Twenty one page A4 size document, bound with clear plastic cover, black coloured card back cover using a black comb binder, titled "Market Demand and Economic Benefit Assessment for Ballarat Heritage Tram and Tourism Transport Study". Produced by Essential Economics for Booz Allen Hamilton as part of the project study for the return of trams to the central part of the City of Ballarat. Dated January 2002. Gives an Introduction, including background, review of previous studies and key considerations for the proposal. Provides a demand assessment with tourism profile, awareness and perceptions, key attractions, implications for the proposal, demand based on options and complementary development opportunities. The Benefit assessment looks at visitor numbers, expenditures, construction and operational employment, spin off effects, contribution to tourism product and provides a summary of benefits as well as a conclusion. Has an index.trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, tourism, market

Eighty one page A4 size document, bound with clear plastic cover, black coloured card back cover using a black comb binder, titled "Final Draft Report - Ballarat Heritage Trams - Tourism Transportation Scope & Feasibility Study". Produced by Booz Allen Hamilton as part of the project study for the return of trams to the central part of the City of Ballarat. Dated March 2002 - as discussion paper for the steering committee meeting of 14/3/2001. Contains Introduction, Role of the Tourist Tramway, Viability of the Tramway and Conclusions, with maps, financial and cost analysis, patronage estimates and comparison with other similar operations.trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, tourism, market

Seventy Seven page A4 size document, bound with clear plastic cover, black coloured card back cover using a black comb binder, titled "Ballarat Heritage Tram Route Concept Engineering Assessment". Produced by Connell Wagner for Booz Allen Hamilton as part of the project study for the return of trams to the central part of the City of Ballarat. Draft Document, dated 1/3/2002. Has an introduction, looks at the concept for each section of the route with a photograph showing possible route, features, looks at passing loop locations, tram stop locations, substations, potential depot sites, concept construction costs and has maps of preferred route and alternative routes, depot options. Note folio page 40 assumes the track in the pavement at Armstrong St was the original track - not the replica crossing to the Phoenix foundry. Has an index.trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, civil engineering, depot

Eighteen page A4 size document, bound with clear plastic cover, black coloured card back cover using a black comb binder, titled "Route Options Review - Interpretive Experience". Produced by Boyce Pizzey Strategic for Booz Allen Hamilton as part of the project study for the return of trams to the central part of the City of Ballarat. Draft Document, dated 1/2002. Has an index, map, suggested strategic directions, heritage assessment, heritage interpretation, tourism assessment, conclusions and recommendations. Includes photographs of the various heritage buildings or features along the proposed route.trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, heritage buildings, interpretation

Forty Eight sheet A4 size document, unbound, printed mainly double sided "Ballarat Heritage Tram Route Concept Engineering Assessment". Produced by Connell Wagner for Booz Allen Hamilton as part of the project study for the return of trams to the central part of the City of Ballarat. Document, dated 1/3/2002. See Reg, Item 2273 for a bound draft version of this document. Has an introduction, looks at the concept for each section of the route with a photograph showing possible route, features, looks at passing loop locations, tram stop locations, substations, potential depot sites, concept construction costs and has maps of preferred route and alternative routes, depot options, concept construction costs, typical track cross sections and costing detail. Has an index.trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, civil engineering, depot

Thirty nine sheet page A4 size document, unbound, double sided report titled "Final Report - Ballarat Heritage Trams - Tourism Transportation Scope & Feasibility Study". Produced by Booz Allen Hamilton as part of the project study for the return of trams to the central part of the City of Ballarat. Dated April 2002. Contains Introduction, Role of the Tourist Tramway, Viability of the Tramway and Conclusions, with maps, financial and cost analysis, patronage estimates and comparison with other similar operations.trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, tourism, market

Twenty Four page A4 size document, bound with clear plastic cover, black coloured card back cover using a black comb binder, titled "Presentation- Ballarat Heritage Trams - Tourism Transportation Scope & Feasibility Study". Produced by Booz Allen Hamilton as part of the project study for the return of trams to the central part of The Bity of Ballarat for a briefing to the Ballarat Tramway Museum on 6/8/2002. Contains Introduction, Viability of the Tramway, options, maps, why the various options, and Conclusions, with maps, financial and cost analysis, patronage estimates and comparison with other similar operations.trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, tourism, market, btm

Two photos and thirty captions or label cards used in the Museum's exhibition entitled "gold!, Gold!, GOLD! and Trams". Printed on a colour laser jet, 200 gsm card, unless noted otherwise. Most cards have two Velcro dots on rear, except larger ones which may have three or four. .1 151 x 210 Opening Tram Leonora Tramways - supplied by the Perth Electric Tramway Society .2 210 x 292 Kalgoorlie Electric Tramways Limited trams No. 19 and 13 - ex PETS .3 210 x 297 Gold and Tramways of Ballarat - text card.. .4 210 x 297 text card - 2nd card. .5 130 x 210 Acknowledgements card. .6 - .8 97 x 297 - "GOLD!" on each card, with a heavier font each time. .9 172 x 297 "and trams" .10 136 x 297 "Painted to Celebrate" .11 383 x 80 "At first horses" .12 62 x 472 "Then came Electric" - Two pieces of card joined together, stored folded. .13 65 x 557 "and other Golden Cities" - Two pieces of card joined together, stored folded. .14 68 x 550 "For the City of Ballarat" - Two pieces of card joined together, stored folded. .15 47 x 385 "To Ballarat East as well" .16 45 x 90 "Main St" / "Photo Wal Jack 1963 btm362" .17 46 x 194 "Main and Victoria Sts" / "Photo Ron Fluck 1950 btm870" .18 69 x 126 "1964 Sebastopol" / "Photo Tramway Museum Society of Victoria" .19 66 x 99 "1951 Ballarat / Photo Keith Kings btm1378" .20 45 x 102 "Bendigo N.J. Simons Collection btm 1205.7" .21 68 x 106 "2001 Ballarat / Photo Warren Doubleday" .22 43 x 157 "To Sebastopol / From E.D. Jenkins book, Sebastopol Victoria 1864-1964 btm1090" .23 43 x 158 "From the City / Charles Rudd photograph, State Library of Victoria btm 1113i" .24 43 x 271 "Electric Power for Industry / BTM Collection btm 698i" .25 47 x 160 "To the Gardens / From Geo Rose stereo pair. Donated by Bacchus Marsh Blacksmith Cottage and Forge btm1257" .26 41 x 96 "Leonora / Courtesy Perth Electric Tramway Society" .27 45 x 117 "Bridge St / Postcard from Norm DePomeroy collection btm 841" .28 46 x 169 "Transport for all / Postcard from Norm DePomeroy collection btm837" .29 44 x 89 "Main St / Photo Ron Fluck 1962 btm867" .30 41 x 117 "Kalgoorlie / Courtesy Perth Electric Tramway Society" .31 46 x 150 "1905 Opening / BTM Collection btm482" .32 52 x 404 "Ballarat Trams are Ballarat History"trams, tramways, btm, exhibitions, gold!, gold!, gold! and trams, gold tram

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Saturday 1/3/2003, titled "Trams' return unlikely", quoting Ballarat Mayor, Cr. David Vendy that return of trams to the city centre is unlikely in the short term. The comments follow the recent council ruling out the returning of traffic to Bridge Mall. Notes the reports that were prepared and the estimated cost of $20m.city tramway, ballarat revival, bridge mall

Set of four newspaper clippings July 1927 from the Ballarat Courier regarding the possible takeover of the Ballarat Electric supply by the SEC. See also Reg. Item 1973 for other background to these clippings. 1974.1 - Courier 14/7/1927 - Reply by Sir John Monash of the SEC to Mr Pringle's (ESCo) speech - regarding price of power supplies, load factors, distance of supply, tariffs, tramway services. 346H x 57W 1974.2 - Courier 13/7/1927 - Large item in the Courier with statements by Sir John Monash and Mr. P. Pringle of ESCo each stating their case and various points regarding the cost of electricity to the various communities. 631H x 305W. 1974.3 - Single sheet of paper reprint from the Ballarat Courier - dated 14/7/1927 - titled "The Electric Supply Problem / Read this Leader from the 'Ballarat Courier' of 14th July 1927". Editorial address various issues of the problem - SEC takeover of the company, Council's power to franchise, dividends going overseas, loss of income to Council. Newspaper was seeking an independent report to Council. 303h x 206W 1974.4 - Courier 19/7/1927 - report of City of Ballaarat Council's 1927 consideration of the SEC's offer to takeover ESCo the previous night. Very detailed report of the discussions. Also a report on the City of Bendigo's decision to accept the SEC's position subject to the trams being kept, report on Electricity to farms and a long letter regarding the issue by W. B. Grose. 631H x 173W. Within the envelope containing this item, is the brown file that contained Reg. Items 1971 to 1977 by the Roneo London company.Dates of the newspaper clippings in pencil -plain or blueelectricity supply, sec, esco, city of ballarat, city of bendigo