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Federation University Historical Collection
Book, Guide to Ballarat the Beautiful, 1923, 1923
... trams ...The image of Ballarat Trustees relates to a building on the corner of Mair and Lydiard Streets. In 2010 it was used as Cuthberts law firm.Grey/green soft covered book. Includes photographs and map. Themes include: Ballarat History pre gold, mining, Eureka Stockade, Lake Wendouree, South Street, Grand National Eisteddfod of Australasia, schools, Black Hill, Lake Burrumbeet, Creswick, Buninyong. Illustrations and advertisement include: Sturt Street,James Smith, Ballarat Town Hall, Ballarat East Town Hall, Rowlands, Ballarat brewing Co., Royal Standard Brewery, steam train, Lake Wendouree, J.S. Vickery & Son, trout, Berry, Anderson & co., Ballarat Botanical Gardens and hot houses, Claxton Memorial Fountain, statues, New Imperial Gold Mine, Art Gallery of Ballarat, St Patrick's College, Ballarat Grammar School, Ballarat School of Mines, Ballarat College, Sunnyside Woollen Mills, Ballarat Agricultural High School, Passenger Steamer on Lake Wendouree, Moorabool Falls, Lal Lal Falls, Grosvenor Square, Netherby, Buninyong, Ballarat Motor Garage.ballarat, cuthberts, ballarat trustees, sturt street, tram, trams, ballarat town hall, crag's hotel, sun foundry, eureka aerated waters and brewing co, d. lem, chinese practioner, chinese herbalist, hugh v. mckay, sunshine harvester, gordon brothers, central business college, george hotel, edwards pyrites furnace, long's biscuits, ballarat eisteddfod, george farmer, ballarat botanical gardens, eureka stockade, lake wendouree, ballarat school of mines, moorabool falls, kirks reservoir, ballarat post office, hepburn lagoon, star of the east mine, emu river, ballarat observatory, statues, angus' rialto cafe, carlyon's hotel, clarendon ladies' college, j.e, sang, ballarat coffee palace, stansfield and smith, ballaray brewing company, phoenix brewery, rotal standard brewery, john macleod co, robert sim and co, cobb and co\eagle foundry, j.j. goller and co., mt buninyong lookout, ballarat town hall ballarat east gardens, hot house, glass house, statuary pavilion new imperial gold mining co.,, art gallery of ballarat, st patrick's college, ballarat agricultural high school, lake wendouree steamer, grass trees at mt clear, mount clear, lake burrumbeet, newlyn reservoir trout, lal lal falls, grosvenor square, netherby, ramelli's motor garage, buninyong gold obelisk, memorial, imperial gold mine, botanical gardens lily pond and fernery -
Federation University Historical Collection
Magazine - Newspaper Supplement, The Courier: Ballarat 1900-2000, 2000
... trams ...98 page newspaper supplement celebrating the century 1900-2000. Includes 100 names of great Ballaratians.the courier, ballarat courier, anniversary, century, steve bracks, tom o'meara, bruce morgan, weston bate, r.f. scott and co, camerons, sunshince train crash, nellie melba, queen victoria's death, star of the east gold mine, sebastopol, phoenix foundry closure, duke of cornwall and york, duchess of cornwall and york, central highlands water, electric trams, workld war one, richard w. richards, dick richards, william dunstan, mccann's dairy centre, conscription, george merz, peace, avenues of honur, red cross, james oddie, henry sutton, band competitions, influenza epidemic, ballarat council merger, bert hinkler, frank petch, bartrop real estate, ballarat zoo, english cricket team visits ballarat, the dole, the depression, sustenance works, charles kingsford smith, ballarat centenary, black friday, world war 2, world war two, walter davis, cuthberts, albert coates, john rowan, langi kal kal soldier setttlement, ronaldson and tippett, america soldiers, united stated marines, military hospitals\corckers, gollars, robert clark, edward j. bateman, ellinor morcom, f.w. barnes and son, rex hollioake, cricket, edgar bartrop, ideal homes competition, ballarat begonia festival, percy beames, bigarelli, good neighbourhood council, baird and mcgregor, sunicrust bakeries, begonia queens, tom beaumont, thomas toop, ray murphy, alice andrews, bobby greville, jack hill, john vernon, ballarat civic hall, haymarket, royal visits, trams, olympic games, robert lemke, bob bath, boxing, norm pinney, jack barker, greg binns, geoffrey blainey, pam davies, david haymes, m.b. john, morgan b. john, austin mccallum, steve moneghetti, richard crouch, voi williams, elsi simper, e.j. tippett, kenn webb, hugh williamson, st john's lutheran church, ballarat fine art gallery, art gallery of ballarat, peter tobin funerals, keith bray, john valves, vietnam war, john dellaca, haymes paints, henry haymes, sovereign hill, gold museum, dowling forest racecourse, ballarat turf club, mt helen campus, rupert hamer, swagman, bill mahoney, constance coward-lemke, hymettus historic garden, c.v. jones, eureka flag, save bakery hill, jessie scott, anne beggs sunter, ray's tent city, art theft, woodsplitters by tom roberts, fluoride, jack chisholm, ballarat railway station fire, princess diana, prince charles, university of ballarat, university of ballarat 130 anniversary, hailstorm, ballarat brewery closure, bicentenary, flooding, recession, pat cashin funerals, camp street arts precinct, arts academy, scout jamboree, ballarat learning city, council amalgamation, linton bushfire, eureka stockade centre, russell mark, tony lockett, east timor, ballaarat general cemeteries trust, john barnes, william heres, nelson brothers funeral services, valcor australia, bob davis, john curtin, david davies -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO - THE HEART OF VICTORIA
Typed article titled Bendigo, The Heart of Victoria. Items mentioned are Location, Area of Bendigo, The People, Work Force, Industrial Base, natural Resources, Agriculture and Livestock, Minerals, Forests, Rail and Road, Sea and Air, Power and Water, Electricity, Natural Gas, Water, Sewerage, Industrial Land, Services, Community Services and Facilities, Educational Facilities, Hospitals, Culture and Tourism and Media.document, bendigo - the heart of victoria, city of bendigo, borough of eaglehawk, shire of huntly, shire of marong, shire of strathfieldsaye, bendigo development committee, department of agriculture, department of state development decentralization and tourism, state electricity commission, gas & fuel corporation of victoria, state rivers & water supply commission, bendigo sewerage authority, the bendigo college of advanced education, home and hospital for the aged, home for the blind, northern school of nursing, art gallery, historical society, dudley house, sun loong, central deborah gold mine, the vintage talking trams and transport museum, bcv8, the bendigo advertiser, golden city gazette, 3bo, 3cv, mr a j kelly -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - MINING REPORTS - MAP OF PART OF THE BENDIGO GOLDFIELD INCLUDING WHITE HILLS AND EAGLEHAWK
Map of part of the Bendigo Goldfield including White Hills and Eaglehawk. Map shows reef lines, gullies, railway line, tram route, type of rock, name of mine, Calls and Dividends. Also Deepest Mine Victoria Quartz 4614 ft. Names of Mines are Garden Gully United, Great Ext'd Hustlers, Johnson's Reef, South New Moon, New Moon, Catherine Reef, Virginia, Central Red White & Blue, Ironbark, Kock's Pioneer, Carlisle and the Hercules & Energetic.document, gold, mining reports, mining reports, map of part of the bendigo goldfield including white hills and eaglehawk, pabst bendigo goldfield, garden gully united, great ext'd hustlers, johnson's reef, south new moon, new moon, catherine reef, virginia, central red white & blue, ironbark, kock's pioneer, carlisle, hercules & energetic. victoria quartz -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - BENDIGO AND DISTRICT IN COLOUR
''Bendigo and District in Colour'' Possible full title - see first page. (by Ken and Esther Stepenell). Seven paged very broad coverage of Bendigo's history and attractions. Includes mention of Dai Gum San Village (and proposed site??)Ken and Esther Stepenellbendigo, history, gold mining, bendigo creek, eaglehawk, peg leg, the garden gully, new chum railway, great extended hustlers, white death, chinese, joss house, sun loong dragon, victoria hill, whipstick forest, talking trams, dia gum san village. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: TRAMS INFORMATION
Information on O Class Trams, First introduced, Last Withdrawn, Electrics, Size and Seating, W2 with a small photo, where they can be found, some went to the USA, W5 with a small photo, W6 and the Bendigo Toastrack Tram with Nos, Introduced, Withdrawn, Electrics, Size and Seating/Crush Load. Also listed is where other trams can be seen. Also mentioned some early history of Bendigo, The Heritage Walk, The Central Deborah, Sandhurst Town, the early route from Melbourne to Bendigo, Creswick, Castlemaine and the Old Market. (7 pages).bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - trams information, prahan and malvern tramway trust, hawthorn tramway trust, melbourne and metropolitan tramways board, australian electric transport museum, david hoadley, tramway musuem of victoria, hawthorn tram depot, david bromage, sydney tramway museum, bendigo tramways, museum of transport and technology nz, whiteman park tramway museum, haddon tramway museum, the old canberra tram company, ballarat vintage tramway, bendigo toastrack tram, kilmore cable tramway, railway museum, scienceworks, tasmanian transport museum, launceston tramway museum society, ballarat vintage tramway, central deborah gold mine, chinese joss house, castleton, sandhurst, shamrock hotels, dai gum san wax museum, post office, law courts, alexandra fountain, beehive store, fortuna villa, sandhurst town -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Book - BENDIGO, THE GOLDEN HEART OF VICTORIA
Bendigo The Golden Heart Of Victoria 22 pages with colour photos and maps.Rosalie Trower, Annette Boylebendigo, tourism, bendigo, sacred heart cathedral, sandhurst town, central deborah gold mine, talking tram. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Document - LONG GULLY HISTORY GROUP COLLECTION: HISTORICAL GUIDE TO BENDIGO
Brochure with an invitation to visit Historical and Mining Museum in Mechanic's Institute, Eaglehawk. Drawing of poppet legs on the front with The Royal Historical Society of Victoria Bendigo Branch. Historical Guide to Bendigo including Self Tours of Bendigo's Famous Goldfields. Forward by John Hattam. Contributors are: H Biggs, Miss L J Parry, A Richardson, L C Bennetts and Edith Checcucci. Credits - The Bendigo Advertiser, Cambridge Press, Mines Department (Bendigo) and J R W Purves. Items include Bendigo Tramways Compiled by H Biggs, Early Bendigo Hotels Compiled by L C Bennetts, Eaglehawk Compiled by H Biggs, Noted Events Compiled by June Parry,The Bendigo Post Office Compiled by LC Bennetts, The Bendigo Goldfield .. Introduction to Field and Guide to Some Famous Mines Compiled by A Richardson. Photos include: Pall Mall Bendigo, Ravenswood Homestead, An Early Battery at Kangaroo Flat,Historic High Street Golden Square, The Lonely Grave, Battery Tram c1888, Steam Tram c1892, Electric Tram c1903, Teh New Chum Railway Golden Square, United Hustlers and Redan Mine Sandhurst Road, Central Deborah Violet Street, Deborah Mine Quarry Hill, Deborah Mine 1000 ft level, First Motion Winding Engine at Central Deborah, Victoria Hill Area, and Looking south from New Chum Hill in 1890's. Also 11010.254, 255, 268, 288a, 288b, and 289.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - historical guide to bendigo, the royal historical society of victoria bendigo branch, historical and mining museum, mechanic's institute eaglehawk, librarian mechanic's institute, miss j parry, john hattam, h biggs, a richardson, l c bennetts, edith checcucci, bendigo advertiser, cambridge press, mines department (bendigo), j r w purves, mr a o'keefe, shire of marong, the sandhurst and eaglehawk tramway company, mr j taylor, mr j hanson, the bendigo tramway company, electric supply company, coliban water suply, juvenile industrial exhibition, geo lansell, cr a harkness, salvation army, vine and fruitgrowers association, decentralisation league, constable thomas ryan, miners association, art gallery, post office, miss broadfoot, bendigo hospital, opera company, bendigo development league, victorian women's franchise league, ana hall, the bendigonian, law courts, temperance hall, trades hall (old wardens court), roman catholic cathedral, shamrock hotel, bendigo philosophical society, old bendigonian society, bendigo fire brigade, bendigo volunteers to south african war, hawkins, porcupine inn, criterion hotel, royal hotel, bendigo hotel, black swan hotel, gillies bakery, hibernian hotel, sandhurst hotel, freemasons hotel, courthouse hotel, shamrock hotel, governor hotham, heffernan & crowley, new chum railway, victoria quartz, shenandoah, shamrock mine, hercules no 1 (originally pearl east), hercules new chum (late pearl), carlisle mine, mr arblaster, meurer, sandhurst bee, benevolent asylum, bendigo gas company, a lloyd, coliban water supply scheme, cr w v simons, eaglehawk council, j mouat, sir henry barkly, agricultural and horticultural exhibition, sandhurst and eaglehawk boroughs, cr john mcintyre, latham and watson's mine, galatea (model ship), st paul's church of england, rev g p despard, fine arts exhibition and exposition, bendigo rifle association, strathfieldsaye shire hall, corporate high school, bendigonian society, richard andrews, easter fair, g aspinall, j burnsides, sir h manners sutton, beehive stores, mining exchanges, bendigo water works, city family hotel, bendigo united friendly society medical institute and dispensary, benevolent asylum, jewish synagogue, masonic hall, school of mines, mr j h abbott, australian natives association, royal princess theatre, albion hall, central state school, high school, gravel hill state school, electricity commission, james mouat, warring natives, the rocks, joseph crook, gold discovery, marong district roads board, camp hotel, mr charles sherratt, city of bendigo, mt alexander north run, grice and heape, ravenswood, gibson and fenton, mrs john kennedy, mrs patrick farrel, mr j a paton, mr lachlan mclachlan, theatre royal, sir charles and lady hotham, harney's bridge, e j ennor, sandhurst fire brigade, the health of towns act, mr townsend, cornish & co, bendigo pottery, bendigo agricultural society, pike or pyke, baby health centre, sandhurst post office, government survey office, sandhurst trustees company, mr h b briston, savings bank, telegraph office, sir henry brougham lock, hon sir john nimmo, sandhurst public offices, the new prince of wales mine, new prince of wales no 2, the whip and jersey, lansell's big 180, new chum and victoria mine and battery, new chum railway, koch's pioneer, south new moon, catherine reef united, new moon, virginia mine, south belle vue, new chum railway, central nell gwynne, north nell gwynne, ironbark mine, new chum syncline, hercules, herculesl energetic, roberts & sons, harkness & co, horwoods, great southern, ulster, carlisle, cornish, new st mungo, duchess tribute, south devonshire, hopewell mine, saxby mine, mcnair & co, mr king, bourke and wills, sandhurst hotel, the dascombe nugget, victoria nugget, r r haverfield, ballerstedt, rae, wittscheibe, lazarus, cave and amos, bendigo amalgamated goldfields, bendigo mines limited, the deborah, north deborah, central deborah, the new red white and blue consolidated (big blue), union, lansell's new red white and blue 9later no 3 shaft), h harkness & co, thompson & co, central deborah, lansell's bendigo battery, north red white and blue, central red white and blue, roberts and sons, little 180 (originally lansell's 180 no 2 shaft), john brown knitwear factory, south ironbark originally victoria consols east shaft, ironbark (originally ironbark east shaft), manchester arms hotel, wattle gully mine chewton, hercules, old wheal-owl, central nell gwynne, gold mines hotel, bendigo city council, jack barker, the new chum syncline, the courier of the mines, telegraph office, bendigo cemetery, white hills cemetery, eaglehawk cemetery, kangaroo flat cemetery, new moon, suffolk united, north new moon, fortuna hustlers, buckell & jeffrey's, royal hustlers reserve no 2 (city and park shafts), jonathan harris, latham and watson, great hustlers, great extended hustlers, j hustler, latham, watson, tribute or pups shaft, bendigo's worst mining disaster, hustlers reef (old hustlers), hustlers reef no 1, lansell's comet, the old comet (cooper's claim), united hustlers and redan, comet hill state school, k k shaft, north or new hustlers (agnew hustler), johnson's no 3, south johnson's, lansell's sandhurst needle, cleopatra needle top, british american, collman and tacchi, south virginia, saddle reefs and spurs, pall mall bendigo, ravenswood homestead, an early battery at kangaroo flat, historic high street golden square, the lonely grave, battery tram c1888, steam tram c1892, electric tram c1903, teh new chum railway golden square, united hustlers and redan mine sandhurst road, central deborah violet street, deborah mine quarry hill, deborah mine 1000 ft level, first motion winding engine at central deborah, victoria hill area, looking south from new chum hill in 1890's -
Geelong Football Club
1925 Membership Ticket Geelong Football Club, 1925
Donated to the Geelong Football Club by Dr Peter Richmond Grandson of ticket holder, Ernest Samuel Richmond. Supplied also with copy of photograph of Richmond in his gig associated with his trips from Winchelsea to High st Belmont where Mr Richmond would leave his horse and gig before catching a tram to Corio Oval East Geelong to watch the Geelong team in action.GFC Membership ticket. Folded ticket with deep blue textured front with gold lettering stating - GEELONG FOOTBALL CLUB GEELONG/FOOTBALL/CLUB/SEASON/1925. Inside folded section has white paper with heading on left of fold - GEELONG FOOTBALL CLUB - followed by list of office bearers, general committee. Signed in black ink, lower left side - E.S. Richmond Winchelsea - Right side of fold has numbers 1-23 printed around top, right and lower edge of card. The 3, 5 9, 13, and 15 have been perforated through. Dates and fixtures for the season are listed. Stamped in black is the number - 3912 - lower right side. Printed over both sides in light blue states - GEELONG/1925 -dr peter richmond, ernest samuel richmond, geelong cats, gfc -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Administrative Record - Meeting Minutes, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and 27 1951", 1951
... Trams ...Document titled "Tramway Maintenance Minutes of Conference - April 26 and 27 1951", attended by SEC Head Office Officers, representatives from Bendigo and Geelong. Opening note on page 2 - that the discussions should be based on the SEC operating the tramways indefinitely. Topics covered - tyres and wheel centres, truck maintenance, suspension bearings, bearing metal (white metal), motor armatures, carbon brushes, air receivers, overhead equipment, tracks, car renovation - painting, gold lining, roof, floor treatment and covering, trolley wheels, purchase requisitions, spare parts, supplies, brake shoes, timber, castings, tramway drawings, patterns and a summary of action. Has a list of attendees.Yields information and demonstrates SEC Meeting minutes about discussions between the three Provincial operators about tramcars and operations.Minutes - 26 duplicated foolscap sheets pinned (was stapled poorly) in the left hand corner.trams, tramways, minutes, sec, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, tramcar equipment, maintenance, trackwork, overhead, painting, trolley wheels, brakes, motors -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, W.A. Agnew, "The Electric Tramcar Handbook", 1905
... Trams ...Book titled "The Electric Tramcar Handbook written by W.A. Agnew. Book has dark red cloth covers, gold block titled on front only, with tipped in end papers, title page, contents pages, three introductory pages by author, 110 pages of text, five index pages and two folded sheets interspersed in book with wiring or controller diagrams. Book finished with red tinted edging. Has a index at the rear of the book. Book published by The Electrical Review Limited, London in 1905, 2nd edition. Primary contents chapters include: The Electric Circuit Electric Tramways Electric Tramcars Controllers Brakes On the Road Faults and Breakdowns. See also Reg Item 2247 for the 8th Edition.Numerous price or wage calculations on inside of rear cover.trams, tramways, tramcars, tramways, technical books, handbooks -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Badge - BTM 25 years, "25 years Service", 1996
... trams ...Demonstrates an item manufactured by the museum to recognize its members who had devoted 25 years of service.Badge - metal based with two pins and clips featuring an outline of a single trucker in gold and green with the words "Ballarat Tramway Museum" and "25 years Service" Presented to members who have been active as a volunteer for 25 years or more. First presented at thetramways, trams, badges -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 19.8.1951
... Trams ...Yields information about tram 23 and its appearance in the depot.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of Ballarat 23 in the depot painted for the Centenary of Gold. Very similar to the Keith Kings image at btm1378, possibly at the same time - 19.8.1951trams, tramways, decorated trams, ballarat depot, buildings, gold, centenary of gold, tram 23 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative, Wal Jack, 1951
... Trams ...Yields information about tram 23 and its internal appearance with the internal flip over backed seats.Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of the interior of Ballarat 23, possibly after it has been withdrawn from service. Shows the interior former Adelaide tip over seats, Brill-Winner type seating. See btm7873doc.pdf for a series of emails from Warrington Cameron 7/2020 identifying and discussing the photograph.trams, tramways, interiors, ballarat depot, gold, centenary of gold, tram 23 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Age, "Reimagining the Australian dream may be a gold mine for growing city", 10-10-2023
One of a series of articles from The Age at the time about Albury-Wodonga, Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong - the four largest regional cities. Both the Ballarat and Bendigo items featured images of the historical trams. Item looks at Ballarat, housing, employment and its future development including the possibility of a light rail system. Quotes John Hearsch of the Rail Futures Institute and Des Hudson, Ballarat Mayor. Looks at the issue of a cycle lane in Sturt St.Yields information about the possibilities of future development directions for Ballarat.Newspaper cutting from The Age 10-10-2023ballarat, the age, light rail, development -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Postcard - copy, "Town Hall Sturt Street Ballarat Vic", c2000
... Trams ...Postcard of Sturt St looking East from about Doveton St with Shoppee Square, Snows store and the Town Hall in the view. Card reproduced for Sovereign Hill Gold Mining Township by Rose Stereograph Co. of Glen Waverley c2000. Divided back type with caption, production and the Rose Co. symbol on the rear.Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St following the introduction of electric trams in 1905 and has a strong association with the work of Sovereign Hill and Rose Stereograph Co.Postcard reproduction - full colour - Rose Stereograph Co.trams, tramways, sturt st, ballarat, esco, rose postcards, town hall, shoppee's square, snows -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Framed Photographs, "Archie Viccars 1950 Ballarat", Original 1950
... Trams ...Containing a colour copy photograph of Conductor Archie Viccars, leaning out of a bogie tram. He has cap number 2 with the conductor's bag slung over his shoulder. The donor noted that Archie worked as a Trammie from the 50's to the 60's when he transferred to the Ripon St offices on clerical duties. See acquisition notes for a story from Noel Forster - email of 1-3-2017 re Archie. Has a strong association with the family of SEC Conductor Archie Viccars and demonstrates the uniform of the time.Wooden frame, with carved out front edge, inner gold lining, varnished with title "Archie Viccars 1950 Ballarat". Printed onto Fujifilm Crystal Archive paper. Has a strip of tape at the base of the photograph ""Archie Viccars 1950 Ballarat".trams, tramways, conductors, ballarat, crews, archie viccars -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Pamphlet, Ballarat Historical Park Association (Sovereign Hill), "Ballarat Post Offices since the gold discovery of 1851", Sep. 1972
... Trams ...Yields information about the postal services in the Ballarat region.Pamphlet - 3 folds - printed on semi gloss paper, titled "Ballarat Post Offices since the gold discovery of 1851", outlining the history of the post offices in Ballarat, prepared for the Ballarat Historical Park Association (Sovereign Hill), 12/9/1972. Details the history of the postal services and deliveries with a background of the establishment of Victoria and Ballarat in particular, centred around the discovery of gold. Includes notes on the construction of the Ballarat post offices and their history. Has the Park Association logo on the rear.trams, tramways, post office, gold, sovereign hill -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Colour Photograph/s - set of 4, John Phillips, 10/06/2001 12:00:00 AM
Set of four colour photographs of the 500,000th passenger on BTPS/BTM tram services on Sunday June 10, 2001. Congratulating Mr. Lou Abbruzzi is Len Millar. Photos by John Phillips. Tramcar No. 45 in background. Photo on Kodak paper. For details of the event see Fares Please! July 2000. Image btm1824i4 used in the August 2001 issue of Trolley Wire (black and white). See Fares Please! July 2001On rear of each photo "9.06.01" (actual date was Sunday 10 July) and "Photo by John Phillips" in blue ink. On rear of 1824.4 is a white sticker "Photo 29, reduce to 7 x 10.5cm" instruction for use in Trolley Wire.500, 000 passenger, btm, btps, gold tram, tram 45 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Badge - SEC pass - set of 12, AMOR, c1940?
... trams ...Set of 12 Stamped enamelled round brass pieces with a hole stamped at the top and ring placed through. Used as a SEC tramways employees pass for either all Provincial tramways, Geelong, Ballarat or Bendigo only. All badges have the SEC logo in the centre, organisational name (State Electricity Commission of Victoria) in white enamel and outer ring the words "Electricity Supply Department, Provincial Tramways", or "Electric Tramways Ballarat" or "Electric Tramways Bendigo" or "Electric Tramways Geelong". This is in blue enamel. On the rear are stamped numbers and manufacturers name - "AMOR MELB" or "STOKES & SONS MELBOURNE" in the bottom portion of the pass, except .9 which is "STOKES" only. Items .1 -> .12 individually tagged. 1941.1 - Geelong - No. 46 - Stokes - silver background, has been used - see image file btm1942i1 and for back btm1942i2. .2 - Bendigo - No. 51 - Stokes - has been used - partially worn, silver background. .3 - Ballarat - No. 55 - Stokes - may have been used, silver background, silver background. .4 - Ballarat - No. 100 - Stokes - has been used, red in shield very faded, silver background. .5 - Ballarat - No. 102 - Stokes - has been used, worn and chipped on blue enamel near top gold centre, brass back. .6 - Bendigo - No. 105 - Stokes - gold/brass back, may have been used, some wear on right side. .7 - Ballarat - No. 106 - Stokes - appears to have been used - dirt marks on rear and front of badge, brass/gold background. .8 - Bendigo - No. 106 - Stokes - appears not to have been used, brass/gold quite bright. .9 - Geelong - No. 111 - Stokes - appears to have been used, silver back - see image file btm1942i3. .10 - Bendigo - No. 123 - Stokes - may have been used - silver background. .11 - Provincial - No. 570 - AMOR MELB - has not been used brass/gold background. .12 - Provincial - No. 657 - AMOR MELB- has not been used, brass gold background.tramways, trams, employees pass, tickets, provincial tramways, badges -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Keith Kings, "Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the Australasian Tramway Museums, Bendigo, Dec. 1994", 1998
... Trams ...128 page A4 size book with gold and plastic covers, wire bound. Details the Proceedings of the 12th Conference of the Australasian Tramway Museums (COTMA), Bendigo, 2-6 Dec. 1994. Edited by Keith Kings, produced by the Bendigo Trust. Includes a colour photo of the delegates on page 2, list of contents (page and 4)trams, tramways, cotma, conferences, bendigo trust -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Ephemera - Ticket/s, Sovereign Hill and Gold Museum, For SEC tram 36 in Melbourne 1971, Sep. 1971
... Trams ...Ticket or Pass printed in green ink on light card for travel on Ballarat Tram 36 while in Melbourne during Tourist Development week 1971. Titled "Hawthorn Tramways Trust", and issued by Sovereign Hill Ballarat. See image for layout etc. Not numbered. Filed with item 923 on the back of a church newsletter, with cuts for the corners of the piece of paper to fit into.trams, tramways, sovereign hill, tourism, tickets, melbourne, hawthorn -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Wal Jack, Wal Jack at Poverty Point Monument, Sept. 1946
... trams ...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 and Copy Negative, Wal Jack, Horse Tram No. 15 Wendouree Parade, c1895
... trams ...Black and White photograph of Horse Tram No. 15 Wendouree Parade. Driver and conductor standing at either end. Some well-dressed, passengers on the top deck. Gardens view in the background. Has Havelock Tobacco advert. on the side panel, along with lettering "B.T.Co. Ltd. " on the side of the tram. The driver is in a uniform. Wal Jack says on the rear of Reg Item btm804.3 taken in 1895 and on rear of 804.5 - at View Point.Yields information about the Ballarat's horse trams and the horses used.Black and white photograph and copy negative. 804.1 - Ray Pearson's captions included in the scanned images., 804.2 - In top right hand corner in pencil "Gold Museum 127.79" 804.4 - Has Wal Jacks notes on rear and image number T160.trams, tramways, horse trams, gardens, wendouree parade, ballarat, tram 15 -
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Book, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "State Electricity Commission of Victoria - Tramways - Rules Governing Employees - September 1964", Sep. 1964
... Trams ...1298 - Booklet with dark green embossed covers on card and 20 pages printed both sides, stapled with two steel staples. Gives details with an index of the rules for General, accidents etc, tramway operations, motormen and conductors. Three index pages and 14 pages of rules 1 to 123. Title of book embossed in gold on cover with SEC logo. 1298.1 - ditto, used - was issued to Terry Dix No. 29. Added 16/10/04 - after being on display in cabinet in 39 since 1992. See also Reg Item 3117 for other copies of this item.1298.1 - on inside of front cover in blue ink "Terry Dix / No. 29"trams, tramways, secv rules, rules, motormen, conductors -
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Book, British Insulated Cables Limited and Prescot and Lancashire, "The B.I. Hand-Book", Jan. 1927
... Trams ...Fourth edition of the British Insulated Cables Engineering Handbook, January 1927. Book is full bound in blue Rexene with round corners and end papers, sewn in 32 page signatures or sections. Cover has BI symbol in gold embossing and on spine. Outside of the pages have edged in gold leaf. Printed material consists of 452 pages, comprising many tables, illustrations, specifications and information on electrical products, including overhead fittings of the British Insulated Cables Limited and general electrical information. Gives company information and address and representative details.On inside end cover, two signatures, "G. Laurens 1927" and "P. M? 1939"trams, tramways, cables, electrical engineering, british insulated cables, handbooks -
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Book, W.A. Agnew, "The Electric Tramcar Handbook", 1920
... Trams ...Book titled "The Electric Tramcar Handbook written by W.A. Agnew. Book has dark red cloth covers, gold block titled on front only, with tipped in end papers, title page, contents pages, three introductory pages by author, 127 pages of text, five index pages and six folded sheets interspersed in book with wiring or controller diagrams. Book finished with red tinted edging. Book published by The Electrical Review Limited, London in 1920, 8th edition. On inside end paper, has ESCo Ballarat office stamp with date 30/9/1924, a glued in white sheet of paper with handwritten notation "To be returned to Mr. P. Bath Motorman No. 51, City Office 9.1.63" and on bottom left hand corner a "Tait Book Co. 90 William St. Melbourne" label that has also been glued in. Primary contents chapters include: The Electric Circuit Electric Tramways Electric Tramcars Controllers Brakes On the Road Faults and Breakdowns. See above for inside end paper.trams, tramways, tramcars, tramways, technical books, handbooks -
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Badge - ATMOEA Union, K.G. Luke Melbourne, 1930's
... trams ...ATMOEA Vic. Branch (Tramways Union) badge No. 1938. Badge made on a brass/gold backing with painted enamel on front. On central portion of the badge, had the ATMOEA logo, with words "Vic" with red enamel backing and on outer edge of badge "Aust Tramway & Motor Omnibus Employees Association" with a royal blue background. On back of badge has clip for fitting through an opening on a jacket or coat lapel. On top of back of badge has number stamped in "1938" and bottom words "K. G. Luke / Melb." indicating manufacture. See image files for front and back of badge.tramways, trams, unions, badges, atmoea, employees -
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Badge - MMTB Inspector, Stokes & Sons Melbourne, 1940's?
... trams ...Stamped metal uniform badge for MMTB Inspectors. Tramways Board logo at top of badge in silver finish, the words "INSPECTOR" and the scroll outline in brass or gold colour. The area where the inspector's number has been painted on is in brass/gold finish. The number "103" has been painted on in royal blue colour. The enamel finish within the scroll work also finished in royal blue. On rear badge in brass/gold finish, with word "STOKES" stamped into. Two metal rings have been soldered onto the rear of the badge and a spring steel clip provided to enable the badge to be clipped to a hat. Assumed was Les Denmead's badge when employed by the MMTB.tramways, trams, mmtb, inspectors, badges, uniforms -
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Drawing - Framed Print, Harvey Studios, "Diagrammatic Arrangement of Feeders and Trolley Wire" for Ballarat, c1985
... Trams ...Framed print of SEC Drawing No. VB4 7184C, "Diagrammatic Arrangement of Feeders and Trolley Wire" for Ballarat, dated 18.9.1958. Framed in a timber brown section with black/gold lining with glass and black paper backing. Framed by N.L. Harvey & Sons, 131 Sturt St. Ballarat. Has eye hooks and metal picture hanging wire on rear to hang print. See Reg Item 4773 for an original coloured marked up print of this plan and 5173 for a scan of the print and hard copy and item 8680 for a high res scan of this drawing.trams, tramways, power supply, feeders, trolley wire, switches