Two page letter, typed on A4 sheets, dated 20/3/2008 from Earl Ewers regarding the Sebastopol horse tram depot fire and other matters, fare boxes etc. Was addressed to Alan Bradley who received the copy.trams, tramways, sebastopol, accidents, horse trams, fare boxes

1 - Drawing of the Ballarat horse tram system as it was in 1905, prepared by Wal Jack. Shows the depot, Gardens, Convent, Ballarat railway station, Darling and Sebastopol depots, major streets and track arrangements. Prepared on heavy paper and folded into three. 2 - on the location of the Sebastopol tram depot - between Yale and Burnett Streets in Albert St. Items were contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips - see btm5507-list.pdf for actual location.Yields information the Ballarat Horse tram layout or track plan in 1905 and the location of the Sebastopol depot. Has a strong association with Wal Jack.5599.1 - Drawing titled "Ballarat Horse System at 1905", in ink and coloured pencil 5599.2 - Handwritten notehorse tram, map, track layout, sebastopol depot

The photograph shows the former bluestone horse tram depot in Darling St prior to its demolition in 1962 (See Golden City and its Tramways page 26). Photo by Keith Kings. The photo was used on page 19 in Keith Kings 1971 book "Ballarat Tramways." Photo undated - c1970. Yields information about the horse tram depot in Darling St. Sebastopol prior to its demolition during 1962.Black and white photograph notes on rear.In pencil "No 4, page 19" and "KK"tramcars, tramways, darling st, horse trams, depot

Photograph of the old horse tram depot in Skipton St, corner Darling St, 21/4/1962 - prior to its demolition. Photo by Keith Kings. Shows the nature of the building, bluestone, metal deck roof, the end wall and windows brickwork and the subsequent use - a produce store. Used in The Golden City and its Tramways - page 26. 3799.1 - digital image from the Wal Jack album, see h for high resolution image and see i2 for details on the rear of the photograph.Yields information about the former Darling St depot used as a horse tram / stable depot, and the subsequent use of the building.Black and White photograph with notes on the rear.On rear in ink "Ballarat / Old Horse Tram Depot, in Skipton Street, corner Darling Street, 21/4/62. (It was demolished shortly afterwards). In top right hand corner, stamp "K.S.Kings Copyright reserved" and "N(9)(18)"tramways, trams, horse trams, depot, darling st, skipton st

This tram was built in 1913 for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust. When first in use it was number 35. It was sold to the State Electricity Commission of Victoria and became number 40 in 1951. Ballarat Tramway Museum purchased the tram in 1971. It was the last tram to run when it ran from Sebastopol to the depot on 19 September 1971. Tram 40 is an operational vehicle and in general use in the Museum service.Large coloured photograph, laminated, of green and cream tram number 40.Tram number 40 and emblem of State Electricity Commission of Victoria in gold on side.1913, prahran and malvern tramways trust, tram 35, state electricity commission, tram 40, 1951, ballarat tramway museum, 1971, last tram, sebastopol to depot, operational vehicle

Set of three photos by Chris Wurr in January 1971 1 - 38 passes the depot, westbound. 2 - 38 trundling through the gardens. 3 - 39 runs through a puddle, outbound in Albert St, Sebastopol - actually a very muddy roadway. Yields information about the Ballarat tramway system, trams 38 & 39 and its operations Jan. 1971.Digital - Black and white image - set of 3tramways, trams, wendouree parade, sebastopol, depot, gardens, albert st, tramm 38, tram 39

Set of five photos by Chris Wurr in January 1971: 1 - 42 ready to depart Sturt St for Sebastopol. - with the National Mutual building in the background. Shows the tram stop signage. 2 - 42 shunts into depot from Wendouree Pde. 3 - 42 stops for inbound passengers in Drummond St South. Tram has a briquettes roof advert. 4 - 43 boarding a passenger at Mt Pleasant terminus, with the general store in the background advertising Robur Tea and the Women's Weekly. 5 - 43 turning north into Drummond St North at Hospital Corner. Tram has an electric cooking roof advert. Yields information about the Ballarat tramway system, trams 42 & 43 and its operations Jan. 1971.Digital - Black and white image - set of 5tramways, trams, wendouree parade, sebastopol, depot, tram 42, tram 43, sturt st, drummond st south, drummond st nth

Yields information about the purchase of second hand equipment from Adelaide following the fire at the Sebastopol tram depot.Typed copies of 4 letters from MTT Adelaide to ESCo Ballarat re purchase of two horse trams to replace those lost in the 1909 fire. Provided by State Records Office of Sth Australia - Ref. GRG 22/31/Vol D in March 1996 and copies of correspondence between Alan Bradley and SRO. 274.1 - Letter dated 15/10/1909 - receipt of ESCo's letter of 14/10 and delivery arrangements. 274.2 - letter dated 19/10/09 - confirming receipt of telegram for extra collars and reason for delayed dispatch of equipment. 274.3 - letter dated 20/10/09 - listing equipment sent and costs. 274.4 - letter dated 27/10/09 - cost of equipment. Copies of corresponded between BTM and State Records Office included within the scanned documents - 9 sheets. Scanned pdf image of document added 31/10/2013.esco, mtt, sebastopol depot fire, horse trams

Photocopy of a letter from John Radcliffe past President of the Australian Electric Transport Museum, Adelaide written on 5 January 1995 concerning the two Adelaide horse trams sold to Ballarat for use on the Sebastopol line following the Sebastopol fire in Oct. 1909. Notes the types of cars that could have been sold and other sources of information. Attached to the photocopy, not from John Radcliffe but from Alan's files are 14 drawings/sketches of Adelaide horse trams - side and end elevations, prepared by LSK.trams, tramways, horse trams, adelaide, sebastopol, depot fire

Yields information about the appearance of the Ballarat Railway Station, c1905/06 and ESCo trams soon after opening of the tramway.Black and White Photograph of Les Edwards polishing No. 18 decorated for the Centenary of Sebastopol, 1964 in the depot yard. The Courier Ballarat photograph. Has the depot buildings in the background including the Bundy Clock. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol. Note the damage showing through the Apron. Alan Bradley advised 22/7 - The caption on the "Courier" of 31/10/1964 was: "Les Edwards puts the final polish on a tram which the SEC has decorated to mark the Sebastopol centenary. Gold, blue and white, the tram is decorated with 100 electric light globes and flags".On rear on one edge "Ballarat Courier - Alan Bradley"trams, tramways, sebastopol, centenary, depot, tram 18

Black and white photograph of a Ballarat Sebastopol type tramcar No. 21 on the depot fan in Wendouree Parade in 1935 - see Reg. Item 1354 for the same photo but with a date panel underneath. Shows some of the fence in front of the car in Wendouree Parade. Photograph is a photo of another print with black ink "11" in the bottom left hand corner on the newer print. trams, tramways, sebastopol type, depot, tram 21

Photograph of ESCo Sebastopol type No. 23 outside the depot when new. Has a small indicator light above the driver, "Suttons for Gramophones" roof advertisement and "Ballarat Tramways" written along the top rail. Wal's album noted "No. 23 "Sebastopol" type as first built. Photo outside depot." For rear of photo - see image i2 - no info.Yields information the appearance of the Sebastopol type tram when new and how it was delivered.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album no details on reartrams, tramways, sebastopol type, depot, suttons, esco, tram 23

The photo shows Ballarat tram No. 22 (the first to carry this number) parked in Wendouree Parade at the depot with trams 28 & 24 behind. Photo by Wal Jack 2-6-1935, possibly shortly before it was scrapped. 1371.1 - Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of the same photograph. See image i3 for details on the rear. Image btm1371i4jpg made from negative (N721) from within Wal Jack papers ex Keith Kings - (3200dpi - 19MB) scan - added 2/8/2019 Record Revised to update for better images, etc. 2/8/2019. See image btm1371i4 for a high-res scan of the negative.Yields information the type of tram 22 known as the Sebastopol type, in particular the front and entry arrangements and how the headlight and destination box were positioned.Black and white photograph with notes on the rear along with original negative. A cropped version also held. On rear in ink " T4 / Ballarat Sebastopol type No. 22 ( In service 1913- 1935), 2-6-1935 / W. Jack" Has 1937 crossed out.trams, tramways, sebastopol type, depot junction, esco, tram 22

Newspaper clipping contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 25 and 27, from The Courier, Sat. 19 June 1937, titled "Story of Ballarat's Horse Trams", 1887 to 1913. Report of a paper presented to the Ballarat Historical Society by Inspector H. P. James the previous Tuesday night. Comprises four columns of text, pasted into the book titled "Of Other Days". General image of page 25 - see image btm2489i1.jpg. For page 27, see image btm2489i3.jpg - shows positioning of Reg. Items 2490, 91 and 92. Notes details of the genesis of the system, personalities involved with the construction, details of the works, depot, Duncan and Fraser car builders, early workers, formal opening, services, extension to Sebastopol, the horses, drivers, uniforms, (and on page 27) collection of fares, housing for the staff, horse feed (chart), passenger loads, conductors, rail and track cleaning and general operational notes. Has photo of a horse tram, with two drivers and conductors and handwritten note, remarking about the Conductor's "Receivers" in the photograph. See image btm2489i2.jpg Two hand written notes in ink, give details of Mr. Bob Haines and Matthew Buckley. Note Item Not formally Numbered.Numerous on page, mainly in ink.horse trams, sebastopol, crews, depot

Set of 4 colour slides dated c1966 by Arthur Stone. Trams retain a white-on-black destination roll and have the large white strip under the dash canopy lights. Given the nature of the photos, possibly taken on a Sunday afternoon when the trams ran out after lunch. 1 - Tram 12 on the depot fan with a Twin Lakes sign, with the destination of Depot via Drummond St. 2 - Tram 21, crossing Albert St outward bound to Sebastopol, but with the return destination set. Has a Twin Lakes sign. 3 - Tram 21, leaving the depot to run to Sebastopol. 4 - Tram 21, south bound in Albert St to Sebastopol. Shows the wide nature of Albert St and the road layout.Yields information about tramway operations in c1966, and trams 12 and 21.Kodak colour slide, white colour mount - set of 4tramways, ballarat, sebastopol, albert st, depot, tram 12, tram 21

Yields information about the last day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist. Photos taken at night and show sing marked "The End"Set of 13 - 35mm negatives, of the last day of operations in Ballarat on 19-9-1971 taken by Warren Doubleday at night .1 - 40 at Sebastopol .2 - Some how I got onto the tram No. 40 fully loaded .3 - ditto .4 - yes there is always room for more. .5 - squish - lots of passengers .6 - ditto .7 - 39 and Scrubber ,8 - 40 running into the depot .9 - ditto .10 - running into the depot building .11 - The doors are closed .12 -The End 13 - The End trams, tramways, closure, depot, sebastopol, tram 40

Yields information about Ballarat Tramways and trams prior to the closure of the tramway system.Set of 10 digital images of Ballarat trams prior to closure, scanned from original slides by Stuart Lodington, 1971 prior to closure of the system. .1 - No. 43 westbound in Sturt St. .2 - No. 43 at Gardens Loop showing Mt Pleasant on the destination roll. .3 - Scrubber on 0 road at the depot. .4 - night photo of a bogie tramcar. .5 - No. 43 at the Gardens Loop, Wendouree Parade .6 - night photo of a bogie tramcar .7 - Sturt St West, with tram following? and Parker St Loop? .8 - Night photo of a single truck tramcar at the Sebastopol terminus .9 - Night photo of a bogie tram at Gardens Loop .10 - Night photo of No. 30 at Sebastopoltrams, tramways, sebastopol, sturt st, depot, wendouree parade, gardens loop, sturt st west, night lighting, tram 26, tram 27, tram 14, tram 39, tram 13, tram 43

Black and White photograph of BTPS No. 11, 671, 661 and 14 stored in the BTPS's rented storage building in Sebastopol c 1979. Photo taken after the return of No. 14 from Melbourne after its running in the 1979 Australia Day parade. and before its move back to the BTPS depot in November 1979 when 14 and 11 were moved to the depot - see March 1980 Fares Please! and Dec. 1979 issue of Trolley Wire. Photo appeared in Trolley Wire c1980? See March 1980 Fares Please, Dec. 1979 Trolley Wire tramways, trams, btps, depot, sebastopol, tramcars, tram 11, tram 671, tram 661, tram 14

Has a strong association with event following the Sebastopol horse tram depot fire of 1909, where ESCo obtained further horse trams from the Adelaide trams. Copies of letters.Photocopies of a set of copy letters from the State Records of South Australia, Reference GRG 22/31/Vol. D. Copy of letters between Benjamin Deakin, Engineer and Manger ESCo and the Chief Engineer and General Manager of the Adelaide Metropolitan Tramways Trust regarding the purchase of horse trams harness and other equipment following the Sebastopol depot fire. Correspondence dated Oct. 1909. Has a header sheet - see image file.trams, tramways, horse trams, adelaide, sebastopol, fire, esco

Set of 9 digital images of BTPS moving tram 33 from Hamilton to the Sebastopol depot or store - 28/4/1988 .1 - 33 stored in the building at the Hamilton Pastoral Museum - 24/4/1977 .2 - 33 moved out ready for lifting .3 - ditto .4 - being lifted by a Barry James crane - 28/4/1977 .5 - on the truck .6 - leaving the Hamilton Museum ,7 - on the road .8 - ditto .9 - placed outside the Sebastopol store - was placed in the shed soon after the sheet of metal was removed.trams, tramways, btps, hamilton, moving trams, tram acquisition, sebastopol, tram 33

Notebook, with three sections of 16 pages each, two pink, one blue, stapled individually onto a yellow coloured card cover and then covered with a printed black and gold patterned sheet to cover the staples. Shown in a tabular form are the timetables for each of the Ballarat and Bendigo routes in the 1960's, for Mondays to Fridays, Saturdays and Sundays. Gives the run number, times at various points, special workings, terminals, short workings. The tables for Sundays in Bendigo has been prepared but not filled in. In the blue section has various notes on Ballarat weekday runs, timetables. Image 1 - cover, 2 - inside front cover and timetable for Lydiard St - Sebastopol, 3 - Stones Corner - View Point, Sebastopol - Depot and Eaglehawk to Quarry Hill, 4 - blue pages run details. On inside back cover in ink, addresses, calculations and street names.trams, tramways, ballarat, bendigo, rosters, employees, shifts, timetables

Photo album - with a photograph and typed details of a selection of the various trams in the fleet. Based on the date of the tram car mileages as at 31-3-1958, compiled during 1958. Not known who compiled it, but could have been the Tramway Superintendent Mr Denmead from SEC or other parties photos. All photos are common to the collection except for the one of tram 36 in Wendouree Parade at depot junction. Has sheets for: ESCo 2 - Power station - item 698 ESCo 2 - Sturt St advertising Jago boots - item 1710 ESC0 18 - Sturt St - Suttons advert - item 2490 ESCo 21 - Sebastopol type at depot - item 3002 ESCo 23 - Sebastopol type at depot - item 5142 SEC 17 - at depot junction - item 1714 SEC 19 - at depot - item 4525 SEC 21 - at depot - item 4526 SEC 22 - at depot - item 1360i7 SEC 23 - Gold tram at depot - item 1707i1 SEC 26 - at depot - item 4529 SEC 29 - at depot - item 541i1 SEC 30 - at depot - item 1706 SEC 36 - at depot junction - similar to item 4527, added as 9119 SEC 40 - at depot - 1355i1 Bendigo - silver star starch - item 1890. Demonstrates the history of the SEC Ballarat fleet through a selection of photographs.Album - 22 paper leaves, bound with grey end papers and grey plascticised cover with leather finish. Album produced by New Star. Photos secured with photo corners, typed sheets glued onto the leaf.photo album, secv, tramcars, car fleet, tram 2, tram 18, esco, tram 21, tram 22, tram 23, tram 26, tram 29, tram 30, tram 36, tram 40

Yields information about the delivery of BTPS tramcar No. 11 to the Sebastopol storage yard and some of the people involved.Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier of No. 11 transferred to BTPS storage depot, Sebastopol with a Barry James crane lifting the tram from the truck. Photo taken 10/8/1977 published 11/8/1977. See Reg item 1112 for the newspaper cutting that the photograph appeared in. Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's. See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos BTM era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."tramways, trams, btps, tram recovery, trams, sebastopol, tram 11

Yields information about the appearance of the 1964 Myer Santa Tram.Set of two Colour 27 x 27 mm slide in Kodachrome "duplicate" white cardboard mounts showing: .1 - Myer Santa Tram No. 18, at the depot in 1964 - see BTM Santa trams article at the depot. .2 - ditto with the scrubber tram alongside - can see the gold colour scheme it work when the Sebastopol Centenary at the depot. Could have been photographed at the time of the launch. Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler. on both slides in pencil "Courtesy of Mr. Balloch"ballarat, tramways, trams, depot, sec depot, decorated trams, christmas trams, myers, tram 18

The last ticket to be issued by the conductor of the last SEC operated tram (see Reg Item 1950 for the 2nd last ticket) in Ballarat. Issued to Ray Hall by Lew Walker and marked on rear as such.Two SEC tickets - 18c and 16c. 18c - ticket standard issue at the time - A407234 - See Reg Item 1724 for full details. SEC 16c ticket - yellow ink on off white paper, denomination 16c, lettered A521545, headed State Electricity Commission of Victoria, Provincial Tramways. On rear in yellow ink is a SEC advertisement "ELECTRICITY makes life easier" with the SEC's little boy wrapped in a towel logo. The ticket number is in black ink. On rear in black ink are words "Last ticket issued on Ballarat Tramways Sept 19, 1971. By Conductor L. Walker No 54 on last car 40 from Sebastopol to depot." See Reg Item 1950 for the "2nd last ticket" Were stored in a small brown plastic holder - located with worksheet. See History of ticket A521545 - returned to Walker family via Kerry Walker 28/1/2008. See also Reg Items 259, 1950, 6140, 6246, 6977 for other "last tickets".trams, tramways, secv, tickets

Sebastopol became a suburb of the City of Ballarat.Plan showing the streets, allotments creeks in the Borough of Sebastopol, Parishes of Ballaarat and Cardigan, County of Grenville, in 1940. sebastopol, t. rider, yarrowee creek, leigh river, st george's reserve, leigh creek, sebastopol public gardens, sebastopol recreation reserve, gravel reserve, night soil depot, sanitary depot, rubbish depot

Ron Bridger was an avid collector of items related to transport, predominately Trams. These items include newspaper cuttings, pamphlets, reports, timetables, fares prices plus special items relating to events. Items from Melbourne and regional Victoria, interstate - Adelaide and Sydney, plus overseas, make up this collection. State Electricity Commission announcement of changes to the timetable for the trams in Ballarat, as of Monday, 16th March, 1970. Sunday and Saturday have separate sheets to the weekdays. Each sheet is divided into six columns. Each column is for a named tram route - Sebastopol, Lydiard Street North, Victoria Street, Mt Pleasant, Gardens SSW, Gardens D/N. Weekdays show there are more trams running on each route. Specific stops are indicated - Hospital corner and St Pats (school) Three foolscap sheets divided into six columns - typed with times of departure and arrival. Each column is for specific tram route. .a) Sunday timetable .b) Saturday timetable .c) Week Days timetableMonday, 16th March 1970 indicates new timetable. "D" indicates Depot; "R" indicates Ripon Street; "H" indicates Hospital Corner; "N" indicates Haddon Street; "H" indicates Hamilton Avenue; "K" indicates King Street; "P" indicates St Pats (School). sec vic, state electricity commission, tramways ballarat, timetables, sunday, saturday, weekdays, sebastopol, lydiard street north, victoria street, mt pleasant, garden ssw, gardens d/n, hospital corner, st pats, ron bridger collection, as box 48a

Set of five colour slides dated 10/2/73, photos by David Frost of track removal in Ballarat. 1 - Albert St Sebastopol, north end with Eclipse Motors in the background. 2 - Wendouree Parade with work under way and BTPS workers recovering sleepers. 3 - As above with the contractor's excavator in the view. 4 - Wendouree Parade with new housing being built on the depot site. 5 - Carlton StYields information about the demolition of the SECV Wendouree Parade trackwork during Feb. 1973 and Albert St.Colour Slide - Kodak cardboard mounts - set of 5First slide has in ink "End of Sebast track removal 10/2/73"tramways, secv depot, demolition

Tram 22 is a single truck, straight sill, closed cross bench known as a Sebastopol type. Photograph shows it at the Depot in Wendouree Parade in 1930. It stopped running in the mid 1930s and is now located at the off-site storage at Bungaree.Large sepia coloured photograph, laminated. No. 22 on front and side of tramtram 22, sebastopo, type, single truck, 1030, depot, wendouree parade, mid 1930s, bungaree, off-site

Tram 22 is a straight sill, closed cross bench known as a Sebastopol type. It ran until the mid 1930s. Photograph shows the deterioration of the tram. Large coloured photograph, laminatedtram 22, straight sill, sebastopol type, 1930s, bungaree