Set of four newspaper cuttings about the Victorian Government's proposal to close Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways 1 - The Age 8/8/1968 - 455 x 84 - providing details of the proposal, SEC employees, bus replacement, and keeping some trams in Ballarat for use at Sovereign Hill. Notes the politics in the Government over this matter. 2 - The Age 27/10/1967 - 47 x 43 - noting that the State Government had ordered the TRB to hold an enquiry 3 - undated and unsourced - "Battle for Trams by Petition" - Cr Roff of Save the Trams Committee - slow start on the petition. Notes the TRB recommendation to scrap the trams. 4 - The Sun - "Save tram committee will meet" - 28/10/1967 - 122 x 40 - quotes Cr Rolf of the Committee and the negative view of Cr A Nicholson.Yields information about the 1967/1968 proposal to closure both Ballarat and Bendigo Tramways. This proposal did not have the numbers in the upper house of the State Government.Set of four newspaper cuttings.Some have the newspaper source in ink along the top edge.tramways, closure, ballarat, bendigo, trb, cr roff, cr nicholson, petitions

Yields information about the view of The Courier, and locals about the mooted closure of the tramway system.Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 8 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system September. 1962. All from The Courier. 1 - "Trams and transport" - Editorial 2 - "Councils Share Tram Retention Problem" - discussions between the City and Sebastopol. Quotes Cr. Mills and Cr. Nicholson 3 - "Plans for TLC Conference" - discussions by Trades Hall in Mildura during Oct. 4 - Letter - Tram Battler - re pensioners and sermons 5 - Letter - Trammie - fare increases 6 - Letter - W. J. Parsons - re tram operations and church services 7 - Letter - Old Digger - Geelong services 8 - Letter - Retired teacher - safety and response to Old Digger. closure, letter to the editor, editorial, sec, unions

Provides information about the two-day enquiry held by the Victorian Transport Regulation board into the SEC operated Ballarat Tramway system. Enquiry held at the Ballarat Court House, by Messrs J Bolster, E V Field (Chairman) and J O Mactier of the TRB. Two photos show the Board and some of the attendees. Page 2 of the 3 April report; the acting assistant manager of the SEC advised that the tramway was unsafe, deaths due to collisions with trams, costs of refurbishing the tracks and tramcars and employment issues. Evidence was also given by the Mayor of Ballarat, Cr. Nicholson, Ballarat Town Clerk Mr Maddern, Barry Wilkins, H A Davis local bus operators. The Board considered whether the existing services could be replaced by private operators, or a publicly operated service, including the cost of operators. Also submissions from Mr O'Shea of the ATOMEA, Ballarat Trams and Labor Council, and Chamber of Manufacturers. At the time, the Government did not have the numbers in the upper house to close the system. Yields information about an 1968 enquiry into the closure of the Ballarat Tramway system. Set of two newspaper cuttings from The Courier, Ballarat 3 and 4 April 1968 about a Transport Regulation enquiry.trams, tramways, ballarat, closure, transport regulation board, trb, enquiry, atomea, sec, secv

Yields information about the views of the Councils, and an editorial from the Council, SEC views.Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 2 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system 6 Feb 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise. 1 - "Cities may join for best bargain on trams" - reporting on City Council meeting the previous evening - quotes Cr. Chisholm, Nicholson, Roff, Mills - all supportive of the trams. 2 - "Retaining the trams" - Editorial - notes that the decision is based on economics, public good and better than buses.closure, letter to the editor, editorial, sec, city of ballarat

Newspaper clipping from The Courier, Ballarat, dated Thursday 22/6/1972 titled "Gardens around tram building". Reports on the request of the BTPS to undertake planting of trees and shrubs around the depot site. Quotes comments from City Engineer, Mr. R. J. Sharp and Cr. Sir Arthur Nicholson. One of a large group of newspaper cuttings from John Bainbridge, 7/4/02.btps depot, city of ballaarat, gardens

Has a strong association with the Ballarat Courier, through an editorial and gives its views on a possible takeover of the SEC tramways by the MMTB and whether trams should continue.Newspaper clipping from the Ballarat Courier - 11/6/1953, Editorial, titled "Ballarat Transport", looking at the possibility of the MMTB taking over the operations of trams in Ballarat, just moving the losses around, quotes Mayor Cr. A. W. Nicholson, about the roads. The newspaper notes that every where else is closing its trams and replacing by buses. Gives the view that changes in transport methods could be a solution. See Reg Item 5647 for the newspaper cutting and report that resulted in this editorial. Contained originally within Reg Item 5623 at the front of this note book. For items see btm5623 loose items list.pdf.mmtb, sec, ballarat, editorial

Six photographs from a Ballarat School of Mines Past Students Dinner. The dinner was held on 14 April 1951 in the former Ballarat Technical School (currently the Gribble Building on the SMB Campus of Federation University) .1) Twelve men pose for a photograph. The tall man standing at the back in architect L.H. Vernon. The man at left in the front row is F. Gladstone Procter (alumni and Ballarat Technical Art School teacher); and second from left is William Meinhardt. .2) Left front to rear - Donald Eltringham, Mrs Eltringham, Geoff Mounter, Mrs Mounter, Alan Wilson, Ian McLachlan. Right Front to rear- Doug Dean, Mrs Dean, Bill Meinhardt, Norman Dalton. .3) From left moving away from camera:Mavis McTaggart, Hester Darby, Cr Arthur Nicholson, Mrs Nicholson, Morgan John. On right, 6 from front is Bob Morgan .4) On the right 2nd from camera is (prof Krause?). 3rd from camera is Dick Richards. .5) Dave and Hazel Jelbart are on the right. .6) On the right moving away from camera: Albert W. Steane, Mrs Steane, Dr Pound, Ruby Lonie, F.E. Ferguson, B. Elliott, Sylvia Williams. This on the left include Beryl Pickering and Noel Pickering. ballarat school of mines, ballarat technical art school, renunion, dinner, john, nichlson, darby, mctaggart, jelbart, vernon, proctor, nicholson, glad procter, alumni, f.w. procter, gladstone procter

This collection of 19 black and white photographs was taken at the Five Nation Mapping, Charting & Geodesy (MC&G) Conference, held at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo from the 9th to 11th of September 1980. Directors (or their representatives) from Australia, Canada, New Zealand, United Kingdom and the United States of America military mapping agencies attended Five Nations MC&G Conference. Identifiable attendees were MAJ GEN William L. Nicholson III - D-DMA (USA), MAJ GEN Eric W Barton CB - Director of Military Survey (UK) and COL NRJ Hillier - D-SVY (AUS). It is apparent from the background of the photos that they were taken in the Army Survey Regiment’s Officers/SGTs Mess Dining Room. Directors (or their representatives) from the five nations signed Page 156 of the Army Survey Regiment’s Visitors Book. See Item 6047. This set of 19 black and white photographs was taken during the Five Nation Mapping, Charting & Geodesy (MC&G) Conference, held at the Army Survey Regiment, Fortuna, Bendigo from the 9th to 11th of September 1980. Photos .1P to .18P are on 35mm negative film and scanned at 96 dpi. Photo .19P is printed on photographic paper and scanned at 200 dpi. They are part of the Army Survey Regiment’s Collection. .1) - Photo, black & white, 1980. In background L to R: MAJ John Blackburn, CAPT Paddy Strunks, MAJ David Bowen USA Exchange, in foreground L to R: unidentified, unidentified USA Army Aide de Camp, D-SVY COL NRJ Hillier. .2) - Photo, black & white, 1980. In background L to R: unidentified, unidentified RAN Hydrographer, MAJ GEN Eric W Barton CB - UK Director of Military Survey, MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III – USA D-DMA, unidentified, in foreground L to R: unidentified NZ Hydrographer, Cr Peter Mansell – City of Bendigo councillor. .3) - Photo, black & white, 1980. In background L to R: unidentified, D-SVY COL NRJ Hillier, unidentified NZ Hydrographer, in foreground L to R: unidentified RAN Hydrographer, unidentified. .4) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: MAJ Don Swiney MBE, MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III - D-DMA. .5) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: CAPT Paddy Strunks, MAJ David Bowen USA Exchange, unidentified (x3). .6) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: unidentified (x2), MAJ GEN Eric W Barton CB - UK Director of Military Survey. .7) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: D-SVY COL NRJ Hillier, unidentified. .8) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: MAJ David Bowen USA Exchange, unidentified NZ Hydrographer. .9) - Photo, black & white, 1980. In background L to R: unidentified, CAPT Peter Searle - UK Exchange, in foreground L to R: unidentified, CO LTCOL Bob Skitch. .10) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: CO LTCOL Bob Skitch, unidentified (x2), MAJ GEN Eric W Barton CB - UK Director of Military Survey. .11) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: Cr Peter Mansell – City of Bendigo councillor, CAPT John Harrison. .12) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: CAPT Peter Searle - UK Exchange, unidentified (x2). .13) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: unidentified Royal Canadian Air Force officer, unidentified. .14) & .15) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: unidentified, D-SVY COL NRJ Hillier. .16) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: CAPT Paddy Strunks, unidentified USA Army Aide de Camp. .17) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: CAPT Bob Cooper, MAJ David Bowen USA Exchange, Cr Peter Mansell – City of Bendigo councillor, CAPT John Harrison. .18) - Photo, black & white, 1980. In background L to R: D-SVY COL NRJ Hillier, CAPT Paddy Strunks, in foreground L to R: MAJ John Blackburn, COL Stirling (NZ). .19) - Photo, black & white, 1980. L to R: MAJGEN William L. Nicholson III - D-DMA, Cr Peter Mansell – City of Bendigo councillor, unidentified Royal Canadian Air Force officer, MAJ GEN Eric W Barton CB - UK Director of Military Survey, unidentified, Cr Robert Campbell – City of Bendigo Mayor, D-SVY COL NRJ Hillier, unidentified, COL Stirling (NZ), unidentified NZ Hydrographer, unidentified RAN Hydrographer.No personnel or civilians are identifiedroyal australian survey corps, rasvy, army survey regiment, army svy regt, fortuna

Black and white photograph (2 copies- 1 original mounted on cardboard backing, 1 large copy). On back of copy- Newspaper article with names.Typed under large copy: "Official party at opening of Mechanics Institute, 1909." Names of attendees listed in newspaper cutting: "Veranda: Roy Thomas, Howard Falconer, W. Foreshaw, --, --, Harry Falconer, --, Rev. H. Greenwood, Mr. Tucker, Mr. R.W.M. Chalmers, Mr. Jack Pollard. Standing Steps: --, Rev. Schules, Mr. A.V. Greenwood. 3rd Row (standing from left): Mr. A. Loughnan, Cr. A.B. Taylor, Mr. W. Unsworth, Mr. Hockin, Mrs. Theo Anderson, Mr. J.B. McAlpin, Rev.J. Nicholson, Mr. Alf Hocking. 2nd Row (Standing from left): Cr. Tulley, Cr. A.B. Taylor, --, --, Mrs. E.E. Walker, Mrs. R.V. Greenwood, --, --, Miss Edgar, --, Capt. Ecklestein. Front Row (Sitting from left): Mr. Gwillam, Architect, Hon. D.E. McBryde, MLC, Mrs. J. Murray, Hon. S. Murray, Premier, Mr. J. Parker, President, Rev. D. Porteous, Hon. W.H. Edgar, MLC, Hon. W.J. Evans, MLC, Mr. T. Brown."

This is a photograph of Councillor Hamilton Rutherford Reed who represented North Riding 1918 - 1936. Hamilton Reed was an early settler at Goongerah. In 1868 Hamilton Reed and John Locke both of Bendoc secured a grazing area of 60,000 acres at Goongerah. About the year 1878 Hamilton Reed and C. W. Nicholson decided to, if possible, to go from Bendoc to Orbost via Goongerah, they accomplished the task in 4 days from Goongerah. (more info. Newsletter September 2004)This item is associated with the Orbost Shire Council. The shire covered an area of 9,347 square kilometres and existed from 1892 until 1994 when it became part of the East Gippsland Shire Council.A black / white head and shoulders portrait photograph of a moustached man in a suit. There is also a framed photograph.on back - "Cr H.R. Reed, North Riding 1918-1936"reed-hamilton-rutherford goongerah-history orbost-shire-council

The sculptor of the Shakespeare sculpture was Andor Meszaros of Kew, Melbourne. The unveiling was undertaken by Mayor Arthur W. Nicholson. The statue was presented by L.F. North, general Manager of the Fidelity Trustee Company Limited, representing the late H.P. Stevens as one of the benefactors whose generosity enabled the Statue to be erected. The "portrait statue" shows how people saw Shakespeare as he wanted to be seen; as author-actor bowing to the applause. His position implies modesty, the knowledge of his own worth; majesty. his movement is at once humble and royal. The statue was positioned so people approaching or leaving Ballarat Civic Hall will see the statue full face, and the bowing attitude enables them to continue to study the face even from a few feet distant. The base in in the form of an Elizabethan stage, and is designed so that its sides correspond to the existing angles of its position. The proposal to erect a Statue of Shakespeare in Ballarat stemmed from a movement in 1889, when a committee was formed and a meeting held to inaugurate the proposal. At the initial meeting 258 pounds was contributed to the fund, which was later built on by further donations. In 1935 the fund stood at 945 pounds. In 1939 a bequest of 100 pounds was received from the estate of the late Frank Gale. In October 1952, the Fidelity trustee Company Limited notified of an extract of the will of Harry Person Stevens, in which be bequeathed the sum of 2,000 pounds to the fund for the erection of a Statue of William Shakespeare. In 1957 it was felt the fund had accumulated to an amount sufficient to carry out the intentions of the fund. at that stage the money in hand was approximately 4,000 pounds.A small committee was appointed to further the proposal. In May 1959 a panel of adjudicators met to determine the winner of a limited competition amongst sculptors. The committee comprised Cr G.L. Scott, Cr K.C. Webb, Cr W.E. Roff, J.H. Heinz representing the Fidelity Trustee Company Limited, and R.P. Evans of the Ballarat Fine Art Gallery. Norma Redpath, the nominee of the Victorian Sculptors' Society was present in the capacity of an adviser. Four page leaflet printed for the City of Ballarat Ceremony of handing over, accepting and unveiling the Shakespeare State at the Ballarat Civic Hall. The Shakespeare sculpture is cast in bronze and sits on a Stawell stone base. stevens, fidelity trustee company, gale, ballarat civic hall, shakespeare, north, nicholson, stawell stone, andor meszaros, sculpture