Tram tracks being laid for the South line up the Moorabo9ol St., hill and to connect with the already completed Ryrie St. tracks. Photo looks south. The date on the Orphanage carnival notice in front of the London Fire Assurance building (that still stands) is July 1911.Black and white print on paper.GRS710/24/1/4 and 24-4 written on the reverse in pencil. The No. 1 inside a circle x 2, and Orphanage Carnival are written on the reverse in ink.geelong tramway new tracks, geelong tramway south line

Tram tracks being laid in Moorabool St, looking north. Curved track heads into Ryrie St, 1911. See also Item 9214.Black and white print on paper.GRS710/25/1/4 and 24-4 written on the reverse in pencil. No. 1 in a circle, 25-4 and an ink 5 overwriting the pencil 4 in 24, written on the reverse in ink.geelong tramways new tracks

Tram tracks being laid for the South line up the Moorabool St., hill across the intersection of Ryrie St. Photo looks to the SE, curves in the foreground are the completed tracks into Ryrie St., heading towards the West and Newtown termini. The large building at left is the Geelong Theatre.Black and white print on paper.The no., 1 inside a circle written in ink on the reverse. GRS710/25/1/3 and 25-3, written in pencil on the reverse.geelong tramway- new tracks, geelong theatre

Photo shows track construction in Malop St at the intersection with Moorabool St, looking west in Malop St. Has a horse drawn cab turning from Malop into Moorabool St. In the background are buildings for H Fanks & Co, booksellers and stationers, advertising the Argus and Australasian, J Lockwood photographers, Havelock tobacco, tea rooms, Walter S Wylan & Co and Wartzki Freedman & Co. Very similar to item 9268.Yields information about the construction of Geelong tramways in Malop St.Black and white print on paper.In ink on the rear, "Malop St facing West" and various reproduction marks.geelong streetscape, geelong tramway laying new tracks, geelong, malop st, new tramway, trackwork, moorabool st

The photo shows the construction of the first part of the Geelong tram depot, digging trenches for power cables or drainage, some track, wheel sets delivered possibly mid-1911. The power station chimney can be seen on the left-hand side. Many workers, horse-drawn carts, and materials can be seen.Yields information about Geelong late 1930s and tramway operations.Black and white photograph - plain back.geelong, tramways, mesco, construction, geelong depot, new tramways

Negative and Digital images of the Wal Jack Geelong Negative file of Geelong No. 24 rounding the double track curve from Glenleith Ave into Melbourne Road. On the corner is V. H. Rodgers Butchers building remains in 2020. The tram has the destination of North and has the new style of lining. Photo mid 1940's.Yields information about Geelong 24, and the corner of Glenleith Ave and Melbourne Road.Negativetrams, tramways, geelong, melbourne road, glenleith ave, north, tram 24

Shows a near complete Birney car to the right, with cars 2,11, a trailer and car 12 in roads 1-4. The tracks to roads 3 and 4 are being realigned to accommodate a new track to road 5. 1924Yeilds information about the Geelong tramways buildings, cars and track realignment in 1924.Black and white print on paper.Plate 1-9 hand-written on back of photo.birney car, tram cars, track realignment geelong tram shed

Framed set of 17 No. 60mm x 38mm black and white photographs (see 588 - 604) showing arrival of new trams ex Melbourne in 1930, construction of Lydiard St North track relaying in Ballarat during 1937, opening of Lydiard St. extension in 1937 and two Geelong trams in 1937. Mounted on a white cardboard based with captions written under photos in brown ink, red ink underline contained within a brown stained wooden frame with glass front and cardboard backing sheet, held with small nails. Also see Item No. 587A, AS Box 56 - 5" x 8" photo of same. For photo of opening of Lydiard St. Nth extension, has a piece of tape over date, corrected from 28-9-37 to 30-8-37. Also in pencil on rear of frame. For details of individual photographs see prints of photos items 588 - 604. Photos taken with a Kodak Vest Pocket camera. See Kings, Ballarat TramwaysIn pencil on rear "Lydiard St. Nth from Aug. 30/37"trams, tramways, ballarat, geelong, lydiard st. north, new trams

Yields information about the first series of Geelong trams in 1912.Postcard, divided back of one of the first Geelong trams in the depot. No number can be seen on the front of the tram. The first batch was numbered 1 to 10. Note the detail painting on the piece of vertical panel at the end of the saloon. Note the track brake. The postcard writer advised that it was one of Geelong's new trams. Divided back type with areas for correspondence, stamp and address. On the left hand side - W. H. Watts Photographer Geelong.trams, tramways, geelong, depot, new tramcars, tram 30

Photocopy of an article in the State Electricity Commission of Victoria Magazine, Contact, Vol 1, No. 3, Nov. 1936 titled "Geelong Electric Tramways". Two A4 sheets. The article gives a short history of the development of the Geelong tramway system, replacement of petrol buses, extensions to Belmont, Chilwell and North Geelong. Gives track construction details, track renewals from 1924 (concrete stringers replacement), trolley wire, power supply (550V DC), rolling stock, Birney trams, services, fares, passenger numbers and the new SEC green uniforms. Has a photo of the Geelong depot with senior staff named and a photo of a tramwayman in the new Green uniform. Trams 27,30, 5, 23 and 6. Record revised 3/4/2019 to add digital images with those from Andrew Cook CD. Andrew notes the person in the photo could be Mr. Percy.trams, tramways, sec, geelong, trackwork, uniforms, track repairs

Yields information about industrial issues in Geelong over one man trams and rosters, and that Ballarat was keep advised of the situation. Also a travellers view of Ballarat trams.Set of three (two copies of each except the First Aid one), newspaper clippings from the Geelong Advertiser, 28/10/1952 cut out and pasted onto blue paper, with the Newspaper Name and date type on each piece. Items were pinned together with a typed memo on top - from the Manager of the Geelong Branch to Engineer and Manger Ballarat, dated 28/10/1952, sending the cuttings for information. Has SEC date stamp of 29 Oct. 1952 - see inscriptions. News items were: "Tramway Talks on Thursday" - noting tramway union to meet with SEC Geelong Manager Mr. T.A Farr on Thursday to submit alternative proposals, mainly in regards to new roster affect East Geelong, Geelong West, Eastern Park and Chilwell routes. New roster schedule to come in on 1 November. "Transport Services" - letter to the editor, signed "Reasonable Service" about the writers trip to Ballarat on one of the new diesel rail motor, poor track and the higher measure of patronage on Ballarat's tram and that one of the seats have been removed for prams. "First Aid Team in Final" - about the success of the SEC Geelong team in the Safety Branch Shield competition. Gives names of participants.Memo - has "DTS" on top right hand corner and the cutting regarding the first aid team has in ink "Copy sent to W/M" (Works Manager).one man trams, geelong, unions, rosters, ballarat, prams, vr, first aid

Tram tracks being laid in Malop Street, looking SW, 1911. Several of the buildings in the distance still stand.Yields information about the construction of trams in Malop St Geelong.Black and white print on paper.GSR710/25/1/1 and 25-1 written in pencil on the reverse. The No. 1 in a circle is written in pen on the reverse.geelong tramways new tracks, geelong streetscape c. 1911, malop st, geelong

Photo shows track construction in Malop St at the intersection with Moorabool St, looking west in Malop St. Has a horse drawn cart loaded with bags or sacks of grain turning from Malop into Moorabool St. In the background are buildings for H Fanks & Co, booksellers and stationers, advertising the Argus and Australasian, J Lockwood photographers, Havelock tobacco, tea rooms, Walter S Wylan & Co and Wartzki Freedman & Co. Very similar to item 9267.Yields information about the construction of Geelong tramways in Malop St.Black and white print on paper. Two copies held.The no. 1 in a circle written on the reverse in ink. GRS710/25/1/2 and 25-2 written on the reverse in pencil.geelong tramway laying of new track, geelong streetscape, new tramway, geelong, trackwork, malop st, moorabool st.

Construction of the North tram route along The Esplanade, looking north. New grooved rail is laid out on the slope down to Corio Bay. 1928Yields information on the development of Tramways infrastructure in Geelong.Black and white print on paper.Repeat 8-14, 24/25 - 36, written in pencil on the rear of the photograph.geelong esplanade, grooved tramway rail, corio bay, geelong, esplanade, track construction