This tram travelling down Sturt Street was decorated for the Ballarat Centenary Celebrations. In the background you can see the City Mutual Building and a soldier's statue.tram, ballarat, centenary celebrations, city mutual building, statue, sturt street, vehicle, building

Newspaper supplement titled Bendigo's Century Volume Five: 1940 - 1949. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. Front page is titled Bendigo's Century and has a photo of a group of soldiers in uniform and with rifles. They were district servicemen on leave in 1944. Each year has heading of Who's Who, Weather, Sport and Business. First years are 1940 - 1949 titled Bendigo as it was. It has two photos of women wading through the 1949 Pall Mall flood waters and one of Miners in the crib room of the Central Deborah Mine. They are Jackie Lewis, Bob Johnson, W Landy, Ryga Yates and Les Johnson. 1940 - Army moves in to racecourse, 1941 - Devastating fire at pottery, 1942 - Forces expand, 1943 - Nation's eyes on Bendigo, 1944 - News dawns of D-day landing, 1945 - City cheers the end of the war, 1946 - Celebrations begin in city, 1947 - Gallery gets top paintings, 1948 - Water plan looks good and 1949 - Flood takes a toll on city.bendigo, history, long gully history group, the long gully history group - bendigo's century - volume five: 1940 - 1949, bendigo advertiser, central deborah mine, jackie lewis, bob johnson, w landy, ryga yates, les johnson, central nell gwynne, department of defence, bendigo jockey club, 8th division, robert menzies, deborah mine, bendigo decentralisation vigilance committee, cr w h taylor, bendigo war funds organisation, the easter fair society, bendigo agricultural show committee, mr e g ham, mr j v fairbairn, cr a staples, the bendigo chamber of commerce, richard hartley smith abbott, captain harley abbott, bendigo art gallery, bill woodfull, bendigo high school, north deborah mine, boardwalk, toni riley pharmacy, windermere hotel, cr g a pethard, coliban system, north deborah mine, bendigo pottery, bendigo trades hall council, private lawrence burstall, major-general g j rankin mhr, andrew dunstan, ordnance factory, royal australian navy, hmas bendigo, sec offices, muioof, ymca, georger addlem, fred addlem, cr a j anderson, pauline buvhan thompson, leslie thompson, edward joseph leonski, bendigo football league, mr j dedman, william stephens, forest street methodist church, pte charles phillips, pte w e durward, pte t foley, william john stephens, central nell gwynne, air chief marshall sir arthur tedder, cr taylor, united nations, flying officer, r bruce tuff, flight lieutenant owens, royal air force, commonwealth war workers housing trust scheme, mr s mckinnon, bendigo decentralised vigilance committee, ravenswood estate, john lienhop mlc, margaret (peggy) brennan, strathfieldsaye shire council, school of mines, bendigo base hospital, william george ashman, ashman's tailors, bendigo jockey club, victorian football association, bendigo east swimming pool, deborah anticline, specimen hill methodist church, north deborah, adolf hitler, benito mussolini, australian 7th division, cr galvin, bendigo war funds organisation, hmas bendigo, lt-commander jackson, bendigo football league, central deborah mine, victoria day, cr truscott, bendigo gaol, lansellstowe, awas barracks, bendigo citizens committee, john cain snr, ordnance factory, bendigo agricultural society, the duke of gloucester, duchess of gloucester, bendigo tennis association, north deborah, gillies famous pies, aids & appliance shop, mrs georgina scott, dr j a neptune scott, alfred sisley, corot, daubigney, louis sonnenberg, gas employees' union, john lienhop, soldier settlement commission, burnewang estate, king george vi, princess elizabeth, lt philip mountbatten, mr e j w herbert, ansett airways, reg ansett, most rev, dr john mccarthy, dr bernard stewart, michael giudice, bendigo united breweries, bendigo lyric photo plays, bendigo sun newspaper, shamrock hotel, west bendigo progress association, alan mcdonald, south bendigo football club, albert collier, j t webbo, mervyn tresize, state rivers and water supply commission, eppalock reservoir, public works committee, bendigo rotary club, john edgar, bendigo base hospital, albert dunstan, benevolent home, magetti's wine hall, wallace reef wine hall, magetti family, albert magetti, lance galvin, bradford cotton spinnings (victoria) pty otd, arthur syer, stanley crossman, albert arthur dunstan, rev dr henry backhaus, city family hotel, lyric theatre, bank of australasia, city club hotelcolonial mutual building, r matchett & co, lansellstowe, leonard lansell, bendigo bas hospital, australian women's army service, mr hollway, kenworth (aust) ltd, foggitt jones's bacon factory, gordon sayers, sandhurst trustees, dr john drowley, alexander hislop, royal mint, north deborah mine, ironbark south mining company, central nell gwynne company, new chum syncline

View of Sturt Street looking west from the Ballarat Homecoming publication. Buildings of interest include the Ballarat Town Hall, City Mutual Building and Marks & Co. You can also see both horse drawn cabs and the electric tram.sturt street, ballarat, ballarat town hall, city mutual, marks & co, electric tram, horse drawn cabs, streetscape, public, commercial, ballarat homecoming

Agfa colour slide, white blue plastic mount. Photograph by David Verrier. View from Spencer St south just before bridge looking back to the city skyline and the Flinders St railway viaduct. An L class is crossing the viaduct. Photo has the City Mutual and SEC Buildings along with some construction work for the new railway viaduct underway. A Shell service station sign is visible. Photos taken 22/4/1977In ink: "Fri 22/4/77 Flinders St Viaduct"trams, tramways, railways, flinders st, melbourne

Three copies of program for an art exhibition August 7 until August 11, 1972. Those associated with the exhibition are: City of Bendigo, The National Trust of Australia (Victoria) Central Victorian Branch, Mutual Permanent Building Society, Mrs D. I. Nolan and the Australian Galleries. The brochure names the twelve paintings, on exhibition by Sidney Nolan and Portrait of Sidney Nolan, by Christine Backhaus. There is also a short biography on Sidney Nolan. Handwritten in the top right corner of one copy is: Bush 1972.art, document, art of sidney nolan, city of bendigo, the national trust of australia (victoria) central victorian branch, mutual permanent building society, sidney nolan, cr d e elliott, colonel s r birch o b e, australian galleries, christine backhaus, the age, sidney henry nolan, dora irene nolan (sutherland), mrs l sweet, mrs m goslin, brighton technical school, raymond nolan, malcolm goslin, prahran technical school, national gallery art school, serge lifar, icarus, colonel de basil, kelly gang, unesco gallery paris, paradise gardens, her majesty the queen, arts centre st kilda road, prince phillip, lord snowdon, rev. fr. j p stockdale, mr a j watts, rosalind landells, feargus niall, mari mullins, brian mcgrath, bush

Colour photograph: View of Charing Cross from Pall Mall on Rosalind Park side. Fountain Plaza on left with Tandy's store, City Family Hotel and Alexandra Fountain in center, National Mutual and Cahil Chambers on right. Physical condition: loose colour photo.buildings, commercial, charing cross

Slide. Bendigo Buildings. A red crane doing construction work at Charing Cross, between the fountain and cenotaph, with the City Family Hotel on the left, the View Point Hotel, RACV Building, Colonial Mutual Life Building on right.slide, bendigo, bendigo buildings., bendigo buildings.

Black and white photo. Image shows Charing Cross and View Point, looking northwards up Pall Mall (taken from City Family Hotel?) View Point businesses evident are : National and Mutual Life; A.M. Armstrong newsagents with 'The Argus popular daily ' on front; Moran and Cato, Warren's View Point Hotel, with two storey veranda ( on side: Cameo Cigarettes). Tram in foreground in View Street approaching fountain. Hustler's Royal Reserve poppet head and chimney on western side of Pall Mall, smoke rising from engine house? Post Office building with clock tower in distance. On RH side of image: written on verandah, Woodrow's Southern Cross Hotel; E.L. Holdsworth Chemist and Shamrock Hotel in distance. Four horse drawn taxis in centre of Charing Cross roadway, near fountain. Receipt number 355/16bendigo, business, carwardine soap and candle

A night scene on Sturt Street looking east at night during the Centenary Celebrations in 1938. The dome on the National Mutual Building can be seen in the foreground.sturt street, centenary, national mutual, ballarat, traffic

Some of the businesses in the photo include Berry Anderson Stationers, Wilson's Tailors and the National Mutual building.national mutual, centenary, berry anderson, wilson's tailors, sturt street, ballarat

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The dome on the National Mutual Building can be seen. ballarat town hall, sturt street, national mutual, building, public, streetscape, vehicle, electric tram

Decorated tram celebrating the Ballarat Centenary outside of the National Mutual building in Sturt Street. Shows the tram driver, Arthur Hugo who went on to become a Tramways Inspector.arthur hugo, tram, ballarat centenary, vehicle, public

The photo was taken from the Town Hall tower. The dome of the National Mutual building is clearly visible.sturt street, town hall, streetscape, national mutual building, commerical, public, vehicle, garden

Photo was taken from the Ballarat Post Office tower. The National Mutual Building is under construction. Sign on building reads 'H.M. Theatre Farewell Concert Jessie Maclachlan'.sturt street, ballarat post office, national mutual building, h.m. theatre, streetscape, garden, trams, vehicle, commerical, public

This is located on the corner of Sturt and Albert Streets. The photo shows the shops from Jacoby's to the Mechanics' Institute.t & g mutual life assurance society, t & g corner, jacoby's, building, commerical, advertising, streetscape

Image of a Ballarat bogie car waiting at the City stop with the Boer War Memorial in front. Taken on the last day of operation of the SEC Ballarat tramway system - 19-9-1971. In the background is the National Mutual building, Golden Star Chinese Cafe, Georges Oyster / fish shop and Ballarat TV and Electrical store which looks a bit of wreck inside.Yields information about the last day of operation of the Ballarat SEC tramways.Digital image - 120 negative tramways, tramcars, ballarat, last day, closure, sturt st, boer war memorial

Photograph of Ballarat 28 and 40 at City Centre, south side of Sturt St at Lydiard St, 11/1/1954. The tram has the destination of "Grey St Sebastopol", A Conductor is walking alongside the tram, and several passengers waiting on the seats. In the background are the Commonwealth Bank and the National Mutual building. Photographer unknownYields information about SEC tramway operations.Black and white photograph on plain paperHas details of photograph and date on rear and number "1108"ballarat, sturt st, lydiard st, commonwealth bank, tram 28, tram 40

Photo looks over Shoppee Square (Central median area) in Sturt St between Armstrong and Doveton Streets, with the Town Hall and John Snow & Company (Snows) building in the view, along with the national mutual building. An ESCo tram is westbound on the south side of Sturt St. Note the telegraph pole on the left side of the photo. One the rear is a birthday message to a person in Hamilton Newcastle. It is dated 29/11/1909.Yields information about Sturt St Ballarat and Shoppee's square.Postcard colour, Divided back. No publisher's name on rear though has a publisher mark in the top centre - a six pointed star with a central motif.See image 2 for letter.tramways, trams, esco, sturt st, shoppee's square

Photo shows the view looking southwest from the Post Office towards the Town Hall. Two trams are in the view including the National Mutual building, the Town Hall, and Myer. Wal Jack in a note to Ken Magor of Newcastle notes the trams (No. 26 and a bogie), tram services, the ESCo fuse box, the tram waiting shelter, and that the location is known as "City Tram Centre". Wal has dated the photo as 1948. Note: There are two Murray Views No. 27 - see item 7360 as well.Yields information about Sturt and Lydiard St view and tram services.Postcard black and white, plain back, with a handwritten note on rear.See image 2 for details of the handwritten note by Wal Jack on the rear. tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 26, tramway centre

Yields information about tram operations and the street views in the area of the City Loop, Sturt St.Set of 3 photographs taken on 10/8/1971 by Campbell Duncan of trams in the City Loop area of Sturt St. .1 - With 5 trams, headed by No. 40, in the loop, No 26 passes the loop. In the background are the various shops and stores on the south side of Sturt St, the including Patersons store. .2 - No. 26 climbing towards Lydiard St with the Coors Private Hotel, the Commonwealth Bank and the National Mutual building in the view. The tram has the destination of Gardens via Sturt St West, and a Briquettes roof advertisement. .3 - No. 27 - passes the assembled trams in the loop with the Dickins and Thomas buildings in the background. The tram has a Twin Lakes sign.trams, tramways, sturt st, city loop, tram 26 tram 40 tram 27

Yields information about the tram operations and the landscape views of the Sturt St median strip.Ten (10) Digital images taken by George Coop during the period 1968 - 1970, of SEC trams in Sturt St, between the City and Pleasant Streets. .1 - Tram 26 climbing the Sturt St hill to Lydiard St, with the Cook's Private Hotel, the Commonwealth Bank and the National Mutual Life building in the background. Photo taken from the Titanic Bandstand. .2 - Tram 40 Sturt St, enough to Lydiard St North just before Raglan St. Has a lady passenger by the tram stop. .3 - Tram 30 - Sturt St north side, near Armstrong St, - has a blue framing line around the photograph. .4 - Tram 39, Sturt St, near Doveton St, shows the rotunda in the median strip. .5 - Tram 18, with median step in view. .6 - Tram 31, with two Johnnie Walker whiskey roof adverts, outside the National Mutual Life building with the Alan Bros Jewellers and Golden Star Chinese Cafe in the view. .7 - Tram 31, Sturt St south side with Town Hall and the Golden City Hotel in the view. Tram has destination of Gardens via Drummond North. .8 - Tram 41 - ditto - going to Sebastopol. .9 - Tram 13, south side, Gardens via Sturt West, about , near Ripon St, with the Ampol service station in the background and about to pick up a lady passenger .10 - Tram 17, near Doveton St. Has a Twin Lakes sign and a Wilkinson Sword Razor Bladese roof advert. trams, tramways, sturt st, raglan st, passengers, doveton st, tram 26, tram 40, tram 30, tram 39, tram 18, tram 31, tram 41, tram 13, tram 17

Yields information about the use of the use of the City terminus during the last days of the SEC operated system.Black and White photograph of No. 34 at the City Terminus, Sturt St, south side - tram has an SEC Roof Advert re electric cooking. In the background is the National Mutual Building, Berry Anderson stationary shop, Golden Start Chinese Cafe and the Georges Oyster bar and fish shop. Photo by Charles Craig possibly early 1970's. trams, tramways, sturt st, city, tram 34

Digital image of the Grenville St tram shelter decorated for the Victorian Centenary celebrations in Ballarat 1938 - the shelter has been decorated to look like a boat. Has tram 18 or 19 entering Bridge St. In the background is Bailey Bros butcher, Magnet bakery, advert for city Life Mutual and Cooke & Co. finance on the Nicholl & Allan building, Grenville St., Bridge St Photo by Jane Holmes, from the Museum of Victoria website - see related documents. Note the scanning error in the trackwork.trams, tramways, centenary, ballarat, shelters, grenville st, tram 18, tram 19

Yields information about the Sturt St City tram stop in 1960 and the background buildings.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Tram 31 at the tram stop, Sturt and Lydiard Streets with an Inspector walking away from the stop. Has the National Mutual Association, V& L Hairdressers and Berry Anderson stationary shop in the background.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60"tramways, trams, sturt st, city, tram 31

Yields information about the city tram stop and the surround buildings.Agfa colour slide, white cardboard mount, photo by Keith Caldwell on 8/3/1960 of: Tram 43 at the city tram stop, Sturt and Lydiard St, with the destination of Sebastopol. Has trams parked in the City Loop, a single trucker behind No. 43. In the view are the Bucks Head Hotel, the Commonwealth Bank and the national Mutual Life buildings. Slide is blotchy and has mould marks.Stamped on bottom of slide "8 Mar 60"., In ink "BxAT"tramways, trams, sturt st, lydiard st, tram 43

Yields information about the City Loop and tram operations in Sturt St, 1971Set of five black and white prints and associated negatives of trams in Ballarat during 1971 prior to closure of the system by Graham Parry. All images from the scanned negative. .1 - No. 43 and possibly 31 in the City Loop. Has various buildings in the background. .2 - No. 34 at the Sturt and Lydiard Sts tram stop. Has the National Mutual Building in the background, which has a CML (Colonial Mutual Life) sign on it. .3 - No.35 at the north side tram stop. Has a Briquettes roof advert. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North. .4 - View looking from the top of the hill at the City Loop with 43 and other cars in the loop. Has the Dickens Food Store and Patersons in the view along with other buildings. .5 - as for .4, but from the south side footpath with trams 43, 31, 26 and another in the loop. All have SEC roof adverts.tramways, trams, sturt st, city loop, lydiard st nth, tram 43, tram 31, tram 34, tram 35, tram 26

Yields information about the Sturt St and Lydiard St intersection just before closure and tram operations.Digital image of bogie tram 35 turning from Sturt St into Lydiard St North and tram 39 at the south side of the City tram stop at the corner. Has Craig's Hotel, the National Mutual building, Berry Anderson, Gemmola's Pharmacy, the Town Hall and the ANZ bank in the view. An Inspector can be seen near the tram stop. Photo taken from the Post Office tower. Photo by John Ward 20 August 1971. Slide title "04709 200871 7173-G SECV bogie trams 39 & 35 Sturt St to Lydiard St North Ballarat Vic"trams, tramways, sturt st, lydiard st, post office, city terminus, tram 39, tram 35

Yields information about the appearance of the ex Melbourne bogie trams the city tram stop.Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of bogie car No. 15, when "new" to Ballarat, c1946 at Sturt and Lydiard streets. Has the Commonwealth Bank, the National Mutual building and the trams, tramways, drummond st nth, sturt st, tram 15

Set of 14 Kodachrome transparencies taken on 23/11/1962. 1162.1 - tram 38 turning into Lydiard St. North from Sturt St. with tram 20 in background. Many motor vehicles in photo. 1162.2 - as above, but a minute of so later. Has Mutual Life building in background as well as Town Hall. 1162.3 - No. 40 entering Albert St. from Skipton St. outbound to Sebastopol. 1162.4 - No. 40 near start of side of the road running in Albert St. heading to Sebastopol. 1162.5 - No. 40 at the City terminus, on the South side of Sturt St. Has Town Hall and other buildings along the south side of Sturt St. in the background. 1162.6 - No. 40 at Sebastopol terminus - shows arrangement of the signs at the terminus. 1162.7 - No. 40 and No. 38 crossing at loop between Sayle and Grey St. No. 40 inbound. 1162.8 - No. 40 turning from Drummond St. South to Sturt St. at Hospital Corner with Southern Cross Hotel in background. 1162.9 - No. 18 in Wendouree Parade near Forest St. heading east with destination of "Victoria St." 1162.10 - Nos 41 and 39 at Depot Junction. Both trams have SEC ads. 1162.11 - No. 39 turning into the depot from Wendouree Parade - showing destination of "Gardens via Drummond Nth" 1162.12- No. 17 at Lydiard St. North terminus, showing destination of "Grey St. Sebas". Has a Twin Lakes sign 1162.13 - ditto, but with trolley pole turned around. Has SEC Briquettes roof ad and Whitehorse whiskey ad on rear dash panel. 1162.14 - No. 40 outbound to Sebastopol crossing Albert St. 1162.1 -"Nos. 38 and 20 in Sturt St. Ballarat at corner of Lydiard St." 1162.2 - "No. 38 turns into Lydiard St. as No. 20 waits at stop in Sturt St. Ballarat" 1162.3 - "No. 40 entering Albert St. from Skipton St. Redan on Sebastopol route." 1162.4 - "No 40 at beginning of reserved track on Sebastopol route, Albert St. Redan." 1162.5 - "No. 40 in Sturt St. Ballarat near cnr. of Armstrong St." 1162.6 - "No. 40 at Sebastopol terminus" 1162.7 - "No. 38 and 40 crossing at Sayle St. Loop on Albert St. reserved track, Sebastopol route" 1162.8 - "No. 40 turning into Sturt St. from Drummond St." 1162.9 - "No. 18 in Wendouree Pde. Ballarat near tramway depot" 1162.10 - "No. 41 and 39 outside Ballarat tramway depot, Lake Wendouree in background" 1162.11 - "No. 39 entering tramway depot from Wendouree Parade, Ballarat" 1162.12 - "No 17 at Lydiard St. North terminus, Ballarat North" 1162.13 - "No 17 at Lydiard St. North terminus, Ballarat North" 1162.14 - "No. 40 crossing Albert St. Sebastopol as reserved track switches from left to right of road" All have date stamp of "23 Nov. 1962" in purple ink. All black ink unless otherwise noted.tramways, trams, ballarat, albert st., sturt st., sebastopol, grey st., hospital corner, wendouree parade, depot junction, lydiard st. north, tram 17, tram 18, tram 20, tram 38, tram 39, tram 40, tram 41