Showing 52 items matching "bendigo tourist tramway"
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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - Historical Society Field Trip Tram Tour, April 2011
... bendigo tourist tramway... for their trams. history bendigo bendigo tourist tramway trams One Hundred ...Bendigo Tramways has been in operation since June 1890. From that time, the citizens of Bendigo have experienced battery, steam and electric traction as the principal modes of propulsion for their trams.One Hundred and Forty Four photos taken on a field trip by the Bendigo Historical Society on the Bendigo Tourist Tramshistory, bendigo, bendigo tourist tramway, trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Ephemera - BENDIGO TRAMWAYS TOURIST BADGE
... Bendigo Tramways Tourist Badge: Circular badge with black... Tramways Bendigo Tramways Tourist Badge: Circular badge with black ...BHS CollectionBendigo Tramways Tourist Badge: Circular badge with black and brown print on a white background. On the front at the top is printed Bendigo's underneath is a picture of a brown Tram with *Bendigo Tramways* written on the tram underneath the tram is *Historic Trams* Pin clasp on the back for attaching. Box 625bendigo, tramways, tourism, bendigo's historic tramways -
Bendigo Military MuseumPlan - MAP, TOURIST, L Joly, A Maunier, WWI
The map belonged to Jack Grinton No 1043 38th Batt AIF. At Wars end extensive leave was granted, Jack journeyed to Paris, Nice, Monte Carlo taking many photos. Part of the Grinton collection which included hundreds of negatives and developed photos that he took during the War. Refer Cat No 1280 for service details. Refer 1317P, 1320P.Map of Paris. Red cardboard or paper hardcover, new edition guide of metropolitan Paris (ministries, tramways, monuments), Index in front, folded paper map attached to back cover. "Plan commode de Paris avec l'itineraire des autobus & tramways metropolitan"documents-maps, french -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - BENDIGO TRAM NO. 30
Coloured postcard. On back of card ' Birney Tram no. 30 decorated for a Royal Tour occasion. The Bendigo Trust operates this tram and others on a tourist service between Central Deborah Mine and the Chinese Joss House at Emu Point' Image shows Birney tram decorated with Union Jack and Australian flag on top, with crown on front of tram. Myer building on LH side of image.Nu Color Vuebendigo, tramways, royal tram, bendigo, tram, royal celebration, myer, pall mall -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - BENDIGO TRAMS - BENDIGO VINTAGE TRAMWAYS
coloured postcard. 4 separate images showing views of trams in Bendigo streets, Pall Mall, Charing Cross, Alexandra Fountain, Deborah Mine. On back of card 'Post Card, The Rose Series Deluxe. No. 19, in front of Post Office and Civic Buildings, Built Duncan & Fraser, Adelaide, 1920, came to Bendigo 1935. No. 5 at Alexandra Fountain - built 1913 Adelaide. No. 25 at the Gold Monument, one of the first trams to start the Bendigo Tourist Tram Service. No. 30 at the Central Deborah Mine, this Birney is probably the oldest of its type to come to Australia. Built USA.' ' The Bendigo Trust, PO, Box 333, Bendigo, Australia, 3550'Rose Seriesbendigo, tramways, trams in street views, bendigo, alexandra fountain, charing cross, central deborah, post office, duncan and fraser, birney, tourism -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS TICKETS
One 1/- (one shilling) State electricity Commission of Victoria, Electricity Supply Department, Provincial Tramways tourist's Ticket. No. A15204. This ticket has been used and been cancelled by a handwritten and underlined word Cancelled, in purple colour. Note the clipped marks at the bottom edge made by the Conductors 'nipper'. A piece of adhesive tape has been placed from the top on the face of the ticket. All printing on the face and the reverse side may be viewed on the scans attached.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BASIL MILLER COLLECTION: TRAMS - THESIS - STUDY OF TRAMS AS A TOURIST ATTRACTION
... A study of the Bendigo tramways as a tourist attraction... PERSON Individual basil miller A study of the Bendigo tramways ...A study of the Bendigo tramways as a tourist attraction. Thesis ES III by M. McGowan. Three(3) photos stapled to manilla folder. Forty-nine(49) pages.person, individual, basil miller -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - ROY MITCHELL COLLECTION: CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE
... BENDIGO Tramways tourist tram Tram at Central Deborah Mine. Photo ...Tram at Central Deborah Mine. Photo taken 1992 by Roy Mitchell.bendigo, tramways, tourist tram -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - ROY MITCHELL COLLECTION: TRAM CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE
... BENDIGO Tramways tourist tram Tram at Central Deborah Mine. Photo ...Tram at Central Deborah Mine. Photo taken 1992 by Roy Mitchell.bendigo, tramways, tourist tram -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - ROY MITCHELL COLLECTION: TRAM AT CENTRAL DEBORAH MINE
... BENDIGO Tramways tourist tram Talking tram at Central Deborah Mine ...Talking tram at Central Deborah Mine. Photo taken May 1985 by Roy Mitchell.bendigo, tramways, tourist tram -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Ephemera - KEN HESSE COLLECTION: TRAM TICKETS, ENTRY TICKETS, INVITATION, GAME
1) Red and white guessing game card in the name of Betty Nankervis giving the correct number of answers:11. When opened there are 20 questions on parts of the human anatomy with space for answers. 2) Bendigo Tramways card first issued December 9 & 10 1972 the name Mrs K. Hesse typed above the picture of a tram. Linking unique tourist attractions, a project of the Bendigo Trust. On the back a signature R.F. Lamb(?) 3) Two tickets Electricity supply department provincial tramways, this ticket is issued subject to the by-laws, price 1 penny. 4) Two entry tickets to Bendigo pottery Australia's oldest pottery workshop, one family for $1.40 and one adult for 50centts. 5) Brown paper rectangular box in the middle: Manchuria, twelve different stamps issued by the Japanese puppet government of Manchuria and the north-east provinces under the control of the Chinese Nationalist Government. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Postcard - TRAM NO. 30 DECORATED FOR ROYAL VISIT
Coloured postcard of Birney tram no. 30 decorated for a Royal Tour occasion. The Bendigo Trust operates this tram and others on a tourist service between Central Deborah Mine and the Chinese Joss House at Emu Point.bendigo, tramways, tram 30 -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - ''THE BENDIGO TRAMWAYS: A HISTORY''
... (1930 -1960) closure of tramways; Bendigo 'talking' tourist tram... of tramways; Bendigo 'talking' tourist tram (Dec. 1972); Writer's ...''The Bendigo Tramways - A History'' (author, not named, but last page indicates that writer was 17 years of age). Eight handwritten pages; 4 pages of photo reproductions; loose sheet - broad description of 'Bendigo''; loose sheet showing ''S.E.C. Bendigo Tramways Track Diagram as at closure of system, April 1972''. Early moves to have tramway system in 1880s; battery trams operation; steam tram motors; Bendigo Tramway Company; Electric Supply Company; Route maps (''in the appendices at the end of this report'' ???); State Electricity Commission of Victoria; list of the major purchases made by the SEC from the MMB to add to the Bendigo fleet (1930 -1960) closure of tramways; Bendigo 'talking' tourist tram (Dec. 1972); Writer's notes - acknowledgementtramways, history, bendigotramway history., bendigo tramways, electric supply company, talking tourist tram. tramsways track diagram. battery trams, ellsen and co., the sandhurst and eaglehawke tramways company. mollison street. arnold street. -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - JAMES LERK COLLECTION: BENDIGO TRAMWAYS POSTCARDS
Bendigo Tramways (mini) ' Postcards' - two with advertising for R O Henderson (Beehive) Pty Ltd, Pall Mall on reverse (both individually numbered); other two 'postcards' have nothing printed on reverse. Text on front: Bendigo Tramways. First Issue December 9 & 10 1972; Linking Unique Tourist Attractions; A Project of the Bendigo Trust.bendigo, tramways, tickets -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Book - BENDIGO FOR SUNSHINE BUSINESS AND PLEASURE
Bendigo for Sunshine Business and Pleasure, under the seal of the Bendigo City Council. Published by Bolton Bros Pty Ltd, Centreway, Bendigo. The book has 56 pages of early Bendigo photos, depicting various tourist attraction, buildings,shops, industries. Some of the photes: Herbert Keck&Sons, Commercial House, Tomlins-Simmie&co. Flour Millers,The Beehive, W. Cowling, The School of Mines, Chemists of Bendigo, Bolton Bros, Prescott and Dawe, Churches of Bendigo, W.J. Lenten, Myer,Favaloro, Electric Light- Poer and Tramway, Bartlett Bros, Baker&Woods, William Wallace, Public Buildings, Lake Weeroona, Bendigo Business College, Leggo's of Bendigo, Rosalind Park, Stillwell, Bendigo Pottery, Warren's Emporium, Randall's, Chatfield, Frank Monaghan, Rickards Bros, Cocking's Bargain Centre, Whitelock & Carter, Bucknell & Jeffrey, The Bendigo Advertiser, Charing Cross, Hartley Bros, Cohn Bros, Bendigo Art Gallery, J.B. Wilson.bendigo, history, photographic history -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Document - BENDIGO TOURISM BROCHURES COLLECTION: TOURISM BROCHURES, 1970's
Document. Six single sheet leaflets; Hartland's Eucalyptus Factory and Historic Farm. Bendigo Tramway's. Bendigo Pottery. Central Deborah Gold Mine. The Chinese Joss House. (2). One bi-fold brochure Central Deborah Gold Mine and Talking Tram. Tri-fold brochures; Bendigo and District Tourist Guide (x2). Welcome to Bendigo and District Victoria. Bendigo Victoria, Australia. One multi-fold brochure ''Gold ! - Bendigo Gold !''.document, memo, bendigo tourism brochures -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - GREATER BENDIGO PHOTO COLLECTION: TRAM
Photograph. Red No.30 tourist tram. Advertising for 3BO on side.tramways, history, talking trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - GREATER BENDIGO PHOTO COLLECTION: TRAM
Photograph. A green tourist tram. On the left poppet legs of the Central Deborah mine. On the right is a Holden sedan.tramways, history, talking trams -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.Photograph - WES HARRY COLLECTION: TOURIST TRAM OPENING, December 1972
Black and white photograph of tram No. 30 at Charing Cross on the opening day of the tourist tram service. On the left of the shot there is a policeman directing traffic and another tram can be seen closer to the City Family Hotel.organization, public utility, bendigo tramways., tram no.30, birney tram, tourist tram opening. -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumDocument - Amendment Sheet - fares, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), mid 1950's?
Demonstrates documentation and methods used to advise of changes to fare tickets and bylaws in both Ballarat and Bendigo.Amendment sheet - with adhesive backing detailing changes to Tourist tickets, fare sections (3d and 2d), children fares. Applies to both Ballarat and Bendigo. Undated - c1950's? tramways, trams, bendigo, ballarat, tickets, fares -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, Herald Sun, Opening of Bendigo Tourist Trams - advertisement, 8/12/1972 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper advertisement from the Herald, Friday 8/12/1972 about the opening of the Bendigo Trust - Tourist Tram service, by the Hon. R.. J. Hamer, Premier of Victoria at 2pm the following day Notes as operating every weekend and that a project of the Bendigo Trust.trams, tramways, bendigo, opening, bendigo trust, r.. j. hamer -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Document - Correspondence, B. Prentice, 1973
1230.1 - copy of letter sent to Neville Gower from Bob Prentice enclosing a number of documents regarding submissions and other associated documents pertaining to the operation of Bendigo's trams by the Bendigo trust. Sent on the 1st March 1973. Typed onto light blue paper. 1230.2 - 14 page photocopy (Foolscap size on heat sensitive paper) of the submission prepared by the Bendigo trust - detailing the history of trams in Bendigo, types of trams in Bendigo, selection of the route, equipment and plant required, planned development, list of trams in Bendigo, their condition and financial statements of the Bendigo Trust 1972. 1230.3 - 14 pages photocopy (Foolscap size on heat sensitive paper) Appendix II - submission details projected passengers, operational details and proposals, estimated revenue, Philosophy of operation, trams required, operating budgets, how the service could be operated - internal combustion engines, batteries, stationary engine and generator or converter station and costs associated with the options. If item to be researched, copy on more stable photocopy paper to be provided.tram, trams, bendigo, bendigo trust, tourist trams, power supply -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tourist Trams for Bendigo", 4/11/1972 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping possibly from The Courier, Ballarat, 4/11/1972, about the opening of the Bendigo Tourist tram service by the Premier Mr. R. Hamer on Dec. 9, 1972. Item mentions the keeping the Birneys in Bendigo, against them going to Adelaide and the Bendigo Trust. Item possibly from the Courier, as mentions the GBA (Greater Ballarat Association), Mr Melton Foo and Mr. Edgar Bartrop."4/11/72" on bottom edge in blue ink and a red ink arrow pointing to the Clipping.trams, tramways, bendigo, opening, bendigo trust, mr. r. hamer -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tourist Trams for Bendigo", 24/10/1972 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper Clipping possibly from The Courier, Ballarat, 24/10/1972 about questions to be asked in the Legislative Assembly today by Mr. Floyd (Labour Williamstown) about the running of the trams in Bendigo for tourists and running of trams in Ballarat. Item notes that approved the service between the North Deborah mine and the Chinese Joss House. Item possibly from the Courier as it has Ballarat people funeral notices on the rear."24/10/72" in top right hand corner in black ink.trams, tramways, bendigo, parliamentary questions, mr. floyd, mr. v. wilcox -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, "Government to finance Bendigo Tourist Trams", 13/9/1973?
... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Bendigo ...Newspaper Clipping possibly from a newspaper dated 13/9/1973 (should this be 1972 given item 1236?)about the State Government approval of a tourist tram service as a trail between the Central Deborah Mine and the Chinese Joss House for a period ending Easter 1974. Quotes the Minister for Local Government, Mr Hunt. Also mentions local member Mr. Bob Tretherwey MLA and MLC's for Bendigo. Does not appear to be a Melbourne paper, as it gives AUP as the source."13.Sept.73" in pencil in top right hand corner.trams, tramways, bendigo, tourist trams, mr. hunt, bendigo trust -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, Herald & Weekly Times Ltd, "Bendigo gets the rumble again", 9/12/1972 12:00:00 AM
... Parade Ballarat Ballarat goldfields Trams tramways Bendigo ...Newspaper Clipping possibly from The Sun, Melbourne, 9/12/1972 with two photographs about the preparation for the opening of the Tourist tram service in Bendigo. Quotes Bendigo Trust Publicity Officer, Daryl McClure, gives details of Government financial assistance and details of the opening on the following day by the Premier, Mr. R. Hamer. Photos are of No. 25 and James Lerk.trams, tramways, bendigo, tourist trams, mr. hamer, opening, bendigo trust -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, Government funds for Ballarat's tourist trams?", 22/09/1972 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 22/9/1972 about the BTPS seeking government funding for the museum and its development. Quotes Publicity Officer, Mr Maurie Calnin. Also gives notes on progress so far, mentions Bendigo and power supply.Date "22/9/72" in headline area.trams, tramways, museum construction, funding, btps -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumNewspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Tram Society puzzled by response", 13/12/1972 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 13/12/1972, with the BTPS Vice President Mr. M. Calnin expressing puzzlement at the official and public response to the Society's efforts to establish its tourist tram route near Wendouree Parade. He contrasted this to the enthusiasm in Bendigo. Also mentions the development of Sovereign Hill. Notes track laying work underway this weekend.date in blue ink of "13/12/72" in top area of cutting.trams, tramways, btps, trackwork, museum establishment -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "Let us envisage future demands" - Courier Editorial, 22/11/1971 12:00:00 AM
Newspaper clipping from The Courier, 22/11/1971 - editorial item - about the consideration by the City Council for a tourist tram network in Ballarat. Mentions that though Bendigo saved a substantial part of its system through Government approval, it barely caused a tremor in Ballarat. Mentions BTPS seeking approval for the Botanical Gardens, the demolition of the system in the centre of Ballarat, money given to Sovereign Hill. Finishes by seeking support for 'our new tram venture'.trams, tramways, courier editorial, city of ballarat, museum establishment, bendigo, btps, demolition -
Ballarat Tramway MuseumEphemera - Ticket/s, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Manila Adult Tourist ticket, 1/, c1943
Manila Adult Tourist ticket, 1/- Card Ticket No Ba 083105. Useable on all provincial tramways. See attached sheet for more information. Card preprinted for years 1943 to 1945 and dates for Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Allowed a return trip on all routes. Was punched for use on Monday Jan. 7, 1945 and used on trips 1 to 5 in Ballarat.trams, tramways, secv, ballarat, tickets, tourist ticket
