Yields information about on the Ballarat tramway staff's being shown at a local meeting after closure of the SEC operated Ballarat Tramway systemNewspaper cutting from The Courier, Thursday 23/9/1971, titled "Collector's item - relic of early days on trams" with Mrs Loyalo Hill and Mrs R Drury looking at one of the brass staffs or Section staff, used by ESCo and SEC up to 1936 at a meeting of the Ballarat turf Club the previous day. Notes that the staff is for the Victoria Park Loop to Carlton St loop - see item 4896 for the actual item.staff, safeworking, tramway staffs, sec, signals, esco

Single page A4 photocopy of a Interoffice Memo dated 8/2/1984, from the Running Sheds Engineer to Depot staff titled "Failure of Motor Armature Bearings", sign Alan Nolan. Describes the problem with the failure of bearings, inspection requirements, and looking for burnt wool or burnt wool smells. trams, tramways, w class trams, bogies, overhauls, maintenance, bearings

Possibly has a strong association with Mr. E. Fish, a SEC Ballarat depot worker.Colour print of a E. Fish, holding a tea pot within the Ballarat depot, September 1971. See Reg Item 1861 for staff photo - right hand side of the 3rd row. Listing shows Mr. Fish, but not Mr. Romeo. Item was placed in an envelope marked "Mr. E. Romeo" - retained with photograph in storage folder. Mr. Romeo was a depot employee. See Reg Item 6543.3 for the colour slide. Photo printed on Kodak Paper. Photograph by Lilian Butler?in ink on rear " Tram Depot Wendouree Parade Ballarat September 1971. With my compliments Lilian Butler"trams, tramways, sec, depot, personnel

Possibly has a strong association with the tram and depot maintenance staff at the time of closure of the SEC operated Ballarat system.Colour print of a group of six depot workers standing in front of a bogie tram with the depot building in the background. Left to Right: E. Davis, A. Domaschenz, Stan Lakey, W. Kell, B. Peart, E. Fish. See Reg Item 6543.1 for a colour slide of this photograph. Item was placed in an envelope marked "Mr. H. Van Oorschot" - retained with photograph in storage folder. Photo printed on Kodak Paper. Photograph by Lilian Butler?in ink on rear " Tram Depot Wendouree Parade Ballarat September 1971. With my compliments Lilian Butler"trams, tramways, sec, depot, personnel

Possibly has a strong association with the tram track and depot maintenance staff at the time of closure of the SEC operated Ballarat system.Colour print of a group of four SEC workers standing alongside the cloth covered SEC Ballarat Tramway track gang truck, in Lydiard St North, with the railway gates in the background. The man on the right hand side is holding a rolled up green flag. These workers were not included in the staff photo. Refer to track diaries in the collection for possible names. Item was placed in an envelope marked "Mr. Vermeend" - retained with photograph in storage folder. Photo printed on Kodak Paper. Photograph by Lilian Butler?in ink on rear " Lydiard St Nth Ballarat. With my compliments Lilian Butler"trams, tramways, sec, depot, trackwork, track, personnel

Possibly has a strong association with the tram and depot maintenance staff at the time of closure of the SEC operated Ballarat system.Colour print of a group of eight depot workers standing alongside a four wheel tram with the depot building in the background. Left to Right: G. Gray, Stan Lakey, ?, N.Lorensini, ? A. Domaschenz (kneeling), B. Peart and W. Trusler. See Reg Item 6543.4 for a colour slide of this photograph. See Reg Item 1861 for staff photo and Reg Item 3236 for other staff photos. Item was placed in an envelope marked "Mr. Tony Den Ouden" - retained with photograph in storage folder. Photo printed on Kodak Paper. Photograph by Lilian Butler?in ink on rear " Tram Depot Wendouree Parade Ballarat September 1971. With my compliments Lilian Butler"trams, tramways, sec, depot, personnel

Possibly has a strong association with Mr. E. Davis, a SEC Ballarat depot worker.Colour print of a group of Mr. E. Davis standing along side a bogie car being readied for a lift to be loaded in Wendouree Parade. Possibly tram 37 as has doors - conversion similar to 38. See Reg Item 1861 for staff photo - not shown in photo. Item was placed in an envelope marked "Mr. Davis" - retained with photograph in storage folder. Photo printed on Kodak Paper. Photograph by Lilian Butler? See Reg Item 6533i7 for a colour slide. Negative of this image (35mm) filed with print.in ink on rear "With my compliments Lilian Butler"trams, tramways, sec, depot, personnel, closure, tram disposal, tram 37

Yields information about ESCo tram No. 10, uniforms, passengers and the tramcar equipment.Black and white photograph, digital print, of ESCo 10 with Motorman, Conductor and two passengers standing on a step. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St Nth, track backs, rolled up canvas blinds. On the pillar nearest to the camera is hanging a Section Staff. Photo shows the painting scheme on the side in detail and front dash panel lining and numbers. Also shows the sand pipe, hand brake type, lifeguard and some of the internal signage. Photo c1010trams, tramways, esco, lydiard st, motormen, conductors, safeworking, crews, tram 10

Yields information about ESCo tram No. 2, uniforms, passengers and the tramcar equipment.Black and white photograph, digital print, of ESCo 2 with Motorman, Conductor and passengers sitting on the tram including a church minister. Tram has the destination of Gardens via Ripon St. Photo taken with a Gardens background., track brakes, rolled up canvas blinds. On the pillar nearest to the camera is hanging a Section Staff. Photo shows the painting scheme on the side and front dash panel lining and numbers. Also shows the hand brake type (geared), lifeguard, and strap hangers. Photo c1010trams, tramways, esco, lydiard st, motormen, conductors, safeworking, crews, tram 2

Yields information about SEC practices of observing Melbourne Show and Cup Days in the district and the substitution of Ballarat Cup for Ballarat staff only., Yields information about SEC practices of observing Melbourne Show and Cup Days in the district and the substitution of Ballarat Cup for Ballarat staff only.Quarto duplicated instruction from I. Pellas as Manager of the Mid-Western electricity supply branch dated 19/5/1971 detailing the arrangements for Melbourne Cup and Show days for the Branch and the payment arrangements including apprentices required to attend school. Ballarat cup day for Ballarat based staff only.trams, tramways, instructions, personnel, sec

Yields information about the planning for the closure of the tramway system in Ballarat by the SEC and the way the retrenchment of staff would be arranged., Yields information about the planning for the closure of the tramway system in Ballarat by the SEC and the way the retrenchment of staff would be arranged.Duplicated quarto sized memorandum titled "Notice to Tramway Employees - Retrenchment Dates", dated 21 June 1971, giving advice of the possible change over dates and likely termination dates for Workshops personnel, Track cleaner, track gang and depot staff. Has "Tram Depot" typed in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, closure, ballarat, sec, depot

Yields information about the planning for the closure of the tramway system in Ballarat by the SEC and the way the retrenchment of staff would be arranged and names those affected., Yields information about the planning for the closure of the tramway system in Ballarat by the SEC and the way the retrenchment of staff would be arranged and names those affected.Typed original on a foolscap sheet of a Memorandum titled "Abandonment of Tramways - Ballarat", dated 21 April 1971, advising of the names of the employees affected by the closure of the tramway in the depot. Signed by Ivan Pallas. Advises of the Car Clean, Pitman, fitted, painters, carpenters and temporary staff.trams, tramways, closure, ballarat, sec, depot

Yields information about the frequenting of workshop areas by non workshop staff during wet weather.Typed notice or instruction titled "Important Notice Workshops and Works' Areas", dated 6th June 1958 and signed by the Works Superintendent about non workshops employee not to access workshops areas during inclement weather. An undesirable practice!trams, tramways, workshops, ballarat, crews

Yields information about the establishment of the BTPS tramway activities through the considerations of the Minister for Fuel and Power.Carbon copy of a report or submission as part of a deputation to the Minister for Fuel and Power on 6/10/1971. Outlines proposals for the establishment of a Tourist Tramway, gives names and details of SEC staff willing to help, and notes Mr. Frank Hanrahan for setting up the necessary equipment.trams, tramways, btps, sec, power supply

Significant in being an assembled set of instructions that were used by tram crews for reference by management.Set of four SEC staff instructions stapled together for reference by managers. Stapled along the top edge with staples. Comprise: “Forest City” Signals – 5 pages – with handwritten notes on page 5, regarding “Shortening of signal section” dated 20 Jan 1965. – see Reg Item 3456 Tramcar Emergency Braking – 25/1/1965 – 2 pages – Reg Item 3457 Question and Answer paper – Brake Equipment Descriptions, etc. – 4 pages – Reg items 272, 3457, Special Order to Motorman (49/1) – 2 pages – 25/1/1965 – Reg item 3459 and 5371 for an undated issue. See the various Registered items for more details and 5370 for an undated version of the Tramcar Emergency Braking. Page 5 of the first document has hand written notes about “Shortening of signal section” Top sheet has a number of initials of people who have read/sighted the document - dated 8/11/1965 and 11/12/1965.trams, tramways, sec, instructions, braking, emergency, forest city signals

Has a strong association with a number of the workers who built the BTPS tram depot in 1973/74.Black and white photograph of trams W3 661 (Route 4 City) and W2 349 (route 4, Carnegie bound, though now showing City) Glenhuntly Road, Carnegie. The two drives are exchanging the "staff" or "token" for the single line section. c1960. Photo by John Alfred. Two copies held.trams, tramways, mmtb, carnegie, w class trams, tram 661, tram 349

Yields information about the timetable tram services during the summer or 1914 - 1915, run numbers and crossing arrangements on the single line.Rolled blue print of the "Summer Timetable Oct 1st 1914 to April 30 1915", showing the run numbers crossing arrangements, for Gardens via Convent, Gardens via Ripon, Monday to Thursday and Friday, Saturday and Sunday. Also for Sebastopol and Rubicon St, Orphanage, Lydiard St - Mt Pleasant not listed. Gives roster arrangements, Safeworking or single line section staff arrangements, crossing points and other information. ballarat, rosters, shifts, timetables

1965 fire at the Bendigo Railway Station A dull explosion in the refreshment room about 1:30 p.m. touched off the blaze, which quickly spread and burnt out the station in less than an hour. Just before the explosion a train carrying more than 200 Melbourne-bound holiday makers pulled out of the station. Scores of railways employees in other parts of the station did not realise the refreshment room was on fire until a signal box attendant gave the alarm. Early estimates place damage at more than £100,000. Quick work by station staff saved many thousands of pounds worth of equipment before flames engulfed the building from end to end. At the height of the blaze, a Bendigo fire brigade Station Officer, Vin Lapsley, fell 18 feet – and miraculously landed on his feet – after being overcome by smoke while directing a hose from a ladder on to the roof. Mr. Lapsley was later treated for a broken bone in his right leg.Many images from by Arthur Pulfer copied to slides. Nineteen Slides of Bendigo images: Bendigo Railway Station after fire 1965 New Bendigo Railway Station after the fire Bendigo Town Hall and Bull Street Bendigo Law Courts and Police Station from the conservatory gardens Gold Panners Monument with the Bendigo Technical school in the background Bendigo Cenotaph - set up for an event - Charing Cross - 1957 New Bendigo Chinese Dragon 'Loong' 1970 Easter Procession 1957 Golden Square High School September 1965 Hattam Street Bendigo Opening of Golden Oaks retirement village September 1965 - Hattam Street Bendigo High Street Golden Square, Bendigo - monument to the founding of gold in the area Bendigo Showgrounds with the Benevolent Home and the Base Hospital in the background Old Base Hospital Lucan Street Bendigo Arnold Street former shop Bendigo Alexandra Fountain Charing Cross Bendigo Banner - Bendigo Training Centre Bendigo House - address unknownhistory, bendigo, james lerk collection, bendigo conservatory, conservatory gardens bendigo, bendigo town hall, bull street bendigo, bendigo railway station fire, golden square high school, golden oaks village bendigo, dragon loong, bendigo cenotaph, alexandra fountain bendigo, bendigo base hospital, bendigo benevolent home, bendigo easter procession

Document regarding the abandonment of tramways in Ballarat and Bendigo. Presented to State Parliament Sept. 1970 by the MInister for Fuel and Power, the Hon J C M Balfour MLA. Outlines the losses incurred by the SEC, replacement public transport system, the worn out nature of the system, the gifting of one Bendigo tramcar to the AETM, costs of track repairs and new trramcars, tenders for replacement bus services, retrenchment payments to staff, reconstruction of existing roads following removal of the tracks, and town planning and traffic aspects. Includes a photo of a bus and interior seating. A graph from 1934 to 1970 shows the service miles, passengers carried, average fare, expenditure, revenue and loss, along with dates of major fare revisions.Yields information about the 1970 proposal to close Ballarat and Bendigo tramway systems which was successful despite previous attempts when the Bolte Governments did not have the numbers in the upper house.Document 16 Quarto sheets, duplicated and one sheet with a folded colour graph.In ink on front sheet "D/T/S"tramways, ballarat, bendigo, abandonment, closure, parliament

Record of the monthly reports from April 1965 to July 1971, signed by the Depot Foreman S Lakey, D Irwin or acting F. Minns. Lists the number of brake blocks replaced and summarises the principal work done on the tramcars and special jobs eg replacing the destination rolls. image i2 - April 1965 to December 1966 image i3 - Jan. 1967 to December 1968 - including an entry dated 10-9-1968 with a list of depot staff, addresses and phone numbers, 17 in all. image i4 - Jan. 1969 to December 1970 image i5 - Jan 1971 to July 1971Yields information about the Ballarat Workshop activities, tramcars maintained and events on a monthly basis.Memo reporting book, with sheets headed "Departmental State Electricity Commission of Victoria" - ruled, carbon copy with heavy card covers with green tape binding. Form SF-466-12-0254. A sheet of carbon paper remains in the book as if for the next entry.ballarat, tramcars, workshop records, workshops, maintenance

Published for the staff of the SEC, features the Kiewa Valley transmission line, North East towns and workers, industry, Bendigo Tram's Golden Jubilee, (AETA Visit, Mr George Laurens, Doug Dean, Tom Lynch and Basil Miller), electrical safety, meter reading in the country, sports, electric cooking, and sports section. In the retirements were Mr P Pithie, Senior Traffic Inspector Geelong, Mr V Pipps Depot Foreman Geelong and Mr S Watson, Geelong Senior depot clerk. On the inside cover are photos of the package power stations being installed at Geelong, Ballarat (Ballarat B) and Mildura.Demonstrates a SECV Staff magazine.Magazine, 36 pages, black and white production, centre stapled.Has RHSV stamp on the cover and "Case ViiiA" in inktramways, geelong, secv, retirements, ballarat b power station, power stations, bendigo

Published for the staff of the SEC in Jan 1971 features general SEC staff news, Eastern Metro, staff news including the retirement of Mr G H J Satchell, with photo, Temporary Traffic Inspector Ballarat tramways.Demonstrates a SECV Staff magazine.Magazine, 12 pages, black and white production, centre stapled.Has RHSV stamp on the cover.tramways, secv, retirements, ballarat, inspectors

Produced by the Museum to show tramway staff that the person has paid an admittance for example the horse tram, as well as being given a ticket. Produced by AAC.Demonstrates a method of showing tramway staff that the person has paid their admittance.Sheet of 6 printed 19mm wide Tyvek wristbands number 00001 to 00006 with an adhesive strip at one end. Has the BTM pictogram logo.btm, tickets, wrist bands, marketing

Yields information about the staff of the Electric Supply Co of Victoria through a group photo.Copy negative of a print of the Electric supply company staff, in a large group photo outside the offices in Wendouree Parade c1920? Has three ladies in white dresses and one dog. Photographed in front of the offices with the ESCo name visible in the windows of the building. All men in suits except for the one on the far left - in work clothes - the boiler man for the day? Source of the photo not known.trams, tramways, esco, ballarat a power station, head office, group photo

Used by tram crews to secure doors in the open or closed position and to open the used ticket box. Part of the items issued to each traffic crew or maintenance staff to access or lock tramcars.Would have been issued at the time to a driver or conductor with the cap or traffic number of 18Piece of chrome plated steel rod bent at 90 degrees and shaped at longer end to give a square shape for use in external doors on SECV Ballarat Trams - known as a square key. Was used to secure doors in both open and closed positions. Has been stamped 18 on one side at short end.18ballarat, tramcars, equipment, crews, doors, tramways

Shows a group of Geelong tramway crews and staff c1942/43Yields information on the uniforms worn by Geelong tramway crews and other staff.Copy photograph on black plastic type backing with black edges of a group of Geelong tramway employees, mostly in uniform standing in front of the Geelong Power station and tram depot in Brougham St, c1942/43.geelong, crews, power station, tramways

Possibly made by local SEC Staff for the refurbished Ballarat Tram depot during the mid 1930's. Note the spelling of Depot with the accent.Demonstrates and provides information to Depot workers and Fire Fighters that the power had to be turned off to the Trolley Wire inside the depot using an emergency circuit breaker and where this equipment was provided before using a fire hose.Set of two wooden signs, with chamfered edges, red background with white painted letters, advising SEC Ballarat Depot workers or Firefighters that the power had to be cut to the Trolley Wire prior to using a fire hose in the depot building. An emergency button was provided in a circuit breaker box for this purpose. Rear has been primed with a pink primer. .1 - complete sign .2 - bottom section broken offtramways, ballarat, signs, emergencies, tramway power, fire fighting, safety

Has a printed image of Ballarat Tram 28 at the Springfest tram pull event. Was a presentation to BTM Staff member.Demonstrates printing of cloth tea towells.Tea Towell - 75% linen & 25% cotton with sewn edges. Has a printed image of Ballarat Tram 28 at the Springfest tram pull event.tea towell, btm, tram pull event, springfest, tramways, trams

Issued to employees such as shed staff and other office staff. See also 3648 for an early example of this type of pass and Reg Item, 8126 for an example of use by Wayne Kell.Demonstrates the method that the SECV used to enable free travel for employees and staff.Set of 3 passes or Tickets - White card (200 gsm) ticket with, printed in black ink - titled "Special Pass". Form number "TYE 2-220" in top left hand corner. Has space for the name of the Bearer (issued to Mr. ...), Branch to be written, space for manager to sign with date .../.../19.... and expiry date of pass." Conditions of use printed on rear. 1 - Has number "200" stamped on. 2 - 172 3 - 165 sec tramways, ballarat, tickets, provincial cities, special pass, employees