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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Rose Stereograph Co, c1905
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the appearance of the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St and Sturt St itself looking west, showing the tram track arrangements.Photographic reproduction - sepia coloured of two stereo pair images with details on the sides. Originals made by the Rose Stereoscopic of Melbourne. Printed on A4 size ink-jet printer. Set of two: 1 - Sturt St and the Lydiard St intersection, electric trams looking east from the Town Hall. Shows Mount Warrenheip. Shows the roof of a tram in the bottom edge and a tram in Bridge St. Has the National Mutual building in the view, advertising the Commercial Union Fire (insurance) and Doepel and Chandler. Another building advertiser is "Carlton Ales" Image No. 8112 2 - Sturt St looking west from the Town Hall tower. Has one tram in the distance. Shows the layout of the Sturt St central median strip.trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st, stereo photograph, grenville st, esco, bridge st, town hall -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Uniform - Cap, Commonwealth Government Clothing Factories Melbourne, mid 1960's?
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Demonstrates uniform cap manufacture. Appears to be unworn.SEC Motorman/Drivers/Conductors cap - green cloth exterior, grey cotton interior lining, brown leather internal hat band, black cotton hat band on exterior with a plastic band at the front half of the cap terminating in two small SEC metal buttons on either side, black plastic peak. Sewn on the inside is a label "Commonwealth Government Clothing Factories Melbourne" and stamped "7". tramways, trams, uniforms, cap, buttons -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC 6d ticket blocks, 1966
... Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways"....Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Set of 7 Blocks of 200 tickets - turquoise ink on off white paper, denomination 6c, headed State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Provincial Tramways. On rear in turquoise ink is a diagonal criss cross or tartan pattern. The 200 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple and a small cardboard retaining strip at the top of the ticket. The ticket number is in black ink. Ticket block starting numbers: 400200, 402200, 402400, 420600, 402800, 400801, 400600 402000. One block has one missing ticket. See ticket file and printed document - "Fare Charts and Tickets - SEC Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways".trams, tramways, secv, tickets -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 2, Doug Colquhoun, c1955
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Set of six digital images of Geelong trams photographed by Doug Colquhoun. .1 - No. 3 with destination of Station turning from Ryrie into Moorabool St with the Bank of New South Wales in the background. The conductor is watching the traffic. .2 - No. 4 - at the Railway Station or Beach terminus? .3 - No. 5 - in Ryrie St? .4 - No. 19 in St. with E. R. Sparrow & Co Auctioneer and Wool Broker building in the background - Moorabool St, tram has the destination of Beach. .5 - No. 23 with the conductor leaning against the bumper bar chatting to a man. Tram has the destination of North. Has a Kodak - E. A. O'Meara Chemist shop in the background. Ryrie and Moorabool Streets Geelong looking south along Moorabool St, along with a Safety Zone sign. .6 - No. 34 with the destination of Belmont.trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, conductors, north, beach, belmont, safety zone, tram 3, tram 4, tram 5, tram 19, tram 23, tram 34 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 2, Doug Colquhoun, c1955
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Set of two colour digital images of Geelong trams photographed by Doug Colquhoun? .1 - Geelong No 8 at the Chilwell terminus, c1955. Note the tram stop furniture on the pole behind. Tram has the destination of Beach. .2 - Trams 31 and 34 photographed in Moorabool St at a Safety Zone stop. Safety Zone stop sign in photograph. Trams have the destination of Belmont and North. Kays pastries and Austral Art Furnishers stores building in the background.trams, tramways, geelong, north, belmont, moorabool st, safety zone, tram 8, tram 31, tram 34 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, John Henry Harvey, c1900
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the appearance of the intersection of Grenville and Bridge St following the introduction of the horse trams and the terminal arrangements.Digital image from the State Library of Victoria website image No. H86.76/17, a series stereo photograph showing the horse tram track from the Bucks Head Hotel at Grenville and Sturt Streets. Shows the muddy nature of the intersection. Has the buildings on the north side of Sturt St in the view. Photograph by John Henry Harvey, c1900. trams, tramways, bridge st, grenville st, sturt st, horse trams, stereo photograph -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), SEC 6d tickets used in Geelong, c1955
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Has a strong association with the Geelong tramway system as being identified as being used on the system and for which trip on a specific date.Set of two SEC 6d teal colour tickets, Nos. H806802 and H806992 and a hand written note advising that they were used on tram No. 7 in Geelong from Little Ryrie St to Belmont and back on Sunday 1 January 1956 and that Alan and Ian travelled. Both tickets have been printed with a teal cross hatching on the rear.trams, tramways, tickets, secv, geelong, belmont -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Ken McCarthy, Geelong No. 10 at the Geelong Railway Station, Nov. 1954
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Digital Image of Geelong No. 10 at the Geelong Railway Station Nov. 1954. Tram has the destination of Chilwell. trams, tramways, geelong, railway station, chilwell, tram 10 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Ken McCarthy, 21/06/1939 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Digital Image of Geelong No. 23 at the Geelong Railway Station, 21/6/1939. Tram has the destination of Newtown. Photo taken by Ken McCarthy, via Bill Parkinson - see email from Greg King of 13-9-2018.trams, tramways, geelong, railway station, newtown, tram 23 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image, Ken McCarthy, Geelong No. 35 at the Belmont terminus, c1950
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Digital Image of Geelong No. 35 at the Belmont terminus, c 1950. Tram has the destination of Belmont. The conductor is standing in one of the doorways. Photo taken by Ken McCarthy, via Bill Parkinson - see email from Greg King of 13-9-2018. See Reg Item 7836 for a similar image by Wal Jacktrams, tramways, geelong, belmont, conductors, tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image & Negative, Wal Jack, SEC Geelong 16 at Chilwell, 23/06/1949
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photograph of Geelong No. 16 at the Chilwell terminus 23/6/1949, with the J. Cahill Milk bar, shop in the background. Would appear the driver / motorman has just entered the end to drive back into town. Both poles are still on the overhead. Tram has the destination of Chilwell. Originally thought that the photo was by Ken McCarthy, via Bill Parkinson - see email from Greg King of 13-9-2018, but on locating the negative from the Wal Jack collection, received by Keith Kings, record photographer revised. See item 9050 for a print with additional details. i1 - digital image as received. i2 - scan of negative at 3200dpi added 18/6/2020.Yields information about the Chilwell terminus and Geelong 16.Digital Image and Negative scan. trams, tramways, geelong, chilwell, tram 16 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "From horse-buses to Trams and back to buses?", 24/08/1968 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the public transport methods in Ballarat from horse cabs, buses, trams and electric trams.Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Sat. 24/8/1968, Saturday Magazine, titled "From horse-buses to Trams and back to buses?". Written by K. Mackenzie, looks at the history of public transport in Ballarat, the construction of the horse trams, electric trams and possible conversion back to buses. Has three well known photos of horse trams and a horse drawn, two wheeler cab.horse trams, buses, esco, sec -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Floral tram festival return", 11/09/2018 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 11/9/2018, titled "Floral tram festival return" reporting on the preparation to decorate a tram similar to that of Ballarat No. 29 in 1939. Article written by Rochelle Kirkham, Photo Luka Kauzlaric, reports on the flower workshops managed by Pam Waugh, the community involvement and working with waste products. Has a photo of Pamela Waugh, LaVergne Lehmann (CEO of Grampians Central Waste Resource Recovery Group), Tash Donovan, Seth Almario and Willow Almario. Underneath is an about working with waste and quotes LaVergne Lehmann.floral tram, decorated trams, btm, begonia festival -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Getting our old tram tracks back on new tracks", 13/09/2018 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 13/9/2018, titled "Getting our old tram tracks back on new tracks", about the deteriorating tram track in Wendouree Parade and the Museum seeking "Pick My Project" funding. Quotes Neville Britton, Operations Manager. Article written by Rochelle Kirkham, Photo Kate Healy. Gives details of the funding link. Has a photo of Neville pointing to a rail with tram 28 in the background. See Reg Item 7122 re the project outcome and 7123 for the award itself.btm, track repairs, wendouree parade, pick my project -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Trams on new tracks", 3/10/2018 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 03/10/2018, titled "Trams on new tracks", about the success of obtaining funds for rebuilding the track in Wendouree Parade and the Museum from the "Pick My Project" funding. Quotes Paul Mong, President. Article written and photo by Rochelle Kirkham, with Alice and Ruby on the tram with Paul. Has a V/Line advert for the Ballarat Line upgrade works on the rear page. See Reg Item 7121 re the project and 7123 for the award itself.btm, track repairs, wendouree parade, pick my project, railways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Volunteering Ballarat", 4/10/2018 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 4 Oct. 2018, title "Volunteering Ballarat", including an advert for the Museum, with Geoff Gardner as the contact. Includes the BTM pictogram. On the other side of the sheet is a news story about the Liberal Opposition in Victoria announcing a faster train service to Ballarat if elected. Includes comment from Nick Beale of Committee for Ballarat and Rico Merkert of the University of Sydney about the promise being realistic. The Labour party later almost matched the offer of fast trains.btm, volunteers, railways, elections -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 20/08/1971 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Demonstrates the last bogie tram on a Friday night service from Victoria St and the impact of the hail storm late that afternoon.Black and White photograph of a bogie tram in Victoria St, Friday 20-8-1971, the last bogie for the day. Has evidence of the big hail storm on the ground that day, late afternoon. Andrew Cook notes, gives tram 35 as the last regular bogie tram on the line that night - see image 31.jpg. Photographer unknown, from the Dave Kellett collection. on rear in ink "Last Bogie, Vic St 20-5-71" and "Victoria St"trams, tramways, victoria st, night photo, closure, secv, tram 35? -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Dec. 1970
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Demonstrates the Myer Christmas tram at the Lydiard St North terminus.Black and White photograph of tram 14 dressed as the Myers Christmas Tram at the Lydiard St terminus, December 1970. Photographer unknown, from the Dave Kellett collection. on rear in ink "Myer Christmas Tram" and "Lydiard St North"trams, tramways, lydiard st, christmas trams, decorated trams, myers, tram 14 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "The end for tram 31", 3/09/1971 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the accident between a tram and truck, just prior to the closure of the SEC Operated Ballarat Tram system.Newspaper Clipping or cutting titled "The end for tram 31", from The Courier, 3/9/1971, containing a report on the collision of tram 31 with a fruit truck in Sturt St near Lydiard St. Gives time as 445, truck driver Nicholas Marios, tram driver D. Powell. Included in the item is a photo of the tram and the two vehicle drivers involved. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. See Reg Item 547 for a print of the photograph.accidents, twin lakes, collision, sturt st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Drawing - Illustration/s, Printed on an envelope Ballarat 14, 1980's?
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Demonstrates illustrating an envelope with a image of a tram. Source not known.Illustration on part of a lined window envelope of Ballarat Tram 14 at the Wendouree Parade Gardens crossing loop. Tram has the destination of Sturt St West. Appears to have been photocopied onto the envelope. Purpose not known.trams, tramways, envelopes, wendouree parade, gardens loop -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Electric Supply Co. of Vic (ESCo), Set of 4 mix tickets ESCo, SEC and BTM, 1920's to 2005
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Set of four tickets located in the rear of Reg Item 7134. .1 - Electric Supply Co. of Victoria (ESCo) - 1.5d check ticket, issued in exchange of a slip ticket for use Grenville St and Grant St and Queen St or Drummond and Sturt St or Macarthur St in Lydiard St. Printed on grey card, ticket number 256396. .2 - SEC 4c ticket printed in red ink, black number, has been used - folded into three - B514142 .3 - ditto 7c ticket, print in teal ink, C865083 .4 - BTM 1d ticket, purple ink with black number A008443, with Museum details on rear and hand written date of "18/9/2011" in ink on rear. trams, tramways, tickets, esco, grenville st, secv, btm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tributes paid to Tram Service", "A wake", says Union Official, 21/09/1971 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the farewell dinner for SEC Tramway employees in Ballarat following the closure of the SEC tramway system in 1971 and quotes the Union official about trammies.Newspaper clipping from the Courier, titled "Tributes paid to Tram Service", 21/9/1971 with two photos of the farewell dinner at the Wendouree Memorial Hall, Monday 20/9/1971. The official table - SEC Chairman N. White and Mrs White, SEC Branch manager - Mr I Pellas and Mrs Pellas and the Mayor Cr. Chisholm and Mrs Chisholm. Quotes Mr Whites speech and Cr. Donald of Sebastopol The second photo of the general hall. News items continued onto a second page, and quotes the Mr. Courtney about the loss of the tramways, headed "A wake", says Union Official, with some good quotes about being a trammie. In ink on the bottom of the second photo "DCKT and GMC" marked (back of heads)sec, dinner, closure, unions, trammies -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram No. 37 off to Sydney", "Move for speed removal of tram lines", 28/09/1971 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ....1 Newspaper clipping from the Courier, titled "Tram No. 37 off to Sydney", 28/9/1971. Has a photo of the tram being loaded in Wendouree Parade with two cranes. Gives a short history of the tram. .2 - on front page - "Move for speed removal of tram lines" and the possibility of borrowing funds to enable their removal more quickly rather than that agreed to with the SEC. Quotes Crs. Chisholm and Pittard.tramcars, sydney, sper, closure, bogie trams, track removal -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - List, Glenise Kellett, "Tram worker names involved in a stop work meeting", Sep. 2018
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the Ballarat Trammies, late 1950's or early 1960 stop work meeting held opposite the tram depot and the workers who took part.Handwritten list of tram worker names involved in a stop work meeting, early to mid 1950's (no dash canopy lighting or reflective triangles) or "out on the grass", opposite the tram depot. Prepared by Glenis Kellett on the back of an envelope, 9 and 10/2018. See Reg Item 1655 for a newspaper report and the April 2024 issue of Fares Please! for the background story. Names used to mark the original photo - see Reg Item 7140.1 and 7140.2sec, unions, stop work -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Personal Papers, The Argus, Ballarat stop work meeting, 13/4/1954
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Digital image of a group of tramway workers (drivers, conductors) involved in a stop work meeting, The Argus, April 1954, (note no dash canopy lighting or reflector triangles on tram 32) or "out on the grass", opposite the tram depot. Has tram 32 in the background. See April 2024 issue of Fares Please! for the background story over an unfair dismissal of a trainee tram driver. Image 1 - digital image of a photograph held by Glenise Kellett image 2 - detail image of the rear of the photograph image 3 - names added from discussions with Glenise Kellett and item 7139. Image compiled by Warren Doubleday 20/11/2018. See Reg Item 1655 for a newspaper report using this photograph.Yields information about the Ballarat Trammies, late 1950's or early 1960 stop work meeting held opposite the tram depot and the workers who took part.Digital image of a Black and White photograph.On the photograph rear in ink "Ballarat Tram Depot, Wendouree Parade West of Forest St Tram 32" and on the lower edge "1950's, only time tram employees held a strike meeting - approx. 1 hour." trams, tramways, sec, unions, stop work -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Back to Adelaide", 23/9/1971
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the disposal of tramcars following closure of the SEC operated Ballarat tram system.Newspaper clipping from the Courier, titled "Back to Adelaide", reporting that tram 34 was returning to Adelaide where built. Has a photo of 34 loaded onto a truck. Second copy dated 23 September 1971. "September 1971" written in ink along the top of the cutting.tramcars, adelaide, aetm, closure, bogie trams, tram 34 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Has a strong association with Dave Kellett.Digital image of Dave Kellett in SEC uniform 1950s. Cap badge No. 67.On the photograph rear in ink "Dave" "1950's 67"trams, tramways, uniforms, secv, drivers, conductors -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Has a strong association with Dave Kellett and Frank Scruse.Digital image of Dave Kellett and Frank Scruse standing in front of a tram with two Adelaide visitors, March 1950. See Reg Item 1655 for the use of this photograph in the Courier 4/1/1994.On the photograph rear in ink "Ballarat Vic, March 1950, Bonds Town" "Driver Frank Scruse" and "Conductor David Kellett 67."trams, tramways, uniforms, secv, drivers, conductors, adelaide, visitors -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Has a strong association with Dave Kellett and Ray Curnow.Digital image of Dave Kellett and Ray Curnow driver in the Ballarat Gardens 23-12-1961 standing in front of a bogie tram.On the photograph rear in ink "Dave Kellett Conductor Ray Curnow (Driver) Ballarat Gardens 23-12-61"trams, tramways, uniforms, secv, drivers, conductors -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Has a strong association with Dave Kellett.Digital image of Dave Kellett in SEC uniform 1950s with his bicycle outside a house - Cap badge No. 67.On the photograph rear in ink "Dave early 1950's 67"trams, tramways, uniforms, secv, drivers, conductors