Tram 26 was built in 1916 by Duncan and Fraser, Adelaide for Hawthorn Tramways Trust and was known as Tram No.6. It was renumbered by Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramway Board in 1920 . It became No.111. In 1930 it was sold to the Electric Supply Company of Victoria and numbered 26. In 1934 it passed to the SEC. It is a standard Californian combination - drop ends. The tram is still in the Ballarat Tramway fleet and runs during the Summer. Photograph shows seven people pushing the tram into the shed.Black and white photographtram 26, duncan and fraser, 1916, hawthorn tramway trust, tram 6, melbourne and metropolitan tramway board, 1920, tram 111, electric supply company, 1934, sec, californian combination, drop ends, ballarat tramway fleet, runs in summer, duncan campbell, photographer

The photograph shows two trams in Drummond Street at the Urquhart Street Loop. Information on the back shows the photo was taken about 8.15 in the morning. The trams travel down Grey Street Sebastopol, up Victoria Street and then Lydiard Street North. Tram 26 was built in 1916 by Duncan and Fraser, Adelaide for Hawthorn Tramways Trust and was known as Tram No.6. It was renumbered by Melbourne and Metropolitan Tramway Board in 1920 . It became No.111. In 1930 it was sold to the Electric Supply Company of Victoria and numbered 26. In 1934 it passed to the SEC.It is a standard Californian combination - drop ends. The tram is still in the Ballarat Tramway fleet and runs during the Summer. Tram 35 was built in 1916 by Duncan and Fraser, Adelaide. It was part of the Hawthorn Tramways Trust until 1947 when it came to Ballarat. When the trams stopped running in Ballarat in 1971, it went to Ballarat College - known as Ballarat and Clarendon College from 1974. The College received the body only. The trucks were sent to Perth Museum. The body returned to the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society in 1978 and dismantled due to the poor condition it was in. Black and white photograph of two tramsWritten on the back in pencil "1971, c.8.15 Urquhart Street loop. Down Grey Street Sebastopol, up Victoria St, Lydiard North."ballarat tram 26, ballarat tram 35, urquhart street loop, duncan and fraser adelaide, 1916, hawthorn tramway trust, melbourne and metropolitan tramway board, 1920, electrict supply co victoria, 1934, state electricity compamy, californian combination, runs in summer, 1947 to ballarat, ballarat college, tram body in 1971, returned in 1978, dismantled

Tram 40 was built in 1913 by Duncan and Fraser for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust was given the number 35. It was sold to the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) and renumbered 40 when it came to Ballarat in 1951. This tram was the last Ballarat tram operated by the SEC to officially carry passengers in Ballarat. This was on 19 September 1971. The tram remained in Ballarat and became part of the Ballarat Tramway Museum fleet. It is classified as operable - used for visitors to travel on at the Museum. The photograph shows a number of people watching Tram 40 leave the Depot for the last time. Photograph taken by Campbell Duncan 19 September 1971.Colour image in C/B Kodak mount, 35 mm slideHandwritten notation in ink on mount.tram 40, 1913, duncan and fraser, prahran and malvern tramways trust, state electricity commission, sec, 19 september 1971, last tram, ballarat tramway museum

Tram 40 was built in 1913 by Duncan and Fraser for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust was given the number 35. It was sold to the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) and renumbered 40 when it came to Ballarat in 1951. This tram was the last Ballarat tram operated by the SEC to officially carry passengers in Ballarat. This was on 19 September 1971. The tram remained in Ballarat and became part of the Ballarat Tramway Museum fleet. It is classified as operable - used for visitors to travel on at the Museum. The photograph shows Tram 40 waiting at the Lydiard Street railway crossing for a train to pass through. This is at the Ballarat Railway Station which is visible to the left of the photo. Photograph taken by Campbell Duncan 19 September 1971.Colour image in C/B Kodak mount, 35 mm slideHandwritten notation in ink on mount.tram 40, 1913, duncan and fraser, prahran and malvern tramways trust, state electricity commission, sec, 19 september 1971, last tram, ballarat tramway museum, lydiard street train crossing, ballarat railway station

Tram 40 was built in 1913 by Duncan and Fraser for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust was given the number 35. It was sold to the State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SEC) and renumbered 40 when it came to Ballarat in 1951. This tram was the last Ballarat tram operated by the SEC to officially carry passengers in Ballarat. This was on 19 September 1971. The tram remained in Ballarat and became part of the Ballarat Tramway Museum fleet. It is classified as operable - used for visitors to travel on at the Museum. The photograph shows Tram 40 waiting at the Lydiard Street railway crossing for a train to pass through. This is at the Ballarat Railway Station which is visible to the left of the photo. Photograph taken by Campbell Duncan 19 September 1971.Colour image in C/B Kodak mount, 35 mm slideHandwritten notation in ink on mount.tram 40, 1913, duncan and fraser, prahran and malvern tramways trust, state electricity commission, sec, 19 september 1971, last tram, ballarat tramway museum, lydiard street train crossing, ballarat railway station, goods train

Tram 26 was built by Duncan and Fraser, Adelaide in 1916. Originally built for the Hawthorn Tramways Trust. Came to Ballarat in 1930. The photograph show the tram turning from Macarthur Street into Wendouree Parade , known as View Point. When the trams stopped operating it became part of the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society (Ballarat Tramway Museum from 1995) fleet of trams. Photograph was taken on 11 August 1971 by Campbell Duncan, photographer.Colour image in cardboard Kodak mount. 35mm slideHandwritten notation in ink on mount.macarthur street, duncan and fraser, adelaide, 1916, hawthorn tramway trust, ballarat, 1930, wendouree parade, ballarat tramway preservation society, ballarat tramway museum, 1995, campbell duncan, photographer, 1972

This booklet was produced in 1965 during the time of the 75th anniversary of tramway operations in Bendigo and the Diamond Jubilee of electric tramways in Ballarat. The book was intended not to be a history but a record of rolling stock and photographs of trams in each fleet.Booklet with soft card cover with orange and cream background and black, white and orange print. Pages cream coloured with black print and black and shite photographs.Front cover: 'Destination EAGLEHAWK' 'A Pictorial Review of the Tramways of Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong' Title page: 'DESTINATION EAGLEHAWK' 'Compiled by K.S. Kings; Edited by J. Richardson' 'Dedicated to the late Walter Henry Jack whose lifelong interest in tramways enabled much early data to be recorded' 'Published by TRACTION PUBLICATIONS P.O. Box 438, CANBERRA CITY, ACT, 1965'trams, bendigo, ballarat, geelong, walter henry jack

Wal Jack kept extensive notes on railways and tramways around the world, provided by his correspondents and research. This sheet gives details of the Fort Collins Municipal Railway in Colorado USA. The 7.5mile system operated a small fleet of Birney type tramcars. Includes a map of the system. Bickarts were Ballarat Watchmakers and Jewellers.Yields information about type of work undertaken by Wal Jack.Orange colour quarto sheet on the rear of Bickarts' letterhead providing Notes on Fort Collins Municipal Railwayletters, wal jack, archive, usa, records, bickarts, fort collins, birney tramcars

This tram was built in 1914 for the Prahran & Malvern Tramways Trust. It became part of the Geelong Tramways Fleet where it was No.40. It came to Ballarat in 1956 and numbered 43. It was sent to the Apex Club of Barwon on behalf of the City of Newtown and Chilwell (City of Newtown from 1974). Acquired by the Tramway Museum Society of Victoria in Bylands in 1987. Photograph taken by Campbell Duncan.Black and white photograph1914, prahran & malvern tramways trust, geelong tramways, tram 40, ballarat, 1956, tram 43, apex club of barwon, newtown, chilwell, 1974, tramway museum society of victoria, 1987, campbell duncan, photographer

Yields information about the ESCo tram fleet after the initial operations, fitting of destination signs, tramcar numbers, crew uniforms and appearance of Wendouree Parade, c1906, Black and White photograph of No. 40 being lifted onto a truck in Wendouree Parade, at the old loop, 29/11/1979, to go to Melbourne - see page 2 of November 1979 Fares Please! and email (Other information) from Peter Winspur dated 24/07/12 for further details. The Courier Ballarat photo. See December 1980 Fares Please!Has The Courier stamp on rear.trams, tramways, btps, moving trams, tram 40

Yields information about the disposal of the SEC Ballarat tramcar fleet and locations.Typed original of a list of disposals of the Ballarat Tramcar fleet, with corrections. Would have been used in the production of a duplicated list of disposals published to members April 1972 - See "Information for Members and Interested Parties", March 1972 or April / May 1972. Typed on foolscap paper. Gives a list of the trams and where there were at the time of publication and the current owner/custodian. Has handwritten changes in ink. See also Reg items 3929 and 6664 for other lists.sec, ballarat, disposal, tramcars

List details the disposal or dispersal of the Geelong Tram fleet following closure in 1956. Prepared by the Ballarat office of the SEC and dated 11/5/1961. Lists the tram number, type of tram, date received by Geelong, Transferred or sold to, last trip route, date of its last trap and total mileage in Geelong. Notes the three trams sold to Mr Jullien who as a dealer on sold them and "ultimate placement unknown"Demonstrates a typed list of the sale or dispersal of tramcars ex Geelong.Carbon Copy of a typed document on a large folio sheet.tramways, state electricity commission of victoria, geelong, tramcars, sale of trams, tram disposal, secv

Photograph of trams 23, 22, 25 and 29 in Sturt St loop 11-12-1943. In the background is the Ballarat Courier Building and in the background is an advertisement for Plume, and City Mutual Life insurance. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeYields information the appearance of the SEC tram fleet in 1943 when parked in City Loop. None of these trams remain in Ballarat today.Negative and Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album on rear of photo in ink, "SEC Ballarat, No. 23, 22 ex Adelaide 69 and 92, 25 and 29 ex MMTB Sturt St 11-12-43" and in top right hand corner Wal Jack copyright stamp with number "T56" written.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, grenville st, tram 23, tram 22, tram 25, tram 29

Photo album - with a photograph and typed details of a selection of the various trams in the fleet. Based on the date of the tram car mileages as at 31-3-1958, compiled during 1958. Not known who compiled it, but could have been the Tramway Superintendent Mr Denmead from SEC or other parties photos. All photos are common to the collection except for the one of tram 36 in Wendouree Parade at depot junction. Has sheets for: ESCo 2 - Power station - item 698 ESCo 2 - Sturt St advertising Jago boots - item 1710 ESC0 18 - Sturt St - Suttons advert - item 2490 ESCo 21 - Sebastopol type at depot - item 3002 ESCo 23 - Sebastopol type at depot - item 5142 SEC 17 - at depot junction - item 1714 SEC 19 - at depot - item 4525 SEC 21 - at depot - item 4526 SEC 22 - at depot - item 1360i7 SEC 23 - Gold tram at depot - item 1707i1 SEC 26 - at depot - item 4529 SEC 29 - at depot - item 541i1 SEC 30 - at depot - item 1706 SEC 36 - at depot junction - similar to item 4527, added as 9119 SEC 40 - at depot - 1355i1 Bendigo - silver star starch - item 1890. Demonstrates the history of the SEC Ballarat fleet through a selection of photographs.Album - 22 paper leaves, bound with grey end papers and grey plascticised cover with leather finish. Album produced by New Star. Photos secured with photo corners, typed sheets glued onto the leaf.photo album, secv, tramcars, car fleet, tram 2, tram 18, esco, tram 21, tram 22, tram 23, tram 26, tram 29, tram 30, tram 36, tram 40

Yields information about the three Provincial systems on a short report - track, rolling stock and a short history.Report - single foolscap sheet, typed, titled "Details of SEC Tramways System", prepared by Les Denmead, 15/7/1971m listing the three Provincial tramways, track details, size, rolling stock and notes including miles of tracks. Gives some details of the then current fleet.trams, tramways, reports, geelong, ballarat, bendigo, track, tram tracks, rolling stock

Yields information about the tram car fleets in both Ballarat and Bendigo following a query by letter.Photocopy of two letters from the SEC to K. (Kevin) D Stanes of 17 Acacia St Box Hill, regarding the tramcar fleets in Ballarat and Bendigo. .1 - Letter from F. K. White Manager of Mid Western Branch dated 30/5/1967 listing the single truck and double bogie cars. .2 - ditto from A. C. Sandow, Manager of Northern Branch, dated 1/6/1967 listing bogies, single truck and Birney and note the cleaner scrubber tram.trams, tramways, sec, ballarat, bendigo, tramcars

Produced by the North Sydney Boys High School Railway club, prior to the closure of the Bendigo system - little else written and published at the time about the history and details of the system. A very good booklet for the time - produced entirely by the wax cut stencil process. Has a strong association with the people who prepared the document. Lower significance as not directly associated with Ballarat.Twenty page booklet on the history, operation and tramcars of Bendigo, produced by the Nth Sydney Boys High School Railway Club in September 1971. Printed on a wax cut stencil process, with green covers, drawings, maps, track layout, fleet list, gives tentative closure dates, route descriptions, sketches, stapled on edge. Title "The Bendigo Tram". Inside front cover notes written by A. Weston and typed by Geoff Clark. See Reg item 302 for the Ballarat version.trams, tramways, bendigo

Yields information about Ballarat tramcars in 1956, fleet lists, car numbers in use and defunct tramcars.Letter, two typed sheets, foolscap, from SEC Ballarat Office to Wal Jack on SEC Letterhead, dated 27 July 1956 replying to Wal's letter of 24 June, enclosing photographs and details of the present fleet (27 cars), modifications to cars 38 and 41, transfer of three trams from Geelong, single truck cars written off and car numbers not in use at present. Has the initials HWL:WM, signed H. W. Linaker as Manager. First sheet Watermark. trams, tramways, tramcars, ballarat, bogie trams

Colour 35mm slide in white cardboard mount of Bendigo 6, with the destination of Golden Square inbound in Nolan St with the White Hills Bendigo works in the background. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.in ink on rear "No. 6 Bendigo fleet was No. 25 Ballarat" and "Jim Rush took this slide in Nolan Street, Bendigo North"tramways, trams, bendigo, north bendigo, nolan st, tram 6

Yields information about a PMTT tramcar that was sold to Ballarat and an operating member of the BTM fleet. Yields information about uniforms.Digital Image of Prahran and Malvern Tramway Trust, Maximum Traction tramcar No. 35 at Burke Road, late 1910's. Tram later became Ballarat No. 40. Tram has the destination of St Kilda, and has three crew members in uniform standing in front of the tram. Driver on the left hold handles, Conductor in the middle - with a conductors jacket lapel badges and the man on the right, with a cash bag, but not in full uniform - a trainee?trams, tramways, pmtt, st kilda, maximum traction, tram 35, tram 40

Yields information about a PMTT tramcar that was sold to Ballarat and an operating member of the BTM fleet.Digital Image of Prahran and Malvern Tramway Trust, Maximum Traction tramcar No. 63 in Glenferrie Road, with destination of Esplanade and Route No. 4 in the window of the tram. Tram later became Ballarat No. 18. In the background are shops, centre poles and blinds on the shops, indicating a summer's day perhaps. Detail from a Rose Series postcard. Possibly late 1910's. See image 2 for original enlarged postcard and high res images. Advised by Mal Rowe that he obtained from the Bob Prentice collection. trams, tramways, pmtt, glenferrie rd, tram 63, tram 18

Yields information about the nature of the trams that came from Sydney to Ballarat for the first electric tramcars and has a strong association with the person who prepared by the plan.Blueprint plan of NSW Govt. Tramway cars 1,2,3,- Roof plan, front and side elevation - with side running trolley poles - 3/8"=1' scale with O gauge 1/4 and O gauge 3/8" scale marked. (These cars become part of the 1905 ESCo Ballarat Fleet). Imaged by scanning in two halves and joining together - could do some further work.trams, tramways, nswgt, plans, tramcars, esco

Produced by the North Sydney Boys High School Railway club, prior to the closure of the Ballarat system - little else written and published at the time about the history and details of the system. A very good booklet for the time - produced entirely by the wax cut stencil process. Has a strong association with the people who prepared the document.Twenty page booklet on the history, operation and tramcars of Ballarat, produced by the Nth Sydney Boys High School Railway Club in July 1971. Printed on a wax cut stencil process, with green covers, drawings, maps, track layout, fleet list, gives tentative closure dates, route descriptions, sketches, stapled on edge. Title "The Ballarat Tram". Stapled on the left hand side. Three copies held - 3rd copy added 22/10/05. 4th copy added 11/10/2007 and image of cover added as well. pdf image of copy added 2/11/13 - to produce the scan, copy 2 was unstapled and filed loose - may not open properly in dbtext. find file and open directly. See Reg Item 6388 for the Bendigo version.3rd copy - page 3 - in black ink "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society Catalogue No. 118", On top right hand corner "Graeme Breydon address stamp"trams, tramways, ballarat trams, secv, tramcars

Photograph of No. 27, in SEC 1930's colours at depot junction, with lake in background. Tram facing east with destination 'Depot via Gardens'. Details on rear of photo, giving indication that photo dates from mid 1930's and time of painting. Where built in Inscription is not correct or are motors and weight. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi resolution scan 313.1 - Image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the same photograph. Wal's album notes are "Standard type No. 27, Lake Wendouree March 1935, first tram to be painted dark green and cream" See btm313h.jpg for a digital image of the photograph. Image btm313i3 made from negative N709 within Wal Jack papers ex Keith Kings.Yields Information about the repainting of the tram fleet by the SEC in 1935.Black & White photo with notes on the rear. No. 3.), New type, 2-50HP motors, built - Preston (Melbourne), Colour (new standard colour, Dark green and cream, with badge on side 'State Electricity Commission' Number 14/5 to 20, 24 to 29. new cars take old types numbers in the future. Ballarat Electric Tramways.' .1 - in pencil in rear of photograph - "March 1935". Scan from original neg added 23-12-2018 as btm313i3.jpgtrams, tramways, wendouree parade, depot, repainting , tram 27

Yields information about the manufacture of "home made" signs to go into tramcars, though not fitted as such to the cars in the BTM fleet. May have been a proposal or a sample fitted elsewhere.Small steel plate sign with a primer paint coat on back, white paint on front and words "Headlight Changeover" painted in black capital letters on front and four small screw holes in corner and given a clear coat varnish finish. May have been a sample or something that was proposed to be fitted to trams as generally not fitted to Ballarat tramcars. On rear has scratched into paint "Headlight Changeover"trams, tramways, signs, headlights, tramcars

12 page booklet describing the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society's Preservation project of the former Ballarat trams. Features 8 photos with notes on Ballarat, Bendigo systems. Also notes on the BTPS and its fleet of six trams. Rear page has map by G.Inglis showing access line under construction. Image files of front and back covers. Two further copies added 18/8/2002 - from Richard Gilbert's papers.trams, tramways, ballarat, btps

16 page booklet describing the Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society's Preservation project of the former Ballarat trams. Features 10 photos with notes on Ballarat, Bendigo systems. Also notes on the BTPS and its fleet of six trams. Rear page has map by G.Inglis showing access line completed. Has 50c sticker on front cover. See Also Reg. Item 1754 for the 2nd edition. Copy 2 added 9-11-2018 from donation of Glenise Kellett.trams, tramways, ballarat, btps

Black and white photograph of the Ballaarat Tramway Co. horse tram fleet massed for a group photograph within the Gardens, at one of the loops. May have been taken on the same day as item 800. About the same number of horse trams. Close up of some the trams. The first has "CONVENT" destination and "Havelock Tobacco" advertisements. By the first tram is person dressed in an overcoat and hat. Conductor and driver on either side. Print made from a photograph held by the Ballarat Historical Society - original photo had drawing pin holes on bottom edge. See Reg Item 1121 for another reproduction of the photograph and item 9656 for a hand coloured good quality version. 2nd copy added 9/11/2005.trams, tramways, horse trams, wendouree parade, gardens, electrification