Colour photograph of the BTM Model tramway exhibition stand at the June 1998 model railway exhibition. Included in the photograph are Alastair Reither, Simon Jenkins, Darren Hutchesson and Paul Mong. Photograph taken by Len Millar. See Reg Item No. 1142 also. On AGFA Prestige photo paper with a Castlemaine printing notation on the rear. See July 1998 Fares Please!btm, model tramways, queens birthday, models

Newspaper Clipping from The Courier, Ballarat 21/7/1999 on the acquisition of the equipment from the Clyde Harding Foundry, Doveton St. Nth, Ballarat by Sovereign Hill. Features a photo of Alan Harding, Jan Penny and Richard Nicholson. Mentions the supply of brake blocks to the SEC., BTM and Puffing Billy.On base in blue ink, "Wednesday July 21 1999 The Courier pg 3"trams, tramways, harding s, foundry, brake blocks, castings

"Certificate of Appreciation" issued by the Ballarat and District Model Railway Club for the BTM's participation in the Model Railway Spectacular held during the Queens Birthday Weekend June 1998. Printed by laser printer onto an A4 size off white preprinted paper, with the clubs logo. Signed in blue ink by Club President (Ian Mitaxa) and Secretary (Peter Roberts).tramways, trams, model tramways, btm, displays

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

Colour photograph of BTM No. 18 north bound in Wendouree Parade, about to cross Windmill Drive North. Tram showing destination of "St. Aidans Drive". The "Caution Tram Bothways" sign on the pole adjacent to Windmill Drive had recently been positioned, following donation of the signs from St. Georges Road by the City of Northcote. Taken c1994 Has the MacDonald Gates in the view."E E" on back.windmill drive, wendouree parade, road signs, tram 18

Yields information about one of the Museum's depot and track and its condition at the time of the photograph.Colour photograph of the front of the Ballarat Tramway Museum depot, spring 1993 with all the doors open. Photo shows trams inside the depot, including 671 partially in metal primer. Photo taken as part of the Registration process for the Museum Accreditation Program. 1286.1 - as above but with all the doors closed. Photos on Fujichrome Paper. See January 1994 Fares Please!btm, depot

Yields information about the BTPS 21st Anniversary celebrations which involved running a "all day" service. First tram out, early am.Colour Photograph of BTM tram No. 33 being reversed by Gavin Young at the Gardens Loop on 26/9/1992 as part of the 21st Anniversary celebrations. Tram has Sovereign Hill ad on the side, and showing "Gardens via Drummond North". See also Reg Item 4056.1 > 4056.7 and September 1992 Fares Please!21st anniversary, btm, wendouree parade, gardens loop, tram 33

Newspaper Clipping from the Ballarat Courier of 28/12/1999 featuring a colour photograph of BTM driver Dave O'Neil sheltering on tram 123 during a heavy downpour on 26/12/1999 during the 25th anniversary celebration of the operations of the tramway by the BTM. Photo by Jeremy Banister of The Courier."Tuesday 28th Dec. 1999" in bottom right hand corner in blue ink.trams, tramways, btm, storms, 25th anniversary

Colour photograph of the view through the driver's window of No. 26, with the tram approaching the depot junction stop, northbound - spring 1993. Has tram stop board and passengers at the stop. Photo taken as part of the Registration process for the Museum Accreditation Program.btm, depot junction, wendouree parade, tram 26

Newspaper clipping from the Ballarat Courier of 27/12/1999 featuring a story and two photographs taken on 26/12/1999 during the 25th anniversary celebrations (Boxing Day) of the operations of the tramway by the BTM. Article by Peter Litras of the Courier. Quotes Stephen Butler about the history of the BTM. Image 1290i1 - scan of the whole article with photos 1290i2 - Photo of 40, with 671 in the background, 13 and 26 in Wendouree Parade the previous day during the rain. 1290i3 - Photo of Nicholas, Harry and Henry Hutchison giving Stephen Butler a hand turning the trolley pole on 13 at Carlton St. See also item 1294 of Mr. Matthew Hutchison holding Henry in a tramcar.trams, tramways, btm, volunteers, 25th anniversary

Newspaper clipping from the Ballarat News of 26/1/2000 featuring an item on the 25th anniversary celebrations of the BTM, giving a brief history of the Ballarat Tramways and BTM. Features a photo (very old) of tram 27 crossing tram 33 at the loop."Ballarat News 26/1/2000" on rear in top right hand corner in pencil and ink.trams, tramways, btm, 25th anniversary

Tour pamphlet or brochure for the Rail Tourist Association Inc. visit to the Ballarat Tramway Museum and the Melbourne Tramcar Preservation Association site at Haddon. Printed on A4 sheet, green paper, features a photo of Ballarat tram 14 on the front cover. Tour date - 15 January 2000. Gives details of the proposed tour arrangement, refreshments, fares and booking along with a booking form. See Item in January 2000 Fares Please! for report on the trip.trams, tramways, rail tourist association, btm, mtpa, excursions

Newspaper clipping from the Ballarat Courier of 7/1/2000 featuring two photographs taken on 26/12/1999 during the 25th anniversary celebrations of the operations of the tramway by the BTM. Item within the People and places section. The first photo - Gavin Young standing in the doorway of tramcar No. 40. The second - Mr. Matthew Hutchison holding his son Henry inside a tram - possibly No. 13 - see also item 1290. "7 Jan 1999 Courier" in black ink, top right hand corner - date was actually 2000.trams, tramways, btm, visitors, 25th anniversary

Photocopy of a letter written by BTM Alan Bradley 3/5/2001 to Mrs. B. Ware of 237 Loftus Avenue, Loftus NSW. giving information by her grandfather, Mr. H.W. Collett, who was Tramway Superintendent at Ballarat from 1910 to 1922. Letter on BTM Letterhead. Letter gives details of references to Mr. Collett - 1912 Arbitration Hearings, and the 1922 strike. Copies of the relevant newspaper items attached. The reference to the 1912 strike is on yellow paper, with a fax header sheet. Source - copies of the Courier 19/10/1912 and 22/10/1912.trams, tramways, collett, tramway superintendent, personnel, strike, arbitration

Demonstrates the Museum's ticketing systems and ongoing production of tickets.Block of 200 tickets - purple ink on off white paper, denomination 30c, lettered A 108801 to A 109000, headed Ballarat Tourist Tramway. On rear in purple ink are details of the Ballarat Tourist Tramway operating details, contact address and that it is operated by a volunteer organisation. The 200 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple. The tickets are in the style of the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria tramway tickets. Original block A 001 to A200 added 30/6/2004 - from archive holdings. Tickets in use as adult fare from 1/11/1975 to 31/7/1977 and as child fares from 1/7/1978 to 31/10/1985. Child single ticket for while, late 80's to 30/6/1991. Last block issued 1/1990. Ticket issue book shows that the first ticket/block? was collected for the archives - 10/9/1975. See Fare structure of BTM/BTPStrams, tramways, btm, tickets

Title poster used to welcome visitors at the depot for the "Ballarat's Trammies at War" exhibition as part of the "Australia Remembers" programme. Printed on an A4 size ink jet coated paper, used Microsoft PowerPoint, BJC4000 printer. Was used in a plastic envelope for the exhibition. trams, tramways, btm, exhibitions, world war ii, ballarat's trammies at war

Yields information about various locations in Ballarat in March 2000 for comparison with previous photographs.Set of 15 colour photographs taken by Austin Brehaut in April 2000 showing various locations that Ballarat trams once ran in, for use in a BTM presentation, named "Ballarat Past and Present" at the COTMA 2000 Ballarat Conference. All on Fujicolour Crystal Archive Paper. On rear in blue ink is the date, location and where relevant a reference number to photo locations that the author of the presentation had requested. Letter from Austin, filed with this worksheet. 1772.1 - Sebastopol terminus, 4/4/2000 .2 - Albert St. Sebastopol near "crossover" - 4/4/2000 .3 - Old depot site, 5/4/2000 .4 - From depot site at Depot junction - 5/4/2000 .5 - Albert St. Sebastopol, looking south above loop site - 5/4/2000 .6 - Mt. Pleasant line, in Barkly St. towards terminus - 5/4/2000 .7 - Mt. Pleasant terminus, Cobden Cnr. - 5/4/2000 .8 - Wendouree Parade at Macarthur St. - 5/4/2000 .9 - Site of old Power Station Cnr Ripon St. Wendouree Parade .10 - Sturt St. at Dawson St (site of crossover) towards former Golden City Hotel - 6/4/2000 .11 - From Grenville St - up Sturt St. hill - 6/4/2000 .12 - Lower Sturt St. toward Grenville St - 6/4/2000 .13 - Railway Station from Signal box - 27/4/2000 .14 - Lower Sturt St. toward Grenville St - 6/4/2000 .15 - Railway Station from Signal box - 27/4/2000 For 2010 comparisons see 4645 and 4646. See Aboveballarat, sebastopol, albert st, sec depot, railway station, mt pleasant, dawson st, sturt st

Yields information about various locations in Ballarat in March 2000 for comparison with previous photographs.Set of 25 colour photographs taken by Austin Brehaut on 7 April 2000 showing various locations that Ballarat trams once ran in, for use in a BTM presentation, named "Ballarat Past and Present" at the COTMA 2000 Ballarat Conference. All on Fujicolour Crystal Archive Paper. On rear in blue ink is the date, location and where relevant a reference number to photo locations that the author of the presentation had requested. Letter from Austin, filed with the worksheet for Reg. Item 1772. 1773.1 - Base Hospital, Cnr Drummond St. North and Mair St. .2 - Hospital Corner - Base Hospital Along Drummond St. North .3 - St John of God Hospital, cnr Mair and Drummond St. Nth. .4 - Hospital Corner, looking South East from Base Hospital .5 - Gardens at Loop (Wendouree Parade) .6 - Gardens Loop and Shelter .7 - Shelter at Gardens Loop .8 - Bridge Mall looking west .9 - Lower Victoria St. along Bridge St .10 - Railway crossing, Ballarat Station, with gates open .11 - Victoria St. hill facing west .12 - Railway crossing, Lydiard St. North .13 - Railway crossing, Ballarat Station, with gates closed .14 - Lydiard St. North terminus from cemetery .15 - Lydiard St. North at Macarthur St. .16 - Lydiard St. North at Sturt St facing South East - Post Office on left .17 - Looking north along Lydiard St at Sturt St .18 - Sturt and Lydiard Sts corner from Post Office .19 - Centre plantation Sturt St. looking east .20 - Sturt St. West near Ballarat and Clarendon College .21 - Sturt St. West facing west at Russell St. .22 - Victoria St. terminus .23 - Victoria St. terminus .24 - St Alipius Church, Victoria St. .25 - Junction of tramline and Phoenix foundry railway in Sturt St. at Armstrong St. (transferred from roadway) See Reg item 4645 and 4646 for the 2010 comparisons.See Aboveballarat, hospital corner, gardens loop, railway crossing, lydiard st. north, sturt st, phoenix foundry, armstrong st., victoria st., sturt st. west

Twenty (20c) ticket for the Ballarat Tourist Tramway, printed on semi glossy white paper. Ticket Number A 000000. The ticket is printed using turquoise colour ink, with the ticket number in black ink. Ticket in the style of the SEC tram tickets. Tickets used for Adult Return, Child Return and Child Single from 24/12/1974 to 31/10/1985. Ticket collected at the time of first issue to museum (date 12/7/1974) and placed in a manila envelope for the archives. See BTM / BPTS Fare Schedule chart and BTPS ticket issue record books.trams, tramways, tickets, btps, ballarat tourist tramway

Set of 14 mixed SEC and BTPS tickets donated to the BTM as a set 1/7/2001. Tickets except for the BTPS ones have note been used. The image file shows the group of tickets. Tickets have not been individually numbered with the Registration Number, but can be identified by their ticket number and denomination. Most of the SEC tickets have the SEC logo "Electricity makes life easier! and small boy wrapped in a towel on the back, unless otherwise noted. All on off white (tending to a very light brown) paper unless otherwise noted with ticket numbers in black except for parcels ticket. 4c - C 355628 - red 5c - B 639028 - yellow 7c - C848828 - turquoise 8c - A939628 - green 10c - C818228 - black 13c - B279228 - black 15c - A388828 - off reddish brown 16c - A565428 - yellow 18c - A417828 - brown 5c - A372838 - City Section, orange, with tartan back 7c - A077828 - City Section, purple, with tartan back SEC Provincial Tramways 13c - Parcel Ticket - A 007101 (2 part ticket - see Reg. Item No. 1727 for further details) BTPS - 30c - A24310 - purple with BTPS information on back BTPS - 5c - over stamped with black 50c - A030052, plain back.trams, tramways, tickets, btps, secv, ballarat

Set of 10 digital camera colour prints made using a colour laser printer of the launch of the Gold Tram by the Mayor of Ballarat, 14 June 2001 by Warren Doubleday. Made using Word 98. 1800.1 - tables set out in 45 - Gold Tram 1800.2 - close up of tables .3 - David Vendy, Mayor of Ballarat speaking with BTM President Richard Gilbert alongside. .4 - ?, Col Wilkie, Alan Snowball, John Bullen, Alan Bradley, Ian Stanley, Wendy Taylor, Ron Egeberg, ?, Alastair Reither, Greg Rodgers, Lewis Nyman and Austin Brehaut .5 - Unfurling the banner .6 - holding the banner - Alan Snowball and Len Millar. .7 - breaking the banner .8 - banner broken .9 - Enjoying the ride with tea/coffee etc. .10 - Hedley Thomson and David Vendy - Mayorgold tram, btm, launch, tram 45

Light card, orange colour ticket for the 28 January 1980 Transport cavalcade or "The Melbourne Pageant" for Australia Day 1980. Features on ticket number side, tram T164, ticket number "000899" , "valid for single trip on special trams only 28 January 1980" and on reverse, BTM tram No. 40, with same validity message, fare "Child 20c" and on top of both sides of the ticket the words "The Melbourne Pageant". Ticket has been punched or nipped. See image files for both sides of the ticket.trams, tramways, tickets, melbourne pageant, tram cavalcade, melbourne

Set of two light card, tickets for the 26 January 1981 Transport Cavalcade or "The Melbourne Pageant" for Australia Day 1981. 1816.1 - Adult Ticket 50c on light yellow card. - see images i3 and i4 1816.2 - Child Ticket 20c on white card - see images i1 and i2 Both tickets have photos of tram V214 on fare side and BTM/BTPS tram No. 27 on reverse. Both sides have the words "The Melbourne Pageant" and "Salute to Australia" and "Valid for single trip on special trams only 26 January 1981" . On non fare side of the ticket, the details of the Printer have been added by a hand stamp - "The Milldean Press / 30 Barcelona Street Box Hill, 3128 / Telephone: 03 - 88 4086". Tickets are un punched and un-numbered.trams, tramways, tickets, melbourne pageant, tram cavalcade, melbourne

Set of 8 photographs of the wheels and their flange details of those of BTM tram No. 27 prior to transporting to AETM St. Kilda, Adelaide, on 4 July 2001. On AGFA paper. .1 - Wheels loaded on the trailer .2 - flange - gear side of No. 2 axle .3 - wheel depth - gear side of No. 2 axle .4 - flange - non gear side, No. 2 axle .5 - ditto .6 - flange - non gear side of No. 1 axle .7 - flange - gear side of No. 1 axle .8 - dittobtm, wheels, flanges, wear, tram 27

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

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 31 July 2001, Eureka Column, page 3, written by David Ellery about a swan who paused in the middle of the tram track and held up the Museum tram service. The swan would not move, until coaxed by a cream biscuit from a passing school boy. Reported by a conductor (thought to be Austin Brehaut) to the columnist. See Also see Sept. 2001 issue of Fares Please!btm, swans, wendouree parade

Newspaper clipping from the Herald Sun (Melbourne) 10/8/2001, from page 8 of the "travel" supplement. Titled "Don't forget Ballarat" in the "shorthauls" column. The supplement was primarily an issue involving rail travel, tourist railways and rail themes. Titled "Don't forget Ballarat" in the "shorthauls" column, the clipping noted that Ballarat Tramway Museum runs a weekend service at Lake Wendouree. Gave times, fares and phone number.btm, rail travel, marketing