Yields information about the first trip of a bogie tram in Ballarat following its arrival in Ballarat and other commissioning trips in a series of photographs within the Wal Jack album.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Melbourne MMTB No. 117 - now unnumbered - in Sturt St, 16-12-1945, Photo Wal Jack. See also Reg Items 7590 and 7595 for other photos of this car running, probably the same date. Has the National Mutual and Commonwealth Bank buildings in the background. Not the sign on the side of the National Mutual building, advertising Commercial Union and Deopel Lilly & Taylor. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeIn ink on rear " SEC Ballarat Tramways bogie tram (running without a no. (No. 22, Ex M&MTB 117, (Tram Centre), looking east (City - Gardens Run) - 16-12-45" with number "T538" within Wal Jack photo stamp.trams, tramways, sturt st, bogie trams, tram 117, tram 22

Yields information about the appearance of the ex Melbourne bogie trams, when they first came to Ballarat.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of Melbourne MMTB No. 117 - now unnumbered - at the City tram stop in Sturt St. possibly the same date as image 5273 - in Sturt St, 16-12-1945, Photo Wal Jack. Note the hut and wheel barrows in the median strip.trams, tramways, sturt st, bogie trams, tram 117 tram 22

Yields information about the first trip of a bogie tram in Ballarat following its arrival in Ballarat and other commissioning trips in a series of photographs within the Wal Jack album.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Melbourne MMTB No. 117 on 1st trial run in Wendouree Parade at depot loop, 22-10-1945. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeIn ink on rear " Ballarat Tramways 1st bogie tram Ballarat, ex MMTB car, trial run 22-10-45. Photo by W. Jack 31 York St, Ballarat East, Vic T529"trams, tramways, wendouree parade, depot loop, bogie trams, tram 117, tram 22

Yields information about the first trip of a bogie tram in Ballarat following its arrival in Ballarat and other commissioning trips in a series of photographs within the Wal Jack album.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Melbourne MMTB No. 117 at Gardens, Wendouree Parade 28-10-1945, photo by Wal Jack. Tram has the destination of "City" See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeIn ink on rear " SEC Ballarat Tramways No. 117 ex M&MTB 117 (later Ballarat 22) on 2nd run in Ballarat, Wendouree Parade 28-10-45" and number "T76" in top right hand corner within Wal Jack photograph stamp.trams, tramways, wendouree parade, bogie trams, tram 117, tram 22

Yields information about the appearance of the ex Melbourne bogie trams during the initial period of operations in Ballarat.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of bogie car, most likely ex Melbourne 117, future 22 at the intersection of Wendouree Parade, Ripon and Webster Streets. Tram has the destination of city. Late 1945. It would appear that the sides of the tram have been painted but not the rear end, still has the MMTB War time markings on the tram. trams, tramways, wendouree parade, new trams, webster st, ripon st, bogie trams, tram 22 tram 117

Set of 3, 35mm Tecnodia white plastic mount slides of trams in Swanston St at Flinders St Station 29/4/2003. Trams in M>Tram livery. .1 - Z3 209 in all over advertising for Mentos mouth fresheners. Has Young & Jacksons Hotel behind with a large sign for Optus. Also the Dangerfield building. .2 - D1 3509, Malvern Rd via Dandenong Rd and as above re background. .3 - Z3 117 inbound, with destination of Melbourne University.On front written on a label "M>Tram, Flinders St station, Melbourne 29/4/03" and the tram number.trams, tramways, swanston st, flinders st, flinders st station, z3 class, tram 209, tram 3509, tram 117, m>tram, d1 class

Set of two black and white photos from The Age of the first day of running Z3 117 in service. .1 -Z3 117 at the Elizabeth and Bourke St stop loading passengers. Tram has in the route number box a sign "New Trams free rides today". .2 - Interior view of tram with the conductors desk having a sign about free rides, another employee handing out pamphlets about the tram and passengers on the tram. From the Vicsig.net web site accessed 20/8/2013, gives the in service date of Z3 117 as 25/9/1979.Have "The Age" copyright stamp on the rear. In pencil, on both "Oct 1979, Z3 117 first day in service"trams, tramways, mmtb, z3 class, bourke st, tram 117

The photograph shows N class No. 117(City) in Swan St at the Punt Road corner. The tram entered service as HTT No. 11 in 1916, becoming MMTB 117 during 1920. Sold to Ballarat becoming No. 22 in 1945. Scrapped during 1955 after it had been renumbered to No. 37 (1st). Tram has the destination of City. In the background are adverts for Plume petrol, Castrol oil and a motor repair shop.Yields information about the operation of the N class trams in Swan St.Black and White Photograph with notes on rear.In pencil on the rear "Ex Hawthorn No. 17, Swan St Punt Rd corner."tramways, trams, swan st, n class, tram 117

Pamphlet or report printed on A3 gloss paper, folded into A4, with a brown printed cover and a photograph of Z3 117, Melbourne, in Bourke St Melbourne, with the destination of City - Spring Rides and in the route number box "New Tram - Free Rides today". Inside pages and rear cover give details of the trams, its equipment specification, how a chopper control works, car control systems, rotary converter for 24V DC and 220V AC systems, drawings of the trams, and technical data, including a simplified wiring diagram. Produced by AEG - Telefunken of Berlin.trams, tramways, z3 class, aeta, specification, preston workshops, new trams, tram z3 117

Melbourne Z3 class tram No. 117, in MMTB livery. Printed by F.D. Atkinson- Government Printer. Two copies held. Gives overall dimensions and features of the tram. See Reg Items 758, 757 and 760 for other versions of the Z3 tram.Demonstrates a cardboard fold up model of a Melbourne tram.Cardboard, punched out, folding model tram.trams, tramways, models, z3 class

Demonstrates Wal Jack's records, hand written in a recycled notebook. Note - several sheets have been cut from the book - appear to be done before use by Wal. The crossed out sheets have not been imaged - these have been transferred by Wal to Reg Item 5507 and re-ordered. Image 30 shows a sample of a crossed out page. See related documents for a pdf file of the contents. Scan No. BTM5623iX Page No. Title or Subject Notes 1 Front 2 Inside Cover Addresses for Jack McLean, John Buckland Trooper Larsen Inside front cover. 3 1 Note re NSWT steam tram motor, MMTB PCC import issues, Peter Duckett seeking info and Photo of Julien’s battery tram on test in Melbourne 4 2 MMTB No. 8, 4, photos, Tyrell’s of Sydney photos, Perth 63 dimensions and MMTB plans for Domain Road & St Kilda Rd Jtn. 5 3 Notes re NSWGR P32, VR locos at Wodonga 13/10/1941, SAR V Class V143, SAR locos – W and Wx 6 4 NSW Private locos, Woy Woy quarry and AGL at Mortlake 5 Blank 6 Blank 7 7 First cable trams – links to photos T154, 29, 154 (Adelaide) 8 8 T156, Powelltown, Ray Pearson Negs 9 9 QR B18 ¼ locos, Ray Pearson’s scrap book, PMTT Zeppelin style trams, MMTB T class locations and 178/179 rebuilding. 10 10 Hawthorn horse tramway, VR Black Rock terminus sketch 11 11 NSW Tramways, Ryde, MMTB L class, Geelong tramway notes 12 12 Locomotive “Ballarat” in WA, Brisbane and various contacts. 13 13 Notes re VR News – 1943, H class, derailments, max speeds, Koondrook tramway and Geelong level crossing. Individual typed sheets pasted onto page – loose within book. 14 to 17 14/17 List of MMTB trams to 877 and work trams Some errors noted. 18 18 Newspaper cutting – Tram Record Day revenue (Brisbane 10/1943), Steam Trams at Journey’s end – Sydney – 6/1943 list of equipment being sold by Sydney Ferries, at Parramatta, 6/1943. MMTB Tram crossings in Melbourne, list of Sydney photos sent to Wal. Cuttings and Individual typed sheets pasted onto page. 19 19 Midland locos WA, VR open wagon stencils and a siding at Mt. Evelyn. Individual typed sheets pasted onto page. 20 20 Note re Sydney four wheel tourist trams and Hawthorn Max. Traction cars locations c1945. 21 to 23 21/23 Notes on Geelong Bogie trams and carrying flags for declaration of Newtown and Chilwell as a city – 1/10/1949 (See also Reg Item 5641) 24 to 26 24/26 Notes on Wellington Corporation Tramcars 37 27 Kelburn – Karoi cable line Wellington 28 to 29 28/29 Auckland Tramway Board tramcars notes 30/31 Blank 30 32/33 Notes on Ballarat tramcars – ESCo Crossed out 34/37 Ditto – SEC Crossed out 38 Music for the people notes Crossed out 39 Notes on Ballarat trams with tail lights Crossed out 40/43 Notes on Ballarat bogie trams Crossed out 44/45 Notes on SEC tram controllers, dead man and truck lengths. Crossed out 31 45 List of Ballarat Destination roll – Dec 1949 32, 33 46/47 Notes on Bendigo Bogie Trams – 1940’s 34 48 Bendigo Destination roll on a Birney tram Easter 1950, notes on tram tail lights and fares on the Bendigo system. 49 Blank – though headed “Bendigo Birney Trams” 50 Notes trams used on special days in Ballarat Crossed out 51 Ditto and No. 24 and 23 Crossed out 52 Ditto, 15, 11, 23 and Gold tram Crossed out 53 Notes on 34 caused delays, 5/1950, and use of 23 as gold tram Crossed out 54 Notes on repair to track at Sturt and Drummond 6/1951 Crossed out - see Reg Item 7720. 55 Notes on track work in Ballarat early 1950’s Crossed out 56/57 Notes on 33, 37, pay as you enter signs and 1953 special workings Crossed out 58/60 Notes trams used on special days in Ballarat Crossed out 61/64 Blank 35 65 “Salute to the Cable Tram” – transcription of text from Truck and Bus Transportation (July 1948) 36, 37 66/67 Continued from above and list cable tram routes, opening, closing, length and route colours. 38 68 List of photos in Truck and Bus Transportation, Anniversary Issue July 1948 of cable trams. 69 Blank 39 70 Notes on Brunswick TT, Fitzroy TT colours, Adelaide Service trams and MMTB route lengths. 40 71 Notes on HTT colours, tramcars, PMTT trams and colours and NMETL colours, trams and route destination signs 41 72 Notes on MMTB routes, cable and other Melbourne tram disposals, and sale of cable trams and storage at Brunswick. 42 73 Blank - page was headed Lugarno, Switzerland and Italian border 42 Handwritten sheet – photos to get – R. Field and Peter Duckett. 43, 44 74/75 Listing of trains on all lines leaving Ballarat and days run. 45 77 Listing of negatives sent to K. Rogers in 1944 and list of MMTB Max. Traction bogie trams 117 to 138 and disposal 46 77 Listing of MMTB trams, - appears to be something to do with photos or negs held. 47 78 Listing of Ray’s (Pearson) negs /photos of Brisbane trams and other railway photos. 79 Blank 48 80 Prices of pine timber in 4/1942, list of photos “I want”, notes re VR Train length, Ironbark Gully bridge, 3817 in Harden smash 7/1948 and 1948 Ballarat destination roll. Partly crossed out. Rear Cover. Has a strong association with Wal Jack, his work to collect and record both railway and tramway information. Yields information about tramways in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and other cities tramways and railways.Grey covered book with black binding containing 40 lined sheets (80 pages) with handwritten notes with the front cover partly cut out and the words "Jewellery & Engraving" book written in. Contains some newspaper clippings and pasted typed notes as listed below. The image number of each sheet is given. See individual pdf files. trams, tramways, mmtb, ballarat, bendigo, sydney, brisbane, railways, geelong, new zealand, victorian railways, sec, esco

Three copies of the Annual report of the MMTB for the years end 1980, 1981 and 1982 3953.1 - "Annual Report 1979-80" - white gloss paper with colour card covers with 36 pages, gloss, on inside giving details of the MMTB Board, Officers, Operations report, schedule of debenture, investments, Auditors reports, record of Annual traffic receipts, passengers, miles etc, tram and bus routes operated, statistical information, graphs and photographs. Photos include; Z 117 in Bourke St, Z 31 Burwood terminus, new safety tower wagon, Z118 in Bourke St, W2 528 High St Kew, reconstruction of High St Kew, Z3 120, cable and electric trams at Flemington Bridge, Z3 117, fitting trams to bogies at Preston workshops, Queens Bridge roundabout, MAN bus, Burwood substation, Z111 in Bourke St and Z's enter Elizabeth St service and Z3 129 on rear cover at night. 3953.2 - "Annual Report 1980-81" - white gloss paper with colour card covers with 36 pages, on inside giving details of the MMTB Board, Officers, Operations report, schedule of debenture, investments, Auditors reports, record of Annual traffic receipts, passengers, miles etc, tram and bus routes operated, statistical information, graphs and photographs. Photos include; image of Park St, Domain Road Jtn before changes, Museum station entrance, Flinders and Swanston St, CDB City Ring bus service, Swanston St, Westgate bus route, Park St, new substation, Swanston and Flinders St, Flinders land, and give way to buses pulling out of stops. 3953.2 - "Annual Report 1981-82" - white gloss paper with colour card covers with 36 pages, on inside giving details of the MMTB Board, Officers, Operations report, schedule of debenture, investments, Auditors reports, record of Annual traffic receipts, passengers, miles etc, tram and bus routes operated, statistical information, graphs and photographs. Photos include images of a z class crossing the Maribyrnong bridge, Footscray bus workshops, track renewals, a wedding at Wattle Park, a W2 arriving at Museum Station, Clifton Hill interchange, buses, Z class in Elizabeth St (Nos 158 and 43), Z89 in Mt Alexander Road North Essendon and a W2 loaded on a truck for New Zealand.3951.1 - has Graeme Breydon's address stamp on front cover., 3951.2 - ditto, 3951.3 - ditto and on inside of front cover., 3951.6 - "G. Breydon" in pencil on front cover and pencil comments on balance sheet., 3951.7 - dittotrams, tramways, mmtb, melbourne, annual reports, operations, trackwork

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lydiard, sturt, trams, post office, george hotel

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, tram, lydiard st nth

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, lydiard st sth, intersection, sturt st, tram, bikes

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, sturt, lydiard, town hall tower, post office, trams

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, tram, crossing, railway line, train station

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, tram shelter, lydiard st

This photograph is from the Herb Richmond collection held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.Plastic mount 35mm slide, brand of film unknownballarat, ballaarat, 1938, victoria-centenary, tram-stop

This photograph is from the Herb Richmond collection held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries..Plastic mount 35mm slide, brand of film unknownballarat, ballaarat, 1938, victoria-centenary, tram

This photograph is from the Herb Richmond collection held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.Cardboardmount 35mm slide - Kodachromeballarat, trams, ballaarat

This photograph is from the Herb Richmond collection held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.Cardboardmount 35mm slide - Kodachromeballarat, trams, ballaarat

This photograph is from the Herb Richmond collection held in the Ballaarat Mechanics' Institute Audio Visual Collection. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.Cardboardmount 35mm slide - Kodachromeballarat, trams, ballaarat

These oral histories were collected at a Talking Shop Community Day, March 2019, where the community was invited to come and share their memories on local shops and businesses. This edited piece was created for International Womens Day and features the voices of Heather Horrocks (speaking about the haberdashery business Picot and Widmer and the controversial McDonald's established on Bakery Hill in the 1970s), Shirley Whitefield (speaking about Ballarat tram and shop memories and playing local football in the 1960s), and Isabel Gribble (recalling visits to local shops and hotels). These snippets capture some of the varied and spirited lives of Ballarat women.Audio file. Edited from oral histories collected at Talking Shop exhibition Community Day March 2019, featuring the voices of Heather Horrocks, Shirley Whitefield, and Isabel Gribbleoral history, international womens day, heather horrocks, shop, haberdashery, business picot, widmer, mcdonald's, bakery hill,1970s, shirley whitefield, trams, football,1960s, isabel gribble, hotels, ballarat, women

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, powerhouse, lake wendouree, tram

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, sturt, horse drawn tram

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, horse drawn tram

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, decorated, tram, 1938, festival, centenary

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, tram, decorations

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, tram, grenville street