Yields information about the BTM's 40th anniversary celebrations, and some of the people involved.Set of eight colour prints of the display area and new panels on show for the first time. Taken by Earl Ewers, printed on Fujichrome paper. Taken 29/5/2011. .1 - Display area from the office .2 - Boards and panels on display alongside 3 road .3 - No. 39 and shed. .4 - New panels alongside wall./ .5 - Gavin Young at sales desk .6 - Panel - 1950's to 1960's .7 - Yanks Conductresses and pranksters .8 - End of the Line On rear in blue pen .1 - Interior Museum Section BTM 29 May 2011 .2 - Interior Ballarat Tram Museum 29 May 2011 .3 - Interior Ballarat Tram Museum 29 May 2011 .4 - Wall mountings ready to be put on museum wall 29 May 2011 .5 - "Counting the badges" Gavin Young hard at it 29 May 2011 Ballarat Tram Depottrams, tramways, 40th anniversary, btm, displays, depot, tram 39, tram 1, tram 40

Photo shows Ballarat bogie tram 40 in Wendouree Parade, most likely early 1950s. The tram arrived in Ballarat from Melbourne in 1951 and remains operational at the Ballarat Tramway Museum.Yields information about bogie tram 40 early 1950s.Black and White photograph of - Ballarat 40 Wendouree ParadeHas in ink on rear " R Lilburn"ballarat, tramways, trams, tram 37, depot

Photograph shows Ballarat SECV tram No. 36 in Wendouree Parade at Gardens Loop with the destination of Victoria St. In the background is the Gardens Kiosk and a man carrying two bags possibly about to board the tram.Yields information about the Ballarat Tram operations and No. 36 in 1964.Black and white print with notes on the rear.In ink on the rear "Easter 1964, bogie car 36 at Gardens"tramways, ballarat, wendouree parade, tram 36, gardens loop

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Newspaper clipping from The Herald or The Sun late August or early September 1971 reporting on the partial closure of the tram system in Ballarat. Notes that further closes are planned. Reports on the 1887 opening of the horse tram system and 1905 electric trams. .1 - same cutting with the associated image of another story alongside.ballarat, closure, tramways

Newspaper cuttings from The Courier, Ballarat, August 11 1977 with photos of SEC tram No. 11 returning to Ballarat from Sebastopol. 1112.1 - from the page with the Editorial, has a photo (large portion from the bottom left hand corner missing of the rear of the crane) being unloaded at Sebastopol for storage with a column of text detailing the story of the tram and the BTPS plans. Also refers to another photo on page 15. 1112.2 - from page 15 of the Courier, with Jack Chadwick standing on the front step of the tram, outside the entry to the Smythes Road, Sebastopol storage building. Has an inset item on the story. See Reg Item 3827 for a print of the actual photograph.1112.2 - in central right hand side in brackets in blue ink (page(15) and on rear top edge "11/Aug. 1977." in blue ink.trams, tramways, btps, sebastopol, 11, daylesford, tramcar acquisition

Article from the front page of The Courier, Saturday 24/2//1996 written by Ian Haberfield with photo by Herman Ruyg of BTM W4 671 leaving the depot loaded on a truck the previous day end route to Melbourne to run on the city Circle tram route. Tram has "City Circle" showing in destination box. Notes comments by Peter Hiscock about the tram itself, the BTM works, and that Alan Brown, Public Transport Minister has granted permission for the tram to run on the City Circle.trams, tramways, btm, city circle, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival

Has a strong association with the 1992 Ballarat Scout Jamboree and demonstrates the types of souvenirs produced for the event.Set of two envelope printed and stamped to celebrate the 1992 16th Australian Jamboree, Ballarat Vic, dated 7/1/1992. .1 - Has preprinted "Australia Post Souvenir Cover" with stamps for "Carried on Scout Vintage Tram No. 27", a 2nd stamp featuring a four wheel tram and a cancellation stamp over a $0.45 machine stamp. Preprinted by Australia Post. Stamps in black and purple ink. .2 - Has preprinted montage of Australian stamps, with stamps for "Carried on Scout Vintage Tram No. 661", a 2nd stamp featuring a four wheel tram and a cancellation stamp over a $0.45 machine stamp. Preprinted by Australia Post. Stamps in light blue ink. Purchased by W. Doubleday through e-bay 18-7-2007. From Ronald Alexander, 1st class collectables, Bakery Hill for $14 including postage. Bid confirmation sheet with worksheet. trams, tramways, scout jamboree, envelopes, australia post, stamps

Strong association with the artist Gordon Thurling and demonstrates in a pen and ink drawing the last tram in Sturt St at the time of the closure of the SEC system.Black and white drawing of tram 39, with destination "Sebastopol" with Ballarat Town Hall in background, which has been coloured with green, grey and yellow watercolours. Has words "The last tram Sturt St. Ballarat - 19th September 1971" with a thick brown border. Printed onto off white paper and mounted onto heavy cardboard. Artist - Gordon Thurling, BTV6 graphic artist at the time. Second copy from donation of ?? added 20-6-2017 - see image i2.and 8546 for a photocopy of a coloured version.trams, tramways, town hall, drawings, last day, closure

Newspaper clipping from The News, (published by The Courier) Ballarat, 2/9/1981, "Color the Tram", as part of the colour competition by the BTPS for the 20th anniversary of the closure of the tramways in Ballarat. Has a drawing by David Frost of No. 14 picking up passengers. Detailed the closing date, judging criteria and the prizes. 3178.1 - cut from the newspaper by BTPS. 3178.2 - supplied by the Australian Press Cuttings Agency, with slip of paper adhered to the top right hand corner, with details of the newspaper and the date "2-Sep 1981" stamped on. "2 - Sep 1981" stamped on top in purple ink and "Ballarat Trams" in pencil in the top left hand corner.btps, anniversary, colouring competition

Ballarat SEC trams 32 (closest to camera) and 43 outward bound in Main St, taking from behind. Trams have been fitted with lights, but not with enlarged white stripe. Ampol garage on left of photo. Taken on 22/2/63. See also Reg. Item 1978 for a print of this photograph - used in the 'Gold Gold Gold' Exhibition - 2001.'SEC Ballarat, Nos 32 & 43 in Main St. Ballarat East 22/2/63 4pm.' in blue inktramways, trams, main st, ballarat east, tram 32, tram 43

Black and white photograph of Ballarat trams 21 and 38 in City Loop on 20/8/1955. Wet rainy day. Australian Electric Traction Association tour. In background on south side of Sturt St. outside Patersons store is a small building like a newspaper kiosk. Photographer assumed to be G.Eardley, same handwriting as for 677. Photograph is on Ilford paper., Australian Electric Traction Association tour. In background on south side of Sturt St. outside Patersons store is a small building like a newspaper kiosk.On rear in ink is "Trams 21 & 28 / A.E.T.A. Special / Ballarat / 20th August 1955"trams, tramways, ballarat, city loop, tram 21, 38

1996 Calendar" containing cull colour photographs of Sydney, Adelaide, Bendigo, Ballarat, Melbourne, Fremantle 29 and Victor Harbor. All photos by D Ellerton. Produced by Topmill Pty Ltd and distributed by Gordon & Gotch Pty Ltd. Features July - Ballarat tram 17 crossing Sturt St from Lydiard St North, 5-3-1963. Tram has the destination of Bell St. November - Bendigo 16, at Charing Cross, 11-3-1960, Eaglehawk, with the motorman selling a ticket to a passenger. Rear cover - Bendigo 17 at Eaglehawk, 11-3-1960 at the end of the double track.Demonstrates a Topmill Calendar for 1996 featuring Australian trams.Wall Calendar - heavy card covers, 12 gloss art pages inside, titled "Australian Trams - 1996 Calendar" containing full colour photos. Has a punched hole along the top edge to enable wall use. Provides dates for holidays, school holidays and Pension payment days and phases of the moon.trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, calendar, tram 17, tram 16

Gives a comparision between two 1916 built road vehicles, a tram built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust in 1916 and a 1916 Talbot Roadster.Yields information about two 1916 vehicles.Digital Image of Digital Image of Ballarat Tram 26 and a Talbot Roadster both in Wendouree Parade 2020.trams, tramcars, talbot motor cars, btm, wendouree parade, tram 26, tramways

Album compiled by Wal Jack of Ballarat Tram photographs. Yields information about the development of the Ballarat Tramway system through photographs, postcards, assembled by a well known Ballarat Identity - Wal Jack. Brown album marked "Photographs" on the front cover with a tooled vinyl cover, held by brass screws, containing 66 pages (including inside of covers and two blank pages) of paper (black, off white, light green, orange and brown paper) containing some 277 photographs, postcards, including some coloured postcards of Ballarat, including horse trams, ESCo and SEC trams. Each photo page has been scanned to a TIFF file with photo corners. Each photo has been scanned to a high resolution For all scans and other materials, photograph and layouts see - Collection/Archive Document Files/Reg Item 5100 including a full scan of each page and associated documentation.Individual captions for each photo.trams, tramways, ballarat, tramcars, esco, secv, wal jack

Photo of trams in Sturt Street, 18-7-1962, looking east from Armstrong St. At least five trams in image, fitted with dash canopy lights. Taken from centre of road.'SEC Ballarat trams in Sturt St, looking east from Armstrong St. 18-7-62' in blue ink.tramways, trams, sturt st.

Shows a side on view of Ballarat 20 at the tram depot c1960Yields information about tram 20 and the tram depot itself.Black & White Photograph of Ballarat 20 on No. 4 road at the Tram Depot, c1960Has notes re location and the tram on the rear in ink.ballarat, trams, depot, tram 20

Black & White Photograph of 'City of Ballarat' tram No. W4 671 reversing in Flinders St., near Spencer St. on Friday, March 8, 1996, while running on City Circle. All City Circle trams had to do this shunt, rather than complete the circle due to the heavy tram traffic for the Grand Prix that was causing problems for trams turning from Spencer St. Photo used on front cover of Ballarat Tramway Museum's Annual report for 1995-96. (three copies in Archives 1/97). In background is Railway Viaduct and the temporary Crown Casino at the World Trade Centre.trams, tramways, 671, city of ballarat, city circle , tram 671

Negative No. N390 and black and white print made by a laser printer (stored in folder) of Ballarat tram No. 39 at the Victoria St. terminus. Tram has the destination of Drummond St. Nth, and has an advertisement for 60/40 dancing on Friday nights at the Civic Hall on the front panel and a SEC Electric Cooking roof advertisement. The Ballarat Orphanage building is on the right hand side of the tram. Shows the trees in Victoria St. and how the cars from Melbourne approached the tram stop. Date of photo on folder - 23/7/1961. Original negative rescanned 24/5/2020 and image file updated. Paper folder that contained the negative had "NR44A" in red ink, "BA18" in pencil, date stamp of "23 Jul 1961" on front, and on rear date stamps "26 Sep 1962" and "6 Oct 1962".trams, tramways, victoria st, ballarat orphanage, orphanage, tram 39

Photo shows Ballarat bogie tram 37 leaving the tram depot in Wendouree Parade. The tram itself was renumbered in Sept 1952 (Reg Item 5533) and scrapped in 1955 following a major accident in April 1954 - see Reg item 5315. Date 1952 to 1954.Yields information about bogie tram 37 c1953Black and White photograph of - Ballarat 37 leaving the depot.Has in ink on rear " R Lilburn"ballarat, tramways, trams, tram 37, depot

Yields information about construction of Ballarat Tramways from a newspaper / magazine soon after the system opened, along with photographs of two of the tramcars and the power station.763 - Copy negative of page 454 of "The Australasian" paper, dated August 19, 1905, featuring an article on the opening of the Ballarat Electric Trams and magician, "The Great Thurston" Includes four photos of the trams and equipment and one of the magician. See Reg. Items No. 754, 759, and 2142. Tram photos of toastrack trams, power station, tram construction and of the single truckers in Wendouree Parade. 763.1 - print made by State Library for Alan Bradley, from Alan Bradley 5/2007. Has sticker on rear "Reproduction Rights Reserved, Copied by State Library"trams, tramways, esco, opening, ballarat, toastrack tram

ABC Radio broadcast at the time of the launch of the Gold Tram - tram 45 - on loan from Bendigo,Demonstrates the work of the Ballarat Tramway MuseumAudio cassette tape containing 1. Approximate 50 second item within the Goldfields Radio ABC News on 12/6/2001 regarding the launch of the Gold Tram that day. Contains an interview with Peter Winspur. Read by Graham Knox? Recorded by Stephen Butler. 2. Interview (oral history) with Arthur Reynolds by Alan Bradley (see Reg. Item No. 2146 for transcript) concerning the use of the SEC Ballarat Scrubber Tram. Made 14/6/2001 and for audio extract. tramways, trams, gold tram, abc radio news, ballarat scrubber tram, interviews, tram 45

Photo of SEC Ballarat No. 40 west bound in Bridge St. Tram has two car numbers on the front, the destination roll with black background with white lettering. Later replaced with black letters on white background. Has Morseheads shop on the left hand side, Coles store and Christmas decorations in the street. The driver of the car in front of the tram is giving a hand signal - STOP! White cardboard mount slide, taken by Peter Moses assumed Jan. 1966.On the rear of the slides in black ink "Ballarat Tram, end of Main St." and "P. Moses" in the bottom left hand corner in black ink.tramways, trams, bridge st, morseheads, tram 40

Black and white negative, by Wal Jack, of X1 464 possibly at the Ballarat Road terminus. The tram has the destination of Williamstown Road. Photo dated 20-4-1945 in the Wal Jack album along with details of the location and the tramcar.trams, tramways, footscray, world war 2, x1 class, ballarat road, tram 464

Photos show Ballarat trams 18 and 37 at three different locations during the tour of the Ballarat tram system by the Australian Electric Traction Association. Yields information about the 1962 AETA TourSet of three colour prints - Kodacolour of the AETA 1962 Easter Convention tour in Ballarat 21-4-1962 Has details of the location and dates on each print in pencil on rear.ballarat, tours, sturt st, specials, tram 37, aeta tours, tram 18, victoria st, sebastopol

Colour print of slide by Wal Jack - Reg. item 362 - Ballarat SEC tram 32 and 43 in Main St. outward bound to Mt. Pleasant. Taken on 22/2/1963. Print made 10/2001 for scanning and use in the "Gold Gold Gold" exhibition of Oct. 2001. Ampol garage on the left hand side of the photograph. On Kodak paper. Copy made Oct. 2001 for the "gold, Gold GOLD" temporary exhibition - colour laser print onto card, with Velcro dots on rear. Stored in box D1 (Display Box) 02/2003.main st, ballarat east, tram 32, tram 43

Arthur was a SEC Employee who worked on the Ballarat Scrubber Tram. Details use of the tram, drivers, events, working conditions and stories.Three page printed transcript prepared by Alan Bradley from audio tape (Reg. Item 2145) of an oral history interview conducted by Alan with Arthur Reynolds on 14 June 2001. Arthur was a SEC Employee who worked on the Ballarat Scrubber Tram. Details use of the tram, drivers, events, working conditions and stories.trams, tramways, oral history, audio tape transcripts, ballarat, arthur reynolds

Photograph of Ballarat Tram No. 26, converted to the ESCo colour scheme standing on No. 5 road at the BTM depot c1993. Has destination of "Depot".btm, esco, depot, tram 26

Yields information about the appearance of SEC tram No. 38 and the streetscape at the Orphanage.Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 38, inbound in Victoria St, with the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West. In the background is the Orphanage.On rear in ink "Ballarat Rd? 20-2-1955."trams, tramways, victoria st, orphanage, tram 38