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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Tramways Motor Roller
... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo)... Geelong Tramways Motor Roller Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo) ...Motor roller at the corner of Corio Tce. and Yarra St.,, Geelong. Emblazoned in its side is "Pioneer" Patent Motor Roller, made by Barford and Perkins Ltd, Peterborough, England. Date is likely to be 1920, with reconstruction of the power house taking place in the background.Black and white print on paperSpare written on the reverse in pen. 20-5 and GSR710/20/1/5 written on the reverse in pencil.geelong tramways motor roller, motor roller, pioneer patent motor roller, barford and perkins ltd -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Tramways MESCo bus No. 2
... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo)... Geelong Tramways MESCo bus No. 2 Melbourne Electric Supply Co ...Rear of MESCo's bus No. 2, built for their East Geelong route between the East terminus at Boundary Road and the railway station or Moorabol St. wharf. Note the twin rear tyres. Looks new, 1912.Black and white print on paper.No. 1 inside a circle written on the reverse in pen. 14-2 and GRS710/14/1/2 written n the reverse in pencil.geelong tramways, mesco bus no. 2 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Tramway Pole Raising
... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo).... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo) ...Supporting a pole, probably for the tram overhead with pykes (round poles with 2 spikes at the end) to make it vertical. Location and date unknown.Black and white print on paper.No. 2 inside a circle written in pen on the reverse. 18-4 and GRS710/18/1/4 written in pencil on the reverse.,installation of tramway overhead pole, pykes -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Tramway Conductors Uniform, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo)
... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo).... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo) ...Photograph of the uniform worn by Geelong Tramway conductors. Note the badge on the collars.Demonstrates how uniforms were to be worn and the style of uniform that was adopted in Geelong. Black and white print on paper.11/6 and GRS710/11/1/16 written on the reverse in pencil. No. 1 in a circle written on the reverse in ink.tramway uniform, geelong tramway uniform, conductor's uniform -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Tramways Pole Raising
... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo)... Raising Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo) ...Geelong Tramways workers manually raising a pole. Location and date unknown. Black and white print on paper.No. 2 in a circle written in pen on the reverse. 15-11 and GRS710/15/1/11 written on the reverse in pencil.geelong tramways infrastructure, raising a powerpole manually. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Streetscape
... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo)... Streetscape. Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo) ...Photograph of a Geelong streetscape with tram tracks under construction. Shows range of businesses at the time. Pedestrians are shown, along with a dray and horses and other horse drawn vehicles of the period.Black and white print on paperPhotograph missingtram track construction, geelong streetscape -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Traction Engine
... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo)... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo) ...Steam tractor in a Geelong suburban street with tramline. Location and date unknown.Black and white print on paper.No. 2 in a circle written in ink on reverse. 20-3 and GRS710/20/1/3 written in pencil on the reverse.steam tractor, traction engine, suburban geelong with tramlines -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Badge - ESCo employee pass, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... ESCo employee pass Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) ...Used by ESCo to enable identification of depot employees when travelling on the trams. Date made and when used unknown. Has hammer marks on rear of badge. See item 9038 for another example.Demonstrates a employee's free pass for travelling on Ballarat's trams.Handmade metal badge from brass sheet about 52 in diameter with a slot (long oval shape) about 23 long x 5 deep through which a leather strap about 100 long x 10 wide with a steel buckle is fitted. Stamped in capital letters on the badge are "BALLARAT TRAMWAYS" on the outside, "EMPLOYEES DEPOT PASS", in the centre of the badge, with the word "Employees" in a semi-circle. Near the bottom of the badge is the number "12", the one formed using an "I". The letters have been filled with a white paint.tramways, trams, esco, depot, employees pass, badges -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Functional object - Section Staff, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Pleasant St Gardens - Loop Nth"
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... - Loop Nth" Functional object Section Staff Electric Supply Co ...Used as a means of authorising a tramcar to have sole use of the track between the named points to avoid head-on collisions. Safeworking object - known as a section staff. Not known when made, but in use, until the introduction of the electric signalling in the mid 1930's by the SEC. See also Reg Items 934 and 988 for details of use and other examples are at 1851, 52 and 53, 2473 and 4444 to 4448 , 4996 and 4497 and Reg item 934 and 988 for articles on the safeworking systems.Demonstrates aspects of Safeworking on the Ballarat Tramway system used to c1936 when replaced by electric signals. Yields Information about the operation of Ballarat's trams and safeworking procedures.Cast brass item with a flat part recessed section with the words "BALLARAT TRAMWAYS SECTION STAFF" cast into the surface and a flat section underneath, flush with the outside edges in which the words "PLEASANT ST - GARDENS LOOP NTH. " stamped in. Has an open rounded end which forms a handle or a point where it could be hung on a peg.tramcars, tramways, staff, safeworking, tramway staffs, sec, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Badge - ESCo employee pass, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) ...Used by ESCo to enable identification of depot employees when travelling on their trams. Date made and when used unknown. See also 1798 for another example.Demonstrates a employee's free pass for travelling on Ballarat's trams.Handmade metal badge from brass sheet about 54 in diameter with a slot (long oval shape) about 23 long x 5 deep through which a leather strap could be fitted through. Stamped in capital letters on the badge are "BALLARAT TRAMWAYS" on the outside, "EMPLOYEES CAR DEPOT", in the centre of the badge, with the word "Employees" in a semi-circle. Near the bottom of the badge is the number "16". The letters have been filled with black paint.tramcars, tramways, esco, depot, employees pass, badges -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative record, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Enquiries re One Man Cars", 11/1919
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)..." Administrative record Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) ...Document is a response to a set of 16 questions regarding the ESCo Ballarat One man cars, dated 16/3/1923. Gives details of Ballarat, the tram system, tramcars, grades, union relations, operations, brakes, system of fares, fare boxes, tokens, Bendigo, usefulness of the system, accidents, comparisons, Pay as you enter and Pay as you leave arrangements.Yields information about the operation of fare box and one man trams in Ballarat, and Bendigo operations.Response to set of enquiries - four foolscap pages, typed, pinned in top left hand corner.tramways, trams, esco, one-man trams, tokens, bendigo, unions, ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), "Mileages Ballarat", "Fare Distances", c1920?
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)...", "Fare Distances" Document Report Electric Supply Co. of Vic ...Yields information about track mileages and horse tram track and information used in calculating fares.Report or chart - set of two documents pinned together in the top left hand corner giving information of system miles for both track and fares. .1 - Blue print - Mileages Ballarat - giving route including Sebastopol Horse car and one leg of a loop. Provides single track miles, double track miles, Total track, Total Single track miles, miles for car mileages. .2 - "Fares Distances" dated 7-3-01 - all routes. Has been prepared on the rear of a 1921 calendar, Brown, Win? of 30 Armstrong St Ballarat.trams, tramways, mileage, horse trams, esco, fares, crossing loop -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Ballarat Tramways tickets - daily 3 pence - 4 pence, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... pence Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) J. J ...Daily return ticket issue for each day of the week to either Darling St (3d) or Sebastopol (4d). Was to be punched for the date of use, so as to prevent reuse on another day.Demonstrates a daily return ticket used in Ballarat.Assorted Ballarat Tramway tickets. The daily tickets, printed on colored paper, have a value between 3 pence and 4 pence. tickets, tramways, esco, ballarat tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Ballarat Tramways tickets - Lunch hour weekly tickets, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo).... Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) J. J. Miller ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of weekly lunch hour tickets used by Ballarat TramwaysAssorted Ballarat Tramway tickets. The weekly lunch hour tickets, printed on colored card, have a value between 1/3 pence and 2 shillings. tickets, tramways, ballarat tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Ballarat Tramways tickets 1 pence - 4 pence, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... pence Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) J. J ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of daily tickets used by Ballarat Tramways.Assorted Ballarat Tramway tickets. The daily tickets, printed on colored paper, have a value between 1 pence and 4 pence. tickets, tramways, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Ballarat Tramways tickets - special purpose tickets, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... Ticket Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) J. J. Miller, Melbourne ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of specific purpose tickets used by Ballarat Tramways.Assorted Ballarat Tramway tickets. The special purpose tickets, printed on colored paper, include transfer tickets, special pass tickets, tickets for particular organisations, eg. Teachers. tickets, tramways, ballarat tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Ballarat Tourist Tramways tickets, 5c and 10c. Special Night School ticket, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... ticket. Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of Ballarat Tourist Tramway tickets, and a special night school ticket, all used by Ballarat Tramways.Assorted Ballarat Tourist Tramway tickets. The tickets have a value of 5c and 10c. Special Night School Ticket.tickets, tramways, ballarat tramways, ballarat tramway museum -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. MESCo, Geelong Tramways tickets - 2 pence and "Scholar" and Four stage tickets, c19??
... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. MESCo... stage tickets. Ephemera Ticket Melbourne Electric Supply Co ...ticketDemonstrates a range of daily tickets used by Geelong Tramways.Assorted Geelong Tramway tickets. The tickets, printed on colored paper, have a value of 2 pence. One of the tickets has the word Scholar printed on the face. Tickets cover either sections 1 - 4, or 1, 1A - 5. One ticket names the three terminus, East, West and Newtown, and Wharf or Rail as the fourth destination.One ticket has the word "SCHOLAR" stamped diagonally across the face. All tickets are individually numbered.tickets, tramways, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo), Geelong Tramways tickets - 1d to 1 1/2d, c19??
... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo)... Electric Supply Co. (MESCo) ...ticketDemonstrates a range of daily tickets used by Geelong Tramways.Assorted Geelong Tramway tickets. The daily tickets, printed on colored paper, have a value of 1d to 1 1/2d. The penny tickets cover sections 1 - 4 on the LH side, and "Wharf or Rail" to 3 on the RHS. The tickets are used, discolored, and have all been torn from the stubb. Each ticket bears an individual number. the 1 1/2d ticket shows a range of terminus destinations.tickets, tramways, esco, ballarat tramways, geelong tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. MESCo, Geelong Tramways tickets with a value of 3 pence, c19??
... Melbourne Electric Supply Co. MESCo.... Ephemera Ticket Melbourne Electric Supply Co. MESCo ...ticketDemonstrates a range of 3 pence tickets used by Geelong Tramways.Geelong Tramways tickets. The tickets, printed on colored paper, have a value of 3 pence. tickets, tramways, esco, mesco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Assorted Bendigo Tramways tickets, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... Tramways tickets. Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) ...ticketDemonstrates a range of daily tickets used by Bendigo Tramways.Assorted Bendigo Tramway tickets. Range of tickets covering Bendigo sections. Tickets printed in black ink on paper of various colors. Tickets known as flimsies. Bendigo Tramways Workman's Weekly tickets x 3. Printed on card, with a value between 1/- and 3/-. On two of these tickets the destination Hallam St., has been crossed out and Lake Weeroona written by hand. Change of destination from Hallam St. to Lake Weeroona on two of the three Workman's Weekly tickets. New destination written by hand. Same two tickets have the note "used prior to 28th Feb 27" written in blue ink by hand. tickets, tramways, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Ballarat Tramways tickets - 1/- Tourist tickets, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... tickets - 1/- Tourist tickets Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of Provincial Tramways tourist tickets used by Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong Tramways.Assorted Ballarat Tramway Tourist tickets with a value of 1/- (pre 1966). The tickets are printed State Electricity Commission of Victoria, with ELECTRICITY SUPPLY COMPANY in bold print. The tickets were produced for the Provincial tramways of Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Row 1 of tickets has partitioned sections for Town, Year, Day, Month and Date and are available for one return journey on each route. Row 2 tickets can be nipped for the Town, the date, and a space has been left to hand write the full date. Row 2 tickets also provide a space for the Passenger's signature, and can be used for any route on the given date. The tickets are printed on cream or beige card with dark blue ink used for printing. The tickets are not transferable to another person.Row 1 Ticket 1, the years 1944-1945 and 1946 have been crossed out and replaced with 1947-1948 and 1949, printed over in red ink. Row 2 tickets have a hand written note which reads (issued 1940 - 43 in pencil.tickets, tramways, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Tramways weekly tickets - 1/6d to 3/- STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA - Provincial Tramways, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... OF VICTORIA - Provincial Tramways. Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of weekly tickets used by the Provincial Tramways.Tramways weekly tickets - 1/6d to 3/- STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA - Provincial Tramways. On the face, the ticket has space to nip the month, the week number in the month, the transfers and the day. Some of the tickets are individually numbered, others marked with a date stamp. The tickets are printed on various colored lemon, beige or orange colored card, with printing in either black or red ink. On the reverse of the ticket is the wording STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA - Provincial Tramways, along with the details and conditions of use.Row 1, tickets 2 and 3 have the words Sample only hand written in ink. Ticket 4 has "12 trips 3d section - September 15th 1949" written on the stub edge and Ceased 1.7.51 written on the ticket. Ticket No. 5 has the date 18-3-49 on the stub end. Row 2, Ticket 1 has the words "This section 15.9.49 - 30.6.50. Row 2, tickets 2 and 4, have Sample only written in ink. Row 2, ticket 3 has the wording "12 trips 5d section - Sept 15th 1949 along the stub edge, and "Ceased 1/7/51 on the ticket. There is a hand-written sign with these tickets that reads "BALLARAT?"tickets, tramways, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Scholar's Monthly Ticket - State Electricity Commission of Victoria - Provincial Tramways - 4/- and 6/, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... - Provincial Tramways - 4/- and 6/- Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co ...ticketDemonstrates the use of a specially printed ticket for students using the Provincial Tramway service.Scholar's Monthly Ticket for Provincial Tramways. The ticket details that it is supplied by the ELICTRICITY SUPPLY DEPARTMENT of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria for use on Provincial Tramways. It gives the conditions and terms of use, stating that it is for passengers under the age of 18. It provides a grid on each long edge for trips in and trips out, with the numbers 1 to 31 where the box can be nipped for the day's travel. The ticket is not transferable. On the reverse of the ticket, there is space for the Name of the ticket holder, the date "Available from and To" and the Route covered. The ticket is printed on white card with black ink.Row 2, ticket 1 has a stamped date of 31 JUL 1946.tickets, tramways, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Ballarat Tramways tickets - Morning and evening weekly tickets and monthly school pass, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... and monthly school pass. Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co. of Vic ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of morning and evening tickets used by Ballarat Tramways.Assorted Ballarat Tramway tickets. The weekly and monthly tickets, printed on colored card, have a value between 1/3 pence and 2/- for the weekly pass, and 6/3 pence for the monthly. tickets, tramways, ballarat tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Ballarat Tramways tickets - Prototypes for Transferable Season tickets - 3/- and 3/6 pence, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of transferable season tickets used by Ballarat Tramways.Assorted Ballarat Tramway tickets. The transferable tickets are for an assigned route and are for use on Monday through to Saturday in any given week. tickets, tramways, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Ballarat Tramways tickets - Prototypes for Transferable Season tickets - 4/6 pence, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... Ticket Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of Transferable Season Tickets used by Ballarat Tramways.Assorted Ballarat Tramway tickets. The transferable tickets are for an assigned route and are for use on Monday through to Saturday in any given week. tickets, tramways, ballarat tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), PENSIONER'S FARE CONCESSION TICKET 59-60, 60-61 and 61-62, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... and 61-62 Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo) ...ticketDemonstrates the Fare Concession Certificate provided by the State of Victoria for eligible passengers on the Victorian Public transport networks.PENSIONER'S FARE CONCESSION CERTIFICATE - Three tickets indicating that the holder of the ticket is entitled to a concession on Victorian Railways, Melbourne and Metropolitan tramways board buses and the Provincial Tramways of Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. The certificates, printed on colored cared with black ink, show the regulations for use and restrictions on the time of travel. The reverse has a space to record the details of the user, and their signature. The tickets are printed with an individual number.Ticket 2 has "PROOF COPY ONLY" hand written on the reverse, and " No ______________________ " hand written on the face.tickets, tramways, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Tramways tickets - 3d and 4d, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo).... Tramways tickets - 3d and 4d. Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of daily tickets used by the Provincial Tramways in Victoria.A collection of tramways tickets known as 'flimsies', produced by the Electricity Supply Department for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. The tickets are for use on the provincial tramways of Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. The daily tickets, printed on beige, pink or cream colored paper, have a value between 3 pence and 4 pence. The tickets are all individually numbered, and show the value by displaying a large, colored number on the face of the ticket.Some of the tickets are stamped with the word "Concession". One of the 4d tickets has the date of issue hand printed where the identification number is usually printed. tickets, tramways, esco -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Tramways tickets - 1d,1 1/2d and 2d, c19??
... Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo)... 1/2d and 2d. Ephemera Ticket Electric Supply Co. of Vic ...ticketDemonstrates a variety of daily tickets used by the Provincial Tramways in Victoria.A collection of tramways tickets known as 'flimsies', produced by the Electricity Supply Department for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. The tickets are for use on the provincial tramways of Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. The daily tickets, printed on beige, pink or cream colored paper, have a value between 1 pence and 2 pence. The tickets are all individually numbered, and show the value by displaying a large, colored number on the face of the ticket.Some of the tickets are stamped with the words "City Section" or "Concession" or "Cancelled".tickets, tramways, esco