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Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Football trams, Melbourne Electric Supply Co. (MESCo), c.1923-24
... Motorised tramway trailer... oval Motorised tramway trailer 8-1 written in pencil ...One of a series of five photographs taken from the same position on the southern side of Ryrie St. at the intersection of Garden St., East Geelong/. Trams are stabled on a stub termonis that could take at least five cars in Ryrie St. The East line, opened in stages in 1923, curves off to the right. Patrons are walking to the trams following the end of a football match at Corio Oval, 0.5km to the east. The photo shows motorised trailer No. 12 pulling one of the two remaining trailers, both heavily loaded. Its destination is WEST GEELONG. Date is likely to be winter 1923 -4 or -5. Yields information re early Geelong Tramways infrastructure and social life.A black and white print on paper8-1 written in pencil on the back of photographgeelong football tram, garden and ryrie sts, east tramway line, corio oval, motorised tramway trailer -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Geelong Tramway "Summer Car"
... Geelong tramway motorised trailer... of the two trailers motorised in 1913 with equipment identical ..."Summer Car" 11 outside Mac's Hotel in Corio Tce. To the right is Strachan, Murray and Shannon's wool store whose facade still stands. The tramcar, shown in pristine condition was one of the two trailers motorised in 1913 with equipment identical to that of the Duncan & Fraser cars. They were built for use mainly on the new South route to the Barwon River. The coloured destination lights were from left: Red for GEELONG WEST, blank (later blue for the East route), white for SOUTH GEELONG and green for NEWTOWN. Side destination boxes have been added. Late 1913.Black and white print on paperNo. 1 inside a circle, and 13-7 written in ink on reverse. GSR7109/13/1/7 written on reverse in pencil.geelong tramway summer car 11, geelong streetscape, geelong tramway motorised trailer, geelong tram destination lights -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Digital image Set of 2, Chris Phillips, Mar.1987
Digital image - set of two - of the Newton Williams and Darryl Hawksworth motorised cable tram set operating in Wendouree Parade during the 1987 March Begonia Festival. .1 - grip car running around the trailer in the loop. .2 - grip car and trailer 171 in the loop with tram 40 behind.trams, tramways, btps, cable trams, begonia festival, gardens loop, wendouree parade, tram 40, tram 171 -
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Newspaper, The Courier Ballarat, "What's on this Weekend", 6/03/1987 12:00:00 AM
Small item about the BTPS operating a motorised cable tram set during the 1987 Begonia Festival, with cable trailer 171 arriving.Newspaper clipping, from The Courier, 6-3-1987, from the What's on this weekend Section, about the BTPS operating a Melbourne cable tram set the forthcoming weekend as part of the Begonia Festival. Has a photo of cable trailer 171 on the trailer prior to unloading. Appears to be Peter Winspur and Alan Bradley alongside the trailer. Notes Newton Williams and Darryl Hawksworth as the owners of the grip car and trailer respectively.btps, cable trams, begonia festival -
Ballarat Tramway Museum
Photograph - Set of four photographs of the motorised cable tram set - Wendouree Parade, Andrew Howlett, 20-3-1988
Photographs show the Motorised cable tram set built by Newton Williams and Darryl Hawksworth operating in Wendouree Parade during the 1988 Begonia Festival. The set operated in the 1987 Festival as well. See Reg Item 771 for further details. Grip car 593 and trailer 171.Yields information about the operation of the cable tram set in Wendouree Parade by the BTPS during the 1988 Begonia FestivalSet of four colour prints placed in an album sheet with date label.trams, ballarat, cable trams, grip car, trailers, begonia festival, btps