Yields information about the corner of Sturt St and Lydiard St soon after the Ballarat Electric Tramway opened.Digital Image of and ESCo tram north bound in Lydiard St North, at the intersection with Sturt St. Shows the Ballarat Post Office and other buildings in Lydiard St. Note the centre poles the new tram tracks. Photo taken soon after opening as the destination sign is on the dash panel. There are a number of lines of dark brown piles of earth? Work still being undertaken. Titled "Post Office Ballarat". From the Facebook group of old time photographs of yesterday.trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st north, esco, postcards

Black and white print of Richard Gilbert, in a VR train driver's uniform standing in front of a new Comeng Train 1982 promoting a liberal government free transport event prior to the 1982 State Election in April. See related documents for further information from Richard.trams, tramways, comeng trains, btps, btm, volunteers, personnel

Membership cards are issued to members and feature either a historic or current photo of the Museum's activities. The 2023-24 one features a photo of three trams on the depot fan outside the New Museum building led by tram 38 with trams 26 and 28. On the rear along the bottom edge of the rear, has the words "Photo Benjamin Boehle-Mitchell"Demonstrates the method of issuing Ballarat Tramway Museum membership cards.Colour photograph printed onto white card as a BTM Membership card for 2023-24trams, tramways, membership cards, buildings, museum, btm, new depot, tram 38, tram 28, tram 26

Set of two digital images of the New Museum views - Maggie Knife and Chris Phillips with trams 1 and 2 in the view. Photo by Peter Knife 5/9/2023. Yields information about trams on display at the Museum.Set of two Digital images,tramways, tramcars, btm, tram 2, tram 1, new museum

Gives details of events, locations, hotels, food etc - a What's on in Ballarat. Advertisement for BTM on page 24 features Geelong 2 in the New Museum. See page 24 for the BTM entry.Yields information about tourist attractions etc in Ballarat.Book - 52 pages, centre stapled, full colour, titled "Best of Ballarat", for Summer 2024. trams, tramways, ballarat, btm, events, hotels, tram 2

A report - possibly to investors about the performance of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria, in 1959. Reports on power production, brown coal production, opening of the Richmond control room, power sales, number of consumers, new power stations - Morwell and Kiewa McKay Creek. Gives Income and profit details. On the last page bottom right hand corner is a paragraph about the financial loss of the Ballarat and Bendigo tramways and the cost of operation per passenger. Yields information about the SEC for 1959 and tramway losses.Two colour folded publication, four sheetssecv, reports, power stations, electricity supply, tramways, finances

Photo shows the view looking east along Sturt Street from Harry's building, The card has been wrongly titled as looking west. Tram 32 is westbound to the Gardens. In the view are Lester House, Crockers, and Tunbridge's stores. On the rear Wal Jack in a note to Ken Magor of Newcastle has drawn in a diagram of the track arrangements, where the tram was. His notes are "Sturt St looking EAST, 1948. No. 32 painted the new colour scheme. Photo taken from Doveton St corner." See item 5313 for a digital image of this postcard.Yields information about the view from the SW Corner of Sturt St looking north east.Postcard black and white, plain back, with a handwritten note on rear.See image 2 for details of the handwritten note by Wal Jack on the rear. tramways, trams, sturt st, tram 32

Yields information about SEC road workers repairing the bitumen or road surface in Ballarat.Set of two Colour 27 x 27 mm slides in a Kodachrome cardboard mount: .1 - Group of three SEC road repairer or track workers repairing the road surface the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St with new asphalt mix. shows the red flag on the right - Sept. 1971 .2 - Group of three SEC road repairers, laying asphalt in Wendouree Parade, with the Road Roller and the concrete tram shelter at Forest St. in the background. - August 1971 Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.ballarat, tramways, trams, trackwork, road works, sturt st, lydiard st north, wendouree parade, road roller, jelbart, shelters, forest st

Yields information about the appearance of the units being constructed on the former depot site with an association of the parties involved.Set of two Colour 27 x 27 mm slides in Kodachrome cardboard mounts of the construction of new town houses on the former SEC Depot site in Wendouree Parade - one over exposed. The first one has the board for the construction of the homes by Prestige Homes and the agents name - B.E. Hayden & Co. Pty Ltd. Slide mount dated June 1973. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.Both slides have in pencil "old tram sheds" at the top of the slide.ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, wendouree parade, construction

Photograph of the intersection of Ryrie and Moorabool Streets Geelong with the Bank of New South Wales building - three trams can been seen in the view. shows the bar type traffic lights. Also in the view are Dickins and Dickins store and other shops. Two prints held - one large and one small. trams, tramways, geelong, ryrie st, moorabool st, traffic lights

Yields information about the traffic and appearance of Albert St Sebastopol during the 1950's and the buildings on either side of the street.Set of two black and white photographs of trams Photo possibly early 1950's of No. 27 travelling to Sebastopol in Albert St. .1 - crossing the roadway near Ophir St with the Trinity Church in the background. .2 - Tram at the Sebastopol Terminus with the new housing on the left side of the roadway and the Royal Mail Hotel. Both photos by Charles Craig trams, tramways, albert st, sebastopol, ophir st, tram 27

Yields information about the intersection of Sturt St and Hamilton Ave by trams prior to the closure of the SEC operated system.Black and White photograph of Nos 13 and 14 turning from Hamilton Ave into Sturt St west. Both tram have the destination of City. No. 13 has a Twin Lakes sign. Photo by Charles Craig possibly August 1971, prior to closure as the new bus stops signs are in view. trams, tramways, sturt st west, closure, hamilton ave, tram 13, tram 14

Yields information about the Alfred St tram stop, showing signage prior to the closure of the SEC operated system.Black and White photograph of No. 43 with the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West at the Alfred St stop. Stop has the End of section sign, Tram stop here and a new Bus stop sign. Photo by Charles Craig August 1971, prior to closure as the new bus stops signs are in view. trams, tramways, sturt st west, closure, signs, tram stops, bus stops, alfred st, tram 43

Yields information about the appearance and use of the Mt Pleasant terminus at night.Set of two black and white photographs of No. 39 at the Mt Pleasant terminus, Barkly St. Have the shop at the terminus and the directional sign to the Observatory in the view, along with the tram stop pole. Adverts for TV week and Peter's Ice Cream are visible on the shop. Photo by Charles Craig - during August 1971 as one of the photos has the new bus stop sign in the view. trams, tramways, mt pleasant, barkly st, night photo, tram stops, bus stops, tram 39

Set of two pamphlets distributed at the time of the introduction of revised routing of Ballarat bus services and the introduction of further trains on the Ballarat line - and the opening of Caroline Springs Station on 29.1.2017. .1 - 6 fold to DL size from an A3 sheets - titled "There's more in store for Ballarat", colour on white paper showing the new Ballarat bus network map, discontinued routes, additional train services and a summary of changes. .2 - a grab rail pamphlet listing the new bus routes for use on the buses - piece of heavy card with a round top and a slit to enable it to be placed on a grab rail within the bus itself. Two copies of each held.trams, tramways, ballarat public transport, buses, ptv, public transport victoria, timetables

Colour postcard of the ESCo power station in Ripon St and Wendouree Parade, titled "New Electric Power House Ballarat". Shows the chimney, buildings and the cooling tower facility. Later known as Ballarat A Divided back with space for correspondence and address. No details as to printing.trams, tramways, ballarat a power station, power station, esco, chimney stack

Set of two colour digital images taken by W. J. Llewelyn. .1 - Armstrong Street from the Town Hall tower - shows the street view, car parking arrangements prior to the construction of the Ballarat City Hall, c1955. The new Civic Hall was opened in 1956. Shows the railway timber yard. .2 - Sturt St showing Town Hall and the Myers building late 1950's? trams, tramways, armstrong st, railway, town hall, myers

Conference papers or Presentation Notes or Report, over 300 foolscap sheets bound with a cotton tape binder in the top left hand corner titled "Australian and New Zealand City Transit Conference - Hobart 21 to 24 November 1961". Includes reports from Melbourne, Sydney, Adelaide, Brisbane, Perth, Tasmania, Auckland and Dunedin. Christchurch and Wellington also attended but did not submit sufficient copies. looks at Statistic, industrial issues, fares, rollingstock, buses, traffic, school children, bus stops, accounting, depreciation, cash handling, amenities, insurance, stores, costs and some general matters. No table of contents, programs etc. trams, tramways, conferences, buses, trams, fares, industrial issues, bus stops, accounting, insurance, australasian tramway conference, management

Postcard - colour photograph of High St Eaglehawk, with No.4, in High St, with the Eaglehawk Post office and other buildings in the background. Has the Victoria Hotel on the side. Nu-colour-vue postcard, EH9. Divided back, printed in Australia. Has the various stamp values required for postage in Australia, New Zealand, UK and the USA in the stamp section. Has a kangaroo logo in the centre bottom or the rear.trams, tramways, bendigo, postcards, eaglehawk, high st

Postcard - colour photograph of High St Eaglehawk, with No.3 at the Eaglehawk tram terminus. Has The Cenotaph on the right hand side. Nu-colour-vue postcard, EH1. Divided back, printed in Australia. Has the various stamp values required for postage in Australia, New Zealand, UK and the USA in the stamp section. Has a kangaroo logo in the centre bottom or the rear. trams, tramways, bendigo, postcards, eaglehawk, high st

Yields information about the first series of Geelong trams in 1912.Postcard, divided back of one of the first Geelong trams in the depot. No number can be seen on the front of the tram. The first batch was numbered 1 to 10. Note the detail painting on the piece of vertical panel at the end of the saloon. Note the track brake. The postcard writer advised that it was one of Geelong's new trams. Divided back type with areas for correspondence, stamp and address. On the left hand side - W. H. Watts Photographer Geelong.trams, tramways, geelong, depot, new tramcars, tram 30

Newspaper clippings from The Courier, Ballarat, 16/8/2019 titled "Two new W class trams will make their home at the Ballarat Tram Museum" about the delivery of two trams (836 and 1029) from Newport to Bungaree. Press conference held at the Ballarat depot featuring Paul Mong, Michaela Settle (Buninyong State MP) and Juliana Addison (Wendouree State MP) and Chris Phillips. Article by Greg Gliddon, photo Lachlan Bence. Items includes photographs of the trams being loaded at Newport the previous day and a photo of W6 965 en route to the Docks on its way to Denmark. See Reg Item 7396 for two video files ex VicTrackw class trams, grants, btm, donations, victorian government, tram acquisition

Set of three newspaper clippings about the transfer of trams 836 and 1029 to the BTM on 16 August 2019. The trams were loaded at Newport Workshops the previous day. .1 - "Heritage on Track" - Ballarat Times, front page - photo of the loading at Newport of tram 836 - 22/8/2019. .2 - "Museum takes possession of old new trams" - as for .1 .3 - "New home for W class" - The Courier, 17/8/2019 - featuring a photo of Michaela Settle, the MLA for Buniyong and Juliana Addison, MLA for Wendouree and Chris Phillips of the BTM with Cuthberts939 in the background. Story by Greg Gliddon, photo Lachlan Bence. Quotes the President Paul Mong.btm, new trams, victorian government, cuthberts 939, loading trams

Yields information about one of the MMTB scrubbers, No. 8, trams after it was repainted to the MMTB work tram colour scheme. This tram is now at the Museum.Black and White photograph of MMTB Scrubber tram No. 8 after it had been repainted in the string colour livery. Photo at the corner of Domain and St Kilda Road. Photo possibly Jim Seletto. Note: Some sources give the repainting and other works date as 1961.On rear in ink "No. 8 Domain and St Kilda Rd New Livery 1960 - 1st trip" and "D Print "16 Jan 1962" - this could be the print date.trams, tramways, scrubber tram, livery, work trams, st kilda road, tram 8

Magazine - 40 pages, gloss paper including cover, titled "Electric lines Viol 4 No. 5, September - October 1991", published in Hicksville New York, contain articles on New Orleans, Transit Systems, Springfield, Ballarat, Sacramento and Leipzig. The article on New Orleans, makes reference to the ex Melbourne W2 trams, for the Riverfront lines including some photos. The article on Ballarat looks at the work of the BTPS, written by Robin Clark. looks at the history of the Ballarat system, the formation of the BTPS, its operation and its operation. Photos by Ron Clark.trams, tramways, btps, usa, history

Demonstrates the development of the BTPS and yields information about the Society and other tramways. Has a strong association with the maker.Scrap Book - approx. 66 plain sheets, centre stapled within a cardboard cover with a Muppet type character on the rear cover. Front cover has a manila colour sheet attached with the label "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society" Comprises many newspaper cuttings of the time of the closure of the SEC Ballarat tram system, the formation of the BTPS, buses, tickets, moving the trams to the new depot, tickets, samples of signs, cuttings from magazines, some cuttings from San Francisco, Melbourne, cartoons altered to support trams, Melbourne items, Sydney trams, new Z class trams in Melbourne, Bendigo Trust, Bylands, TMSV, Steam rail trains to Ballarat, an invite to the opening of the BTPS Tramway for 1/2/1975, opening photographs from The Courier. Each page has been scanned to the two pdf files.trams, tramways, scrap book, btps, opening, tmsv, bendigo, melbourne, z class trams, buses

Yields information about Ballarat's trams in Lydiard St North at the terminus.Agfa blue/white mount, colour slide of a bogie tram at the Lydiard St North terminus, looking through gates of the New Cemetery."5-4-69" in ink.tramways, trams, lydiard st, cemetery

Yields information about trams in Wendouree Parade near St Aidans Drive.Agfa blue/white mount, colour slide of tram 11, southbound in Wendouree Parade, not far from St Aidans Drive, with the destination Mt Pleasant. Tram has a Civic Hall advert on the rear dash panel. Note the new power pole alongside an old pole on the left hand side of the photograph."27-4-65" in ink.tramways, trams, wendouree parade, st aidans drive, power poles, tram 11

Yields information about the appearance of the Victoria St line shortly before the closure of the Victoria St line. Series of 5 Black and white photographs of tram operations on the Victoria St line prior to its closure in August 1971. .1 - View of the Victoria St terminus as you arrive in Ballarat from Melbourne, with the divided highway and a tram warning sign. Has a tram at the terminus. .2 - Tram 39, running a special tour with St Alipius church in the background. A new bus stop sing has been positioned. Another tram has departed the King St loop. .3 - No. 13, (Gardens via Sturt St West and a Twin Lakes sign) entering the King St loop. .4 - No. 31 (to Gardens crossing No. 39) at the King St loop. .5 - No. 31 leaving Stones Corner for Victoria St with Stones Corner building in the background along with the Caltex service station and Viscount Ambassador caravans.trams, tramways, victoria st, king st, stones corner, tram 39, tram 13, tram 31