Digital copy of handwritten notes prepared by Alan Bradley on the document or paper or research report by John Hargreaves, titled "Ballarat Hotels - Past and Present", dated January 1943 looks at the history of Ballarat's hotel from a licensing viewpoint - see Reg Item 6379. Alan summarises the paper and looks at particular elements of Hargreaves work and some of the well known hotels from a Ballarat Tramway viewpoint. See digital documents btm6380e.pdf for the image file.hotels, ballarat, alcohol

Yields information about the 1954 runaway accident of No. 24 in to the Bucks Head Hotel and has a strong association with the passenger on the tram.Typed copy of notes following an interview between Terry Hore and his mother Patricia Hore about the runaway tram incident in 1954, where No. 24 ran out of control down the Sturt St hill into the Bucks Head Hotel. His grandmother Mrs. Johanna Cochrane was on the tram. Gives his family recollections of the event, along with other newspaper events of the time. E-mail correspondence between the Museum and Terry Hore is included as image i2.trams, tramways, accidents, bucks head hotel, interviews, runaway

Colour photograph of Len Millar and Alan Bradley standing by No. 45 at Depot Junction on Sunday 20/10/2002. Photograph taken by Alan Bradley on Fujifilm crystal archive paper. Attached to the worksheet notes is an item prepared by Alan Bradley for the Jan. 2003 issue of Fares Please! The second paragraph notes the crew wearing wattle sprigs - day for official mourning for the Bali bombing victims.depot junction, btm, bali bombing, tram 45

Yields information about the decorated trams in Ballarat in the last few years of the system, Myers Santa trams etc.A4 manuscript, titled "Santa Trams in Ballarat" written by Alan Bradley Dec 2008 for Dec. 2008 issue of Fares Please! Provides information about the Myers Christmas trams, the tramcars and Bridge St traders in 1968. Was related to colour photos received from Sydney of two of the trams. trams, tramways, christmas trams, myers, bridge st traders, santa tram

Yields information about the various fare increases in Ballarat, how they were applied and about the problems of the tram cross over in Albert St Sebastopol.1. Photocopy of handwritten notes prepared by Alan Bradley, c2002/3 on fare changes in Ballarat in November 1955 and August 1966. Gives the fares for the various sections. 1 x A4 sheet. Copy of a note from the Borough of Sebastopol to Traffic Commission 15/10/1958 about the problem of the tramline crossing Albert St, Sebastopol at and angle and the lack of appropriate warning signage. 2. E-mail from Alan Bradley, - 2 x A4 sheets dated 26/4/2003 detailing fares/sections for 11/55, 3/63, 9/66 and 1/69, other changes to fares, eg city sections and pensioners. Sheets stapled in top left hand corner. 3. E-mail from Alan Bradley - 2 x A4 sheets dated 29/5/2003 re ESCo fares, SEC tram fares in 1937, 1938, overlapping sections, 1949 fare increase, and other notes that formed the basis of the fares appendix in the Tramways of the Golden City. Sheets stapled in top left hand corner.trams, tramways, albert st, fares, tickets, sebastopol, sec, esco

Set of six 35mm white plastic colour slides of BTM tram No. 671 (City of Ballarat livery) on depot fan and access track by Alan Bradley on 1/7/97. Slide Nos 18 - 21, 23-24. Slide 22 to the Lake Pavilion 19/7/97 for publicity purposes.tramways, trams, btm, w4 class, 671, city of ballarat, tram 671

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

Has a strong association with an ESCo Employee, Jim Morgan who provided some details of his work and names of people in photographs. Yields information about Ballarat and the Sebastopol line.Two pages, photocopy of interview notes with Jim Morgan, Ballarat ESCo employee, 27-7-1984 by Alan Bradley. Discusses Jim's work on the trams, people in photographs, Sebastopol cars, Sebastopol line, Inspectors, managers, conductors, tokens, tram shelter. See also Reg Item 4288 for other notes on Jim Morgan.trams, tramways, esco, sebastopol, employees, photo notes

Yields information about the Ballarat Tramways during the second world war. Photocopy of original.Six page photocopy extract of CHHA Journal Vol. 3 1995, of cover, cover pages, p33-41, featuring an article by Alan Bradley titled "Ballarat Tramways' at War". Front page copied full size, inside pages reduced to fit 2 pages to a single sheet. Features four photos. Record review, images added 19/10/2013trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, conductresses, world war ii, chha.

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

Yields information about tramway accidents in Drummond St Ballarat, during the SEC era and in particular on in 1963 when a tram was in a collision with a cattle truck. Significance is reduced by the quality of the photocopy but gives the source details.Photocopy of a photograph and article that appeared in The Courier, Ballarat newspaper of 22/1/1963 tram No. 27 that had collided with a truck at corner of Drummond Nth and Mair St the previous Saturday. Refer to Reg Item 4045 for further details. Shows the tram after the collision with the St John of God Hospital in the background. Collected by Alan Bradley from State Library - see note on Reg Item 4045.trams, tramways, accidents, collision, drummond st, mair st

Newspaper reports and photographs of the collision between tram No. 37 and a semitrailer carrying bailed hops at the corner of Drummond Sth and South Streets the previous day. Refer to Reg Item 4045 for further details. The article gives details of the accident, the SEC crews involved (Dave Kellett and Herb Ward), and the truck driver. Also gives details of the recovery work. See item 6313 as well. Collected by Alan Bradley from State Library - see note on Reg Item 4045.Yields information about tramway accidents in Drummond St Ballarat, during the SEC era, particularly in 1954 when a tram was in a collision with a semi trailer. The quality of the photocopy reduces significance but gives the source details.Series of three photocopies of photographs and an article that appeared in The Courier, Ballarat newspaper of 17/4/1954.trams, tramways, accidents, collision, drummond st

Set of notes, ten A4 pages, prepared by Alan Bradley on the founding of the BTPS and the preservation of Ballarat Trams. Notes based on interviews with Richard Gilbert and Neville Gower, along with subsidiary notes on related items from The Courier. Part 1 in Fares Please! - 7/1996. Items looks at the establishment of the BTPS, the construction of the depot, alternative proposals, the six trams the BTPS received, setting up the Co-Op and moving the trams in.btps, preservation, depot, museum

Set of four A3 size photocopies of a drawing BA-T11-8574 held by the Public Records Office Victoria of the Ballarat SEC Tramway Depot, dated c1936. Drawn at a scale of 1" = 16', shows building layout, track layout, overall dimensions, fence types and gates. A front elevation showing the new facade and an internal elevation (drawn at 1/8" = 1'). Drawings copied by Alan Bradley for archives and research.trams, tramways, ballarat, sec, depot, drawings

Yields information about tramway accidents in Drummond St Ballarat, during the SEC era.Two page typed manuscript, written by Alan Bradley titled "Drummond St Blues". Describes bad accidents involving Drummond St in Ballarat in 1935, 1941, 1944, 1954 and 1963. Has a summary of the details of the accidents drawn from Newspaper reports. Provided prints drawn from the Courier microfilm at the State Library of Victoria - see Reg items 4046 to 4049. Captions for these prints given. Not published in Fares Please!trams, tramways, accidents, drummond st, collision, tramcars

Has a strong association with Vic Mawby, Tramway Superintendent, SEC.Copy of e-mail and associated documents prepared by Alan Bradley in response to a query raised by Glenise Chrystal and Joanne Courteremanche - see Reg Item 3806doc1.pdf) about their uncle Vic Mawby. Provides details of Vic Mawby's career with the SEC and copies of associated papers, a story regarding the Royal Hotel Sebastopol and the SEC's efforts to close both Ballarat and Bendigo in the early 1960's. (see Reg Item 3806)trams, tramways, esco, sec, closure, royal hotel, inspectors, superintendents

Set of three colour photographs of possibly the former stables at the rear of the former Canberra Hotel, corner Macarthur St and Creswick Road. Was known in the horse tram days as the Vine Hotel. Attached to the worksheet notes is an item prepared by Alan Bradley for the Jan. 2003 issue of Fares Please! The first paragraph notes the visit to the premises, now a Bed & Breakfast known as "A Special Occasion". Thought that the stables were used to stable horses during the horse tram days.horse trams, canberra hotel, vine hotel, stables

Set of three A3 size photocopies of a drawing held by the Public Records Office Victoria of the Ballarat ESCo Tramway Depot, dated 2/8/1912. Drawn at a scale of 1/16" = 1', shows building layout, track layout, overall dimensions, a proposed extension to hold eleven trailers, a front elevation showing pits, extension (drawn at 1/8" = 1'). On the current tracks, shows the individual track capacities - 26 trams. Drawings copied by Alan Bradley for archives and research.trams, tramways, ballarat, esco, depot, drawings

Yields information about tramway accidents in Drummond St Ballarat, during the SEC era and in particular on in 1941 when a tram was derailed and hit a tree resulting in substantial damage. Significance is reduced by the quality of the photocopy but gives the source details.Photocopy of a photograph that appeared in The Courier, Ballarat newspaper of 2-12-1941 of tram No. 24 that had collided with a truck at corner of Drummond Sth and Dana St the previous day. Refer to Reg Item 4045 for further details. Shows the tram in collision with the tree and boys on bicycles around tram. See Reg item 4046 for another photograph of the same accident - ex The Age newspaper. Collected by Alan Bradley from State Library - see note on Reg Item 4045.trams, tramways, accidents, collision, drummond st, dana st

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

Yields information about tramway accidents in Drummond St Ballarat, during the SEC era and in particular on in 1941 when a tram was derailed and hit a tree resulting in substantial damage. Significance is reduced by the quality of the photocopy but gives the source details.Photocopy of a photograph that appeared in The Age Melbourne newspaper of 2-12-1941 of tram No. 24 that had collided with a truck at corner of Drummond Sth and Dana St the previous day. Refer to Reg Item 4045 for further details. Shows the tram in collision with the tree and boys on bicycles around tram. See Reg item 4047 for another photograph of the same accident - ex The Courier newspaper. Collected by Alan Bradley from State Library - see note on Reg Item 4045.In blue ink "The Age 2-12-1941"trams, tramways, accidents, collision, drummond st, dana st

Hard cover book - 144 pages + end covers + hard covers bound with dust jacket, titled "The Golden City and its Tramways - Ballarat's tramway era". Author Alan Bradley. Published by the BTM September 2005. Covers establishment of tramways in Ballarat, horse trams, electrification, the SEC, rehabilitation, War and Peace, the politics of the tramways in Ballarat, closure, the community that the tramways operated in, preservation, with appendices for fares, tramcars. Has a list of sources, index, foreword by Peter Hiscock. Layout by Frank Stamford. Printed by Hedges and Bell Maryboroughtrams, tramways, ballarat, sec, esco, btps, btm

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

Four page printed document or report titled "50 Years Ago" written for BTM magazine Fares Please!, in April 2004. Should be "60 Years Ago". The document or report written by Alan Bradley looks at the 1954 Royal Tour, accidents in 1954, featuring No. 37 and 24 when it ran into the Bucks Head Hotel. Mentions in article, Frank Callahan, Dave Kellett, Les Edwards, Hodgson, Herb Knight. Four sheets of A4 paper stapled in top left hand corner. Images added 28/11/2016.trams, tramways, ballarat, royal visit, accidents, bucks head hotel

Demonstrates important aspects of the development, operation and closure of the Ballarat tramway system and its preservation and operation today. Strong association with a number of individuals in Ballarat.Hard cover book - 144 pages + end covers + hard covers bound with dust jacket, titled "The Golden City and its Tramways - Ballarat's tramway era". Author Alan Bradley. Published by the BTM September 2005. Covers establishment of tramways in Ballarat, horse trams, electrification, the SEC, rehabilitation, War and Peace, the politics of the tramways in Ballarat, closure, the community that the tramways operated in, preservation, with appendices for fares, tramcars. Has a list of sources, index, foreword by Peter Hiscock. Layout by Frank Stamford. Printed by Hedges and Bell Maryborough See Reg Item 4521 for the digital pdf files.trams, tramways, ballarat, sec, esco, btps, btm

Set of four A3 size photocopies of a drawing VB4/8709c held by the Public Records Office Victoria of the Ballarat SEC Tramway Depot, dated 5/11/1971, Revision C 22/11/1971. Drawn at a scale of 1" = 20', shows building layout, track layout, overall dimensions, tree locations, pit details, rooms, paint shop, reduced levels, streets, toilets, steps to pits, tennis court and datum point. Drawn after the closure of the tramways, possibly to enable planning for the redevelopment and sale of the property. Drawings copied by Alan Bradley for archives and research.trams, tramways, ballarat, sec, depot, drawings

512.1 - Seven page photocopy of parts of book by John Maddock on Victorian bus industry. p68 - Notes on Geelong and photograph of SECV Geelong 34 being transported to Ballarat in 1956. p81-85 0 Notes on Ballarat Bus services in particular Davis' bus services and others including demise of Ballarat tramways, with photographs. Parts of text have been marked with yellow highlighter by Donor. 512.2 - handwritten note to W.Doubleday from Alan Bradley in 1995 with comments including corrections on the text. Written on line A4 paper. Reference to the "Gunzel shop" refers to the Association of Railway Enthusiasts "Railfan Shop" in Melbourne. trams, tramways, davis bus lines, ballarat, ballarat trams

Yields information about the 1951 increase in SEC Fares, the reasoning behind them and the demise of weekly tickets.Photocopy of a two page SEC letter addressed to The Honourable T.T. Hollway, MLA, signed by R.A. Hunt Chairman, dated 28 June 1951 with the subject heading "Increase in Tramway Fares - Ballarat". Notes representation by Mr. Hollway, his letter. Notes loss in Ballarat tramway services, safety, rendering services, maintaining a loyal and contented staff, 2nd revision in fares since 1934, weekly tickets, overlapping sections, losses in other systems, City Section tickets. Photocopied made 2003 from a letter copied by Alan Bradley from PRO files. Has highlighted two paragraphs. trams, tramways, tickets, fares, weekly tickets, sec

Photocopies of papers concerning SEC Ballarat employee Mr. Robert Haines. 1382.1 - Photocopy of page 20 of SEC News, June 1939 with an article about Mr. Robert Haines who had completed 52 years of service with the Ballarat Tramways, from horse tram days to the SEC. Includes a photograph of him wearing cap badge No. 1 with rank of Conductor. Gives details of employment and thoughts on the SEC. 1382.2 - Photocopy of handwritten extract notes by Alan Bradley from the 1912 Arbitration hearings, which include a profile of Mr Haines as pitman and greaser with ESCo and his wages and working conditions. Also includes a note regarding an employee - Mr. Exon.trams, tramways, robert haines, employees, sec, esco, exon