Yields information about the appearance of SEC tram No. 38 decorated for the 1954 Royal visit to Ballarat and the Dawson St area.Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 38 decorated for the Royal Visit in Sturt St - 14-3-1954 at the intersection with Dawson St. The tram has the destination of Victoria St. On the pole in front of the tram is a "Cars Stop here" and "End of Section" sign. In the background is - St Patricks Cathedral. Photo by Lloyd Rogers?On rear in ink "Ballarat Royal visit - Sturt St. 14-3-1954"trams, tramways, royal visit, sturt st, decorated trams, dawson st, tram 38

Photo of Ballarat tram No. 33 travelling towards City in Sturt St. West at Murray St. Ballarat College buildings in background. Fitted with lights, but small white stripe under canopy lights. Has Castrol ad on roof and two ads on front, one for briquettes the other 60/40 dancing at Civic Hall. Has destination of 'Mt. Pleasant.''Ballarat No. 33, Sturt St. at Murray St. 64' in black inktramways, trams, sturt st west, tram 33

An image from the Herbert Richmond collection, gifted in 1982 to the Ballarat Library. The collection contains approximately 200 photographs of Ballarat and district in the 1940s, 50s and 60s, as well as photo albums, glass negatives and other memorabilia. Herb Richmond was a keen photographer, a foundation member and a life member of the Ballarat Camera Club, and a photographer with the Ballarat Courier during the 1940s. The Ballarat Camera Club named an annual award after him. Mr Richmond died in 1981 aged 79. These images were digitally re-photographed by members of the Ballarat Camera Club in September 2006. St Andrew's Kirk, Sturt St, Ballarat, is part of an outstanding group of churches in the western part of the city. The nave was erected in 1862-64, the spire in 1884, and the transepts in 1889. church, baby's pram, perambulator, street scene

Yields information about the appearance of tram 41 and the city loop area.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Monday 14/9/1970, by David Verrier of No. 41 passing the junction with the City Loop, Sturt St. The tram has two roof advertisements for Johnnie Walker Whiskey. In the background is the Union Hotel and the Bill Valpied Fruit Shop and others.On back of slide in pencil "Mon 14/9/70 41 Sturt St Ballarat"tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, tram 41

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of Tram 12 bound for Gardens, photographed across the median strip plantation near Dawson St. with St. Peters Church in the background. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "The wide Avenue of Sturt St. was the central spine of the Ballarat system -all routes traversed it for at least part of its length. Here No. 12 "GARDENS" bound, is seen through the foliage of the centre plantation in Sturt St. -Sept. '71 (Glen Mills)" See image btm2567p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11777" and written in ink on top edge "No. 12 Sturt St Ballarat"tramways, trams, are, film strip, sturt st, st peters, tram 12

Photo of SEC Ballarat Tram No. 35 leaving the Sturt St. south side "City" terminus. No. 35 has "Everything's under control in my all electric kitchen" SEC roof advertisement panel. Tram has destination of "Sebastopol". Photo has building on the south side of Sturt St., including the Town Hall in the background. Kodak sign on the shop next door to the Town Hall. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of slide in blue ink "N35 / Ballarat / Sturt St. terminus" and in bottom right hand corner in black ink "P. Moses".tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, tram 35

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency" top and bottom. On the other side is "Made in England" and "View from this side". Photo taken by Ben Parle 1/1954. Photo of Ballarat No. 28 and 35? at the City terminus, south side of Sturt St. at Lydiard St. with the Commonwealth Bank, Unicorn Hotel and the Ballarat Mechanics Institute buildings in the background. Number of potential passengers waiting at the stop. Note the tram stop signs. No. 28 has the destination of Gray St. Sebastopol. Note the verandah on the National Mutual Life building and the portable "No Parking" sign on the right hand side of the photograph. For high resolution scan see btm2813h.tif "Sturt St Ballarat" "1/54"tramways, trams, city terminus, lydiard st north, sturt st, tram 28, tram 35

Yields information about Ballarat's scrubber tram in early 1960's.Black and white print of Ballarat 32, crossing Lydiard St, in Sturt St with the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. Has the Commonwealth Bank, Odeon theatre, Mechanics Institute, Ballarat Gas Co, Unicorn Hotel, and Colonial Mutual Life buildings in the background, along with a number of motor vehicles. Photo Doug Colquhoun 24/3/1959. 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 "SEC Ballarat #32 / Sturt St @ Lydiard / 24/3/59 / Douglas A Colquhoun.trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 32

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 5/4/1958. Has slide No. "19" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of Ballarat No. 41, turning from the south side of Sturt St into Lydiard St. North Tram has the destination of Special and has the AETA special tram sign. Has the ANZ Bank in the background. For high resolution scan see btm2852h.tif"Lydiard St / Sturt St" "5-4-58"tramways, trams, lydiard st, sturt st, anz, aeta, tram 41

Yields information about the appearance of tram 14 and the city loop area.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph Monday 14/9/1970, by David Verrier of No. 14 in City Loop, Sturt St, showing the destination of City. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign on the front and a Cinzano Roof Advertisement. In the background is the Dickins Food Store, Union Hotel and the Bill Valpied Fruit Shop.On back of slide in pencil "Mon 14/9/70 14 Sturt St Ballarat"tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, tram 14

Yields information about the early use of Ballarat's 2nd bogie tram and its first day in service.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of No. 15 running to Gardens via Sturt St west leaving Sturt St at Pleasant St to run into Sturt St West. First day in service. Note street lights, W. R Hearn Grocer and Fruitier, a boot and shoe repairer and baker in the background and Davies Butcher. Also Texaco petrol pumps in the street. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeIn ink on rear " SEC Ballarat Tramways bogie. 15 ex M&MTB 132 14-12-45 (on first day in service in Sturt St from Pleasant St)" with number "T536" within Wal Jack photo stamp.trams, tramways, sturt st, pleasant st, tram 15

White cardboard mount, 35mm slide, from the Association of Railway Enthusiast's film strip titled "Provincial Tramway Film Strip" of 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. The film strip notes (Reg. Item 2560), provided the following caption details: "Even more dangerous that the lakeside track, for motorists, was the Sturt St West (Western Highway) section of roadside trackage. Car No. 39 faces oncoming traffic on the regular through works to "Mt PLEASANT". - Sept. '71 (Graham Evans)" See image btm2573p.tif for high level scan of image. Stamped on base of slide "11783" and written in ink on top edge "No. 39 Sturt St West Ballarat"tramways, trams, are, film strip, sturt st west, western highway, tram 39

The image is of an ESCo tram just to the west of the Armstrong and Sturt St. intersection with the Ballarat Town Hall, the National Mutual building in the background. Tram traveling east. Tram has a destination box on the roof, but no driver's windows, say 1906 - 1912 or 1910c. Some horse-drawn vehicles in the image. Snows has a "Summer Clearance" sign on the building. From Reg Item 5129, appears to be tram No. 5. See also 8890, 8414 for other versions of this image.Yields infomation about Sturt St and ESCo tramsPostcard - coloured - Sturt St, card printed in Germany and number B374 19, with light brown ruled lines on rear.On rear is a letter to a lady in Adelaide with a 1d Victorian stamp, possibly during 1911ballarat, tramcars, esco, sturt st, town hall, tram 5

Yields information about Ballarat 's No. 23 operating as the Gold Tram in 1951.Copy negative of a black and white photograph from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c of a No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St, looking south east. See also Reg item 4185 Image updated from a scan from the Ray Pearson Album 30/5/2020.trams, tramways, sturt st, gold tram, gold, centenary of gold, decorated trams

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/4/1958, date stamped onto slide. Has slide No. "1" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of Ballarat 35 and another bogie tram at the City terminus, north side of Sturt St, taken from the median strip. Has the ANZ Bank and the Ballarat Post Office in the background. No.35 has the destination of Lydiard St. loop. "Sturt St / Lydiard St" / "8-4-58"tramways, trams, sturt st, city terminus, lydiard st, tram 35

Tram No. 35 heading West along Sturt St, with Golden City Hotel in rear, Sebastopol destination. Tram not fitted with lights, but large triangles. Taken on 9-7-59.'SEC Ballarat No. 35, Sturt St, 9-7-59' in blue ink, has overwritten pencil. In top RH corner, 'Ballrt' has been rubbed out.tramways, trams, sturt st., golden city hotel, tram 35

Colour print of Ballarat No. 17 in bound to the City in Sturt St. just to the west of Lyons St during Winter 1971. Tram has rear destination of "Gardens via Drummond Nth" and an SEC Roof ad "Everything's fine in my all electric kitchen". St Patricks Church in the background. On Kodak paper. Original film image scanned at 3200dpi 12/5/2020.On rear in blue ink "Sturt St." and in top left hand corner "1971".ballarat, sturt st., st patricks, tram 17

The sign dates from the time of the closure of the SEC Ballarat system.Yields information about the replacement tram stops at Sturt and Lydiard Sts and the information boards provided at the time.Hanimex white cardboard mount colour slide of the bus stop sign at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St for the Lydiard St, Victoria St, Mt Pleasant and Buninyong services, along with an adjacent timetable board. Has the Commonwealth Bank, the Mechanics Institute and the Unicorn hotel in the background. A car is parked in the bus stop. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. ballarat, tramways, trams, sturt st, bus stops, tram replacement, closure, victoria st, mt pleasant, lydiard st

Photo with Ballarat tram No. 38 in background, floral clock in foreground, Ballarat Town Hall with Begonia Festival sign on Sturt Street face, Myers building and a horse drawn cart about to cross Sturt St. Tram fitted with large triangles, dash canopy lights and small white stripe. 23/2/1963'SEC Ballarat, No. 38, Floral clock and Sturt St. 23/2/63' in blue inktramways, trams, sturt st, floral clock, town hall, tram 38

Yields information the appearance of Sturt St from Grenville St about 1912 with ESCo trams in the photograph.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a colour postcard taken from Grenville St looking west along Sturt St with two ESCo trams - Wal has identified them as 17 and 11, about 1912. Postcard from The Valentines & Sons Publishing Co. Ltd, Melbourne and Sydney. On rear of postcard says printed in Great Britain. For rear of postcard - see image i2.On rear of postcard in ink "Ballarat about 1912 / No. 17 & 11 in Sturt St."trams, tramways, sturt st, grenville st, esco, tram 11, tram 17

Yields information about the appearance of tram 18 in Sturt St mid 1960's.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier of No. 18 in Sturt St lower, with the Union Hotel and Thomas Jeweller's building in the background. The tram has a good set of blinds, with roof advertisements for Whites Flowers and Electricity best for cooking. Photo taken 6/10/1964.On back of slide in pencil "Tues 6/10/64 Ballarat, Sturt St, from Victoria St."tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 18

Tram 28 opposite Town Hall in Sturt St. travelling away from photographer towards Lydiard St. Has bogie car in background on opposite side of road. Tram fitted with SEC and Castrol ads. Town Hall has scaffolding on the outside of part of it. Taken on 18-7-62.'SEC Ballarat, No. 28 in Sturt St., 18-7-62' and on reverse side, 'W.Jack Photo' in blue ink.tramways, trams, sturt st, town hall, tram 28

Ballarat tram 36 in Sturt St, at Lydiard St, with tram stop in foreground. Town Hall and Myers in background. Tram has large white triangles, and painted with the white strip under the windows, but lights yet to be fitted. Has destination of Sebastopol. Tram looks recently repainted.'SEC Ballarat, No. 36, Sturt St. Ballarat, 16-1-61' in blue ink and 'W.Jack' stamped onto slidetramways, trams, ballarat, sturt st, tram 36

The photograph used in a postcard appears to be taken from the hotel balcony (Golden City) on the corner of Sturt and Dawson Streets, looking northeast. The tram is towing a former horse-drawn tram shortly after opening as no roof destination boxes on the tramcar in Sturt St. Many people promenading in the median strip with covered awnings over the seats, indicating summertime with two horse-drawn vehicles adjacent to the tram, one going either way in Surt St. south side, indicating traffic arrangements at the time. Has a Furniture Crockery store, Lesters Hotel and George Crocker Draper Hotel. Yields infomation about Sturt St and Shoppees Square c1905Postcard - coloured - Sturt St, card printed in Germany and number B377 10, with light brown ruled lines on rear.On rear is a letter to a lady in Adelaide with a 1d Victorian stampballarat, tramcars, esco, sturt st, shoppee's square, trailers, horse trams, dawson st

Ballarat Scrubber car about to be towed by tram 27, Parker St. Loop, Sturt St. west. 28/2/1962. Photograph by K.S.Kings.On top of slide is photographers stamp and slide no K(w)(357). On sides are words 'Ballarat' and '1/250 f3.5 28/2/62'. On base are words 'Scrubber (defective, and about to be towed by 27) Parker St. Loop, Sturt St. West.tramways, trams, sturt st west, parker st. loop, tram 27, scrubber

Ballarat No. 21 at corner of Lydiard St and Sturt St, 10-9-1961. No. 21 has dash canopy lights, small white strip, ads for The Age and Mutual Homes on front panel and destination of Mt. Pleasant. Old Commonwealth bank building in background, National Mutual Life building, Odeon theatre sign, people on seats in centre median strip.'SEC Ballarat, No. 21 (ex MTTT 10), Sturt St 10-9-1961' in blue inktramways, trams, ballarat, sturt st, tramway centre, lydiard st, tram 21

Photo of three SEC employees undertaking road surface repairs at the corner of Doveton and Sturt St Ballarat. Photo shows the west bound track and the monument to King George V. In the background, parked against the median strip gutter is the SEC's truck. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses August 1971.On back of slide in blue ink "Ballarat / Men working Sturt St." and on the bottom edge in black ink "P. Moses".tramways, trams, sturt st, doveton st, employees, track repairs, road works, king george v monument

Yields information about the appearance of trams at Hospital corner in the early 1960's and the Sturt St streetscape.Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram 30 and 34 in Sturt St, at Drummond St or Hospital corner. Dated 21/3/1962. Printed on Agfa Gevaert paper in a postcard format. Has a taxis sign and ????? No. 30 has a dash panel advert for The Age newspaper and two roof adverts. Photo by Lloyd Rogers.In ink "Ballarat cars 30 & 34 in Sturt St during morning peak 21/3/1962 and 6/43".trams, tramways, sturt st, hospital corner, drummond st, tram 30, tram 34

Yields information about the appearance of the tram 33 and the lower end of Sturt St in 1964.Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier of tram 32 in the east end of Sturt St, near Grenville St. Tram has roof advertisements for SEC Matchless Cooking and Castrol Oil. In the background are Gear Chemist, the Union Hotel and part of the Thomas Edmonds buildings. Photo taken 6/10/1964.On back of slide in pencil "Tues 6/10/64 Ballarat No. 32 in Sturt St from Victoria St" tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 33

Yields information about the use of the parking loop in Sturt St in 1955.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of four trams parked in the Parking loop or City Loop in Sturt St, Nos. 36, 34, 39 and 32. Photo Wal Jack 24-9-1955. Has the Sturt St buildings in the background. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat. No. 36, 34, 39, 32 Sturt St parking loop. 24-9-55" and Wal Jack stamp in top right hand corner with number "T184" written in.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, tram 36, tram 34, tram 39, tram 32