Yields information about BTM tram W3 661 operating in Wendouree Parade during the 2006 Begonia Festival.Postcard taken from a Topmill book of Australian Trams postcard book of BTM W3 661 in Wendouree Parade running on the Begonias services. Photo by Peter Winspur, 12/3/2006. On the rear in postcard mailing format are details of the photo, postage and address space, and the web address and location address of the publisher Topmill Pty Ltd.trams, tramways, btm, begonia festival, wendouree parade, tram 671

Yields information about the appearance of Bridge St festoon lighting for the 1954 Royal Visit and Begonia Festival. Has a strong association with the Garage on the corner of Bridge St and Main Road.Digital Copy of a photograph sourced by Roger Greenwood as part of his work on the production of a Video Tape on Ballarat's trams. Photographer and source details not provided by Roger. See btm6304doc.pdf Image looking west along Bridge St Ballarat with the lighting provided for the Royal Visit and Begonia Festival 1954. Has the Lister's Garage sign providing directions to Melbourne and Geelong with a clock centrally mounted. Also has a Caltex sign. Photo from a postcard. trams, tramways, bridge st, stones corner, main road, royal visit, begonia festival

Full colour, A4 foldout, 8 parts, printed onto an A2 sheet, Begonia Festival program, for the 2016 Begonia Festival. Has a map with Wendouree Parade in the gardens area and shows the tram track and depot. Also shows the Park & Ride area in Victoria Park and notes the bus service from the railway (train station). Two copies held.trams, tramways, begonia festival, festival program

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

Yields information about the type of ticket provided to visitors for the Begonia Festival in 1998 - along with an Adult ticket, child free.Set of five preprinted tickets for use in the 1998 Begonia Festival - "Child's tram ride - for child to travel free on the tram when accompanied by fee paying adult". .1 - printed on yellow paper .2 - ditto on blue .3 - ditto on pink and over stamped "Complimentary" .4 - printed on green and "Vermont Diamonds" written on top. .5 - ditto on green paper. Were incorporated into ticket books for the Begonia Festival - see Reg Item 5466.3 for the 2000 example of the type of ticket book.trams, tramways, visitors, btm, tickets, begonia festival

Yields information about the operation by the Begonia Festival and in particular when 661 was repainted.Set of 8 colour prints of BTPS trams during the 1984 Begonia Festival, just after the repainting of 661 has been completed. Each print has two small copies of the main photo on the right hand side. Printed on Sakuracolor paper. .1 - 661, 27 and 38 at the depot .2 - 661 at St Aidans drive with the parking fee collectors in the view. Interior cab view showing controller, brake handle and pressure gauge. .3 - crossing 14 at the loop. .4 - 661 and 27 at the depot .5 - interior view of No. 14 .6 - interior view of depot with 28 and 26 being rebuilt in the view. .7. - interior view of 661 .8 - interior view of 661 with the tram being swept out. trams, tramways, begonia festival, btm, depot, wendouree parade, tram 661, tram 27, tram 38, tram 14, tram 28, tram 26

Digital copy of the "1953 Begonia Festival Program" cover and six photograph pages held by the State Library of Victoria, copied 25-1-2012 by Alan Bradley for use in the 60 years of Begonia Festivals article and website. Features a number of images around Ballarat such as the Gardens, power supply, city.trams, tramways, begonia festival

.1 - 24 colour pages, Begonia Festival program, first six pages, backed onto (upside down) Ballarat Gardener Autumn 2012 or the other way around. Published by The Courier Ballarat, February 2012. .2 Pamphlet or flyer for the event. Two copies of each held.trams, tramways, begonia festival, festival program

Six page, folded to A4, full colour programme for the 2010 Begonia Festival, titled ""Ballarat Begonia Weekend 2010 - Explore the Secret Garden". Notes the BTM's depot is open (rear page), tramway is a free activity and map shows the various events. Two copies held.trams, tramways, begonia festival, btm

Yields information the appearance and details about city terminus, south side with the Town Hall in the background in the late 1950's.Digital scan from the Ben Parle collection of SEC trams 26 and 38 at the City terminus, south side with the Town Hall in the background, advertising the Begonia Festival. Photo 1950's or early 1960 prior to introduction of dash canopy lighting. Note the SEC termination box on the corner of the pavement. Photo received with the Ben Parle slides 09/2004. trams, tramways, town hall, begonia festival, sturt st, city, tram 26, tram 38

Pamphlet provides information about Ballarat, the history of Begonias in Ballarat and their background, cultivation, and botanical history. Provides names of those who is strongly connected to their cultivation, eg T B Toop, T C Beaumont, and Carol Wilkins. Provides a contact list for other Begonia Societies at the time, mid to late 1990s. Has the City of Ballarat logo.Yields information about Begonias which form the central part of the Begonia Festival and a busy time for the Tramway Museum,Pamphlet - 3 fold DL printed in green ink on a printed background of a begonia.city of ballarat, begonias, botanical gardens

Yields information about Wendouree Parade at the depot loop and the Begonia Festival tram of 1969 and a special tram service.Colour slide, Kodak white cardboard mount, developed Mar 1969 of No. 26 eastbound crossing Begonia Festival Showboat tram No. 21 at the Barrett Ave or Depot Loop. No. 26 is running a Special. One of a series of tour photos - see Reg item 7667, 7668, 7683 and 7701.ballarat, tramways, trams, wendouree parade, decorated trams, begonia festival, depot loop, barrett ave, tram 26, tram 21

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

Yields information about the type of public transport used in Ballarat in the late 1800's - a Hansom Cab.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of horse drawn cab outside the Ballarat Town Hall with a dais set up on front of the doors. Note the lamp post alongside and the flags on the door. In the building windows are signs for "The Commercial Bank of Australasia Limited - Ballarat Branch". Most likely for the 1954 Begonia Festival. Photographed at the time of the event. trams, tramways, town hall, begonia festival, cabs, horse cabs

The tramcar was subsequently re-painted for the 1969 Begonia Festival Yields information about Ballarat tram No. 21 decorated for Myer, 1968 ChristmasBlack and White photograph of SEC Ballarat tram 21 decorated as Santa's showboat for Myer, Christmas 1968. Photo by Keith Kings, 30-11-1968.On rear has the photographers file number 54-18ballarat, christmas, myer, depot, tram 21, trams, tramways

Set of three photographs showing BTM operations.Yields information about tram operations by the Museum.Set of three colour prints: 1 - Begonia Festival Gardens Loop - 28 and 671 - possibly 2007 2 - Trams 671 and 33 at the depot - - possibly 2007 3 - tram 18 in Wendouree Parade - 24-4-1994ballarat, trams, tramcars, tramways, btm, wendouree parade, depot, begonia festival

Article about the launch of W3 661 as the Floral Tram on Sunday 3/3/2019. Features a photo of the tram at the depot with a note that Richard Gilbert was driving. Article and photo by Alistair Finlay. Provides the story and background.Yields information about the 2019 Floral TramNewspaper cutting from The Courier, Ballarat, 4/3/2019 titled "Picture perfect public transport"trams, tramways, tram 661, floral tram, w3 class, btm, begonia festival

Photographs show the Motorised cable tram set built by Newton Williams and Darryl Hawksworth operating in Wendouree Parade during the 1988 Begonia Festival. The set operated in the 1987 Festival as well. See Reg Item 771 for further details. Grip car 593 and trailer 171.Yields information about the operation of the cable tram set in Wendouree Parade by the BTPS during the 1988 Begonia FestivalSet of four colour prints placed in an album sheet with date label.trams, ballarat, cable trams, grip car, trailers, begonia festival, btps

TIFF file: 1519 x 805:; 4.07MBb/w, detail, flinders street, begonia festival, advertisement

Tiff file; 1805x1178; 5.71MBexterior, 40th begonia festival, dramatic performance, actors, people, colour

Digital image TIFF 5.87MBcolour, 40th begonia festival, ballarat botanical gardens, performers

Digital image of photographconservatory pre-1995, begonia festival, flower beds

Black and white photograph

john garner collection, ballarat botanical gardens, gardens, ballarat, drought

Tom (Mr Begonia) Beaumont, death July 14, 1989, Courier newspaper. A cream-shaded begonia and a lawn at the Botanic Gardens bear the name of Ballarat's best known gardener, Tom Beaumont, who died at the weekend. Mr Beaumont retired in 1978 after 54 years on the staff of the Ballarat Botanical Gardens, including more than 30 years as superintendent.Tom Beaumont played an important role as a Begonia Specialist who contributed significantly to Ballarat's iconic Begonia Festivals and the maintenance and development of the Ballarat Botanic Gardens.Two yellowed newspaper sections. A brief article in one extract, which is folded and Death Notices for Tom Beaumont on the other.None.john garner collection, garner, dr, beaumont, begonia, ballarat botanical gardens, ballarat, gardens, tom beaumont, superintendent, curator, blackmore's, begonia festival, tom toop, tom beaumont lawn

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

The newspaper was produced to celebrate the 100th year of the Ballarat Courier.96 page newspaper celebrating 100 years of publishing the Ballarat Courier Newspaper. Stories and images include: Robert Clark, Ballarat history, Sturt Street, Selkirk Bricks, Ballarat Industry, Thomas Bath, Royal Hotel, hotels, Begonia Festival, James Smith, Hollways, Myers, Ballarat Orphanage, Nazareth House, Lake Elsworth, Batches, libraries, Timken, Sunshine Biscuits, M.B. John, AMCAST, reservoirs, Ballarat Council,, Morsheads, Civic Hall, Alfred Hall, Art Gallery, Christies, 3BA, Paddle Bros, South Street, BTV 6, Memorial Theatre, Her Majesty's, Whitelaw-Monier, Coltman, costume, Messer and opie, politics, Dudley Erwin, Bill Stephen, Vance Dickie, Tom Evans, Murray Byrne, McKay - Macleod, Crockers, Ballarat Shire, Sovereign Hill. St Patrick's Cathedral, Christ Church Cathedral, Ballarat School of Mines, Mt Helen Campus, Ballarat Girls School. Ballarat North Technical School , Burke and Wills Memorial, Joe White Maltings, Ballarat Airport, Sunicrust, architecture, women, trams, transport, Faulls, Franklin Caravans, Olympics, football, history of Sunshine Biscuits robert clark, clark, ballarat, sturt street, selkirk bricks, industry, thomas bath, royal hotel, hotels, begonia festival, james smith, hollways, myers, ballarat orphanage, nazareth house, lake elsworth, batches, libraries, timken, sunshine biscuits, m.b. john, amcast, reservoirs, ballarat council, morsheads, civic hall, alfred hall, art gallery, christies, 3ba, paddle bros, south street, btv 6, memorial theatre, her majesty's, whitelaw-monier, coltman, costume, messer and opie, politics, dudley erwin, bill stephen, vance dickie, tom evans, murray byrne, mckay - macleod, crockers, ballarat shire, sovereign hill. st patrick's cathedral, christ church cathedral, ballarat school of mines, churches, mt helen campus, ballarat girls school. ballarat north technical school, burke and wills memorial, joe white maltings, ballarat airport, sunicrust, architecture, women, trams, transport, faulls, franklin caravans, olympics, football, bray raceway, coliseum motors, schoools, education, craig bros, dayelsford, clunes, beaufort, linton, skipton, heinz bors, villiers, flecnoe, jones, robertson, cowles, bulless, cronn, matthews, ballarat library, cowley's eureka iron works, john hollway and sons, ken webb, mayoral chain, ken flecknoe, a.e. flecknoe, bath's hotel, eureka stockade memorial park

Yields information about the construction of the Trackwork on the depot fan and some of the people who undertook the work.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of Trackwork on BTPS depot fan (left-right) Richard Gilbert, Stuart Lodington, Warren Doubleday. Photo taken 24/12/1972, published 26/12/1972. See Reg. Item 1041 for the photo used in the newspaper clipping. 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.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, ballarat, access track, btps, begonia festival