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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, Peter Bruce, 1971
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the Hospital corner view with a tram turning into Sturt St. on a bleak day,Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram No. 35 turning from Drummond Street into Sturt St. at Hospital Corner. Tram has destination of Victoria St . Ballarat Base hospital buildings in background. Photo includes details of the trackwork and road condition at this location. Colour photocopy, laminated, of this photograph on display 4/2000 at 02-02-06 Digital Image of this photo added 7/2010 - see image i2. More detail in the digital image photograph. Peter Bruce Title: "35 Hospital Corner"trams, tramways, ballarat, hospital, sturt and drummond sts. , tram 35 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Negative - Microfilm strip, State Library of Victoria, "Tram Hijacked Driver Tied Up" - Courier, 30/08/1997 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...35mm wide strip film of a copy of the front page of the Ballarat Courier of 30-7-1971, featuring the story of a Ballarat tram driver being hijacked on the Mt Pleasant route and the driver being tied up after travelling along the route. Film strip includes photograph of the order form and order cover - see item No. 710.1 for a print of the newspaper article. Concerns the tram hijack With item in folder 01-01-04 is a set of copies of the item. In box 01-03-60 is the item used in the CHHA Law & Order Exhibition 10/1997. (710.1) Sheet glued onto large cardboard sheet with Velcro dots on rear. Photos: 710i1 - scan from actual negative 710.2 - items from SLV on rear of 710.1 710.3 - A4 photocopies 710.4 - Large item glued to sheet.trams, tramways, ballarat, tram drivers, hijacks, mt pleasant -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, 1897
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...B&W photograph mounted onto heavy cardboard (black front, green back) of a horse tram (No. 16 - from Reg Item 2726) travelling westbound on Sturt St. on the north side, with Town Hall in background. Many horse drawn cabs are waiting along side the centre median strip on the north side, and the back of one cab on the Lydiard St. kerb. A number of women on the top deck. "Typed caption on photo" "Tram going up North Side of Sturt Street 1897, Note Cab Stand." Photo is believed to be from a copy negative of an original held in the collection of the Ballarat Historical Society. Also has drawing pit marks in corners on photograph. On rear of photo has two Velcro dots and remains on tape from brown mounting tape use. For original print of photograph, see Reg. Item 2726.trams, tramways, ballarat, ballaarat tramway company, horse trams, sturt st. , horse tram 16 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopy, Alan Bradley, "Look Out in the Blackout" - 27/12/1941, Mar. 1998
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photocopy of an item (enlarged) that appeared in the 27/12/1941 Ballarat Courier about Wartime (2nd World War) Safety Hints for Pedestrians. Notes actions that should be taken about boarding or alighting from tramcars, walking along roads and also accident statistics from Britain during the first four months of WWII. Used in a 1998 Fares Please! Photocopy supplied by Alan Bradley in March 1998. trams, tramways, ballarat, world war ii, blackouts, safety -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, January 1988 In Retrospect, Jan. 1988
... Ballarat Horse Tramways...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...A newspaper Clipping from a section of The Ballarat Courier called In Retrospect which states events that happened from the past. Contains two items involving the new Horse Tramway system. Top one was about the horse tramways first accident involving a cow and the second one about what type of tramway system to have as the councillors described the horse trams as painful. Images added 3-12-2016trams, tramways, ballarat horse tramways, horse trams -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Council wants further information on trams", 25/05/200
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper cutting from The Courier Ballarat, Thursday May 25, 2000 about the consideration by the Ballarat City Council of the Tourism Board's report into the proposal to reintroduce tourist trams to the city streets. See also Reg. item 1433 for previous days cutting. Quotes Ballarat Mayor, John Barnes. Has a photo of the Mayor. Written by the city council reporter, Carla Danaher. Notes the Harrison Report. (See Reg. Item 1436) trams, tramways, ballarat revival, city of ballarat, harrison report -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram project back on the table", 24/05/200
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Newspaper cutting from The Courier Ballarat, Wednesday May 24, 2000 about the consideration by the Ballarat City Council of the Tourism Board's report into the proposal to reintroduce tourist trams to the city streets that night. See also Reg. item 1432 for previous days cutting about the outcome. Gives details from the Harrison report. Written by the city council reporter, Carla Danaher. Notes the Harrison Report. (See Reg. Item 1436) trams, tramways, ballarat revival, city of ballarat, harrison report -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Report, City of Ballaarat, "Ballarat City Tram Study", May. 2000
... Ballarat City Tramway...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Twenty Six sheet document pertaining to the reinstatement of trams to Ballarat, presented to the Ballarat City Council on Wed. 24 May 2000. Details are: Sheets 1 to 3 - Cover and contents sheets for the Council Meeting of 24/5/2000 containing the Agenda, Ballarat City logo on white A4 paper. Sheet 4 - pages 37 and 38 of the Agenda, Officers report on the study work carried out, noting the Ballarat Tourism Board work, giving a summary, background, issues, options, financial implications, attachments and recommendation. On a white sheet of A4 paper. Sheets 5 - 26 - on green A4 paper - document titled "Ballarat Tourist Tram Study", final report dated August 1999, though not received by the Ballarat Tourism Board until March 2000. Written by G.D. Harrison Project Management Pty Ltd. Report looks at the marketing aspects, planning, infrastructure, staffing, ticketing and financial analysis, map of suggested route and comparative operations elsewhere.trams, tramways, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival, harrison report, city of ballarat -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "$2m upgrade plan for rail station", 24/01/1996 12:00:00 AM
... Ballarat City Tramway...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Article from page 5 of The Courier, Wednesday 24/1/1996 written by Ian Haberfield of the Ballarat City Commissioners adopting a proposal last night for a $2m upgrade to the facilities at Ballarat Railway station, including a major transport interchange for buses, taxis and trains. Has a photo of Acting CEO for Ballarat City Doug Forster, Ballarat West MLA Paul Jenkins and Ballarat Station Master, Jim Hevey looking at the plans. Includes a comment by Mr. Forster that the interchange would work well with any tram proposal in the future. Has a cartoon by Courier cartoonist, Burns, about the Intermodal - see image."X" in blue ink in top right hand corner/trams, tramways, ballarat railway station, ballarat city tramway, ballarat revival -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Magazine, Australian Electric Traction Association (AETA), "Electric Traction", Dec. 1971
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...December 1971 issue of Electric Traction, Vol XXVI No. 12 - featuring Melbourne No. 862 in Victoria Parade on front cover. Sixteen pages, orange banner on front cover. Articles feature The tramways of Waratah by A. L. Bebee, and the conclusion of the Perth Regional Transport Study. On page 3 is a photo of No. 12 turning from Drummond St. South into Sturt St, 1971, photo by John Beckhouse. See image.trams, tramways, ballarat, closure, melbourne -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Poster, City of Ballarat, to advise location of meeting, 23 Jan. 1996
... Ballarat City Tramway...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Has a strong association with the move for revival of a trams in Ballarat during the mid 1990's - a notice for a public meeting.A4 size sheet produced by City of Ballarat, to advise location of meeting at Ballarat Town Hall - 23 Jan 1996, 1st public meeting for revival of trams, located in box at foot of stairway. Image of item added 29/9/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, revival, ballarat city tramway, meetings -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 3, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), 1942
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the group of conductresses who were trained in 1942 to release their husbands for the war effort, shows them in uniform with bags.239 - Reproduction of a 1942 photograph that appeared in the Christmas New Year issue of SEC News, (1942-43), p13 showing Ballarat's tram Conductresses, traffic clerks standing in front of SECV tram 29, - laminated with 4 Velcro dots on rear. Copy negative of another copy held by Museum. 239.1 - unlaminated copy of same photograph - added 6/8/2002. Copy 2 - ex Alan Bradley's collection of photographs added 31/7/2007. 293.2 - mounted print on black cardboard with adhesive marks on rear. Both Copy 2 or 2391.1 and 239.2 ex Alan Bradley 5/2007. trams, tramways, ballarat trams, secv, conductresses, world war ii , tram 29 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopies, Alan Bradley, Extract SEC and BCC letters, Feb. 1995
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about correspondence between the SEC and The City of Ballaarat during the period 1932 to 1945 and has a strong association with the research work of Alan Bradley.Eleven pages (Photocopies) of handwritten research notes, extracts of letters from SEC to the City of Ballarat (BCC) for period March 1932 to May 1945. From BCC records held at Ballarat Public Records Office, gives box numbers dates. Originals held by A. Bradley. Image of document added 19/10/2013trams, tramways, ballarat, city of ballarat, sec, tramways -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - SEC Instruction Sheet, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Special order to Motormen, 49/1, Jul. 1961
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Significant in being a detailed set of instructions for parking trams, hand overs, relief, responsibility for the security of the tram, including leaving the tram unattended. Regrettable incidents have happened. Issued 1961. Reg item 3459 has a more detailed set of instructions.Single foolscap sheet titled "Special Order to Motormen (49/1)" giving instructions regarding 1) Responsibility (for trams), 2) Relief on the road, 3) Controller key, 4) Air brake handle, 5) leaving tram unattended. Dated 20 July 1961. Printed from wax stencil. See Reg Item 3459 for 25-1-1965 issue and 5371 for an undated issue. Image of item added 20/10/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat, trams, secv, instructions, operations, braking -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, Ballarat News, "Tram Service Ends", 1981?
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about tram 14 and a charter at the time of the closure of the Ballarat system.Newspaper Clipping reporting the hire of tram 14 by the Apex Club on Sept. 19, 1971 for a farewell tour. On rear has an item (pastoral) on turning first sod for Ballarat's Historical Park - Sovereign Hill.On rear "The Way we were" supplement - Ballarat News - 9/12/?1trams, tramways, ballarat trams, closure, apex club, tours -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Instruction, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), "Tramcar Emergency Braking", Jul. 1961
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Significant in being a detailed set of instructions for the tramcar braking system, emergency braking, what to do if things went wrong. Relates to the driver training system at the time. An earlier version to that of Reg item 271.Two foolscap sheets duplicated giving instructions for emergency braking of tramcars for Ballarat. Gives description of system, the various means of what to do if the system fails - dated 20 July 1961. See Reg Item 3457 for a later issue, 3520 for a 1950 instruction on the same issue, and 5370 for an undated version. Image of document added 22/10/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat, secv instructions, braking, operations -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Photocopies, Copy by Robin Clark, "Ballarat: An Australian Streetcar Preservation Project", c1992
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the history of Ballarat's trams, the BTPS and its activities during the early 1990's.Three page photocopy of an article on the history of Ballarat trams and their preservation. Features summary of history and the Society. Six photos, black and white. Written by Robin Clark for the Sept - Oct 1991 issue of "Electric Lines", pages 29 to 31. Image of item added 30/10/2013On rear of page 31, some arithmetic calculationstrams, tramways, ballarat trams, btps, preservation -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Form/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), " Supplementary Trip Waybill", pre 1971
... on Ballarat and Bendigo tramways. Supplementary Trip Waybill...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the form used in Ballarat and Bendigo by the SEC to enabling ticket checking by Inspectors on the trams.Sheet of paper printed to enable Conductor or Motorman to fill in starting ticket number to allow ticket inspector to check tickets en route. Printed with boxed, ticket prices, route, times etc and space for date and signature. Used on Ballarat and Bendigo tramways. Supplementary Trip Waybill, with values 2d to 1/-. See also Reg items 68 and 3079. Image added 31/10/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat, sec, tickets, forms -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s - set of 2, late 1940s
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the impact of a snow storm in Wendouree Parade.Photo of an ex HTT Bogie tram travelling northbound in Wendouree Parade, near Windmill drive Nth, during a snowstorm. Photo taken prior to fitting red battery lamps and white triangles etc. Between 1946 & 52. Some suggestion of 1948. See also item 290. Two copies on file 289.1 and 289.2 289.2 - added 1/8/1997 - ex BTM display. Original donor unknown. Photo area slightly different to that of 289.2.trams, tramways, ballarat, bogie trams, wendouree parade, snowstorm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, late 1940s
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the impact of a snow storm in Wendouree Parade.Photo of an Ex HTT bogie tram (see also item 289) in Wendouree parade, just north of present BTM depot junction, with crew standing in front of tram brushing snow off front after a snowstorm. Approx date between 1946 and 1952, possibly 1948. See Reg. Item 2793 for another print of this photograph.On rear in pencil "26/88" plus other markingstrams, tramways, ballarat bogie tram, wendouree parade, snowstorm -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, mid 1940s
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information and history of the Western Hotel through photographs, in the form of a laminated table mat.Plastic placement with a reproduction of a Post War II(?1946 colour scheme),of tram No.13 turning into Ripon Street North travelling to View Point. Street scene highlights Western Hotel on a wet afternoon, by clothing on street walkers & bare branched trees, late Autumn to early spring. Reverse of side of plastic placemat portrays Western Hotel in Victorian Centenary year of 1938. Images rescanned 29/10/2013.trams, tramways, ballarat trams, secv, sturt st -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Book, Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS), "Ten Years", Sep. 1981
... Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (BTPS)...Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Yields information about the closure of the SEC operated Ballarat tramway system and the formation and first 10 years of the BTPS. Contains a number of cuttings, Hansard extracts and photographs.Book - 40 page + covers, book describing the last days of the SECV's Ballarat operation, the formation of the BTPS and the first 10 years of the BTPS operating. Cover-card with photos in green ink. Title = "Ten Years" Book has 40 photos, four drawings, list of SECV trams at Sept. 1971. 309.1 - donation by Neville Gower 309.2 - collected from stock.309.1 - has "Neville Gower" in ink on page 3, top right hand corner.trams, tramways, ballarat, secv, btps, closure -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Chris Phillips, 1970's
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Print, not quite square onto sheet of paper of bogie tram 36, with Mt. Pleasant destination crossing single trucker No. 20 at Carlton St. loop, 1970's. Large trees in background.trams, tramways, ballarat, secv, tram 36, tram 20 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Chris Phillips, early 1970's
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Bogie tram 37 at the Sebastopol terminus, about 1971. Tram ready to depart for Lydiard St. North, has Royal Mail Hotel in view, with two cars (Holden and a Vauxhall?) in photo, shows overhead and pan quite well. No borders on photo. Copies details: copy 1 - has borders, copy 2 ditto and laminated. Hi Res scan of the negative added 8/5/2020.trams, tramways, ballarat, sebastopol, royal mail hotel , tram 37 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Chris Phillips, early 1970's
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Side on view of No. 13 turning from Barkly St into Main St. Tram fitted with twin lakes sign under headlight. Taken early 1970's. Image not quite square in photographic paper.trams, tramways, ballarat, mt pleasant , tram 13 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Chris Phillips, early 1970's
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Bogie Tram No. 41, with Gardens Via Drummond North, travelling towards City in Barkly St. Ballarat. Has two 'Johnnie Walker Ads' on sides.trams, tramways, ballarat, barkly st, mt pleasant , tram 41 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, Chris Phillips, early 1970's
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photograph of front of depot, over exposed for building but Ok for trams within depot. Three single truckers on 1,2 and 4 roads. ? on 1, 33 on 2, and 12 on 4.trams, tramways, ballarat, depot , tram 33, 12 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s, John Phillips, early 1970s
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Night photograph of single truckers 26 (front) and 28 parked in City Loop, with lights on. Taken early 1970's. Two cars parked kerb, Holden and a Morris Minor, with parking meters. In rear is the buildings of Edments Hartleys, and Patersons.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st., city loop , tram 26, 28 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph - laminated, Jim Parker, early 1960s
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Photograph of SEC No. 12, with dash canopy lighting, but small white stripe, at Victoria St. terminus in early 1960's. Conductor turning pole, with a large number of passengers about to board, including one pram. On a Sunday afternoon? Tram has a 'Twin Lakes, every Sunday' sign on front. Large trees in background. Image on data base file, made from digital photo of photo 22/6/02, replaced with hi res scan of neg 9-5-2020. trams, tramways, ballarat, secv, victoria st., tram 12 -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Black and White photograph - laminated, John Phillips, 1968
... Ballarat Tramway Museum South Gardens Reserve Wendouree ...Black and white photo of No. 31, inward bound from Victoria St. crossing the Buniyong railway overbridge. Meaghers Hotel in background and ad for Eureka Caravan park. No cars on the road. 'Smash Imperialism' graffiti on bridge beam. Tram fitted with lights, small number over headlight, and long Twin Lakes sign under headlight. Image on data base file, made from digital photo of photo 22/6/02.trams, tramways, ballarat, victoria st., tram 31