Each copy consists of a chapter, one page titled "Early History", five pages titled "Part 1 - Horse Trams - Ballarat 1887 - 1905, Sebastopol 1893 - 1912, Ballarat East Nil" Notes on the construction of the tramway, opening, personalities, Julien Battery tram, and half a page titled "Bits of Interest". The 3rd chapter, 3 pages, titled "Part 2 - Electric Trams - Ballarat 1905, Ballarat East, Sebastopol 1912". Notes the early power supply history in Ballarat, opening of the electric routes, (conversion of horse trams to electric), and the purchase of new trams ex Melbourne 1930. Chapter ends with 3 short paragraphs notes on the SEC taking over, Conductresses during the war and reconstruction. Author - unknown - possibly the SEC, Les Denmead and others - notes the scrubber car still in service in 1969? See also item 106 and 6419 for similar documents.Yields detailed information about the history of Ballarat's tramways.Three copies of a typed manuscript titled "Ballarat Tramways" - 18 foolscap pages. Each document has been typed, 1.5 line spacing on foolscap paper, 2nd and 3rd copies are carbon copies.On front cover of copy 1 hand written in black ink "BTPS No. 419". Copy 3 has "Incomplete" on the top right hand corner.trams, tramways, manuscript, ballarat tramways, ballarat, horse trams, esco, statistics

Victorian Railways "S" circular, number S.162/75, for the additional stop of the 8.30am train from Spencer St to Horsham to set down at Wendouree Station and for the 2.45pm ex Horsham to pick up at Wendouree Station at 5.38pm, on the day of the Opening by of the Tourist Tramway at Lake Wendouree for the BTPS. Signed by M. Ronald as Chief Traffic Manager. Printed on half a quarto sheet. Images of document added 27-08-12.btps, opening, wendouree station, railways

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 26/9/1992, titled "Tramway Society celebrates" about the BTPS celebrating 21 years on 26/9/1992. Gives a brief history of the BTPS from formation to opening the tramway on 1/2/1975. Has advertisements from J.B. Cameron, Harris House of Photography and the SEC congratulating the BTPS. Also in an advertisement form is the details of the programme for the day. Date of item in pencil on the bottom edge "Courier 26/9/1992".btps, 21st anniversary

Newspaper clipping from the Courier, Monday 28 December 1974 of Graham Jordan on the front step of No. 27. Tram showing destination of "Sturt St. West". Item notes that trams began operating on Saturday, Boxing Day, but only a few passengers came due to bad weather. Tram has "Twin Lakes" sign on front. Cutting date confirmed by a proposed wedding date of Sunday Jan 5, which occurred in 1974.btps, wendouree parade, opening

Black and white photograph mounted onto black cardboard backing (blue back cardboard) of an ESCo tram in Bridge St Ballarat, looking east. Photograph of a postcard, has title "Bridge St. Ballarat East" in the bottom right hand corner. Original photograph taken soon after opening of the tramway in Bridge St., no windows and no destination box on the roof of the tram. Shows two horse drawn wagons on the left hand side of the photograph. Has shops or advertising signs of Lyons & White Tailors and Hatters, T. J. Smith, Suttons and Beale Australian ?.trams, tramways, bridge st, esco, postcards

Black and white photograph mounted onto black cardboard backing (blue back cardboard) Sturt St. Ballarat with an ESCo cross bench tram, possibly No. 20, westbound in Sturt St. Photograph of a postcard, has title "Sturt St. from Armstrong St. Ballarat" centrally on the postcard. Original photograph taken soon after opening of the tramway in Sturt St., no windows and no destination box on the roof of the tram. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles in the photograph. On the left hand side of the photograph is Snows building. See Reg Item 4557 for a larger image of this photograph.trams, tramways, esco, snows, sturt st, armstrong st, tram 20

Black and white photograph mounted onto black cardboard backing (blue back cardboard) Sturt and Drummond Streets, with an ESCo southbound in Sturt St with the Ballarat Base Hospital. Photograph of a postcard, has title "Drummond St. Ballarat" in the bottom right hand corner. Original photograph taken soon after opening of the tramway, no roof mounted destination boxes. Has a number of horse drawn vehicles cabs parked by a building - waiting shelter. See Reg. Item 614 for a postcard containing this photograph. High Res Images added 5/3/2011.trams, tramways, esco, hospital, drummond st, postcards

Poster of banner, "Ballarat Vintage Tramway 1971 - 1981" used in the opening of the new or depot extension 14/6/2001 at the depot at the opening on 19/9/1981. Painted using water based poster paint, onto a roll of white paper, with a green background, the words have been pained in yellow blue. Has been torn or broken centrally at the time of the launch. Has been stored rolled - partially oval. btm1777i1 - shows banner - photographed in four stages and then joined using photoshop. btm1777i2 - shows banner - in use at the depot on 19/9/1981 - See 1981- 1982 BTPS Annual Report for further details. See Annual Report 1981 - 1982trams, tramways, depot extensions, btps, launch, banner

Newspaper Clipping from The Courier, Ballarat Sat. 30 April 1955, titled "Fifty years of electric trams in Ballarat". Features photo of the opening of the tramway to Lydiard St. North, Norman St in 1937 and Leo Grant, depot worker, working on the undergear of Ballarat No. 19. Notes the number of staff employed, Mr. L. J. Denmead as Superintendent, 67 motormen or conductors, four inspectors, a senior inspector, 12 track men and 12 depot workers and a number of traffic clerks. Gives a history of electric trams in Ballarat, conversion of horse trams, trams ex Sydney, fares, replacement trams, trailers, conductresses, bogie trams, gold tram, reconditioning of the system. ballarat, sec, esco, reconstruction

Black and white block mounted photograph of a Bendigo ESCo two window saloon tram soon after the opening the system in 1903. Shows the driver and conductor and another person on the front saloon portion of the tram. No number can been seen. Block mounting, off white cardboard, has thick outer border of stippled cardboard with rounded corners and a white paper mounting for the photograph. trams, tramways, esco, tram crews, bendigo

Black and white block mounted photograph of the ESCo Ballarat employees as a group in front of the depot in winter uniform - possibly soon after opening of the electric tram service. Has an ESCo cross bench tram on the right hand side of the photograph and possibly on the left hand side. Behind the group are ESCo trams 8 and 11. Photograph is sepia toned, faded and has pen marks across the surface. Block mounting, dark grey colour has square corners, with fawn coloured sheet between photograph and cardboard mount. See also Reg. Items 2937, 2939 for other photos with Bill Gunn. On rear in pencil "Bill Gunn 2nd row left hand side / Blonde"trams, tramways, esco, tram crews, depot, ballarat

2944.1 - A4 size sheet of white paper, printed up as a BTPS (BTM) conductor's Revenue Journal for Adults fares as $1.50c, Children $0.80 and all day cards $3.00. Standard BTPS Revenue Journal format that was altered as necessary for the various fares. Known as form T2. Form titled for the "Ballarat Tramways" and has been used on Sunday 29/12/1991 by Andrew Mitchell. Gives the opening and closing numbers, total number issued, pay in values and total cash. Signed by A. Mitchell. 2944.2 - ditto, completed by Austin Brehaut on 15/1/1991, when fares were Adult $1, children 50c and All Day cards - $2.00. 2944.3 - ditto on green paper, completed by P. Mong 9/3/1997, when fares were $1.50 for Adults, 80c for Children and $3.00 for All Day cards. Specially printed for the 1997 Begonia Festival with addition of 50c and 30c check or ticket values. 2944.4 - A5 version dated 6/10/ 1996, completed by Clayton Giles. Fares $1.50 Adults, 80c for Children and $3.00 for All Day cards. Images added 27-11-2016trams, tramways, fares, revenue journal, btps, tickets

12 page colouring book, with heavy card covers, titled "The Adventures of Tram 109", with illustrations by Warwick Hook, published at the time of the opening to Box Hill of route 109 from Mont Albert. Published jointly by Alstom and Yarra Trams. Features 10 pages of landscape size cartoons each featuring a single story line and a four panel cartoon, with a title and Harry the construction worker panel at the ends. Has Yarra trams logo and web site on the rear cover.tram, trams, box hill, yarra trams, route 109

Photocopy of an article in the State Electricity Commission of Victoria Magazine, Contact, Vol 2, No. 3, Nov 1937 titled "Ballarat Tramway Extension". Single A3 sheet. The item details the opening event for the extension of the Lydiard St. tramway to Norman St or Ballarat North, or Lydiard St. North on 30/8/1937. Has a photo of the Mayor, Cr. J. Pryor cutting the ribbon. Gives names of officials who attended or spoke at the function at Electra Hall following the event. Notes the relationship between the SEC and the Council. Included in those who spoke at the event was Robert Haines, Motorman - Conductor "who has achieved fame by completing 50 years service". Record revised 3/4/2019 to add digital images with those from Andrew Cook CD. Each item had a thin strip of paper attached by staple to the top left hand corner, giving the Vol. No. details.trams, tramways, sec, opening, lydiard st north

Photo appears to be taken soon after the opening of the electric trams, as the tramway is well paved compared to the rest of the street which shows vehicle tracks etc. For similar images see Reg. items 834, 838, 2151 and 8998. Note the roof of a small horse-drawn vehicle crossing in the center foreground of the photograph - this vehicle is shown in detail in other images. Shows buildings along the north side of Sturt St. and the building at the SE corner of Doveton St. ESCo tram has a destination board on the front dash of the tram.Yields information about Sturt St soon after the opening of the Ballarat Electric tramwayPrinted black and white postcard of an ESCo tram near the intersection of Doveton St. and Sturt St. travelling west along the south side of Sturt Street. Could be a reproduction postcard - very high gloss finish of photograph. Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" in the bottom left-hand corner printed on a white strip at the bottom of the postcard. On rear of photograph are printed letters "W.T.P." - possibly publisher, in the stamp area "Printed in Germany". Card has been marked for areas for the correspondence and address. In bottom right hand corner "$8-" in pencil.trams, tramways, ballarat, doveton st, sturt st, esco

Framed set of photographs of Melbourne W1 421decorated as an "illuminated" tramcar for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Victoria April 21 to May 12, 1927 and the opening of Canberra on May 9, 1927. Tram identified in the 4th edition of Destination City. Note Tasmania is missing from the map on the side of the tram. Two photographs of the tram, a three quarter front on view and a side on view have been framed within a black wooden frame, protected by a glass sheet, with an off white cardboard sheet cut out for the photographs to frame them, cardboard backing sheets with an ink inscription under the two photographs. The rear backing sheet has been tacked onto the wooden frame. Images show the overall object, the two photographs, the text and the rear of the object. Images i2 and i3 updated for scan of the actual negs. Page 43 of Destination City 4th EditionIn Indian ink "Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramway Board's / illuminated Tram Car, during the visit / of the Duke and Duchess of York to Victoria, / April 21st to May 12th 1927 / and the opening of Canberra on May 9th 1927".trams, tramways, illuminated trams, decorated trams, royal visit, melbourne, duke of york, preston workshops, w1 class

"SEC News", house magazine of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, February 1975 issue, No. 190, with the opening of the BTPS/ Ballarat Tourist Tramway featured on the front cover. Photo has the SEC Chairman Charles Trethowan and the Mayor of Ballarat, Sir Arthur Nicholson on or in front of SEC No. 40. Page 6 features an article on the reopening of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway, on 1/2/1975 with a photo of No. 40 in Wendouree Parade. Notes that the SEC Chairman worked for the Ballarat Tramways for a period. 2722.1 - 2nd copy located in BTM office filing cabinet 31/7/04 and collected. In poor condition compared to 2772.trams, tramways, sec news, ballarat, btps, reopening, ballarat tourist tramway

Has a strong association with the day of the official opening of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway in 1975 and with Graeme Breydon.Yellow index board - printed as an "All Day Ticket" for the "Ballarat Tourist Tramway" - issued by the BTPS with space for the date to be written in and signature of the conductor who issued the ticket. Produced at the start of operations for the BTPS Dec. 1974 or Jan. 1975. Used until 31/10/1975 when next series of all day tickets introduced. Ticket used by Graeme Breydon, issued by A. Cook on 1/2/1975, the official day of opening of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway by the BTPS. Hand numbered "9" in the right hand edge. See Reg Item 2308 for unused samples.trams, tramways, btps, all day tickets, tickets

Has a strong association with the day of the official opening of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway in 1975 and with Graeme Breydon.Set of three paper tickets issued on the day of the official opening the Ballarat Tourist Tramway - 1/2/1975 and over stamped as such. .1 - 5c - Ticket No. A004407 - See Reg Item No. 2100 .2 - 10c - A010012 - - see Reg Item 1720 .3 - 20c - A005001 - see Reg item 1785 For the stamp used See Reg Item 352. Collected by Graeme Breydon at the time of the opening - see History of Object.trams, tramways, btps, opening day, tickets

Possibly has a strong association with the Ballarat depot and the equipment used there.Electrical Current or Amp Meter mounted onto a piece of timber. Meter has the current marked in Amps from 0 to 15. No manufacturer or use details known, would have been collected from the depot. Could have been used for the grinder or wheel lathe. Wood block has four mounting holes, bevelled edges and opening for cables on the lower edge. White meter face, has a marked reading of 6Amps. Rest of the meter is generally painted black except for the bottom and rear of the timber which is unpainted. trams, tramways, depot, meters, electrical equipment

Yields information about the correspondence between the SEC and the City of Ballaarat about the opening of tram tracks for underground services.Typed letter on quarto paper, from the City of Ballaarat, dated 15 March 1937, titled ""Re Openings across Tram Tracks" acknowledging receipt of SEC letter regarding the titled. Has various stamps, initials. Signed by the Town Clerk.Various initials and notes in red pencil or ink.tram, trams, letters, sec, city of ballaarat, tram track

Yields information about the correspondence between the SEC Ballarat and Bendigo offices about the opening of tram tracks for underground services.Carbon copy of a typed letter on quarto green paper, written by the Manager, Mr H. Hornabrook, to the Manager Bendigo ES, copy to Ballarat Manager Electricity Supply seeking information about Bendigo's procedures when excavation for services are made under tram track. Has an SEC date stamp of 15 April 1937.Various initials and notes in red pencil or ink.tram, trams, letters, sec, bendigo, tram track

Yields information about the correspondence that was sent to various parties about the opening of tram tracks for underground services in Ballarat.Letter on SECV letterhead, "Ballarat Electricity Supply and Tramways", not dated, gives phone number, address, duplicated in blue ink, titled "Crossing Under Tramway Tracks", consisting of two foolscap sheets and one quarto sheet, pinned together in the top left hand corner. Would have been written as a base letter to go various bodies, has a Mr. Hornabrook's signature printed on it. Outlines the processes that have to be undertaken in order to install pipelines under tram tracks. Allows for Emergency installations, gives depths and installation requirements. The third sheet is an application form to install the service. See Reg Item 4946 for Bendigo, possibly used as a model for this document, given Reg Item 4943 correspondence.trams, tramways, letters, sec, tram track

Yields information about the correspondence that was sent to various parties about the opening of tram tracks for underground services in Bendigo.Set of four documents: .1 - Letter on SECV letterhead, "Bendigo Electricity Supply and Tramways", not dated, gives phone number, address, duplicated in black ink, titled "Crossing Under Tramway Tracks", consisting of one foolscap sheet. Would have been written as a base letter to go various bodies, has the word "Manager" on the very bottom of the page. Outlines the processes that have to be undertaken in order to install pipelines under tram tracks. Allows for Emergency installations, gives depths and installation requirements. .2 quarto sheet, as a blank form - application form to install the service. .3 - cut sheet - blank form - Permit for Crossings under Tramway Tracks .4 - cut sheet - blank form - "Pipe crossings under tramway tracks" See Reg Item 4945 for Ballarat, possibly used as a model for the Ballarat document, given Reg Item 4943 correspondence and see Reg Item 4947 for cover letter for these documents.in ink "1" and "2" "3" and "4" on sheets in ink and on sheet 4 - change noted re "Technical Assistant"trams, tramways, letters, sec, tram track

Yields information about the correspondence that was sent to Ballarat from Bendigo about underground services under tram tracks.Departmental letter from the Manager Bendigo to Ballarat, dated 25/3/1937, typed on quarto paper forward four documents as requested regarding opening for services under tramway tracks. Signed by the manager. Has various stamps and initials. See Reg Item 4945 for Ballarat, 4946 for Bendigo documents possibly used as a model for the Ballarat document, given Reg Item 4943 correspondence.Has various stamps and initials.trams, tramways, letters, sec, tram track

Set of 21 digital images of Bendigo Tramways, at the re-opening of the Bendigo tramways by the Bendigo Trust on 9/12/1972by Stuart Lodington. All trams in the first Bendigo Trust colours. .1 - No. 25 with Gas and Myer roof advertisements .2 - No. 30 with 3BO roof advert and a BP service station in the background. .3 - SEC single trucker at the Mine with a large "Tram Tours" sign on the front of the tram .4 - ditto .5 - No. 19 with a large group of passengers, Bendigo Motor Co and Sandhurst roof advertisements .6 - No. 30 in McCrae St .7 - view of opening march with band .8 - No. 19 in opening parade .9 - Opening Parade in High St with cathedral in the background .10 - No. 30 in Nolan St crossing bridge .11 - ditto .12 - No. 25 at the mine .13 - No. 30 leaving the mine .14 - No. 30 ditto with BCTV roof advert. .15 - Charing Cross with cenotaph, The Beehive building and Ezywalkin shoes and Coca Cola adverts .16 - No. 19 southbound in High St with City Centre Motel building in the background. .17 - No. 30 returning from North Bendigo .18 - No 25 in High St after leaving Gold Mine .19 - No. 30 at the Mine .20 - No. 30 in Nolan St .21 - No. 30 with 3BO roof advert and a BP service station in the background.trams, tramways, bendigo, north bendigo, charing cross, bendigo trust, central deborah, tram 25, tram 30, tram 19

Includes pages on 980, decorated trams, Birney, PMTT, HTT works, S, T, Footscray, AETA Tours, Q, U, W's, Works cars, opening of Bourke St, Essendon, Flinders St overpass, Kingsway, Point Ormond, G class bodies. For details of each photograph and layouts see - Wal Jack Melbourne Album Reg Item 5001 listingHas a strong association with Wal Jack and tramway developments within Australasia until 1964 and given their extent particular significance. Features M&MTB Melbourne Trams.Dark brown binder cloth covered folder, brass screw binders (2 of 3 in position), grey paper inside covers holding some 44 manila cover foolscap size sheets of card on which photos have been mounted using photo corners so various types, captions in black ink. Has a colour illustration of Flinders St station with three trams on inside front cover. de of covers, some 157 black and white photographs.. trams, tramways, mmtb, tramcars, melbourne, wal jack

Has a strong association with the further use of a tram following closure of the Ballarat Tramway system and the people who used it.Folded A4 printed sheet title "Service for The Giving and Opening-up to God's Use or our Sunday School Kindertram", Zion Congregational Church, Sebastopol, 21/11/1971. On the inside has the program for songs, poems and readings for the service. On the rear, details of the story of Kindertram, No. 42.trams, tramways, kindertram, zion congregational church, closure

Invitation to the opening of the exhibition at the Gold Museum "Objects Faces Places", photograph by Julie Millowick at the Gold Museum 2/3/2009. Has a photo of No. 27 on the top of the invitation card and details of the exhibition on the rear. The BTM provided a number of objects to the exhibition.Date stamped by BTM and letter number "5838"trams, tramways, exhibitions, gold museum

Yields information about the appearance of Bendigo Birney trams at the time of the opening of the tram services and Eaglehawk Town Hall.Black and white photograph, of Toastrack, Bendigo 17, with passengers outside the Bendigo Depot, photo by William F Scott 3/4/1983."22" in pencil in top left hand corner, and along bottom edge in ink "Bendigo Trust, car on tour 3/4/1983, William F. Scott photo".trams, tramways, bendigo, depot, tram 17