The Collin's Union Mill was built in 1874 making it one of the first Woollen Mills in Geelong. The building was upgraded in 1910 and 1940. The two photos are of the same location within the mill at different years, showcasing the upgrade to the mill.The first photo is a black and white image alleyway in the Union Mill in landscape format. A pile of bricks are stacked on the right hand wall. The second photo is a sepia image of the same alleyway, showcasing the second floor upgrade to the left building.8064.1 - on rear - Union Mill 1932wool, woollen mills, geelong, wool manufacture, union mills, collins

Carpet samples created by Godfrey Hirst, a carpet mill whose history spans back to 1865 when the Victorian Woollen and Cloth Manufacturing Company began operations in Geelong and was purchased in the 1890s by the man Godfrey Hirst. Godfrey Hirst’s entrepreneurial skills and knowledge of the industry led to the great success which saw the company expand in multiple forms over the next century and a half. Today, thousands of metres of carpet are produced by Godfrey Hirst every day, and their flooring can be found in millions of homes. These 6 carpet samples date from the early 1990s and each have a unique colour pattern and design.Each carpet sample is made with a pile fibre that is 100% wool. The primary backing of the carpet is a woven polypropylene with a secondary backing a woven jute. Carpet 8102.1's colour name is Slate. It has a dark grey background with a red and blue diagonal stripe. The pattern repeats in a 10cm x 11.5cm block. Carpet 8102.2’s colour name is Terracotta. It is a mostly block pink colour with no repeating pattern. It has occasional flicks of grey. Carpet 8102.3’s colour name is Arctic Night. It has white, light blue and grey colours repeating one after another in a diagonal line. Carpet 8102.4’s colour name is Ivory. It has a brown background with a cream colour diamond. The pattern repeats in a 15cm x 15cm block. Carpet 8102.5’s colour name is Glenwood. It has a thin darker green and lighter green horizontal stripe spanning its entire width. These stripes repeat the height of the carpet. Carpet 8105.6’s colour name is also Ivory. It has a brown background with a cream colour leaf pattern. The pattern repeats in a 92cm x 92cm block.Wording on rear: Numerous. See Media.godfrey hirst, carpet, textile manufacture

The Northern District School of Nursing opened in 1950 in to address the issues around nurse recruitment, training and education that had previously been hospital based. The residential school was to provide theoretical and in-house education and practical training over three years. The students would also receive practical hands-on training in the wards of associated hospitals. The Northern District School of Nursing operated from Lister House, Rowan Street, Bendigo. It was the first independent school of nursing in Victoria and continued until it closed in 1989.Colour photographs PTS School 93 (group 1) Thirty one nurses taken outside, six male and 25 female nurses.Signatures of sixteen nurses on rear of photographnurses uniforms, ndsn

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 1-9-1971 about the City of Ballaarat approving the BTPS submission to operate a trial service and the setting up of the organisation's constitution and articles of Association. Quote Paul Nicholson.Yields information about the setting up of the BTPSNewspaper clipping - The Courier, BallaratHas source and date on rear in ink.ballarat, city of ballarat, operations, btps, btps constitution

Photograph of the team that recovered the body of ESCo tram 21 in Daylesford on 29-10-1994 - See Nov. 1994 issue of Fares Please for details of the recovery and the same photograph. Left to right: Ashley Cronin and his fiancee (the property owners), Len Millar, Darren Hutchesson, John Phillips, Albert Mong, Carolyn Dean, Paul Mong, Richard Gilbert, Gary Wood, Clayton Giles, Warren Doubleday and Jim Parker.Demonstrates BTPS activities and has a close association with those involved.Colour print on Kodak paperDate and photographer details on the rear in ink.btps, tram 21, esco, tram recovery, daylesford

Valentine Series postcard of the early 1930s of No. 27 inbound in Lydiard St Nth. Valentine series No. 1492, with the caption "Lydiard Street showing George Hotel, Ballarat". See page 59 of The Golden City and its Tramways and for the photo itself. Photo shows the wooden centre poles, street lighting, tram 27 in ESCo colour scheme, and buildings on the west side of Lydiard St North, including the George Hotel, A.M. Palmer & Co Chemist, Wm Hiscock Dentist and other buildings. A horse-drawn cart and two motor cars parked at the kerb. See 3893 for a digital image and reproduction photograph.Yields information about Lydiard St Nth in the 1930's, the centre poles, traffic and the appearance of the trams.Postcard black and white, divided back. Card No. 1492Has on the rear in pencil "KT" and "to be copied" tramways, trams, tram 27, lydiard st nth, george hotel, centre poles

Valentine Series postcard titled "Lower Sturt St Ballarat" with tram No. 28 on the south side of Lydiard St, in Sturt St. Photo has Robbie Burns statue, Mechanics Institute, Unicorn Hotel, and Bucks Head Hotel at the bottom end Sturt St. Advertisements for Suttons very prominent. Wal's album notes date the photograph about 1934. For a digital image see item 5114.Yields information the appearance of Sturt St at Lydiard St about 1934.Postcard black and white, divided back. Card No. 1568Has on the rear in pencil "KT" and "to be copied" tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 28

Valentine Series postcard of Postcard, looking towards the East, Grenville St, and Mount Warrenheip. Shows two trams westbound and has the 1907-built tramway shelter in the view. Shows Alfred Hall, exhibition buildings, and very good details of buildings in Grenville St. Title of the card in red ink "View from Town Hall, Ballarat" in the top left-hand corner. It is the divided back type, with words "Post Card", and a location for the stamp. It is "Printed in Great Britain" and published by "The Valentine & Sons, Publishing Co. Ltd. Melbourne" on the right-hand side. See item 4082 for the same image but with a decorative border. Yields information about Sturt St and the view from the Town Hall tower, c1908Postcard black and white, divided back, unused.Has the stamp of Ken Magor on the rear. tramways, trams, sturt st, postcards, grenville st, town hall

Air Gauge - duplex type for tramcars with self lapping brakes - brass case, and back, with two needles - red and black - glass front, paper pressure indication. The red needle shows the pressure in the air-tank and the black needle, the pressure in the brake cylinder. Note the red needle is on the wrong side of the stop, possibly due to transport. Would have been used on a Melbourne or MMTB tramcar. Has the name "Horrocks Roxburgh Pty Ltd Melbourne" on the base and "J.A. Floyd Maker Melb" in the centre.has "551" scratched onto the rear.tramways, trams, air compressors, brake cylinders, brake valves, air gauges, mmtb

Yields information about Geelong trams in the late 1940's.Black and white print of Geelong 16 at the Belmont terminus. The side destination is set at North. Unknown photographer. Based on other similar photographs, possibly 29/3/1948. Based on the handwriting on btm5869i, the photo is by Leon Marshal-Wood.Has the word "Geelong" in pencil on the rear.trams, tramways, geelong, belmont, tram 16

Colour photograph, postcard size of BTM horse tram No. 1 travelling southbound in Wendouree Parade on its 1st operational day. Photo taken 7/11/1992. Photo used in annual report and on horse tram brochure.On rear in blue biro "24 7.11.92"horse trams, wendouree parade, btps, tram 1

Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 21 sitting in Gardens Loop in Wendouree Parade. Only two parked cars in the distance in the photograph. Taken late 1970. No. 21 has an SEC roof advertisement and destination of Mt. Pleasant. Gardens Kiosk in background. On reverse of photo is printing date "17.11.70". On Agfa paper. Photo taken by Richard Gilbert.On rear of photo in blue ink "R.Gilbert".trams, tramways, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 21

Photograph of SEC Ballarat tickets, on a light purple background - 7c, 13c, 16c and 18c. Assumed tickets collected by Peter Moses. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses, probably between August and Oct. 1971, slide dated "Oct 71".On the rear of the slide in pencil "Ballarat Tickets"tramways, trams, tickets

Demonstrates the method of recording who built the tramcar body.Rectangular cast brass Builders' Plate with raised edge, inner lined letters in capitals "DESIGNED AND MANUFACTURED AT THE TRAMWAY'S BOARD WORKSHOP PRESTON" Four mounting - countersunk in corners - matt dark grey background - paint?On rear in faint purple crayon "460"tramways, trams, builders' plate, melbourne, mmtb

Black and white photograph of the laying of the rails for Depot Junction turnout in Wendouree Parade in Nov. 1974 by members of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society. Crane positioning rails, onto sleepers. Road has been dug out for curve. From annual report for 1974/75, date is probably Friday 22/11/1974.On rear in one corner is initials 'CC'trams, tramways, btm, trackwork, wendouree parade, btps

Black and white photo of W2 520 and a SW6? in Victoria St. Melbourne. Both trams are facing east. 520 has destination of Camberwell, route 7 and the SW? has destination of Toorak - Glenferrie Rd route 8. Both are fitted with advertisements: /////????. In background are parts of the Carlton United Brewery buildings and a State Savings Bank on the North west corner of Bourvie and Victoria Sts. Image is dark, and has a dark patch in centre of photograph, exposure or printing error. On Ilford paper.On rear in black biro "520 MMTB"trams, tramways, melbourne, victoria st , tram 520 &

Ticket that was contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 105, SECV - Ballarat Tourist Ticket - 1/- on light weight card, white colour - purchased on 18 May 1938, (date stamped in red on front and back), with Passengers signature "Mr Brown", written in black ink. Has six conductors punches in the right hand margin of the ticket. Has numbers "1" to "31" on bottom section of the ticket. See Reg Item 2522 for loose item, 1/- Tourist Ticket written out for Mr. Brown, ticket number A2676. Item contained within a envelope with the main object.On rear of ticket in pencil "Victoria St."trams, tramways, tourist tickets, tickets, sec

Yields information about a serious head on collision between two trams in Wendouree Parade, issues with the systems and tramcars and training. Gives extensive details of the accident and its consequences.Twenty Seven page photocopy of a Coroner's Inquest and proceedings into the death of Elizabeth Clark in Ballarat following a collision between Scrubber Tram and No. 26 in Wendouree Parade, 5/2/1936, near Barrett Avenue. The Coroners Inquest was held on 4/3/1936. The copy of the inquest from the Public Records Office Victoria - VPRS 24/P/O, unit 1303, file 1936/302. For detail scans of photographs by the Police Photographer see Reg. Item 3688. Contains witness statements by: Henry Morganti (Barrister & Solicitor), Dr. William Griffiths, Lillian Oliver (passenger on tram), Jean Oliver (passenger on tram), George Stock (Police Photographer), Alfred Forte (SEC - Tram track assistant), Albert Mawby (Inspector - SEC), Frederick Thompson (Driver of No. 26), John Tucker (Driver of the Scrubber Car) and 1st Constable Roy Vinnicombe (Victoria Police).On rear - PROV stamp and file number.trams, tramways, accidents, collision, coroners inquests, wendouree parade, barrett ave

Yields information about a collision between a tram and motor vehicle at the Victoria St terminus and issues with the driver of the motor vehicle being fatigued and the effects of alcohol - see article written on Coroners inquests by Alan Bradley.Ten page copy, from scanned original of a Coroner's Inquest and proceedings into the death of Bernard John Bourke in Ballarat following a collision between a motor car driven by the deceased and SEC tram No. 12 at the Victoria St terminus on, 5/7/1963. The Coroners Inquest was held on 28/8//1963. The copy of the inquest from the Public Records Office Victoria - VPRS 24/P2, unit 62, file 1963/1399. For detail scans of photographs by the Police see Reg. Item 3710. Contains witness statements by: Desmond Ian Domaschenze - Motorman SEC, William Alexander Maes, Motorman SEC and Constable Neil Thomas Patterson. Not copied was the post mortem report: The deceased, Bernard John Bourke, was dead on arrival at Ballarat Base Hospital. A post mortem on 7 July found fractures of ribs and associated lung damage, and concluded that “death was caused by stove in chest”. On 8 July Bourke’s blood was analysed. The conclusion: “I analysed this blood and found it to have an alcohol content of 0.120%. This blood alcohol level in an eleven stone man would be equivalent to the minimum consumption of eight, seven ounce glasses of beer”. This was transcribed by Alan Bradley from the file.On rear - PROV stamp and file number.trams, tramways, accidents, collision, coroners inquests, victoria st

Yields information about the delivery run of tram 18 to Borough of Sebastopol and how it was delivered using a tractor.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken 30/9/1971, published 1/10/1971 of No. 18 being towed by tractor along Albert St, Sebastopol on the way to Victory Park for display. See Reg Item 2909 for the actual Newspaper cutting and 6599 for colour slides of the move. 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. 3778.1 - Black and white photograph of the hand over from the SEC to the Borough at the resting place of the tram. Features Cr. N. F. Donald and Mr. I. F. Pellas at the handover. Photo shows the construction of the enclosure for the tram. .1 - Print of original photograph print added 14-3-2016 from the donation to the Museum by Karelyn Satter Feb. 2016.Has the Ballarat Courier stamp on the rear.tramways, trams, sebastopol, borough of sebastopol, victory park, transport, closure, tram 18

Significant in being a poster distributed by the SEC in Ballarat to advise passengers of the new fares to apply from a specific date and the scale of the increase.Foolscap Sheet, glossy one side only, titled "Alteration to Fares", under the SEC and "Ballarat Tramways" heading. Gives details of fare increases to apply from Thursday 1 Sept 1966. Gives details of route fares, one to four sections, special city sections, scholars' monthly tickets, newspapers, packages and parcels and chartered trams. Printed by Alex King & Sons Print, Ballarat and signed by F. K. White Manager.On rear in black ink 'BTPS 615"trams, tramways, fares, sec, ballarat

Significant in being a poster distributed by the SEC in Ballarat to advise passengers of the new fares to apply from a specific date and the scale of the increase.Foolscap Sheet, glossy one side only, titled "Alteration to Fares", under the SEC and "Ballarat Tramways" heading. Gives details of fare increases to apply from Sunday 26-1-1969. Gives details of route fares, one to four sections, special city sections, scholars' monthly tickets, newspapers, packages and parcels and chartered trams. Printed by Alex King & Sons Print, Ballarat and signed by F. K. White Manager.On rear in black ink 'BTPS 616"trams, tramways, fares, sec, ballarat

Significant in being a poster distributed by the SEC in Ballarat to advise passengers of the new timetable to apply from March 1970, reduction in services prior to closure, due to reducing crew numbers and to save money.Foolscap Sheet, glossy one side only, titled "Alteration to Fares", under the SEC and "Ballarat Tramways" heading. Gives details of timetable changes for Ballarat, commencing 16-3-1970. Gives details of service frequencies. Printed by Alex King & Sons Print, Ballarat and signed by F. K. White Manager. 21 copies held. See Reg Item 2474 for a mounted version of this poster.On rear in black ink 'BTPS 617"trams, tramways, timetables, sec, ballarat

Has a strong association with Arthur Hugo the Inspector. Yields information about Uniforms, badges, equipment and the equipment on the tramcars at the time - bumper bars and interior saloon blinds.Photograph of a four SEC crew, Inspector Arthur "Peter" Hugo on the right hand side standing in front of a single truck tram in SEC 1930's colour scheme, March 1937 (from Reg item 2926) at City Loop. Note the high set bumper bar on the tramcar and the large ticket wallet in the Conductors bags and the inside blinds on the windows of the saloon. Alan Bradley advised by e-mail of 1/9/2006 of the change of style of uniform from tunic with high collars to the jacket style. Could be 1940 or slightly earlier. Email with worksheet. Reg Item 2926 - has a photo of Arthur Hugo in uniform standing by himself. Photo dated march 1937. Hi Res scan added 25/3/2011.in pencil on rear - "808 Macarthur St" tramways, trams, inspectors, secv, city loop, uniforms

Yields information about the preparations for the move of tram body 121 to Newstead and the people involved.Colour print of BTM members removing the roof of tram 121 at Bungaree, 29/10/1994. In the photograph are Len Millar, Garry Wood and John Phillips. Photograph by Carolyn Dean, on Kodak paper. See March 1995 Fares Please!On rear in ink "29.10.94 / C. Dean".btm, bungaree, tramcar bodies, tramcar preservation, tram 121

Yields information about the transportation of horse tram No. 1 for display elsewhere.Series of two colour prints by Carolyn Dean of the offloading of cable tram No. 1 after being displayed at the Central Highlands Historical Association fair on 9 October 1994. See 1994 - 1995 Annual report for the use of one of these photographs. .1 - just about to reach the tram rails again .2 - as it arrived on the truck. Printed on Kodak paper For additional photographs see Reg Item 4124.1 to 4124.6On rear in ink "9.10.94, C. Dean"btm, horse tram, chha, wendouree parade, tram 1

Has a strong association with a BTM/BTPS volunteer - 1990'sColour photograph of (left to right) of Paul Mong, Alastair Reither, Alan Snowball and Simon Jenkins lifting out one of 28's motors, 12/7/1997. Another photograph of the event printed in July 1997 Fares Please! Printed on Kodak paper. See July 1997 Fares Please!On ink on rear "12/7/97"volunteers, btm, motors, workshops

Has a strong association with a BTM/BTPS volunteer - 1990'sSet of two Colour photographs of work on ESCo No.12 showing the side framing on the tram. One of the two photos used in July 1997 issue of Fares Please! Photo taken on 12/7/1997 by Warren Doubleday. Printed on Kodak Paper. See July 1997 Fares Please!On ink on rear "12/7/97"btm, esco, reconstruction, tram 12

Yields information about the scrubber tram parked at the end of "0" road at the SEC Ballarat depot and the yard itself.Black and white print on heavy matt photographic paper of the Ballarat Scrubber or track cleaning car at the back of "0" road at the depot, adjacent to the tennis court and other sheds. Source of photo - same as Reg item 3841 - Ron Hann, note added 2/2010.On rear in pencil "Scrubber Ballarat 1963"tramways, trams, depot, scrubber tram, tram scrubber

Yields information about the interior arrangements of the depot while the tramway is operating. Also shows the way the sand was distributed to the tramcars.Black and white print on heavy matt photographic paper of the interior of Wendouree Parade depot with a number of trams on No. 1 and 3 roads. Shows the structure of the tram depot. Has a wheelbarrow full of sand and a bucket to one side of the photograph and the front end of the tower truck. Source of photo - same as Reg item 3841 - Ron Hann, note added 2/2010.On rear in pencil "Ballarat Depot 1963"tramways, trams, depot, sec depot