Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 13 in McCrae St about to enter the depot. Tram has the depot destination showing. Photo taken by an unknown person, dated 3-10-1950. Printed on paper with a serrated edge. On the rear in red ink "Sunday morning, Eaglehawk car, returning depot 3/10/50"trams, tramways, eaglehawk, bendigo, depot, tram 13

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 30 at the Newtown Terminus, July 1943. Photo Wal Jack i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 18/6/2020. Has the Wal Jack stamp on rear, but no details written in.trams, tramways, geelong, newtown, tram 30

Yields information about the appearance of Geelong's Scrubber / track cleaning tram, c1930, early 1940's.Black and White Photograph of Geelong No. 15, Birney tram, showing "Eastern Beach" as the destination and a "Pay as You Enter" sign. Photo taken during the 1940's, before the tram went to Bendigo. Peter Duckett Collection. Dave O'Neil confirmed June 30/2009, tram is at the Chilwell terminus, the house in the view still remains. SeeOn rear, stamped in black ink "Photo supplied from P.W. Duckett Collection, All Rights Reserved, 69 Howitt Rd. Nth Caulfield 3161."trams, tramways, geelong, birney, chilwell, tram 15

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 22 at the Geelong Railway Station. Photographer unknown - possibly Wal Jack - see date on Reg Item 5861. Wal's album notes dates the photo as June 1939. Printed on Kodak Velox paper. The tram has two trolley poles, the destination of Newtown. A conductor is standing in one of the doorways. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. trams, tramways, geelong, railway station, tram 22

Sixteen page book plus card covers titled "The Reconstruction of The Victorian Provincial Tramways", an illustrated account of the Victorian provincial tramways prior to and after take-over by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and the work done to rehabilitate them for further service. Compiled by Bob Prentice, published by the Haddon Tramway Workshops 1976. Outlines the creation of the SEC, the takeover of the private companies by the SEC and the question who would run their tramways, the condition of the tramways at the time of the SEC takeover, reconstruction work and maps of Geelong, Ballarat and Bendigo. Has a line drawing of Geelong No. 4 on title page.Has a $2.50 sticker in the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, geelong, secv, reconstruction, maps

Black and white photograph of Bendigo track cleaner/sprinkler and ESCo No. 9 at the Pall Mall tram stop just to the south of the Fountain at Charing Cross. ESCo 9 has been modified (See Kings Bendigo Tramways p54). Sprinkler car has trolley pole facing Golden Square, as has No. 9. Pole by the trams have signs "ALL CARS STOP HERE" and a "NO ROAD" sign. Photo taken 23/12/1946. 676.1 - Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Added 2/7/2013. See The Bendigo Tramways, K.S.Kings On rear typed is "SECV Bendigo Tramways Car 9 and Track Grinder at Charing Cross 23/12/1946" and stamped in but rh corner "Photograph by John Buckland" trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, work trams, tram sprinkler, scrubber, tram 9

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photograph of ESCo tram No. 5 in Mitchell St Bendigo, Easter Saturday, 1941. The tram has been modified with bracing and open saloon seats changed from cross bench to longitudinal. The conductor is standing in the front saloon. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. On rear in ink "T197, Bendigo / No. 5 Original type, Mitchell St, Bendigo, Easter Saturday 1941. Photo W. Jack. trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, secv, mitchell st, tram 5

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of Bendigo sprinkler or scrubber tram just inside the depot gates, October 1939. Shows the curtains around one side of the tram, hose lines and lights underneath the ends of the tram. Printed on Velox paper. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020.On the rear in blue ink "Bendigo Brush Water Tram built by Brush Engineering Co. England"trams, tramways, bendigo, sprinkler tram, scrubber tram, depot, sprinkler, scrubber

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of Bendigo sprinkler or scrubber tram just inside the depot October 1939. Shows the curtains around one side of the tram, hose lines and lights underneath the ends of the tram. Printed on Velox paper with a Kodak Print stamp. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020.On the rear in pencil the number "35"trams, tramways, bendigo, sprinkler tram, scrubber tram, sprinkler, scrubber

Set of two Manila Adult Tourist tickets, 1/- Card Ticket No Ba 143049 and Ba 143797. Useable on all provincial tramways. Card originally preprinted for years 1943 to 1945 and dates for Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong, then overprinted for the years 1947, 1948 and 1948, with red lines through the original years. Allowed a return trip on all routes. .1 - Was punched for use on Wednesday, 2 Jan (?) 1947 in Bendigo. Appears to have been used for three trips. .2 - punched for Tuesday 13 Jan 1948 in Bendigo. Appears to have been used for four trips.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, tickets, tourist ticket

Reproduction of the front page of The Courier, 24/11/1955 about the State Government defeat of a motion in the Legislative Assembly of a motion to rescind a SEC Notice to close the Geelong tram system. The State Opposition leader, Mr John Cain (Senior) warned that the SEC intended to abolish trams in both Ballarat and Bendigo.Yields information about the SECV notice to closure the Geelong system in 1955.Copy of a celebratory part of The Courier Ballarat - A3 sheet featuring big events that the paper covered, such as the Declaration of the 2nd World War.trams, tramways, geelong, closure, parliament, john cain, secv

Minutes of the first Australasian Tramways Conference in Melbourne in 1929. Representatives from NSW, Adelaide, Brisbane, Hobart, Launceston, Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and Melbourne convened to discuss the sharing of information regarding their tramway operations. Aspects such as fares, one-person operation, noise, advertisements, and administrative organization of the conference and its members.A document that detailed correspondence and meetings between tramway operators across Australia and New Zealand, some that no longer exist.Report - Minutes of First Conference of Tramway Undertakings in Australia and New Zealand Held in Melbournepublic transport, tramways

Manila Adult Tourist ticket, 1/- Card Ticket No Ba 083105. Useable on all provincial tramways. See attached sheet for more information. Card preprinted for years 1943 to 1945 and dates for Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Allowed a return trip on all routes. Was punched for use on Monday Jan. 7, 1945 and used on trips 1 to 5 in Ballarat.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, tickets, tourist ticket

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 18 at the Belmont terminus 29 July 1943. Tram has the destination of North. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 18/6/2020. Has written in ink on the rear "SEC Geelong Tramways, No. 18. Belmont terminus 29-7-1943"trams, tramways, geelong, belmont, tram 18

Photograph of a steam hauled tram in Bendigo - View St. Steam tram is hauling a bogie trailer. Rear view, trailer closest to the camera. Shops and offices in background. Outside edges of older photograph are apparent in the photograph. Photographer assumed to be G.Eardley, same handwriting as for 678 or from his collection. 677.1 - Black and White copy print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Added 1/7/2013 Copy negative from the Wal Jack collection of negatives added 11/6/2020 - scanned at hires - see image i4. See The Bendigo Tramways, K.S.KingsYields information about Bendigo Steam tram operations.Black and white photo copy print.On rear in ink "Bendigo Steam Tram" & "G.H.Eardley Collection" .1 - "Bendigo steam tram and trailer in View St Bendigo"trams, tramways, bendigo, steam trams, view st

Manuscript titled "A brief history of the Tramways of Bendigo", prepared by Keith Kings during 1965 based on the text in the last paragraph. Was to be a joint effort with Wal Jack, notes Wal's death in 1964. Provides a short history of Bendigo, the construction and operation of the battery and steam tram system, the take over and construction of the electric tramways by the Electric Supply Co. of Victoria. Includes the takeover by the SEC, replacement tramcars, the North Bendigo extension, exchange of cars with Ballarat, Geelong, attempts to close the system and operations during the mid 1960s. The material in this manuscript would have formed by the basis of a booklet published by the ARHS/TMSV at the time of the closure of the SEC operated tramways in 1971.Yields information about the history of Bendigo Tramways written in 1965. Has a strong association with the author who prepared a larger work when the tram system closed in 1971.Manuscript titled - The Tramways of Bendigo - 31 quarto typed pages, carbon copy.Has a number of corrections to the text.trams, tramways, manuscript, history, esco, sec, tramcars, steam trams, bendigo tramways

Photo of Geelong electric tram No. 11 - crossbench tram, taken in the same location as Reg Item 4316, following conversion from a trailer in Corio Terrace, now Brougham St. Has the driver and conductor standing at either end of the tram wearing their uniforms. Has the destination of "Newtown", 4345.1 - Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Added 7/8/2013. See Destination Eaglehawk for background details. Wal Jack has dated the photo as 1916. Yields information about Geelong tram No. 11Black and white photograph with notes on the rear. Copy 1 and 2 - On rear, stamped in black ink "Photo supplied from P.W. Duckett Collection, All Rights Reserved, 69 Howitt Rd. Nth Caulfield 3161." 4345.1 - Wal Jack stamp with the number T176 written in on the bottom right hand corner. Third copy has extensive notes on rear and Ken Magor stamp - see image i3trams, tramways, geelong, depot, brougham st, cross bench tram, tram 11, uniforms

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 21 in Mitchell St, near the Railway Station, 7-3-1954. Photo by Wal Jack. Printed on Ilford paper. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of negative On the rear in blue ink "SEC Bendigo No 21 in Mitchell St near Rly Stn Sunday morning 7-3-54" with Wal Jack copyright stamp in the top right hand corner and the number "T67PC" written in.trams, tramways, bendigo, mitchell st, tram 21

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 27 at the Wharf terminus, with the wharf building in the background and the funnel of a steam vessel. Printed on Kodak Velox paper. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 18/6/2020. On rear in ink "Geelong No. 27 Birney at wharf"trams, tramways, geelong, wharf, tram 27

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 17 to Belmont (right) and No 18 to West at the intersection of Moorabool and Ryrie Streets 8-1-1956. Photographer unknown. In the background is the Bank of New South Wales Building and a gifts building. The pole in the centre has a bar traffic light. Has written in ink on the rear "Intersection Ryrie and Moorabool Sts 8/1/56, Geelong"trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, tram 17, tram 18

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of No. 24 in Aberdeen St, 29-3-1948. Wal's album notes that the tram is in the new colour (all green) scheme. Printed on Velox Paper. Tram has the destination of East. Note the "Pay as you enter" sign. Has on the rear in ink "Aberdeen St, Geelong 29-3-48" and the L. M. Wood copyright stamp.trams, tramways, geelong, aberdeen st, east, tram 24

Frederick "Fred" Fifield Hall was born in Carlton, Victoria in 1878. Son of Frederick Hall and Jessie Wallace Hall (nee Lloyd), Fred would marry Elsa May Daegner in 1899 with whom he had a son named Anthony. Hall died on 27th September 1956 in Mont Albert, Victoria and was buried at the Box Hill Cemetery. Hall was known as a solo pianist and the first conductor of the Station Orchestra at 3LO (ABC Radio Station). He was also a notable music editor at Allan & Co. Earning early recognition at 16 years of age when he conducted the Sydney Orchestra, Hall was a versatile composer having written in a variety of styles including solos for the piano, violin and cello, operas, foxtrots and orchestral suites. Publications indicate that between 300 and 400 of his compositions were published. The most famous of which was "Goodbye Melbourne Town" which he wrote with Lyricist Leonard Nelson. "Let Me Go to Bendigo" was another of their joint compositions. Leonard Nelson Snell, professionally known as Leonard Nelson, was born c. 1874 in Melbourne and grew up in Kew (he was 76 in 1950). Nelson married Lily Maud Haight in Victoria in 1897 and had six children named Roy, Dorothy, Leonard, Lionel, Austin and Marie. Nelson died on the 13 August 1962 in Blackheath, NSW and was buried at the local cemetery. Nelson had a varied resume including Cattle station work, song writing and public speaking. Nelson was known for his enjoyment of Australian poetry having known many of the greats personally and could recite works from memory. In his later life, Nelson worked as an entertainer for hire at banquets and other social gatherings. No. 181 Allan's popular sixpenny edition "Sung with great success by Leonard Nelson" Allan & Co. Pty Ltd. Melbourne, Bendigo & Geelong 1 score A B4 size document containing sheet music titled "Let Me Go to Bendigo". The document has a black and white cover with bold lettering and a cartoon of a man boarding the Bendigo Train. The music was written by Fred Hall and the lyrics were written and sung by Leonard Nelson who is pictured on the cover. The music covers 3 pages (1 double sided page and 1 single side) making up this 3-page document including the cover.The front cover contains a handwritten name in the top right-hand corner "Mrs Sinclair"sheet music, leonard nelson, fred hall, allan's popular sixpenny edition, bendigo, piano, songs and music, frederick fifield hall

Information on trams. Includes small photo of Trams 24 & 26, Map of Bendigo Tram routes 1972and 1996, Ballarat No 26 tram, S 164 tram, and No 38 tram. Mentioned is the individual history and where they can be found, operating and non operating trams, different classes of trams. Geelong's Birney Cars, two of which came to Bendigo and the Type G (Birney Safety Cars). Other information includes Nos, First introduced, Last withdrawn, Electrics (motors), Size and Seating/Crush Load. (8 pages).bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's tram system, battery trams, steam trams, electricity supply company of victoria, toastrack trams, david bromage, bendigo tramways, state electricity commission of victoria, the bendigo trust, chris brownbill, bendigo talking tram, david hoadley, prahran and malvern tramways trust, hawthorn tramways trust, fitzroy northcote and preston tramways trust, melbourne brunswick and coburg tramways trust, north melbourne electric tramway and lighting co, sydney tramway museum, tramway museum of victoria, railpage australia, ballarat vintage tramway, andrew cox, russell jones, australian electric transport museum, birney cars, j g brill & co, bob hawke, adelaide municipal tramways trust, tim blythman, bill winn, john radcliffe

Sunshine Biscuit Price List 'B' dated January 1926. Registered Office Ballarat, Phone 53. Depots, Geelong, Bendigo, Melbourne. Terms and Conditions of Sale Listed. Delivery Free on Rails Bendigo. Quotations Subject to Market Fluctations and to goods in Stock. Terms Payment within the Month following Invoice Date. Prices of Various Dry Biscuits, Semi-Sweet Biscuits, Sweet Biscuits, Rich Dessert and Cream Biscuits, Specialties, Holiday Mixture, Cakes, Sunshine Party Packets,Flour, Cough Drops and containers.bendigo, industry, biscuit making, sunshine biscuit co. 1926 price list of biscuits

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. No. 17 outside the Bendigo depot with a worker standing at the rear of the tram, October 1939. Tram has the "Depot" destination board on the front and a supplementary board "Special" on the camera side. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. For a similar image but with the worker at the other end see Reg Item 7802.On rear in ink "Bendigo No. 17 Summer car".trams, tramways, bendigo, esco, depot, tram 17

Black and White print contained within the Wal Jack Bendigo and Geelong Album, see Reg Item 5003 for more details. Photo of Bendigo Birney No. 29 and 15 in Pall Mall, near Charing Cross, 12-4-1959, Photo by Wal Jack. Has in the background, The Beehive buildings, Jopp? Cafe, Wm Jones building, Chemist, and A.G. Trello? Opticians. i1 - scan of print in the album i2 - rear of image i3 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 6/6/2020. On the rear in black ink "SEC Bendigo #29 (left) for North Bendigo, and 15 (right) for Golden Square, photographed from #28, at Pall Mall 3.40pm, Sun 12th April 1959", in bottom left hand corner "Wal Jack Photo"trams, tramways, bendigo, pall mall, charing cross, birney, tram 15, tram 29