depot junction, btm, tramcar operations, tram 671, 661, 14, 27, 26

James Russell Thompson (1818-1886) a successful mining investor and stockbroker of the Ballarat Stock Exchange, gifted the pavilion and the statues within, as a 10,000 pound bequest to the City in his will. The pavilion, designed by architect T.E. Molloy on an octagonal plan with a convex curved roof, was constructed in 1887, and houses the statues Flight from Pompeii, Rebekah, Susannah, Modesty and Ruth. The pavilion is a major feature of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, and unique in Victoria. It is a favourite subject for photographers, and Mrs Strange has captured it surrounded by massed small begonias. Mrs Bon Strange and her husband Bert were well known Ballarat residents. When Mrs Strange died some years ago, her extensive slide collection was sorted through and those relevant to Ballarat were gifted to the Ballarat Library. botanical gardens, lake wendouree, james russell thompson, statuary pavilion, weighing machine

Set of two photographs taken by Richard Gilbert at the depot on Sunday 28th Feb. 1999. Both photographs appeared in March 1999 Fares Please! 1097.1 - Setting up for traffic duties for the Sunday 28 Feb. 1999 Begonia Festival running - (left to right), Paul Mong, Stephen Butler, Simon Green, Roy Sheedy, Simon Jenkins, Mark McKay and Stuart Keenan. 107.2 - Stuart Keenan standing in front of tram 26 - first day as Conductor, ex SPER. Both photos on Kodak Paper. Taken with Stuart Keenan's Camera.btm, 26, begonia festival, stuart keenan, tram 26

Yields information about the operation of Ballarat tram No. 36 in Melbourne to promote Ballarat after the closure of the SEC system.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 7/9/1971 about the possibility of a Ballarat tram running in Melbourne later in the month of September. Pending transport arrangements, it is to run during Tourism week to promote Sovereign Hill, the Begonia Festival and the South Street Competitions. Quotes manager of Sovereign Hill, Mr. Brian Whykes about the arrangements being made. Also notes the application by Davis Bus Lines, (Mr. Stan Davis) for an application to run a shuttle bus services around Ballarat Motels and Sovereign Hill. Image added 20-11-2013.trams, tramways, ballarat trams in melbourne, sovereign hill, davis bus lines, shuttlebus

Colour Photograph of a group of ladies from the Loxton SA Probus Club standing alongside BTM Conductor/Driver Andrew Mitchell, March 1992 during the Begonia Festival. Richard Gilbert in the background on the phone. Taken at the crossing Loop. Note from one of the ladies included behind the photograph - folded. States "With complements from the Girls of the Loxton SA ladies Probus Club - March 1992 - and signed. Additional notes placed by Dave Macartney and Len Millar on the note regarding the ladies and Andrew Mitchell. Date stamped as being received 1/4/1992.btm, loxton probus club, tram 40

Cutting from The Leader, March 29, 1941. Includes six photos of students working at Burnley. Captions are: (1) "Miss C. Allen working with a microscope in the classroom." (2)"A ride back to the college buildings in a dray is much more fun than walking." (3) "Miss Margaret Bowron with a pumpkin grown in the vegetable garden." (4) "The theoretical side of horticulture, is too, important - and interesting, to judge by the expression on the faces of these students." (5). "Miss Joan Hamborg disbudding begonias." (6)"Miss Joan Harrison is here seen among the rhubarb in the vegetable garden."the leader, c. allen, margaret bowron, microscope, cynthia allen, joan harrison, vegetables, rhubarb, orchard, students working outside, students in class, pumpkins, begonias

An off-white soft covered booklet titled, ' Back to Numurkah 23rd to 29th March, 1951. Official publication and programme.' Published by Hartshorne-Waller Publicity, 48a Begonia Road, Gardenvale, Vic. XM 2710 (Copyright). Printed by The Endeavour Press, 381 High Street, St. Kilda, S.2. LA 9181. Advertisements relative to the times are of note. 56 pgs. Photos. Also included is a steel cylinder with a one penny stamp addressed to Mrs Chancellor Golden Sq. Bendigo. It also has the words photo only on it. Inside is a photo of the people who attended the 'Back to Numurkah.'civic mementoes, numurkah, lydia chancellor collection, collection, numurkah, collection, victorian country towns, reunions, event, programme, program, civic mementoes

Ballarat Courier Publication Issue 4 as 6 monthly Visitor/Tourist Guide. Including details of events in calendar format as well as some stores relating to major events, eg. the Begonia Festival Issue 4 - July to Dec. 1998, p20 under heading of Transport and tours, suggestion to historic tram ride, followed by a 1/6 page coloured photo of tram 26. Also on same page "City Circle Heritage Tour Bus" item. See 776.1 and .2 for previous issues. See Reg Item 5465 for City Circle Bus brochure.tourism, btm, tourist guides

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. 40 at the City Terminus, south side of Sturt St at Lydiard St. Shows a number of passengers disembarking the tram. Tram has the destination of Gardens. The Town Hall has been decorated for the forthcoming Begonia Festival - note the sign and the lights. In the background are advertisements for Penfolds wine, Wardrops building, For high resolution scan see btm2812h.tif "Sturt St Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, city terminus, lydiard st north, town hall, sturt st, passengers, tram 40

Book - 6 sections, sewn hard cover with glued face sheets, 122 pages, full colour printing, art paper with table of contents, index, sources and maps, titled "An Eden of Leveliness - Ballarat Botanical Gardens". Provides a detailed illustrated history of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens. Looks at the creation of the gardens, the north and south foreshores, Lake Wendouree, Friends of the Botanical Gardens, Begonias, the Heritage trees and provides a timeline of development. Has some notes on the Ballarat Tramway Museum, fish hatchery and other features of the area. Published by the Friends of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, 2012.On inside of the front cover "To the Ballarat Tramway Museum, Enjoy, from the Friends of the Botanical Gardens June 2016"trams, tramways, lake wendouree, botanical gardens, btm, gardens, begonia festival, local history

Newspaper clipping, The Courier Ballarat 15/2/2020 related to the delivery of tram 407. Story by Greg Gliddon, photo Lachlan Bence. .1 - actual newspaper clipping (full page), includes details of the tram, interview with Tony Smith of the MTPA and comments from Alastair Reither. Notes the tram to be used in the forthcoming Begonia festival .2 - Digital copy of the newspaper entry - printed on A4 sheets. The digital entry included a video of the tram rolling off the truck. This could not be downloaded at the time. Also includes a photo of tram 661 as the floral tram. Only the relevant pages printed.mtpa, btm, w2 class, begonia festival

Pale green soft covered magazine with red and black ink. 56 pages including advertisements. 1. Fourth Term, 1907. Included an article on Cornish Mining. 2. 1946 3. 1945 4. 1949 5. 1950 6. 1951 7. 1944 8. 1942 9. 1941 10. 1960 - School Council, Members of staff, Editorial, Principal's Page, Literary Society, That First Day, Prominent Personalities, Conferring of Diplomas, The Begonia Parade, Efficient Reading?, The Sporting Pages, Enter the Modern, Tradition, The Ceremony, Roll Call - List of Students' 11. 1939 12. 1909 13. 1908 ballarat school of mines, robert norton, c. t. tay, n. delosa, bill boggs, alan bethune, janis erdmanis, alan rock, peter agrums, gail trewanack, tony white, norm nash, graeme "curly" williams, chong thung "jack" tay, noel whitcher, malcolm peel, k. blee, roberta pittard, margaret timmins, i. menner, r. nicholson, g. titheridge, g. johnson, p. agrums, d. pope, r. wollermann, g. hall, g. hart, n. nugent, a. bethune, k. penna, s. white, t. white, j. pollock, k. rogers, l. campbell, n. bromley, t. scanlon, j. davis, j. miller, k. kirton, b. hickey, w. moore, m. mckinnon, i. weir, r. coutts, g. thurling, anthony yeung, y. kwong, r. champneys, j. erdmanis, a. webb, d. taylor, j. rash, n. nash, c. tai, s. chand, t. gan, k. e. ooi, c. poh, m. mallett, l. rawlings, a. patterson, g. le couteur, m. hewitt, e. grummett, a. rock, r. miller, g. ikstrums, b. lonsdale, d. holmes, g. leishman, r. norton, t. brauer, n. whitcher, p. lockyer, lois morris, eric mcgrath, helen ross, g. cornell, i. menz, l. j. matthews, l. j. groat, o. n. hails, p. j. davis, n. l. nash, s. mason, mr and mrs barry singleton, john wolfe, brian duthie, cornish mining, j. skuja, s. rowe, a. kinnane, w. maddox, sturt street ballarat