Demonstrates the safety record of the SEC Ballarat depot, has a strong association with the workers and Yields information about their performance and dates.Timber framed box, glass fronted, Masonite back, painted black on the edges and front with a slot on the underside and metal catch screwed to the timber that allowed a preprinted poster to be slid out from the base. The poster titled "Our Safe Working Days Score", provided with secured to the poster, four metal sheets pressed with three rounded edges to allow a paper strip to be slid in from the right hand side and secured. Poster has been preprinted for the SEC Electricity Supply Department". The top strip gave the name of the location "Ballarat - Tram - Depot", the second strip - no sheet present and purpose not known, date since the last event "9-4-69" and the previous best score - "982" days.trams, tramways, depot, sec, safety, personnel

The State Electricity Commission of Victoria 1921 to 1993 was responsible for electricity generation in Victoria and the operation of three Provincial Tramways. It had a strong safety focus for the time. These certificates show the safety focus and the reporting of safety performance to employees and visitors.Demonstrates the safety record of the SEC Ballarat depot, has a strong association with the workers and Yields information about their performance and dates.Set of three Timber framed certificates, glass front, black painted side timber with brown paper or card or Masonite backing and masking tape around the edges, titled "Award of Honour - Industrial Safety", that the Tram Depot Ballarat had established a meritorious record for safe work with no lost time. Gives the period and the date of the away. Signed by the Manager - A. W. Linaker? or F. White and the Chairman of the Safety Committee "Wm K. Trusler". Screw holes in the top and the bottom of the frame centrally. .1 - dated 12-1-1962 for 1 year and 103 days. .2 -dated 19-6-1963 for 1 year and 155 days. .3 - dated 19-6-1964 - for 1 year.trams, tramways, depot, sec, safety, personnel

Yields information about the City tram terminus and its operation.Two (2) Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of trams at the City Terminus, Sturt and Lydiard St North. .1 - No. 28 with the destination of Lydiard St North turns into Lydiard St from Sturt St. Tram has a SEC roof advert and Tristrams Bliss bombs (to read pack, tilt tram) roof advert. In the background is the Crockers Store. .2 - No. 17 at the terminus, with the destination of Victoria St. The short end of section pole is in the view with its point bar.trams, tramways, sturt st, city, lydiard st north, tram 28, tram 17

Yields information about Wendouree Parade near Gardens Loop and Carlton StFive (5) Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of SEC trams in the Gardens area. .1 - 17 in Gardens Loop with destination of Victoria St. .2 - 43 climbing the hill to Carlton St Loop. Has the destination of Mt Pleasant .3 - 26 and 31 in Carlton St Loop. 26 - Victoria St and 31, Mt Pleasant .4 - 33 climbing the hill to Carlton St, has the destination of Victoria St. .5 - 26 and 31 - side on at Carlton St loop (end of rowing coarse), crossing 26 - has a Briquettes roof advert and 31 a Electric Cooking advert. trams, tramways, wendouree parade, gardens loop, carlton st loop, tram 17, tram 43, tram 26, tram 31, tram 33

Yields information about the tram operations at or near the Titanic Bandstand in Sturt St.Five (5) Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of SEC trams in Sturt St, between Lydiard and Grenville Streets on the north side of Sturt St. .1 - Tram 11, descending the hill by the Titanic bandstand with the Post Office in the background. Trams has a Twin Lakes advert, Bliss Bombs and the destination of Mt Pleasant. .2 - Tram 31 ditto, except destination of Victoria St. .3 - Tram 13 with bandstand in the view - for Mt Pleasant. .4 - Tram 33, with a lady and man carrying a box descending the footpath. Tram has the destination of Victoria St and a Twin Lakes sign. .5 - Tram 26, at corner of Sturt and Camp Streets, with the Owen Williams store in the background. trams, tramways, sturt st, tram 11, tram 31, tram 13, tram 33, tram 26

Yields information about Stones Corner, associated building and its use by trams in the period before the closure of the SEC system. Black and White photograph of tram of No. 11 at Stones Corner turning from Bridge St into Main Road. Tram showing Special, has a Twin Lakes sign and a Briquettes roof advert. In the background is H. Whitefield, the State Savings Bank of Victoria, a directional sign for C. W. Pennant wall paper Rodda and the ANZ bank? Photo by Charles Craig - during 1971. trams, tramways, bridge st, stones corner, main road, tram 11

Yields information about an heavy hail storm in event on the Friday afternoon before the closure of the Victoria St line and the depot appearance at the time.Set of three Black and White photographs of trams passing or at the depot after the big hail storm on Friday afternoon 21/8/1971. .1 - No. 27 in Wendouree Parade, west bound. .2 - No. 42 entering the depot - tram has the destination of Mt Pleasant and has a SEC Briquettes roof advert. .3 - Scrubber in the depot yard. Photo by Charles Camera, at the time of the first closure of the Ballarat system, 23/8/1971 when the Victoria St line closed. trams, tramways, depot, closure, wendouree parade, tram 27, tram 42, scrubber

Yields information about the Victoria St terminus just before the closure of the SEC operated system,Black and white photographs of No. 12 at the Victoria St terminus, with the destination Gardens via Drummond St North. Photo most likely 21/8/1971 at the time of closure and possibly during the ARHS / TMSV tour. Has many photographers in the view. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign. Meagher's Hotel in the background with a Victoria Bitter sign. Photo by Charles Craig, probably August 1971.trams, tramways, victoria st, closure, special trams, tram 12

Yields information about the form used in Ballarat and Bendigo, perhaps Geelong used by the SEC to report on the operational behaviour of the crews in terms of rules broken or other mistakes. Would have formed a record of the employee.Printed form used by the SEC Provincial Tramways, printed on heavy paper or light card, titled "Service Record". Has the space for the tram branch, employee's name and the date of report, nature of the report, rule violated and who reported it. Was continue on the rear of the sheet. No form number. Two copies held.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, bendigo, forms, inspectors, geelong, crews, rules

Yields information and demonstrates the tickets used to transport parcels on the SEC tramway operations.Set of five packs or blocks of 25 SEC 10c Parcel Tickets. Two part printed and perforated ticket, using red or orange ink on white paper with a gummed back - used 1966 to 1969. Form No. TYE-3-590 The upper portion has a gummed strip on the rear, with price and ticket number printed onto the lower edge. The lower portion was retained by the sender, was to be initialled by the conductor, organisation name, "Parcel Ticket 10c", conditions of use, ticket number and a space where to be initialled by the conductor. The 1966 Schedule of Fares and Charges gives the conditions of the use of these tickets. See Reg. Item No. 705. .1 - A023850 to 74 .2 - A023650 to 74 .3 - A 023900 to 24 .4 - A023625 to 49 .5 - A023500 to 24 trams, tramways, secv, tickets, parcels

Yields information about the fare dinner for the SEC Ballarat tramway employees and has a strong association with those who took part and autograph the dinner menu or programme sheet., Yields information about the fare dinner for the SEC Ballarat tramway employees and has a strong association with those who took part and autograph the dinner menu or programme sheet.Quarto sheet, Gestener duplicated printed, titled "Tramway Farewell Dinner", provided by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria - Mid-Western Supply Branch. Provides a detail programme for the dinner, speakers and a space for autographs which has been extensively filled in by participants. Speakers Mr. I. Pellas (SEC Ballarat Manager), N. R. White - Chairman and General Manager of the SEC), Cr. J. A. Chisholm (Mayor of Ballarat), Cr. N. F. Donald - Mayor of the Borough of Sebastopol with the Harmony provided by Mr. R. G. Lemke and response by Mr. R. Courtney. See Reg Item 6473 for another example of this item.Extensive autographs on both sides of the sheets as well pen marks.trams, tramways, sec, closure, dinner, menu, ballarat

Provided details to the crews of the trams allocated for each run number in order of the time of departure from the depot on a Sunday.Demonstrates how tramcars allocation was advised to tram crews on Sundays.Sign - made from chip board with two hanging hooks on the top, blackboard black paint and white paint "Sunday Cars". trams, tramways, sign, sec, depot, sunday services, tramcars

Demonstrates how armatures movements (tram motors) were recorded at the SEC depot in Ballarat.Sign - made from three ply (wood) board, originally painted with black board paint and white lined and lettered for Armatures / Tram / possibly date in or out. Has two screw holes centrally top and bottom and has faded on either side of a central band, indicating it was attached to post. Has pencil marked on the top horizontal white line "369375 2 ? and 309981 1 ? 18th Oct"trams, tramways, sign, sec, depot, armatures, tramcars, equipment

Demonstrates how suggestions to Management of the SEC depot were made by tram employees and has a strong association with the tram crews.Sign - made from sheet metal, folded and welded to provide a suggestion box for the Ballarat Tram Depot. Has the word "Suggestions" in large Red capital letters, a large tray or box for receiving the suggestions (not too sure how you got them out without undoing the sign and shaking the items - if any - out) and an area for an instruction to be displayed. Painted both sides in a cream colour (SEC tramway cream). Has two screw holes in the top corners. See Reg 3769 for a booklet on the SEC suggestions Scheme/Has pencil marked on the top horizontal white line "369375 2 ? and 309981 1 ? 18th Oct"trams, tramways, sign, sec, depot, crews

Yields information about the track maintenance activities of the track gang in Ballarat, the work they did, notes, names and other information.Book - SEC "Workshop Job Requisition" book - numbered 2856 to 2900, three sheets per requisition - yellow, blue and off white kept in book. Has some 20 areas where information on the requisition could be recorded - on the rear sheet is provision for extending the cost of the job and accounting information. The off white sheet has been by the SEC Ballarat track gang to record their daily work, welding, track cleaning, etc for the period 1-8-1950 to 12-2-1951. Appears to be original writing, not a carbon copy. tram, trams, sec, ballarat, depot, trackwork, rails, welding

Envelope - preprinted in dark green ink - titled "Last Trammail Cover" - with a purple stamp in top left hand corner - "Carried by Tram between Eaglehawk and Bendigo / Sponsored by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria Ltd.", in top right hand corner - 6c Australia stamp, featuring Sturt's Desert Rose and a Post Office Cancellation stamp "Ballarat 15 April 1972". Env7lope made by Tudor Presseal. Contains a Preprinted card - green ink titled "Last Trammail Cover", headed by TMSV's name, address and details of the TMSV, with the names of the Organisers John Fitzsimons and Bob Prentice along the lower edge. Two copies held - both addressed to Mr. G,. Breydon, 204 Carlisle St, Balaclava Vic 3183. One copy was opened to check the content, the other remains sealed. See Reg Item 2942 for the Ballarat version.trams, tramways, tmsv, bendigo, sec, tramcars

Demonstrates communication methods to the staff of the SEC and magazine printing. Yields information about staff and the SEC benevolent system for its workers.Magazine - 32 pages printed on gloss paper with colour cover - titled 'SEC Magazine June 1936 Vol 1 - June 1936". Has a forward by the Chairman of the SEC, Mr. Francis Clements as the first magazine. Published 1 June 1936. Provides news about the SEC itself, personal Notes and Anecdotes on many people including clubs and societies. Includes notes on the late Mr. W. Knox, the ESCO Chief Accountant in Ballarat, the Electricity Supply and Tramways Employees Social club, Bendigo, Geelong, sporting clubs and fund raising for the Children's Hospital. See Reg Item 8036 for a 1937 timetable in a red folder marked G G Jobbins who became Chairman in 1937. 2nd copy added 22/6/2021trams, tramways, esco, sec, ballarat, publicity, sports, social club

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 storage of SEC tram 36 at South Melbourne depot when it visited Melbourne following the closure of the SEC system and the advertising of Ballarat Tourism.Set of two black and white photographs of SEC tram No. 36 in Melbourne advertising Ballarat Tourism Week, September 1971. Both photos by Dave Macartney. .1 - No. 36 and W2 257 out bound St Kilda Road near Domain Road. No. 257 has destination of Malvern Bourke Rd, route 5. Tram 36 has destination of Sebastopol. .2 - No. 36 in bound passing Victoria Barracks in the background. trams, tramways, st kilda road, melbourne, melbourne, tourism, mmtb, tram 36

Demonstrates how the SEC used enamel signs to convey instructions to passengers or to confirm the advice of the conductor and how enamel signs were made.Enamel sign, black capital letters and lines on white background, titled "Passengers must travel only on the inside of the tram. Travelling on Running Boards is Prohibited Penalty up to L20". Sign has a black enamel backing, with marks from the enamelling process and screw holes in each corner. Has not been used. trams, tramways, signs, sec, passengers, btm, ballarat tramways

Demonstrates how the SEC used enamel signs to convey instructions to passengers or to confirm the advice of the conductor and how enamel signs were made.Enamel sign, black capital letters and lines on white background, titled "Entering or leaving this tram on the wrong side is prohibited". Sign has a black enamel backing, with marks from the enamelling process and screw holes sides. Has not been used. trams, tramways, signs, sec, passengers, btm, ballarat tramways

Yields information about the three Provincial systems on a short report - track, rolling stock and a short history.Report - single foolscap sheet, typed, titled "Details of SEC Tramways System", prepared by Les Denmead, 15/7/1971m listing the three Provincial tramways, track details, size, rolling stock and notes including miles of tracks. Gives some details of the then current fleet.trams, tramways, reports, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, track, tram tracks, rolling stock

Yields information about trams in Wendouree Parade near the SEC Depot.Agfa blue/white mount, colour slide of trams 26 and 33? near the SEC depot junction in Wendouree Parade. 33? has a destination of Victoria St and 26, Mt Pleasant. 26 has a "Bliss Bombs" roof advert."11-4-71" in ink.tramways, trams, victoria st, mt pleasant, depot, wendouree parade, tram 26, tram 33

Yields information about the appearance of Wendouree Parade, after a hail storm the day before the closure of the Victoria St line. Series of 2 Black and white photographs of tram operations following a heavy hail storm on Friday afternoon 21/8/1971. .1 - single trucker with a Twin Lakes sign westbound in Wendouree Parade, rounding the Haddon St curve. .2 - trams 12 and 21 parked on the SEC depot fan.trams, tramways, haddon st, wendouree parade, depot, tram 12, tram 21

Yields information about the Dawson St crossover in Sturt St at the time of the tramway closure.Digital image of No. 17 using the Dawson St Cross over Sturt St, with St Patricks Cathedral in the background. Tram has destination of Victoria St with a Twin Lakes and SEC Roof advert. Photo by John Ward 19 August 1971. Slide title "01271 190871 SEC single truck tram 17 on crossover in Sturt St at Dawson St Ballarat Vic"trams, tramways, sturt st, dawson st, st patricks, tram 17

Yields information about the Victoria St appearance and a major hail storm in Sturt St at the time of the tramway closure.Digital image of No. 21, outbound in Victoria St to Victoria St. On either side of the road is the remains of a major hail storm that struck Ballarat the previous day. Tram has destination of Victoria St. Photo by John Ward 21 August 1971. Slide title "01311 210871 SEC single truck tram 21 on Victoria St line in suburban Ballarat Vic"trams, tramways, victoria st, tram 21

Yields information about the appearance of the Gardens area and car 16, late 1930's?Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of tram No. 16 at Gardens Loop. Tram has the destination of Victoria St. Based on Wal Jack records for this car, it was painted in the SEC standard scheme without cream panels in May 1946 and numbers added Oct. 1946 - possibly soon after painting. See Reg Item 5526.trams, tramways, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 16

The SEC made this agreement with respect to the operation of tramways in Ballarat and Sebastopol in 1929, though the SEC did not formally take over operation until 1934.Yields information about the 1929 agreement between the SEC, The City of Ballaarat and the Borough of Sebastopol about the operation of tramways in Ballarat.Original copy and photocopy of an SEC made 17/11/1929 of the "Agreement between the SEC, City of Ballaarat and Borough of Sebastopol" re tramways at the time of the operation transfer of the tramways from ESCo to the SEC. Five pages, foolscap, white paper stapled in top left hand corner. Outlines the conditions of operations, track maintenance, tramcars, responsibilities, buildings, bus services. On pages 13 and 14 has the names of the parties who signed the agreement, including John Monash. Agreement dated 17/11/1929. See Reg Item 4941 for another version, carbon copy of a closely typed version. tram, trams, agreements, sec, city of ballaarat, borough of sebastopol, esco

Yields information about Ballarat's trams during 1964 and the Victoria St terminus and an AETA Convention tour.Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of trams 18 and 37 at the Victoria St terminus, during the AETA Convention tour of 21-4-1962. Tram, 18 has adverts for The Age, Lancashire's store at 94-98 Bridge St and a Whites Florist and No. 37 and SEC Electric Cooking advert and the AETA tour sign."AETA Convention 21-4-62" in ink.tramways, trams, victoria st, aeta, aeta tour, tram 18, tram 37