Yields information about the last day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist.Set of 7 - 35mm negatives, of the last day of operations in Ballarat on 19-9-1971 .1 - 34 and another bogie leave Skipton St loop .2 - At Urquhart St .3 - 39 outside Sebastopol Town Hall .4 - 42 crosses Albert St, note bus stop sign .5 - ditto with a "ancient" motor car in the view - the car is probably a lot younger than the tram. .6 - 37 leads 43, 34 and 40 in the City Loop at 5.40pm .7 - 42 on level crossing, Lydiard Sttrams, tramways, closure, skipton st, urquhart st, sebastopol, sebastopol town hall, city loop, sturt st, lydiard st, level crossing, tram 34 tram 39 tram 42 tram 37

Yields information about the intersection of Sturt St and Drummond St and its use by trams in the period before the closure of the SEC system.Set of two Black and White photographs of trams near the intersection of Sturt St and Drummond St North, Hospital Corner. .1 - No. 41, another bogie and a single trucker travel along Sturt St south, the last tram has a destination of Special. .2 - Photo looking at the median strip with a tram on either side. Single trucker with a Twin Lakes sign inbound and another single truck outbound. Shows the position of the shelter and the ESCo switch box. Has a Marshal battery advert on a building in the background. Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. trams, tramways, sturt st, hospital corner, drummond st, tram 41

Yields information about the removal of the overhead in Lydiard St North, following the closure of the SEC operated tram system in Sept. 1971Set of two colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn of the removal and cutting up of the overhead and cutting the copper trolley wire in Lydiard St North - Oct. 1971? Shows the method and equipment used. Has a van marked "Arch Smallgoods" in Lydiard St North. Shows the Mair St traffic light, and Railway Hotel on the corner. In the background is the George Hotel, St Paul's Technical College, and Union Fidelity Trustee Company buildings in the background. Warren Doubleday remembers being there at the time, but can't find a photograph of it and date.trams, tramways, lydiard st, closure, secv, overhead, demolition

Yields information about the operation of Ballarat tram No. 36 in Melbourne to promote Ballarat after the closure of the SEC system.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 7/9/1971 about the possibility of a Ballarat tram running in Melbourne later in the month of September. Pending transport arrangements, it is to run during Tourism week to promote Sovereign Hill, the Begonia Festival and the South Street Competitions. Quotes manager of Sovereign Hill, Mr. Brian Whykes about the arrangements being made. Also notes the application by Davis Bus Lines, (Mr. Stan Davis) for an application to run a shuttle bus services around Ballarat Motels and Sovereign Hill. Image added 20-11-2013.trams, tramways, ballarat trams in melbourne, sovereign hill, davis bus lines, shuttlebus

Yields information about the discussions and views of the SEC about operation of historic trams in Ballarat after the closure of the SEC operated system.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, 14/9/1971 about a letter to the City Council from the SEC about the Lake Wendouree Tramway Museum Committee's proposal to operate a tram service on the lake route for a trail period. SEC said that this was not practical and advised that the sheds could only be used to house the trams. Noted that the SEC proposed to sell the land in 1972, and the Council's proposal that certain materials be stored. Quotes Cr. Chisholm (Mayor) and City Engineer (Mr. R. J. Sharp). Image added 20/11/2013In black ink in the top right hand corner of the item - '14/9/71'trams, tramways, museum establishment, btps, depot, city of ballarat

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated about 28/7/1971, titled, "The changing scene". Has a photograph of a single truck tram crossing Lydiard St in Sturt St with a Davis bus adjacent to the tram with the caption noting the trams will be replaced by buses next month. Has the Robert Burns statute in the background. See Reg Item 3762 for the actual Courier Photograph - a lot wider angle. One of large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02. Has cutting date separate from item.bus replacement, sturt st, lydiard st, robert burns, statues

Colour slide - Photo of SEC Ballarat Trams No. 32 and 35 at the Sturt St. south side "City" terminus. No. 32 has destination of "Gardens via Drummond Nth" and No. 35 has "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" SEC roof advertisement panel. Photo shows passengers boarding tram and stop signage arrangements. Has buildings on the south side of Sturt and Lydiard in the background. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971. Image btm2047ia - cleaned up by Peter Waugh 9/2021.On back of slide in blue ink "N32 Ballarat Sturt St. terminus." and in bottom left hand corner in black ink "P. Moses".tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st north, tram stops, tram 35, tram 32

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 17 entering Gardens loop, with the Destination of Mt Pleasant. Has the Gardens Kiosk, Lake Lodge in the background. Photo taken 9/1971. One of a set of 20 slides made by the Association of Railway Enthusiast Provincial Tramways film strip. Reference Item 2560 details the ARE Film Strip and provide references to other slides. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes. "BAS 63" in pencil.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 17

Yields information about the work preparations for the introduction of buses following the cessation of the tram service - provision of bus stops and the loss of car parks.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - published 19/8/1971 of No. 13 in Bridge St while workmen prepare bus stop on the south side, near Peel St. Has Coles, Maples, Amcal Chemist, Colorado Coffee Lounge, AVCO financial services in the view. See Reg item 1069 for newspaper article that the photo was used in. 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.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, bridge st, bus stops, closure, tram 13

Yields information about the nature of the day/s towards the last full day of operation - at the tram depot. Used in the Courier Supplement to mark the closure of the system and how the Courier photo was used by another newspaper for another purpose.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken ?, possibly on the last weekend and published in the Courier Supplement on 20/9/1971 following closure of the depot with No. 36 on 1 road and a single trucker on 0 road. See Reg Item 1052 for the newspaper cutting used at the time of the sale of the Depot in the Melbourne Age and also in the Courier Supplement. 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.tramways, trams, depot, closure, wendouree parade, tram 36

Set of 5 35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - of a private tour using No. 21 in Ballarat, possibly on 28/8/1971. No. 21 has an SEC roof advertisement, 'Everything is under control in my all electric kitchen". Photo Eldon Hogan Scanning errors on .1, which have resulted in distortions. 3038.1 - No. 21, followed by No. 37, Wendouree Parade, near Haddon St.? .2 - 21 Wendouree Parade, View Point Junction area. .3 - ditto .4 - ditto .5 - ditto tramways, trams, wendouree parade, view point, tram 37, tram 21

Colour prints from a scanned slide image, loaned by donor and two black and white prints of the same image of the launch of the post card set featuring Lew Walker (Ballarat Motorman) receiving a kiss from Glenda Martin and Janice Greed (left), in front of a bogie tram - see also Reg. Item 1863 and others for details. Colour Prints made by commercial machine printer direct from images on Kodak Xtralife Paper. Taken late August 1971? For high resolution image from slide see btm3249h. ballarat, postcards, closure

Set of two colour prints (one horizontal and one part of slide in vertical format) from a scanned slide image, loaned by donor and three black and white prints of the larger image of Inspectors Arthur Maxwell, Theo Dunstan, Superintendent Les Denmead and Inspector L. Wellard (right) standing at the tram stop at the City terminus. Colour Prints made by commercial machine printer direct from images on Kodak Xtralife Paper. Taken late August 1971? For details of Theo Dunstan, see worksheet file for Reg. Item 3231.ballarat, inspectors, closure

Yields information about Ballarat tram 40 and the Sebastopol terminus.Black and white print of Ballarat 40 at the Sebastopol terminus. Two copies. Photo by Doug Colquhoun, 17/5/1971. Trams has the destination of Lydiard St Nth and roof advertisements for Eureka Tiles and Bliss Bombs (To read pack: Tilt Tram"). Also has the houses in the background and shows the overhead arrangements. Photo print courtesy of Port Dock Railway Museum, now the National Railway Museum. See worksheet 4311 for letter and details of prints sent to Bill Scott, 19/10/2001. Any photo credit to mention NRM Collection.On rear of copy 1 "SEC Ballarat / 40 / Sebastopol terminus / 17/5/71 4179 / D.A. Colquhoun" . Copy 2 "Douglas Colquhoun / 5.1971 National Rly Museum" in ink, bottom right hand corner and in the top left hand corner in ink "Car 40 SEC Tramways Ballarat Vic 3350"trams, tramways, sebastopol, tram 37

Copy of a colour slide showing Tram 42 in Lydiard Street North, at the terminus. This photo is taken from the south west looking up Lydiard Street. The cemetery gates can be seen in the background. The trolley pole it is ready to head back into the city, and the destination board is reading Sebastopol. There are children and the crew posing beside the tram for the photograph. There is a crowd of people, standing on the road near the tram, and others waiting to take photos. The photographer says this was taken of the last of the last tram to run in Lydiard Street in 1971. Photo quality is poor as the original image was blurred.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, crews, houses, last day, lydiard st nth, secv tramways, street scene, terminus, tramway closure, maximum traction, cemetery, tram 42

Various correspondence relating to the Bendigo Trust a. City of Bendigo to ''For Your Information'' (non name) signed A J Watts 31/9/1970; from J M Cohn to The Mayor, City of Bendigo 26/8/1970 - other letters attached to a Draft Constitution for the Bendigo Trust; Notices of 'Next Meeting for committee of the Bendigo Trust various meetings from Dec 1970 - Oct 1971; Letter from H. Biggs, Secretary to Members of the Bendigo Trust re: meeting with contractor September 1971.organization, club/society, bendigo trust

Pro-forma document from Department of Labour and National Service advising NE Swainston that he has been found fit for service and can expect to commence with the army on 21st April 1971. Details have been typed in and document has been stamped in purple with the address and date- 10 Mar 1971, and signed by PH Cook - Secretary. Document informs recipient of what action he should take, including conditions by which an application for deferment may be made. Details of this are on the back of the document.conscription, national service - australia, call-up, swainston collection

Copy of two cheques to Pay J. H. Curnow & Son Pty. Ltd. For commission and expenses relating to sale of machinery, etc at the Wattle Gully Gold Mine. The English Scottish and Australian Bank Limited printed at the top of cheques. The first cheque is dated 8th January 1971 for $3354.80 and the second cheque is dated 29th January 1971 for $4145.20. Both cheques are signed by the Director, name unreadable and A. M. Horsburgh, Secretary. Both cheques have Wattle Gully Gold Mines No Liability stamped on them.business, auctioneers, j h curnow & son pty ltd, ian dyett collection - copy of two cheques, the english scottish and australian bank limited, j h curnow & son pty ltd, wattle gully gold mines no liability, a m horsburgh

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 9 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Tony Smith, 1971 prior to closure of the system. This set of slides appears to be the last day of operations - 19/9/1971 .1 - 40 south bound in Lydiard St Nth, at the Gregory St Loop. .2 - 40 after passing through the loop .3 - 42, north bound in Lydiard St. North at Macarthur St. .4 - 42 southbound at the Railway station level crossing with the Kennedy Murray Pty Ltd General Carriers building at the station yard in the background. .5 - 42 southbound in Lydiard St North after crossing the railway - taken from the signal box (B) with Reids Palace in the background and the Provincial Hotel. .6 - 35 northbound after passing through the level crossing. .7 - bogie tram crossing the tracks with Ballarat Railway Station in the background. .8 - bogie tram entering the double track section in Lydiard St with Reids Palace in the background. Note the new bus stop bay. .9 - 35 and another bogie in Sturt St, with the Town Hall, Golden Star Chinese Cafe and Georges Fish & Chip shop in the background.trams, tramways, lydiard st nth, gregory st, level crossings, ballarat railway station, sturt st, closure, tram 40, tram 42, tram 35

The newsletters were all printed in Tobruk during the seige in 1941, the information as per the newsletter is from the daily summary of BBC broadcasts as well as cartoons and drawings. Edited by L/Sgt W Williams VX27459. Refer Dean collection 4575P Four single sheet Newspapers printed in Tobruk. .1) Vol 2 No 67, rectangular shape, off white colour, all print in black, dated. .2( .3) Vol 2 No 91, 2 pages, rectangular shape, blue colour, all print in black, dated. .4) Vol 2 No 96, rectangular shape, off white colour, all print in black, dated..1) “Thursday 31st July 1941”. .2).3) Sunday 24th August 1941” .4) Friday 29th August 1941”tobruk truth, dinkum oil, tobruk 1941

School 77 February 1971 - 60 Nurses - Sourced by Paula DoolanBlack and White photo - 4 rows of nurses- 2nd row from bottom has 2 males in the middle - 60 Nursesnursing uniform, nursing history, nursing information

Set of 9 Kodak Ready-mount with slides made from the Association of Railway Enthusiast Provincial Tramways film strip. Reference Item 2560 details the ARE Film Strip, and provide references to other slides. See also Reg. item 1164. 1174.9 on plain white mount. 1174.1 - Tram 40 North bound for Lydiard St. North at the Railway Gates, with the gates closed. Tram carrying a heavy load of passengers. Railway station building and car park in background. Taken from the signal box. 1174.2 - Tram 12 bound for Gardens, photographed across the median strip plantation near Dawson St. Image i2a - adjusted 9/2021 to remove colour cast. 1174.3 - Tram 43 in bound along Wendouree Parade near Barrett Ave, passing a former tram stop and with "Warning Oncoming Trams" sign mounted on an adjacent pole. See also Reg. item 1172.1 for a photo taken in May 1971. This photo taken after the closure of the Victoria St. line, as the tram stop has been painted out. 1174.4 - Looking along the track to Sebastopol terminus on the west side of Albert St. - telephoto shot showing bogie tram in the far distance. Shows the nature of the track, poles, tram stop frequency and in the fare distance the terminus. Also show the trees that used to be along this section of the track. 1174.5 - No. 42 showing "Special" in Macarthur St. approaching Drummond St. north. Photo taken from under the verandah of a shop on the south side of the street that were many years later to become the Tramcar Restaurant. Note metal fence to cemetery. 1174.6 - Nos. 21 (Sebastopol) crossing 14 (Lydiard St. Nth) at the loop between Sayle and Grey St. Photo taken looking south. 1174.7 - No. 12 bound for Mt Pleasant, in Bridge St. about to stop at the junction for the two routes. Telephoto photo looking west along Bridge St. with many cars in the photo. Very few people on the street itself. 1174.8 - No. 30 and 17 at the City Terminus, on the north side of Sturt St. Taken from the Post Office corner with the Town Hall in the background. 1174.9 - No. 39 inbound along Sturt St. West. with many cars on the road. Bus stop on a pole on the other side of the road.1174.1 - "No. 40 on Lydiard St. North service waits at the level crossing at Ballarat Railway Station." 1174.2 - "No. 12 bound for 'Gardens' seen across the centre plantation in Sturt St." 1174.3 - "Barrett Ave." 1174.4 - "The Sebastopol route near the terminus" 1174.6 - "Nos. 21 and 14 crossing at Sayle St. Loop on Sebastopol route" 1174.7 - "No. 12 at Eastern end of Bridge St." 1174.8 - "Nos. 30 and 17 in Sturt St. at Cnr of Lydiard St." 1174.9 - "No. 39 City bound from 'Gardens" in Sturt St. West" All have date stamp of "Sep 1971" in black ink. Writing in blue ink.tramways, trams, lydiard st. nth, railway crossing, sturt st, wendouree parade, sebastopol, macarthur st., bridge st., sturt st. west, tram 12, tram 14, tram 17, tram 21, tram 30, tram 39, tram 40, tram 42, tram 43

David Ancrum Alexander was born c1925 and died in 2015. He practiced medicine in Ballarat but also had a keen interest in drawing and painting, mostly water colour. The sketch books range from 1971 to 2012. Each appears to be related to a specific theme - people, places, and characters in novels. Often this is mentioned on the cover. He became a member of the Art Acquisition Committee at the University Campus at Mount Helen. A Thanksgiving Service was held in his honour at Federation University in the Caro Convention Centre on 27 March 2015.52 sketch books, spiral bound. Pencil drawings and water colour workYear printed on cover of each book. Themes contained in book written on coverdavid alexander, doctor, ballarat, drawing, painting, water colour, art acquisition committee, ballarat university, federation university, caro convention centre, thanksgiving service, 1971, 2012, c1925, 2015

.1 - Close up photo of a single trucker and a bogie tram showing difference in bumper heights. .2 - Photo showing the front of a single trucker (No. 26?) with the motorman leaning out the small window with a cigarette in hand. Photo dated 1970. .3 - No. 34 parked on "0" road. Photo dated 1971. .4 - Similar to .2, driver looking at photographer. .5 - Bogie tram parked on "0" road, photo dated 1970. .6 - No. 27 at Lydiard St North terminus - photo dated 1970. Has a strong association with a Melbourne tram driver who assembled the scrap book and series of photos of Ballarat trams at the time of closure. Yields information about the tram operations.Set of six black and white photographs contained with Reg item 5988, a Stamford Kiwi School Scrap Book - card covers, 23 sheets, spiral bound, titled "Ballarat", prepared by Ellen Butland of Auckland following the closure of the SEC Ballarat Tramway system.closure, trams, tramways, ballarat, lydiard st nth, tram 34, tram 27, depot, crews, motormen

Domenico Milivoj MICICH (1949- ) Born Zadar, Croatia Arrived Australia 1960 Domenico Micich studied at the Ballarat School of Mines Art School from 1968 to 1971. Described as a portrait artist, Micich taught art for many years in Ballarat. This is one of a number of paintings from Ballarat School of Mines Students produced for the opening of the new Mount Helen campus. This item is part of the Federation University Art Collection. The Art Collection features over 1000 works and was listed as a 'Ballarat Treasure' in 2007.An oil painting of a small girl on a swing in an outdoor setting. art, artwork, domenico micich, milvoj micich, swing, playground, oil on canvas, alumni, available

Photos taken on the last weekday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971. 1 - tram 31 Wendouree Parade near Depot Junction, on its way to Victoria St. 2 - trams 12 and 31 at Haddon St loop 3 - tram 31 in deep hail. 4 - Scrubber at the depot 5 - tram 41 at depot junction, Gardens via Drummond St Nth. Hail blankets the footpath and track. 6 - ditto - Yields information about the last full week day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mountsHave the photographer's slide numbers written on them.trams, tramways, closure, depot, wendouree parade, tram 31, tram 12, scrubber, tram 41

A Bendigo Teachers' College binder book containing hand written foolscap pages outlining the history of B.T.C. From 1945 through to 1971. It is titled "From My Diaries". It is believed this diary is written by Ms. J.C. Burnett.bendigo, education, bendigo teachers' college, la trobe university bendigo collection, collection, bendigo teachers' college, history, bendigo, education, ms. j.c. burnett, female, individual, person, teaching, teachers, students