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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, early 1960's
Black and White print of Bendigo SECV Bendigo tram 18 at Charing Cross terminus for the Eaglehawk route with a single truck car crossing behind heading for Golden Square. Trams have dash canopy lights, but no large white strip under the drivers windows. Photo not dated but appears to be at during early 1960's. Tram 18 has White Horse Whiskey ad on front dash panel, SEC Roof ad "Electricity best for Cooking" and a "CASTROL" ad, and showing destination of "Eaglehawk". Single truck car has SEC roof ad "You'll Cook better electrically" and a roof ad for "B.J. Osborn Plumbing Service" ad. Has City Club Hotel and Plaza Theatre buildings in background. Single truck could be No. 20, based on roof ads, see 986.trams, tramways, charing cross, bendigo, tram 18, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, early 1960's
Black and White print of an aerial view of Bendigo SECV Bendigo tram 18 at Charing Cross terminus for the Eaglehawk route with another bogie tram and two single truck trams in the background. Trams have dash canopy lights, but no large white strip under the drivers windows. Photo not dated but appears to be at during early 1960's. Tram 18 has White Horse Whiskey ad on front dash panel, SEC Roof ads. Numbers of other trams cannot be determined. All trams have roof ads, including SEC ads and a CASTROL ad. Good view of the fountain and buildings on the north east corner. Has Ezywalkin store, City Club Hotel and other buildings. Shows traffic arrangements for cars to do a right turn from Pall Mall into Mitchell St. On a building in Mitchell St. is an advertisement for "ASTOR Radio"trams, tramways, charing cross, bendigo, mitchell st, aerial views, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, early 1960's
Black and White print of an SECV Bendigo tram 20 at Charing Cross terminus for the Golden Square route loading passengers. Trams has dash canopy lights, but no large white strip under the drivers windows. Photo not dated but appears to be at during early 1960's. Tram showing destination of "Golden Square", has "Cohn's Drinks Quench" ad on front dash panel, SEC Roof ad "You'll Cook better electrically" and "B.J. Osborn Plumbing Service" roof ad. Has Bendigo Post Office clock tower in background. Tram off loading passengers while others are waiting to get on. Good photo for people.trams, tramways, charing cross, bendigo, golden square, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Signalling Record Society of Victoria, "Safeworking on the Ballarat Electric Tramway System", Jul. 1988
Copy of an article by Peter Barry on the location of loops and operations of the Ballarat Tramway system. From pages 76 to 79 of the July 1988 issue of Somersault. Cover page, page 61 included. Covers running times, loop sections on Sebastopol, Lydiard St and Eastern Routes, Weekdays and Sats. and Suns., View Point, Signalling system, points where trams reversed in the section.trams, tramways, signals, crossing loop, secv, operations -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Tramway Museum Society of Victoria (TMSV), "Running Journal Vol. 7 No. 6 December 1970 ", Jan. 1971
Cover page for the December 1970 issue of the TMSV's "Running Journal" featuring W7 1024 decorated for Christmas on the front cover. (see btm989i3) On page 2 - two photos of horse buses, Northcote and Clifton Hill, and Royal Park and Brunswick, 676 and Y at Footscray (L.Millar Photo). On rear inside cover photos of W7 1010 decorated for Holeproof, W7 1024 decorated for newspaper, Newsday, models of X1 and W5 (A Howlett's) and two photo montages. On rear cover, Ballarat tram 14 decorated for Christmas by Myer's (btm989i1) and Bendigo Birney 28, also decorated for Christmas (btm989i2) for Myers. Then two photos of work at Bylands and one at Bayswater working on Geelong Pengelly No. 22. Printed on glossy white paper. Printed early Jan. 1971 as includes a photo taken on 27/12/1970. See Reg Item 3567 for full copy of this issue of the magazine.trams, tramways, horse buses, decorated trams, myers, christmas -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
document - Correspondence, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1963 - 1965
990.1 -Typed letter from Chairman of M&MTB (Robert (Bob) Risson to Mr. John Grimwade dated 18 April 1963, concerning an letter in the Age written by J. Grimwade about Trams and Motor Cars. Written on M&MTB letterhead, with "Dear John" and author's signature "Bob Risson" handwritten in. Has been folded into four for posting. On quarto size paper, with watermark "Loganvale / Parchment / Made in Britain". Gives M&MTB phone numbers, postal and street address and telegraphic address on letterhead. 990.2 - Typed letter from Chairman of M&MTB (Robert (Bob) Risson to Mr. John Grimwade dated 29 April 1965, concerning tramcar design and deputy chairman (Mr. Kirby) forthcoming overseas trip. Written on M&MTB letterhead, with "Dear John" and author's signature "Bob" handwritten in. Has been folded into six for posting. On quarto size paper, with a watermark "? / RAG ? / Made in Australia". Gives M&MTB phone numbers, postal and street address and telegraphic address on letterhead, different design to 990.1, including phone number. Above the "Dear John" an imprint from of another sheet of paper, has been imposed on the sheet - grease mark? about 15 in diameter. 990.3 - Copy of interoffice memo from Deputy Chairman (Mr. Kirby) on yellow paper, dated 27 April 1965, replying to Chairmans memo of 26 April 1965, about the design of new trams, with steps inside the doorways. Signed by Mr. Kirby. Has been folded for mailing. Has left hand edge partly folded in. 990.4 - Copy of interoffice memo from Chairman (R. Risson) to Deputy Chairman, about a suggestion by Mr. Grimwade about running boards and the width of trams. Notes Chairman's view that the policy of running boards was deliberate in order that cars collided with them first rather than the tram body. On blue paper. Signed by the Chairman. Has been folded for mailing. Item 990.2 to 990.4 stapled in top left hand corner.Signatures and names tram, trams, melbourne, footboards, tram steps, mmtb, tramcar design -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Letter/s, Alf Twentyman, 3/06/1970 12:00:00 AM
Handwritten letter from Alf E. Twentyman to John F. T. Grimwade on quarto plain paper dated 3 June 1970 concerning the colours of the cable trams and the routes they ran in the company days, along with additional notes about when the M&MTB took over. Also notes that the John Keating is about to publish his book on the cable tram system.trams, tramways, melbourne, cable trams, mmtb -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Map, Ballarat Litho & Printing Co, "Electoral Map of Ballarat", 1920's?
Map showing the electoral boundaries of Ballarat - State? - possibly early 1920's. Has been marked up in blue pencil for electric and horse tram routes around Ballarat, along with names of terminals, depot, and other points of interest. Shows horse trams lines in Macarthur St and Armstrong St. Also has in pencil, approximate location of the railway to Buninyong. Map shows location of Showgrounds (old location), Hospital for epileptics, abattoirs, but does not show Ballarat North Railway Workshops. Title Block "Ballarat Litho & Ptg. Cos. / Electoral Map of / Ballarat / Scale 20 chains to One Inch" To be stored with minimal folding.trams, tramways, map, ballarat, horse trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "It's fun riding on those trams", c1968
Newspaper cutting, undated, from Melbourne Herald on a trip on the Bendigo Tramways - following the announced closure - c1968. Has photo of 24 at Eaglehawk and Tram Driver Jack Hogan, No. 22, age 56. Item written by Garry Jones. Photos by Peter Ward. Reporter hired a tram for a trip to Eaglehawk. Mentions Bendigo Mayor Warren Cambridge, Inspector Gordon James and Chairman of the TMSV, Bob Prentice. Item has been glued onto a sheet of foolscap paper - white.trams, tramways, bendigo, tram hire, closure, jack hogan -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Bendigo Advertiser, "Buses will replace Trams in Bendigo", 19/07/1968 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper cutting, July 19, 1968 from Bendigo Advertiser about the State Government decision the previous day to replace the tram services in Bendigo and Ballarat. Government accepted the Transport Regulation Board report. Notes the SEC, the Minister of Transport - Mr. Wilcox and that services were expected to close down by the New Year. Also has item on "Comments on the Tram Decision" by the Mayor, Trades Hall Council President Mr. S. Anderson and Manger of the SEC Northern Branch, Mr. A.C. Sandow. Item has been glued onto a sheet of foolscap paper - white.trams, tramways, bendigo, closure, transport regulation board, mr. v. wilcox -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Bendigo Advertiser, " A memory Soon in Bendigo", 19/07/1968 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper cutting, undated, from Bendigo Advertiser (?) with a photo of a bogie car on the Eaglehawk route at Charing Cross, with the Alexandra Fountain in the foreground. Caption refers to the State Cabinet decision the previous day to close the Bendigo system, which would date the item as 19/7/1968. Item has been glued onto a sheet of foolscap paper - white.trams, tramways, bendigo, closure, charing cross -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Parade, "TRAMS ...." - tram 37 in Lydiard St North, Jan. 1970
Clipping of three pages from "Parade" Jan. 1970, pages 20 to 22, of an article entitled "TRAMS . . . " featuring a story on trams in Australia, from horse to cable from electric trams to no trams except in Melbourne, Bendigo and Ballarat and one in SA. Features photo of the Pitt St. line in Sydney, Melbourne Cable tram, SEC Ballarat tram 37 (see image) and W2 329 in Wellington Parade Melbourne. Written by Brian Carroll. On off white paper, with some single colour overlays. Photo of 37 in Ballarat in Lydiard St. North, just south of Railway Station.trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, australian trams, melbourne -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Wanganui NZ and Australian trams, late 1960's
Single printed page with nine photos of Wanganui New Zealand trams, most of tram bodies after completion of service and on the other side, six photos of transport in Australia - 1 Sydney bus and last piece of tram track, four of Brisbane and one of Melbourne - W2 385 and another W2 tramcar. on white paper. Australian photos by Alan Smith. Possible source of sheet is NZ Tramway topics.trams, tramways, wanganui, brisbane, melbourne, sydney -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, Wal Jack at Poverty Point Monument, Sept. 1946
Photo of a man (Wal Jack) standing by the Gold Monument at Poverty Point at the rear of Main Street Ballarat East. Monument looks new or recently cleaned up. Photo taken Sept. 1946.Has a close association with Wal Jack, an avid collector of Ballarat Tramway and other tramway and railway materials.Black and white photographic print.On rear in ink "Gold Monument at rear of Main Street Ballarat East. / First gold discovered in Ballarat 1851 / Sept 1946." In Wal Jack's handwriting.trams, tramways, ballarat, gold monument, poverty point -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, 1935
Black and white photograph of the former Phoenix Foundry railway line in Armstrong St. Ballarat crossing the Sturt St. (north side) tram line, looking south. Has Town Hall and Myer (formally Snows) building in the background, along with a tram stop on the corner. Track has been dug out, exposing the sleepers and one tie bar. Has road barriers in background. Photo taken1935, during the reconstruction of the tramway system. On Velox photo paper.On rear in top right hand corner in blue ink "12004". Above main writing in pencil is the number "74". On bottom half in light black ink "The old piece of Rly line in Armstrong St. crossing Sturt St. tram line Ballarat (1935)" In Wal Jack's handwriting.trams, tramways, phoenix foundry, armstrong st, sturt st, railway siding -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Herald Sun, "Keep the nuts on the right track", 17/04/1993 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping from the Herald Sun Weekend magazine by Keith Dunstan, 17/4/1993 discussing tram enthusiasts, Shane Moore, his W2 568, on tour with Steve Olsen as driver and Monica Campbell as conductor. Has sketches of W2 568 at Hawthorn and T class tram, along with a photo of Keith Dunstan. Discusses other trams stored at Hawthorn, such as S, V 214. See Alan Bradley's collection of newspaper Clippings for date of item.trams, tramways, melbourne, tram tours, preserved trams, hawthorn depot -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Illustration/s, Melbourne cable tram No. 1
Photographic reproduction of a Melbourne tramways cable car set, grip car and cable trailer No. 1 possibly photographed in Nicholson St. Carlton by the Exhibition gardens. Destination of grip car is "Spencer St." On rear of trailer has a "Nicholson St." board. Has three people seated on grip car, along grip man and conductor on front platform of trailer. Would appear to be posed photograph. The numeral one is not fully central and may have been modified on the print. Printed on glossy paper.On rear in blue ink "C161"trams, tramways, cable trams, melbourne, nicholson st. -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "How our Tramways Developed", 1962
Three page printed article or report on the development of the Melbourne tramway system from the cable car era up to June 1962. Written by the M&MTB, covers cable trams, other Melbourne tramway operators, electric traction era, formation of the M&MTB and the operation of the tramway system up to 1962. Would appear to be a MMTB document, an reprint of an article or a handout, created late 1962.An "X" in ink by the second paragraph on the first page, possibly a marker, about cable tram colours.trams, tramways, melbourne, mmtb, cable trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, 26/03/1970 12:00:00 AM
Colour slide - white cardboard mount, ferraniacolor, of two W2's crossing the intersection of Collins and Swanston Street Melbourne, with the Manchester Unity Building in the background. W2 553 showing route 64, southbound and W2 311 northbound, along with a number of motor vehicles and pedestrians. Date shown on slide 26-3-1970.In pencil on slide "TRAMS / Swanston St. Melb. / 26-3-70."tramways, trams, swanston st, melbourne, collins st., tram 553, tram 311 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Slide - 35mm slide/s, Aug. 1984
Colour slide - white / yellow cardboard mount, Kodacolor (Kodachrome) slide, of Z3's 208 (Route 95, showing Exhibition) and 225 showing (Route 96, East Brunswick), at the Bourke St. terminus with the Spencer St. Railway station building in the background and the Greyhound building on the right side. 225 has been painted green, while 208 is in the original orange colour scheme. Date on cardboard mount by Kodak is August 1984. Has an Australia Post van by the side of 225.tramways, trams, bourke st, melbourne, spencer st., tram 225, tram 208 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Anita Bagley, BTM - Bendigo - Bylands Tour - 6/12/1998, Dec. 1998
Paper ticket printed onto light yellow paper with decorative border for the Ballarat Tramway Museum social group tour to Bendigo and Bylands tramway museums on 6/12/1998. Has a sketch of No. 11, side on elevation. Gives date, fare, departure time. Has been punched or cancelled by the trolley pole.trams, tramways, ticket, ballarat, bylands, bendigo -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Association of Railway Enthusiasts (ARE), "Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 9, No. 4, December 1971", Dec. 1971
Copy of the Australian Railway Enthusiast - Vol 9, No. 4, December 1971, which contains seven photographs of the closure of the Ballarat Tramway System on 19/9/1971 by Greg Triplett. Item 579 refers for centre page photograph. Magazine has articles on the Beech Forest Narrow Gauge, The Atjeh Tram (Indonesia), cable cars preserved in Melbourne and a derailment at Yering Vic. in 1900. Ballarat Photos 1 - 40 in Lydiard St. 2 - Bogie car in Wendouree Parade from the wheat silos 3 - Intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Street from the Town Hall 4 - Tram at City Centre with Boer War (?) statue in front of the tram - night photo 5 - 35 at Sebastopol Terminus - night photo 6 - 42 at the Lydiard Street terminus - night photo 7 - 40 leaving Sebastopol as the last tram - night photo (see item 579) Second copy added 31-8-2017. Second copy has a "Technical Book & Mag. Co." yellow label on the front cover.trams, tramways, ballarat, closure, lydiard st, sturt st, sebastopol -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Leaf from a photo album, 1920s
Leaf from a photo album containing 4 black and white photographs pasted onto sheet of brown/grey cardboard with two punch holes at one end. Photos taken early 1920's or just after construction of the Memorial Arch. Photo 1 - "Ballarat" handwritten in pencil at top - Town Hall from the North West taken from a building near Doveton St. Has a Sebastopol tram west bound in Sturt St. passing Town Hall. Photo 2 - "Sturt Street Ballarat" handwritten in pencil at base - Sturt St. Ballarat looking east from most likely the Ballarat City fire station lookout tower. Has a Sebastopol tram travelling eastbound in the photograph. Town Hall in background. No motor vehicles in photograph. Photo 3 - "Memorial Arch, Ballarat" handwritten in pencil at top - photo of the new Memorial Arch at the start of the Avenue of Honour. Photo 4 - "Eureka Stockade, Ballarat" - photo of the Eureka Stockade monument the park.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st, memorial arch - avenue of honour, eureka -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Leaf from a photo album, 1920s
Leaf from a photo album containing 2 black and white photographs pasted onto sheet of brown/grey cardboard with two punch holes at one end. Photos taken early 1920's? Photo 1 - "Kalgoorlie Western Australia" in pencil on top of photo, and "Hannan Street" on bottom. Photo shows a tram traveling along Hannan Street with buildings on either side of photograph. Has poles down the centre of the street to support the bracket arms for the tramway and other power lines. Tram has "Nestles Milk" advertisement on dash panel. Photo 2 - "Breakneck Gorge Hepburn" in pencil at base of photograph.trams, tramways, hepburn springs, kalgoorlie, hannan st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Chris Wurr, late 1960's or early 1970's
Yields information about the tram crossover point in Albert St Sebastopol during the last few years of the tramways and the condition of the roadway at the time.Black and White photograph of SEC tram No. 12 crossing Albert St. from east to west side at Ophir St. late 1960's or early 1970's. Tram has destination of SEBASTOPOL, and Twin Lakes sign on rear. Photo taken after tram has passed photographer. Photo by Chris Wurr. Photo shows sealed road (to Colac) and tram stop sign on west side of road. Photocopy made 4/1999 for display purposes. Copy 2 added 27/7/2007, ex Alan Bradley photographs.On rear, in black stamp ink "Photo by Chris Wurr / 12 Truscott Street, Ararat 3377 / (053) 523403 Copy 2 - Additional words to above "Donated to BTPS by and"trams, tramways, albert st., sebastopol, tram 12 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s, Warren Doubleday, 5/12/1983 12:00:00 AM
Colour photograph of SEC tram No.13 being positioned on No. 6 road at the BTM depot on 5th Dec. 1983 by a Barry James Crane. In Photo are Peter Winspur and Peter Allen. Barry James crane - Coles - IRP 594. Photo from a Warren Doubleday slide - slide No. 10/83/27 Photo copy made 4/1999 for display purposes.btm, tramcar acquisition, btps, tram 13 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Dave Macartney, 1971
Black and white photograph of three SEC single truckers on No. 1 road at the SEC Wendouree Parade depot during 1971. Second tram is 26, third (partly in depot) - 14. Trams have drop end blinds down. Tram 14 has a Cinzano spirits advertisement on the roof and a Twin Lakes ad on the front of the tram. Photo by Dave Macartney. Photocopy made 4/1999 for display purposes. Small copy added 10/10/2019. Image updated.On rear in pencil "DJM"trams, tramways, sec depot, ballarat, tram 26, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Dave Macartney, 4/08/1968 12:00:00 AM
Black and white photograph of SEC tram No. 18 turning from Sturt St. into Lydiard St Nth. with Ballarat Post Office in background. Photo taken after the tram has passed the photographer. Tram has destination of "Lydiard St. Nth". Photo by Dave Macartney - 4/8/1968 Photocopy made 4/1999 for display purposes. See also Reg Item 585 for a wider view of this same photograph.trams, tramways, ballarat post office, ballarat, lydiard st. north, tram 18 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, Dave Macartney, Feb. 1979
Black and white photograph of SEC Tram 33, as the BTM's first wedding tram in Feb. 1979. Photographed on No. 2 road on the depot fan with crossover and 3 road extension in background. Tram has been decorated for the wedding and has the couple standing in the doorway. See also 1978/79 annual report, back cover for another photograph of this occasion. Tram has Eureka Roofing Tiles ad on roof. Photo by Dave Macartney - 2/1979. Photocopy made 4/1999 for display purposes. 1015.1 - similar photo, but with whole of tram in the the photo - added 9/11/2005. see - 1978/1979 Annual Report of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Ltd.trams, tramways, weddings, btm, btm depot, tram 33 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Dave Macartney, 23/12/1967 12:00:00 AM
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