Black and white print of a donated negative. Print made 8/1998. Photo of SEC bogie tram No. 22 in Bridge St. Photo taken 23-4-1950. Destination of "Gardens via ???" in one line? Has Norman L.Davis building in foreground and buildings on either side of street. Negative has watermark on left hand side. High Res scan of copy negative added 17/1/2019tramways, trams, bridge st, 22, ballarat, tram 22

Black and white print of a donated negative. Print made 8/1998. Photo of a MMTB S class car 159 at the Holden St shuttle terminus at the corner of St. Georges Road and Barkly St, Fitzroy North, showing destination of "Lygon St." Has a "Cash Grocer" store in the background with advertisements for Robur Tea and Lipton's Tea. Photo part of Ron Fluck collection, taken 23-7-1944. Has large white strip under the driver's windows above the headlight and white splashes on the front bumper bar. High Res scan of negative added 17/1/2019 see image i1. tramways, trams, melbourne, 159, holden st. shuttle, north fitzroy, tram 159

Fold out pamphlet with 6 panel, printed in colour on gloss paper, containing calendar for reunions Dec. 1997 to Dec. 1998, details for reunions and special events. Included as a features and photographs of yesteryear. 1. Frontispiece - 'Linton Express' stage coach 2. Back panel, photo of tram in S.E.Dickins store and horse cab in front of Town Hall 3. Small photo of ESCo tram at Lydiard St. and Sturt St. Corner 4. ? - Picor and Widmer moving stock across Bridge St. blocking tram to Victoria St. ca 1960. One Panel is Ballaarat song - taken from Ballaarat's Historic Committee - home to Ballarat Souvenir Program 1927, authors Reginald Stoneham & Will A. Bevan. These words along with associated tune is often sung to this day at gatherings of locals etc. Sponsors of pamphlet were 3BA, WIN TV, and The Courier. List of patrons on one panel. Also contains a sheet of paper with updates as of 23/4/1998 of reunions. Second copy added 31/10/12 - and imaged. See Reg Item 5468 for a postcard.trams, tramways, ballarat song, reunions, ballarat trams

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Sat. 20/11/1971, reporting that the go-ahead for the establishment of a tram depot and tramway service is expected to be given the City Council at its meeting on Monday night. Gives quotes from Society President Mr. Hal Cain about financing, the location and the trams.On rear in red felt pen "p2/ Yandoit 8-9 12-13 / 2/20 / 22/23" and in pencil "TRAMS"trams, tramways, btps, museum establishment, hal cain

Black and white photograph of SEC Tram 37 in Wendouree Parade just after leaving the Haddon St. Loop, running empty into the City after leaving the depot. Tram showing SPECIAL and has SEC Roof Ad "Every things under control in my all electric kitchen" Photo by Dave Macartney - 23/12/1967. Photocopy made 4/1999 for display purposes. 2nd print added August 2000 - 127H x 177W.2nd copy - has in red ink "37 Haddon St. 23-12-67" / "Keystone Ballarat" and "Neg 1467-5" in corners.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, haddon st., special workings, tram 37

Black and white photograph of SEC Tram 38 in Albert St. Sebastopol heading for the City and Lydiard St. North during 1956. Tram has large white reflective triangles on the front dash and roof ad on side. Shows details of Albert St. and the roadway, along with weeds either side of track. Photo by Jim Seletto. Two Photocopies made 4/1999 for display purposes. Copy 1 in print folder, copy 2 at Bungaree.On rear in black ink "Ballarat 38 at the tree lined suburb of Sebastopol 1956". Also stamped in faint black ink "Photograph by J. Seletto". Also written on in pencil is photo (27), page 23 and page 22 indicating use in a magazine.trams, tramways, albert st, sebastopol, ballarat, tram 38

Black and white photograph of SEC Trams 26 and 28 in the City Loop on 23.12.1967 in the evening. Both trams have their lights on. Two motor cars parked with parking meters. In rear are the buildings on the south side of Sturt St to the west of Grenville St. Buildings in view are "Edments Hartleys", "Gear Chemist" and "Patersons". Photo by Dave Macartney - 23/12/1967. Copy1 - Photocopy made 4/1999 for display purposes. Copy 2 - made by enlarging photo to an approx. A4 print by colour photocopying and laminated for display purposes. Made July 2000 for the Trams at Night exhibition in the depot. Made by W.Doubleday. Has four Velcro dots on rear. Overall size 203H x 268W. Stored in same box at rear of large photos area in an A4 plastic folder.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, night photo, tram 26, tram 28

Black and white photograph of SEC Tram 17 bound for the city turning from Barkly St. into Main St., on the Mt Pleasant route. Photo taken from the tower on the Ballarat Fire Station. Tram painted in the Bridge St. Traders Association Christmas Livery. Shows the view out to Mt Pleasant along Barkly St and the houses along this route. Photo by Dave Macartney - 23/12/1967. Photocopy made 4/1999 for display purposes.trams, tramways, mt pleasant, barkly st., main st, bridge st traders, tram 17

1037 - Newspaper clipping from The Sun (Melbourne), April 15, 1972 in the Magazine section of the newspaper, called 'Then and Now' about the closure the following day of the Bendigo tramways. Gives an outline history of the tramway system, and two stories about the tramways, one about a driver named "Hellfire Jack" and an accident between a tram he was driving and a horse pulled dray loaded with tomatoes. Has six small photos on the top of the item, four of trams and two of Bendigo looking towards Charing Cross from the Post Office in 1880 and 1972. 1037.1 - added 23/10/2004 - duplicate cutting. Item written by John Fraser.trams, tramways, bendigo, closure, hellfire jack, charing cross

Yields information about the operation of Ballarat tram No. 36 in Melbourne to promote Ballarat after the closure of the SEC system.1060 - Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 15/9/1971 of the loading of tram 36 for running in Melbourne the previous day. Two photos (btm1060i1) shows Stan Lakey and Harry Van Oorschot jacking up the front of the tram and second photo (btm1060i2) shows Doug Wiseman and Bob Prentice on the main body jacks. Caption notes the transport of the tram to Melbourne for a week, advertising the Begonia Festival, Sovereign Hill and the Royal South St. competitions. It was to be retained by a Hawthorn preservation society, the item notes. 1060.1 - added 23/10/2004 - duplicate cutting. Image of whole cutting added 20/11/20131060 - In blue in the bottom right hand corner of the item - '15/9/71'trams, tramways, advertisements, melbourne, 36 in melbourne, moving trams

Yields information about the closure of the SEC Ballarat system in particular the Victoria St line. Has a strong association with the article author.Set of two Newspaper clippings pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side with one hole through the photograph within the cutting. Clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Monday, 23/8/1971 (corrected date), of two items in the paper about the closure of the trams in Victoria St. The main item written by a staff reporter recalls the days of travelling regularly on the tram when a student going to and from school, Saturday travelling and as a means of transport. Second item in the same cutting reports on the closure of the Victoria St. route the previous day. Mentions the interest in the trams, the BTPS, and police protection that was not needed. Photograph accompanying the article is of a driver turning the pole at the Victoria St. terminus of tram No. 31. Second clipping, from The Courier, dated 8/9/1971, reports on a collection of historic tram photos in the Commonwealth Bank for the next two weeks, presented by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria. 1068.2 - full page of The Courier, 23/8/1971, added 10/9/2013 and image added.In red ink in upper right hand corner, "21/8/71" of the first cutting and "8/9/71" in red ink in the top right hand corner of the second cuttingtrams, tramways, closure, victoria st., tmsv, displays

Yields information about the closure of the SEC Ballarat system in particular the changes made to Bridge St.Newspaper clipping pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side with one hole through the photograph within the cutting. Clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Monday, 23/8/1971 (newspaper date, with page 10), with a photo and associated caption of Council employees painting out parking lines in Bridge St. in preparation for a bus stop. Has a single truck tram in the photo heading along Bridge St. for the city. Caption notes that the work was being done in preparation for the bus service introduction. Photograph taken either Saturday afternoon after shops closed or on Sunday as street has very few cars in it. See Reg item 3767 for print of photograph. 1069.2 - copy of cutting, image added 10/9/2013, from a donation by Dave Macartney.In red ink in upper central right hand corner, "21/8/71"trams, tramways, closure, bus changeover, bridge st, bus stops

Yields information about the formation of the BTPS in 1971 and some of the people who attended meetings etc. and about the closure of the Ballarat tramway system.Two Newspaper clippings pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side. First clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Monday, 31/5/1971, titled "Society formed to Preserve Trams" (newspaper date, with page 2), about the formation the previous day of the BTPS at a meeting of the Lake Wendouree Tramway Museum Committee with a membership of 55 people to retain a tourist tram system for Ballarat. Gives names of the elected office bearer, details of proposals, some costs, alternative sites and that a tram was chartered before the meeting. 1071.1 - photocopy of the article added 24/1/2008. Has the names of those elected highlighted in pink ink. Second cutting dated "14/7/71" from the Courier titled "Three stage plan for phasing out of trams" of the three stage plan for phasing out of the trams in Ballarat. The plan was announced by Transport Regulation Board the previous day. August 23 - Drummond St North and Victoria St., Sept. 6 for Gardens via Sturt St and Mt Pleasant and Sept 20 for Lydiard St. North and Sebastopol. 1071.2 - as above, original clipping, donated by Dave Macartney, added 10/9/2013In red ink in upper right hand corner of second cutting, "14/7/71" Has numerous pencil and pen marking from previous use, possibly at Ronaldson and Tippet where the donor worked.trams, tramways, closure, bus changeover, transport regulation board, tram services, btps

Two Newspaper clippings pasted onto a single sheet of paper with two Punch holes on the left hand side. First clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, Thursday 19/8/1971 of two photos of a bogie trams in Sturt St. The first one with tram 40 derailed near the intersection of Sturt St with another bogie tram behind. Both trams showing destination of "Special". The photos are associated with a tram tour for Ballarat North Technical School. See Reg items 3765, 3766 for actual prints of the Courier photographs. Second cutting dated 23/7/71 discusses the replacement of the trams with buses, the various dates and trams being sought for preservation after closure, including the City of Ballaarat, the Borough of Sebastopol and the BTPS. Quotes Mr. Pellas, the manager of the Mid-Western Electricity Supply Branch. Newspaper cutting has been altered by cutting to fit the required space on the sheet, and possibly has left out a line in the last column.In red ink in on the first cutting, adjacent to the photo caption "19/8/71" and on second cutting, "23/7/71" in red ink on the right hand upper side of the cutting. On rear has various pencil marks from former use at perhaps Donor's employer, Ronaldson and Tippet.trams, tramways, tram tours, derailments, closure, bus replacement

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

Original c 1914 (see below), facsimile copy - re-published 1972. Original features photos of Ballarat City and Town, its buildings, parks and the various industries and organisations that were in Ballarat at the time of publication, including ESCo. Many photos features ESCo trams. Photos sepia toned. Has some red colour block printing on the front cover and rear, for Star Oil Engines. On inside back cover is a map with the places of interest and tram route map, marked in red. Pages are un-numbered. Original published by Ballarat East Town Council and Ballaarat City Council. On cover has number stamped in black in, "No. 87" (assume facsimile copy No.). Photos with publication show tram No. 21, built 1913 and ESCo photo page shows Mr. Pringle as Manager. Mr Pringle became manager in January 1911, As there is no photos of the "Avenue of Honour", or other mention of the first world war, assume original published about 1913 or 1914. Original shows Engravings and printing by "Campbell Wilson Prop Ltd, Ballarat". See Other Information as well for more listing details. High Resolution image added 31/8/2012 of i2 of ESCo page and i3 for Ballarat identies and sheet i4 extracted for Mr Pringle. PDF scan of full document added 21/5/2019 - see images btm633-1i.pdf and btm633-2i.pdf Notes on "Ballarat Illustrated" Reg. Item No. 733 From notes made by Neville Gower 12/1/1997 Cover: Inside front cover: Last paragraph, "Facilities for Travelling" - Electric trams serve all parts of Ballarat. Page 3: Street Scene, Municipal Town Hall, showing tram wiring Page 7: Street Scene, Lydiard St. North, intersection and tramway centre, with ESCo tram No. 21 in the bottom photo. Other photos features trams as well in Sturt St and Lydiard St. North. Page 9: Street Scene, Top photo of Sturt St. from Lydiard St. looking east, shows piles on right-hand side of road. Car parked by Post Office has a car registration number "9007". Bottom photo, an tram climbing hill, shows double trolley in the street, with early English type of pull offs. Page 13: Street Scenes and Historic Buildings: One of five photos, shows Victoria St. looking East, with tram track prominent in photo and how stone work was set up about the rails and overhead poles. Page 23: Street scene, Gardens North Entrance gates, shows details of gates near St. Aidans Drive. Note double trolley wire on poles, and style of insulators. No trams in photo, three ladies walking down the track. Page 37: Street Scene; Lydiard St views, top left hand photo, shows Railway station and railway gates with signal gantry and horse drawn vehicles. Tram tracks apparent. Bottom left hand photo shows Lydiard St. North, near Post Office, double track with centre poles - Single wire per track. Top right hand photo, showing Cemetery gates in background. Bottom right hand photo - from north end of Lydiard St. South, looking north, with an ESCo tram in background. Also has a parked car on left hand side. Page 45: Street Scenes - Bridge St; top photo at west end of Bridge St. with ESCo No. 11 with possibly double trolley wire in photo. Bottom photo at east end of Bridge St. with tram in background, shows junction. Double trolley heading out to Mt. Pleasant, single trolley for Victoria St. Page 45: Street Scenes - Bridge St; top photo at west end of Bridge St. with ESCo No. 11 with possibly double trolley wire in photo. Bottom photo at east end of Bridge St. with tram in background, shows junction. Double trolley heading out to Mt. Pleasant, single trolley for Victoria St. Page 61: Street Scenes and Historic Buildings - Public Institutions Ballarat - top left hand photo of the Hospital shows some tram track in foreground, with double trolley wire. Top right photo is of the Orphanage, the name of the tram terminus for many years. Page 68: Electric Supply Co. of Victoria's pages - top photo showing powerhouse in background, across the lake, can hardly see anything for the trees, except for the chimney. Bottom photos of the steam Turbo Generators and the switchboard. Gives Mr. P.J. Pringle as Chief Engineer and General Manager. He took over in Jan. 1911. Page 69: Ballarat East Views - features photo of Black Hill open cut, Ballarat East Railway Station, Ballarat Fire Station and "Victoria St. looking East", repeat of photo printed on page 12, but slightly darker. Image on system includes fire station and railway station, - Ballarat East. Page 78: Series of photos of various Ballarat VIP's of the era, fourth one in on top line features "P.J.Pringle, Electric Supply Co." Inside Back cover - map of Ballarat including tram lines and places of interest marked in red. Gives a detailed photographic presentation of Ballarat in 1914.80 page book with, in addition, light green card covers, titled "Ballarat Illustrated". Loose copy of page 9 and 10 held.trams, tramways, ballarat, local history, heritage buildings, esco

Yields information about the first operation of the horse tram in Wendouree Parade by the BTPS and has a strong association with those involved.Colour photo of Horse Tram No. 1 at Carlton St. terminus, on 7 November 1992. Tram standing for photographs. On Agfa paper. 745.1 - ditto Wendouree Parade - used for publication in November 1992 issue of Fares Please! Item records - under the control of Bernard Armstrong and Edward Kennedy. Horses were Ajax and Herc. See November 1992, Fares Please!On rear "25 7.11.92, Photo C.Dean" in blue ink. 745.1 - ditto, "23 7-11-92"horse tram no. 1, tramcars, reconstruction, btps, tram 1

Yields information about the formal opening of the tram services to be operated by the BTPS in 1975 and who was involved.Newspaper Clipping of Thurs. Jan 23, 1975 giving news of the formal opening of the BTPS tram service on 1/2/1975 by the General Manager of the SECV, Mr. J.C.Trethowan. Has a photo of the depot with the trolley on No. 1 road, 27 on 2 road, and 28? on three road and depot fan with rails well above the ground level. Newspaper Clipping notes trial running in Wendouree Parade, history of the BTPS, work undertaken, and number of members. Second copy of cutting glued onto a sheet of foolscap plain paper added 5/7/2017 and image revised. From donation of Ruth Nelson.trams, tramways, btps, tramway opening, museum, opening

Black and white photograph of Victorian Railway's Tram No. 52 being delivered to Elwood depot during 1942 by Yellow Express prime mover and low loader trailer - Truck registration - DP 635. Has the depot and water tower in the background and a person, the driver? alongside the truck. See image i1 for the details on the rear. Destination City, 4th Edition for date of manufacture.On rear of photograph in ink. 1. On left hand edge "PS can destroy photo when finished" 2. On upper 2/3rds of back "Photo wires being taken down to allow 1/2 section house to past it being 19-6 x 48 x 23 wide. Transported Preston to Reservoir by Yellow Express Melbourne Victoria" - would appear to refer to another photograph. - Dimensions in feet? 3. On lower 1/3rd, "Tram being transported Newport Railway Workshops to Elwood Depot , 11 mile. 45 long x 8-6 x 10 / Yellow Expx". Dimensions in feet.trams, tramways, vr, st kilda brighton tramway, elwood depot, vr class tramcars, yellow express, tram 52

Yields information about the interior of the Ballarat tram depot and the various arrangements.Black and white photograph of SEC trams Nos 13, 33 and 35 inside the depot at night during 197 0. Tram 13 on No. 1 road, showing "Depot via Drummond Nth", 33 on 2 road showing "Gardens via Sturt St. W" and No. 35 on 3 road, showing "Special". Tram 35 has a SEC briquettes advertisement. Shows the depot structure. Photograph by Jim Seletto. Shows how "Road 1" was marked on the building along with arrow. Copy 1 - Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 5/2000 at 02-02-06 Copy 2 - made by enlarging photo to an approx. A4 print by colour photocopying and laminated for display purposes. Made July 2000 for the Trams at Night exhibition in the depot. Made by W.Doubleday. Has four Velcro dots on rear. Overall size 208H x 274W. Stored in same box at rear of large photos area in an A4 plastic folder. Copy 3 - added 13/4/2009.In black ink "Ballarat Depot (Night) 1970" and in a purple ink stamp Photograph by J. Seletto". Also "DJM" on back of print in pencil. along with pencil notes "Photo (23) and Reduce to 7 1/8 x 5 1/8" Copy 3 - in top left hand corner "38)", in centre in ink "Photo by Jim Seletto, early 1960's" and in bottom right hand corner "James Seletto and William Scott" address label.trams, tramways, depot, night photo, tram 13, tram 33, tram 35

Letter to the Editor of The Courier Ballarat of 23/12/1995, titled "People need to have say on trams", written by W. Hoath, Boyle St. Ballarat. Notes that people should have a say on whether trams are returned and that they will be uneconomical. Has the paper and date details taped to the bottom right hand corner area of the cutting."p28" in blue ink in the bottom right hand corner.trams, tramways, letter to the editor, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival

Article from page 4 of The Courier, Saturday 23/12/1995 written by Andrew McBride that Steamrail Ballarat backing the plans for the return of trams to Ballarat. Quotes Bill Musgrove, the convenor of Steamrail Ballarat, and that trams were not the problem, cars and trucks were.trams, tramways, steamrail, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival

Article from page 9 of The Courier, Thursday 28/12/1995 written by Ian Haberfield that a tentative date had been set for Jan. 23, 1996 for a public meeting to discuss the return of trams to Ballarat. Quotes Tourism Board Executive Director Andrew McEvoy. Includes a picture of tram 40, with destination of Sebastopol."X" in blue ink in top right hand cornertrams, tramways, public meeting, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival

Black and white photograph of part of SEC tram 41 reflected in the one of the mirrors of J. Reid and Sons Ballarat Coffee Palace in Lydiard St. North Ballarat. Photo taken 23-12-1967. Three copies of print on file - copies 1 and 2 127H x 177W and copy 3 - 89h x 140W.In red ink on rear of photograph in three of the four corners "41 Reid's 23-12-67", "Keystone Ballarat" and "Neg 1467-11".trams, tramways, reid's coffee palace, mirror, lydiard st. north, tram 41

Negatives No. 270 and 271 and colour print made by colour laser printer (stored in folder ) of Melbourne PCC tram No. 980 decorated for the Royal Visit. Two negatives very similar. No. 271 slightly closer up by corners have light coming in. Envelope describes the negatives as "Especially decorated tram from Royal visit. It was the PCC tram done up. At Caulfield on the Darling Road, Pt Ormond Line. Feb. 23, 24, 25, 26 '54". 2 views side on". Photo by Geoff Grant. Negative scanned and image updated 19/5/2020.trams, tramways, pcc, point ormond, caulfield, darling road, tram 980

Negatives No. N356 and N357and black and white prints made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of tram SW6's 888 and 887 at the Victoria Parade crossover, near Nicholson St, reversing as part of journey travelling to Preston Depot on AETA tour (Australian Electric Traction Association) on 25/6/1955. 1617.1 - 887 closest to camera, 888 in distance. 1617.2 - crew standing in front of 887. Dave Macartney advised 12/1/2001 that the crew member on the left is Sam Serman, who was senior inspector at the time and drove special trams. Also advised that the tram was fitted with a wheel at one end and a skid at the other to handle the different types of overhead. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, victoria parade, aeta tour, tram sw6 888 tram sw6 887

Negatives No. N358 and N359 and black and white prints made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of AETA tour (Australian Electric Traction Association) on 25/6/1955 at Spencer St. terminus. Both trams have AETA tour signs and the slogan. 980 has "Save traffic congestion, Move People not vehicles" 1618.1 - 980 and 1001 at the then new Bourke St. terminal at Spencer St. Carlyon's hotel in the background. 1618.2 - 980 and 1001 with the Mail Exchange in the background See also Reg. item 1611 for other photos at the same time. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020. Two prints or copies of the photograph, 101mm square, added 1/6/03. Photo used in the Melbourne Immigration Museum's "Trammies" Exhibition Feb to May 2003. Prints made by the Immigration Museum for use in the making of the display panels. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st, spencer st, aeta tour, tram 980 tram w7 1001

Negative No. N360 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of a line up of trams in Railway Avenue Caulfield, for race traffic on 3/9/1955. Tram W2 347 is leading. Has the Crystal Palace Theatre in the background and advertisements for Robur Tea and Alsatian Paints and Varnishes on the railway embankment brick walls. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, caulfield, race traffic, tram w2 347

Negatives No. N361 to 363 and black and white prints made by a laser printer (stored in folder ) of AETA tour (Australian Electric Traction Association) on 7/4/1956 of the new East Brunswick, Blyth St. route. 1620.1 - W7 1033 at the Blyth St. terminus 1620.1 - W7 1033 at North Fitzroy tram depot 1620.1 - W7 1033 and SW6 957 at the Spencer St. terminus in Bourke St with the MMTB tramway buildings in the background and Carlyon's Hotel along side. hi res scan made and image updated 23/5/2020.trams, tramways, melbourne, bourke st, spencer st, aeta tour, east brunswick, north fitzroy depot, tram 1033