White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of Ballarat Trams bogie No. 35 and four single truck cars in the storage loop, or City Loop at the east end of Sturt St. No. 35 has a "Bray Raceway Trotting Friday Night" on the front of the tram. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "At the east end of Sturt St., about 200 yards from "CITY" was "CITY LOOP" - a storage facility used to hold cars for peak loadings and emergency use. -Nov. '70 (Glen Mills) See image btm2562p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11770" and written in ink on top edge "Lydiard St. Ballarat"tramways, trams, are, film strip, city loop, sturt st, tram 35

Demonstrates important aspects of the development, operation and closure of the Ballarat tramway system and its preservation and operation today. Strong association with a number of individuals in Ballarat.Hard cover book - 144 pages + end covers + hard covers bound with dust jacket, titled "The Golden City and its Tramways - Ballarat's tramway era". Author Alan Bradley. Published by the BTM September 2005. Covers establishment of tramways in Ballarat, horse trams, electrification, the SEC, rehabilitation, War and Peace, the politics of the tramways in Ballarat, closure, the community that the tramways operated in, preservation, with appendices for fares, tramcars. Has a list of sources, index, foreword by Peter Hiscock. Layout by Frank Stamford. Printed by Hedges and Bell Maryborough See Reg Item 4521 for the digital pdf files.trams, tramways, ballarat, sec, esco, btps, btm

A4 printed sheet - pre publication offer - titled "Currently in Production .... The Golden City and its Tramways", advertising the book, price and postage details etc. Has coloured image of the book in the top right hand corner of the sheet.trams, tramways, book, btm, pamphlets

Yields information about the people in the close city area who had been appointed as Justices of the Peace - mid 1960's. Could be used by tramway staff for statutory declaration and other purposes.Typed list of "Justices of the Peace" - (Close city Area) for the information to Ballarat Tramway staff in the event that they required their services. From an SEC depot noticeboard. Many well known corporate names - gives surname, initial and address. Bartrop E Black F Conaughton R Cunningham G Denmead L Henderson W Holloway J King R Lynch J McDonald W McVilly North L Packham H Pittard A Richmond G Webb Kjustices of the peace

Twelve page document titled "A preliminary evaluation report for Proposed Reinstatement of The Ballarat Tramway System", prepared by Don Gibson of the West Coast Railway, dated 21/4/1998. Gives assumptions, discusses Business Objectives, suggested structure of the tram system, tram types and marketing plan. City Tramway. Document fully scanned 2/9/12. trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, reports, west coast railway

Shows views of Ballarat city, tourist attractions, Lake Wendouree in the 1950's, with some distance views of the trams in the streets. Demonstrates production of souvenirs of the era - folded postcards.Set of 9 coloured views of Ballarat printed with all photos on one side of a folded strip of paper glued within an colour printed light card folder. Published by The Valentine Publishing Co. Pty Ltd of Melbourne and Sydney., titled "Beautiful Views in Color of Ballarat Vic". Front cover has a image of the Arch of Victory on the left hand side with space for title, address area and stamp. Rear of Cover has printer name and a slit for the envelope to be closed over and sealed. 1. The Avenue of Honor and the Arch of Victory 2. The Eureka Stockade Memorial 3. The Old Curiosity shop 4. Town Hall Sturt St. (with trams in distance views, note Myers verandah still there) 5. Sturt St showing Mt. Warrenheip in the distance 6. Picturesque scene in the Gardens 7. The Boat shed and basin, Lake Wendouree 8. Sturt St. (from Greville St and large Robur Tea advertisement on building) 9. The Conservatory in the Gardens. From the motor vehicles in the photograph would say early 1950's. trams, tramways, ballarat, postcards, sturt st, bridge st, gardens, grenville st, lake wendouree

Yields information about the storage of trams in the City area during peak periods, and the buildings on the south side of Sturt St. A copy of the newspaper cutting would add to the significance.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of No. 35 parked at Sturt St loop or City Loop, following motorists complaining it was a traffic hazard). Photo taken - 19/3/1965, published 20/3/1965. In the background are Hartley's Sports Center, The Ballaarat Gas Company buildings'. The tram, side on view, has a "Switch to Electric Cooking" Roof advertisement. 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.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, tram 35

Yields information about a typical scene at the City centre about the trams, how they linked with each other.Black and White copy photographs of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier, published 31/10/1967 of Trams at Sturt & Lydiard St corner, after announcement of TRB enquiry into tram services. 3745.1 - a more general shot - with a single trucker on the north side of Sturt St, two bogie trams, a single trucker waiting to cross Lydiard St and a crew man walking in front of the tram - No. 38. Shows people sitting at the tram stop waiting for trams. 3745.2 - a close up view of the same image. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Drummond 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.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, sturt st, transport regulation board, city, tram 38

Yields information about Ballarat's the perils of operating a tramway system in decay, derailments at a major intersection.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier, photo taken 15/7/1969, published 16/7/1969 of No. 32 derailed, Sturt & Lydiard Sts corner, after rounding the corner from Lydiard St Nth in the early evening. Tram has the destination of City. Crew members and Inspector observing the scene. The tram has a roof advertisement for Wilkinson Sword razor blades. 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.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, derailments, sturt st, lydiard st nth, tram 32

Yields information about Ballarat's tramway system at the point where it crossed Albert St on the Sebastopol route.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier, photo published 30/9/1969 of No. 42, Albert St (Sebastopol) crossover, looking south, after City Council asked Government to close Ballarat system. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St Nth, a Briquettes roof advertisement with the Anglican Trinity church in the background. 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.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, albert st, sebastopol, tram 42

Yields information about Ballarat's tramway system about the way trams were parked in the City area when not required.Black and White copy photograph taken by The Courier, of trams Nos. 31, 27 & 42 at Grenville St loop, published 10/01/1969. Each tram has a "Everything is under control in my all electric kitchen" roof advertisement. 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.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, city loop, sturt st, tram 31, tram 27, tram 42

Yields information about the place - Tramway Centre or City Centre - with trams prior to closure and their bus replacement, how they fitted with their streetscape.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - published - 28/7/1971 of No. 12 & bus at Sturt & Lydiard St corner, showing the approaching end of the tramway era. Follows the first route conversion. Photo taken from the Town Hall, of the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Streets, with statute of Robert Burns, Titanic Bandstand, Post Office and other buildings in the photograph. See Reg Item 2182 for the Courier Newspaper clipping - heavily cropped. 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.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, sturt st, tramway centre, bus replacement, robert burns, statues, tram 12

Yields information about the presentation of a set of tickets that were presented to the City of Ballarat at the time of closure of the system.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken ?, published 22/9/1971of 1906 Historical Ballarat tramway tickets presented by Mr L J Denmead to the City of Ballarat. See Reg Item 1846 for the actual Newspaper cutting. 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.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, tickets, closure, passes

Yields information about the streetscape of Sturt St prior to the formation of the Sturt St median strip, shows horse cabs and buildings on the north side of the street.Black and White copy photograph of a Gold Museum photograph - Sturt St - Marks Corner, 1880's, prior to the formation of the median strip. Has many horse drawn cabs in the centre median strip. Buildings in image - and other shops. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Gold Museum early 1980's. Used in The Golden City and its Tramways - page 11.tramways, trams, sturt st, marks corner

Yields information about the opening configuration and early passengers of the tramways in Ballarat, with the Sturt and St Grenville St buildings behind. Shows uniforms and clothing styles.Black and White copy photograph of a Ballarat Municipal library (No. 911) postcard at the time of the opening of the Electric tramway in Ballarat. Tram has destination of Gardens, with four crew/inspector in uniforms, a number of well dressed passengers including ladies and children and some boys at the rear. Shows arrangements of steps lining etc. In the background is the Bucks Head Hotel, a Confectioner (J.M. Kiln?) and other buildings. Photo taken in 1905. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Municipal library early 1980's. Used in The Golden City and its Tramways - front covertramways, trams, sturt st, electrification, grenville st, opening

Yields information about the opening configuration of the trams and the street scene at the corner of Sturt and Lyons Streets. Also shows two well dressed men standing alongside the tram.Black and White copy photograph of a Public Records Office, Ballarat Office photograph at the time of the opening of the tramway. Photo taken in 1905 at the corner of Lyons and Sturt St with St Andrews Kirk church in the background. Shows the lighting at the intersection, passengers on the ESCo tram and two well dressed men alongside the tram track. Tram has the destination of Gardens. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Public Records Office Ballarat early 1980's. Used in The Golden City and its Tramways - page 54tramways, trams, sturt st, electrification, lyons st, st andrews kirk, opening, esco

Yields information about the ESCo trams within the first 5 or so years, clothing and other street use information.Black and White photograph, enlargement ? from a postcard of NO. 14 at the City Centre, with the destination on the roof - Grenville St, with a lady sitting on the seat, the conductor on the rear platform with a gentlemen and many people on the street, including a person riding a bicycle alongside. Shows a slight bow in the roof of the tram. Source unknown. tramways, trams, city centre, sturt st, tram 14

Yields information about one of the first two maximum traction bogie trams in Ballarat in October 1945 after it had been repainted for use in Ballarat by the SEC and a little photographed single truck tram No. 24. Also has pedestrians in view.Black and White photograph, No. 15 and 24 at the city stop, corner of Lydiard and Sturt Sts, with the Town Hall in the background. No 15 has the destination of Mt Pleasant. Two ladies are sitting on a seat with Reid's mens wear shop in the background. Two other ladies are walking in front of the trams. See also Reg item 3805 for a similar photograph from another angle. No. 15 2nd bogie tram to arrive, 10/1945. Renumbered to No. 36 in 1953. Presumed photo taken during 1940's. See Keith Kings, The Ballarat Tramways, page 36 and The Golden City and its tramways. Additional large prints added 21/3/2021.tramways, trams, bogie trams, town hall, city, tram 15, tram 24

Yields information about one of the first two maximum traction bogie trams in Ballarat in October 1945 after it had been repainted for use in Ballarat by the SEC and a little photographed single truck tram No. 24. Also has pedestrians in view.Black and White photograph, No. 15 and 24 at the city stop, corner of Lydiard and Sturt Sts, with the Town Hall in the background. No 15 has the destination of Mt Pleasant. Two ladies are sitting on a seat. See also Reg item 3804 for a similar photograph from another angle. No. 15, 2nd bogie tram to arrive, 10/1945. Renumbered to No. 36 in 1953. Presumed photo taken during 1940's. See Keith Kings, The Ballarat Tramways, page 36 and The Golden City and its tramways. Additional large print added 21/3/2021tramways, trams, bogie trams, town hall, city, tram 15, tram 24

Yields information a tram that was decorated for the 1938 centenary celebrations of the State of Victoria. Refer to pages 70 & 71 of "The Golden City and its Tramways" for these photographs and others in use and notes. The hand colour and then photographic reproduction adds to the significance of this print.Colour print of an original black and white photo print that has been hand coloured for reproduction of Ballarat (SEC 1st) No. 23, decorated for the centenary of settlement in the Ballarat district in 1938. Tram has female students on board, with conductor alighting. Shows track brakes on the tramcar. Tram has been coloured with pink and green colours, including the conductors uniform and the trees behind the tram. See also Reg Items 1021, 1361 and 1362 for other photographs of this tram, in particular 3861 which is the black and white version of this photograph and See page 70 & 71 of "The Golden City and its Tramways" for these photographs and others in use and notes. Hi Res scan added 25/3/2011.centenary, decorated trams, special trams, floral tram, tram 23

Yields information about the way the signing of the agreement between the City of Ballarat and the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society and the parties involved.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of BTPS President Hal Cain signing the agreement between the BTPS & City Council. Also present (left-right): Frank Hanrahan & Richard Gilbert (BTPS), Cr J Chisholm (Mayor of Ballarat), Hugh Morrow (City Solicitor). Photo taken 24/11/1971, published 25/11/1971. See Reg. Item 941 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, btps, city of ballarat, agreements

Printed colour postcard of photograph of Sturt St. in the mid 1940's looking from the top of a building in Grenville St. towards the West. Has a number of parked vehicles in kerbs, two people riding horses, a Vacuum Oil Co. truck in the bottom right hand corner and an SEC tram travelling west, just past the City Loop points. See Reg Item 675 for the same photograph - slightly cropped. Victorian Railways photograph. On rear the card has been ruled for address, stamp and titled postcard. Along the bottom edge is the publication details "ANSCOL - Australian Natural Scenic Colour - Thomas Tennant, 14 Jaques St., Chatswood N.S.W." trams, tramways, sturt st, postcards, sec, grenville st, tram 4

26 Page full colour calendar with heavy card covers featuring Australian Trams, published by Topmill Pty Ltd. Cover (2983i1) features Adelaide No. 243 at Mitcham. Other cities represented - Brisbane, Sydney, Adelaide, Perth, Fremantle, Bendigo, Ballarat, Rockhampton, Sydney, and Melbourne. Photos by Arthur Perry, Ken Smith, Lawrie Hort, Leonard Stewart and Les Horsburgh. Originally priced at $9.95, and has Sale Price with $6.00 sticker. Distributed by Gordon and Gotch. Ballarat trams- 2983i2 - 26 southbound in Albert St to Sebastopol in 1970 used for month of May. Has been used at the depot to marked charters for each month and visitors and reminder dates. tramways, trams, australian trams, ballarat, bendigo, museums

Black and White photograph of VR No. 42 in original Victorian Railways colour scheme at Elwood depot, probably at the time of the delivery in 1923, or soon after. Note has roof advertising boards, but advertising on them. Compare to side view of No. 28 on page 100 of Destination City 5th Edition. See Destination City 5, page 100.In pencil on rear "RS64"tramways, trams, victorian railways, elwood depot, st kilda brighton tramway, bogie trams, tram 42

Photocopy of two photos in an unknown magazine, with the page heading of "Something Old", page 79 of: 1. - Ballarat trams No. 15 and 24 at the City terminus in Sturt St with the Town Hall in the background. No. 15 has the destination of Mt. Pleasant. (See Reg Item 3804 for a large print) 2. - Geelong trams No. 32 and two other single truck trams, at the corner of Ryie and Moorabool Streets with the T&G building in the background. No. 32 has the destination of Belmont. Photos c1950. Three copies on A4 size pager held. "The Ballarat Tramways" notes that No. 15 arrived in Ballarat October 1945 and was renumbered to No. 36 in 1953. Both photos credited to the SECtrams, tramways, ballarat, town hall

35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - photo of Ballarat No. 37 crossing Grenville St, from Bridge St, with the Destination of "City". Has the Dickins Food Store in the background. Photo taken Sept. 1971?. Photos Eldon Hogan. tramways, trams, bridge st, grenville st, tram 37

35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - photo of Ballarat No. 37 parked in the City loop, Sturt St, showing "Special". Photo taken Sept. 1971?. Has the T&G and Paterson's buildings in the background. Photos Eldon Hogan. tramways, trams, city loop, sturt st, tram 37

35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - photo of a Ballarat bogie tram No. 41 with the destination of City Oval, inbound along Barkly St, Mt Pleasant. Photo 9/1971. Photos Eldon Hogan. Note: - Error on image due to scanning. tramways, trams, mt pleasant, barkly st, tram 41

35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - photo of a Ballarat bogie tram 30 and another single trucker parked in the City Loop, Sturt St. with a busy street scene around, including a Davis Bus Lines on route 1, Wendouree West. Has the Dickins Foodstore, Woolworths Big W, Paterson store in the photograph. Taken 9/1971. Photos Eldon Hogan. All files transferred from disc to high res files 2/9/2009.tramways, trams, city loop, davis bus lines, sturt st, tram 30

Demonstrates aspects of the SEC governance and monitoring system, gives information on actual tram running, tickets sold against a date. Could be used by Inspectors to check tickets on a tram. Version prior to the introduction of Pensioner fares.3045.1 - Printed form titled "Trip Way-Bill" of the SEC, Electricity Supply Department, Provincial Tramways, on thin off white paper. Gives value of tickets up to 7d, City 2d, Pensioners 2d and 3d and parcel stamps of 4d. Has space for the Run No, Conductor, Day, Date , route time and tram no. Able to be used on both sides of the sheet. Has sheet or print number of TYE 1-250 3045.2 - Photocopy of the same form with fares up to value of 1/-c, three city tickets, no pensioners and parcels of 6d. Original form to Bendigo Tramways. Under sheet number of TYE 1-250, has date of (R6/63). 3045.3 - similar to 3045.1 - but different TYE number and differences in font etc. While fare denominations to max value of 7d, has does not have City and Pensioner fares - used prior to the introduction of these fares - 1/11/1955 to 1/7/1958. Should be checked with SEC by-laws. trams, tramways, tickets, accounting, trip waybills, conductors