Yields information about the launch of the Gold Tram and the people involved on the day.Newspaper cutting, page 4, from The Courier, Ballarat, June 15, 2001, headed "TRAMS IN BALLARAT" featuring three different tram stories. Headed "STUDY" and titled "Tram study ready to go", about the consideration of tenders for the study to consider the return of trams to Ballarat, or other form of transport. Quotes Dianne Smith, Ballarat Tourism Executive Director. Headed "GOLD TRAM" and titled "Sparkling reminder of a golden past", about the launch of the Gold Tram 45, by the Mayor, David Vendy the previous day at the tram depot. Quotes Richard Gilbert as president and Cr. Vendy. Features a photograph of Cr. Liz Sheedy and the Mayor standing along side, breaking through the banner ( See Reg. Item 1777). See Reg item 3839 for a colour photograph of the photo of No. 45. Headed "TRACKS" and titled "Section torn from Skipton St" about the excavation of about 50m of track in Skipton St. Ballarat at the intersection with Drummond St. during the reconstruction of the intersection associated with installation of traffic lights and new traffic islands. Quotes Peter Winspur, Secretary. A number of calls were received about the work. See Reg. Item 1778 for photos on the day.ballarat city tramway, gold tram, skipton st, trackwork

1960s, ballarat, xray, skipton st

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, debating, skipton

This photograph is from the Max Harris Collection held by the Ballaraat Mechanics' Institute. Please contact BMI for all print and usage inquiries.ballarat, band, albion, mine

Yields information about the intersection of Drummond and Skipton St intersection in 1945.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No 25 in Drummond St South turning into Skipton St, enroute to Sebastopol, 17-1-1945, Wal Jack photograph. In the background, is the J.P. Ditchfield shop, advertising Preservene Soap on the front. See image i2 for rear of photograph. See image i3 for hi res scan of print. See image i4 for hi res scan of negativeOn rear of photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat No. 25 in Drummond St South and about to turn into Skipton St at Darling St, 17-1-45" and in top right hand corner, Wal Jack stamp with "T70" written in.trams, tramways, sebastopol, drummond st sth, skipton st, tram 25

Colour photograph of Ballarat No. 39 crossing No. 35 at Bell St. loop, Skipton St. The house to the right of the 39 is No. 710 Skipton St. Tram 35 has the destination of Sebastopol and No. 39, Gregory St. Photo dated 6/11/1962. On Kodacolor paper."79Ed" in blue ink, date stamp 6 Nov 1962" in red ink.bell st, skipton st., tram 39, tram 35

Photo of Ballarat tram No. 12 in Skipton St. Ballarat, just south of Bell St, outside 701 Skipton St, outbound for Sebastopol. Note 22kV power line crossing street behind tram. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol and a Twin Lakes sign on the front dash panel. Kodak cardboard mount slide, taken Mark Plummer, September 1971.tramways, trams, sebastopol, skipton st, tram 12

Yields information about Ballarat's trams in Skipton St at the Bell St loop.Kodak Kodachrome cardboard mount, colour slide of trams 37 (Southbound to Sebastopol) and 26 (northbound to City), crossing at the Bell St loop in Skipton St. May 1968."5/68" in ink.tramways, trams, skipton st, bell st, sebastopol, tram 37, tram 26

Yields information about Ballarat's trams in Skipton St and other vehicles.Agfa blue/white mount, colour slide of trams 35 northbound in Skipton St, 27-4-1965. No. 35 has a dash canopy advert for Dancing at the Civic Centre. A red Bedford? truck loaded with fire wood is alongside."27-4-65" in ink.tramways, trams, skipton st, trucks, tram 35

Yields information about Ballarat streetscape and its trams in the closing days of the SEC tramway system.Digital image from a black and white print of trams 30 and 33 crossing at the Bell St loop in Skipton St. 30 is outbound to Sebastopol, 33 to Lydiard St with a Trotting at Bray Raceway auxiliary board on the tram. Photo by Marc Dahlstrom c1971.On rear is the Marc Dahlstrom stamp.trams, tramways, skipton st, bell st, tram 30, tram 33

Yields information about the operations of the Ballarat Tramway system on the last day of SEC tramway operations in Ballarat.Set of 6 Kodak - Kodachrome slides - cardboard mounts - all taken on 19/9/1971, last day of operations prior to closure of the SEC operated tramway. .1 - Tram 40, waits at the level crossing gates - the gates are being opened. In the background is the station building and the signal gantry. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol. .2 - No. 42, with destination of Lydiard St north, northbound in Lydiard St, with railway station buildings and VRI in the background. .3 - No. 35 on inbound, Lydiard St North. .4 - No. 35, on inbound service, leaving Skipton St loop with another bogie in the background. .5 - No. 39 on inbound service, Albert St Sebastopol with the Sebastopol boundary sign and Binks Ford in the background. Tram has an everything under control in my all electric kitchen roof advert. .6 - No. 42, with destination of Sebastopol, Albert St Sebastopol.In ink on slide: .1 - Sun 19 Sept 71 - up Lydiard St Nth waits for gates to be opened after fast goods. .2 - Sun 19 Sept 1971, down Lydiard St Nth near VRI. .3 - Sun 19 Sept 1971, Up Lydiard St Nth .4 - Sun 19 Sept 1971, Up Sebastopol (supplementary service) has just crossed down in Skipton St near Drummond St. .5 - Sun 19 Sept 1971, Up Sebas at Ballarat / Sebastopol boundary. .6 - Sun 19 Sept 1971, c5.30pm down Sebas in Sebas shire.tramways, trams, lydiard st nth, railway station, level crossings, skipton st, albert st, sebastopol, closure, last day, tram 40, tram 42, tram 35, tram 39

Yields information about the tram operation and the streetscape in 1940.Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of a photograph of No.22 and 12 in Skipton St, near Rubicon St. Sebastopol, John Buckland photo, Sept 1940. No. 22 has destination of Rubicon St and No. 12 Lydiard St North. See image i2 for rear of photograph.On rear of photograph in ink "SEC Ballarat trams Nos. 12 and 22 near Rubicon St (Sebastopol line) 9/40" and "Photograph by John Buckland" stamp.trams, tramways, skipton st, sebastopol, rubicon st, tram 22, tram 12

Set of two colour photographs of the 80lb rails with bolt on check rail, recovered from Skipton St. June 2001, at Bungaree on 2/07/01. See Fares Please! July 2001 for more details of the photograph. Photo by Carolyn Dean. On Kodak paper. See Fares Please! July 2001On rear of each photo "2.07.01" and "Photo by Carolyn Dean" in blue ink.rails, bungaree, skipton st

Digital image of SEC 32 inbound Sebastopol Line - Bell St Loop in Skipton St. Note the pram inside the front door. The tram has a roof advert for Cinzano Vermouth drink. Photo by Peter Knife May 1963,Yields information about Ballarat's trams in 1963 and Skipton St.Digital image of a black and negative.tramways, tramcars, tram 32, ballarat, skipton st, bell st loop, cinzano

35mm Agfa colour blue and white plastic mount slide - photo of a Ballarat bogie tram No. 41 with the destination of Bell St, outbound in Skipton St, Ballarat arriving at the Bell St. loop. Taken 9/1971. Photos Eldon Hogan. Note: Error in scanning of the slide - distortion of road pavement in front of tram. tramways, trams, bell st, skipton st, tram 41

Agfa plastic mount (blue base, white cover) of a photograph of No. 34 showing Bell St., Drummond St. South, advertising electric globes, in Skipton St., at the Bell St loop. Photo taken c1962. Slide rescanned at 3200 dpi 25-10-2020, jpg replaced, tiff file retained. This file was scanned in 2003 and may show colour changes. "BAS 30" in penciltramways, trams, bell st, skipton st, tram 34

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/4/1958, date stamped onto slide. Has slide No. "18" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of Ballarat 32 inbound, Skipton St, entering Bell St loop, with the destination of Gregory St. " Sebastopol line" / "8-4-58"tramways, trams, skipton st, bell st, tram 32

Yields information about tram operations and the street views on the Sebastopol line.Set of 4 photographs taken on 28/2/1971 by Campbell Duncan of trams on the Sebastopol line in Albert St. .1 - No. 35 outbound to Sebastopol, in Albert St passing Eclipse motors. .2 - No. 35 inbound near Ophir St about to cross Albert St with a grader alongside. .3 - ditto with the church in the background - Holy Trinity .4 - view looking along Skipton St with a large tree in the foreground.trams, tramways, sebastopol, albert st, ophir st, anglican church, skipton st, tram 35

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 8/4/1958, date stamped onto slide. Has slide No. "17" stamped in red in top corner. Photo of Ballarat 32 inbound, Skipton St, with the destination of Gregory St. Note waiting lady passenger on right hand side of the photograph. " Sebastopol line" / "8-4-58"tramways, trams, skipton st, sebastopol, tram 32

Photos - 3-3-1968, of: .1 - Ballarat bogie tram 34 at Victoria St, before destination reset .2 - Tram No. 11 at the Sebastopol terminus, Albert St. Has a Twin Lakes advert. .3 - Tram No. 11 at the Lydiard St terminus, with a person and a crew member looking at the Twin Lakes sign. Tram has a roof advertisement for Briquettes. .4 - Ballarat No. 20, inbound to Lydiard St passing through the Skipton St crossing loop.Yields information about the operation of the Ballarat tramway system that was operated by the State Electricity Commission of Victoria.Set of four black and white negatives of Ballarat Tramways, 120 size. ballarat, trams, tramways, tram 34, victoria st, tram 11, sebastopol, twin lakes, briquettes, lyiard st north, tram 20, skipton st loop

Colour laser prints of images taken with a digital camera of tram track in Skipton St. Ballarat being exposed and cut for removal. See Reg. Item 1778 for The Courier story about the removal of the track. Also July 2001 Fares Please! for further information. Prints made on plain A4 paper and then cut to size. Road surface was cut to install the traffic island associated with a right hand turn. See July 2001 Fares Please! and Reg. Item 1778trackwork, skipton st, road works, dismantling

Kodachrome Transparency - 35mm slide - cardboard mount, with one side with red border and words "Kodachrome Transparency / Processed by Kodak" top and bottom. Photo taken by Ben Parle 5/4/1958. Has slide No. "15" stamped in red in top corner and date stamped on slide. Photo of the No. 41 and 21 on an AETA tour, Skipton St. at Bell St. loop, crossing inbound tram, No. 30. No. 21 has the AETA Special tram sign and the destination Special. For high resolution scan see btm2844h.tif"Sebastopol line" "-5 APR 1958"tramways, trams, skipton st, bell st, aeta, tram 41, tram 21, tram 30

Yields information about the appearance of Ballarat 42 in Albert St Sebastopol prior to the closure of the tramway.Black and White Photograph of Ballarat No. 23, Ex Adelaide tram, in Skipton St, near Rubicon St, inbound with the Destination of Lydiard St Nth. Note the partial use of the weather blinds. Photographed during the 1930's , prior to repainting as the Gold tram. Has Atlantic petrol bowsers in the background and an Atlantic sign. Photo used on page 10 of Destination City. Very similar image to Wal Jack photo - see Reg item 5158 Peter Duckett Collection. See Destination EaglehawkOn rear, stamped in black ink "Photo supplied from P.W. Duckett Collection, All Rights Reserved, 69 Howitt Rd. Nth Caulfield 3161."trams, tramways, ballarat, skipton st, adelaide, rubicon st, tram 23

Set of three colour photographs taken by Warren Doubleday on 27/12/1998 of Museum activities and works. On Kodak paper. Used in Fares Please! as comparison with photos in tramway operating days at the same locations. .1 - Sturt St West from Pleasant St., looking west. Photo used in September 2000 issue of Fares Please! .2 - Albert St Sebastopol looking south, near Ophir St where the tramway crossed Albert St. Photo used in Mar. 1999 issue of Fares Please! .3 - Albert St, Sebastopol / Skipton St at intersection with Rubicon St. looking south with Eclipse Ford Motors on left side.On back of photos in ink "27/12/98"albert st, sebastopol, skipton st, sturt st. west

Yields information about the last day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist.Set of 7 - 35mm negatives, of the last day of operations in Ballarat on 19-9-1971 .1 - 34 and another bogie leave Skipton St loop .2 - At Urquhart St .3 - 39 outside Sebastopol Town Hall .4 - 42 crosses Albert St, note bus stop sign .5 - ditto with a "ancient" motor car in the view - the car is probably a lot younger than the tram. .6 - 37 leads 43, 34 and 40 in the City Loop at 5.40pm .7 - 42 on level crossing, Lydiard Sttrams, tramways, closure, skipton st, urquhart st, sebastopol, sebastopol town hall, city loop, sturt st, lydiard st, level crossing, tram 34 tram 39 tram 42 tram 37

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. 27 at Lydiard St North terminus with passengers alighting/boarding and an enthusiast about to turn the pole. .2 - No. 27 and No. 30 Skipton St at the Bell St Loop. .3 - No. 13 at the Mt Pleasant terminus, showing destination of Gardens via Drummond St North. .4 - Crews of No. 31 (Conductor and Driver) reversing pole of No. 31 at the depot. .5 - No. 11 inbound on Victoria St. .6 - Night view of a tram at a terminus. .7 - Scrubber on 0 road at the depot .8 - No. 14 at Gardens Loop with another tram behind and the driver standing in the front of the tram. .9 - No. 13 (Mt Pleasant) inbound in Sturt St with 14 behind. .10 - No. 26 northbound to Lydiard St north, about to cross Albert St Sebastopol with the SSW shop in the background. trams, tramways, sebastopol, lydiard st nth, skipton st, bell st, mt pleasant, victoria st, depot, albert st, tram 27, tram 30, tram 13, tram 11, scrubber, tram 14, tram 26

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. 32 entering the depot from Wendouree Parade, with the Lake in the background. Shows the depot fire alarm on an adjacent pole. .2 - No. 26 at Sebastopol, before turning the pole. Has a bus stop sign on a pole already. .3 - No. 27 and 26? crossing at the Bell St loop in Skipton St. No. 27 has a Twin Lakes sign. .4 - No. 32 outbound to the Gardens in Hamilton Ave about to enter Wendouree Parade with Loreto convent and Olympic monument the background. .5 - No. 26, Albert St Sebastopol, approaching the Sebastopol terminus, with Sebastopol Food Stores building on the left of the photo. .6 - No. 12 leaving the Parker St. Loop, Sturt St West after crossing a tram. No. 12 has destination of Victoria St. .7 - No. 12 inward bound in Lydiard St North with Fine Art Gallery in the background, 3BA. No. 12 has destination of Sebastopol and has a Twin Lakes sign. .8 - No. 12 inward bound, Sturt St West, No. 12 has destination of Victoria St and has a Twin Lakes sign. .9 - No. 26 at Sebastopol terminus, outside the Royal Mail Hotel, has a bus stop sign on a pole. Tram pole yet to be turned, but destination adjusted to Lydiard St. North. .10 - No. 12 at Sebastopol terminus, outside the Royal Mail Hotel. No. 12 has destination of Lydiard St Nth and has a Twin Lakes sign.trams, tramways, ballarat, sturt st west, sebastopol, skipton st, wendouree parade, hamilton ave, depot, depot junction, parker st loop, bell st, lydiard st nth, tram 32, tram 26, tram 27, tram 12

Yields information about Ballarat's trams crossing at the Bell St loop.Agfa blue/white mount, colour slide of three trams crossing at the Bell St loop, with the Atlantic Hotel in the background. Tram 32 northbound to Lydiard St North, crossing No. 28 southbound to Sebastopol A bogie tram is following. No. 32 has a roof advert for the ANA friendly society. A shop with the name of W. Parkin is visible. See also Reg Item 7496 of this shop / Milk Bar. In between the two trams is the Atlantic Hotel."5-4-69" in ink.tramways, trams, sebastopol, bell st, skipton st, tram 32, tram 28

Yields information about Ballarat's trams at the Sebastopol terminus and the tram operations at the Bell St loop.Agfa blue/white mount, colour slide of tram 21 at the Bell St loop, taken from the rear cab of a preceding tram. In the distance is another tram, most likely going to Sebastopol Tram 21 has the destination of Lydiard St North. On the right hand side of the photograph is the W. Parkin Milk Bar with a Peters Ice cream cone sign. See Reg Item 7490 for another photo of this shop."11-4-71" in ink.tramways, trams, bell st, skipton st, tram 21

Series of black and white photos of SEC Ballarat 30 by Lindsay Bounds, late 1970, early 1971 on 8" x 10" prints. 840.1 - tram 30, city bound, at Bell St. Loop (?) crossing another single trucker. Tram has destination of Lydiard St. North. 840.2 - trams 13, 30 and 18 and another single trucker at the depot gates, all showing Depot or Depot via Drummond North destinations - possibly on a Sunday morning. 840.3 - Trams 13 and 30 on the north side of Drummond St. north, with Sturt St. Mansions buildings behind. Winter photo. Tram 30 has Lydiard St. Nth destination, while 13 has Victoria St. 840.4 - Tram 30 crossing Sturt St., bound for Sebastopol with Post office in background. 840.5 - Tram 30 in Victoria St. bound for Gardens via Sturt St. West. 840.6 - Tram 30 crossing Sturt St. at Drummond St. bound for Lydiard St. North. Has lights on. 840.7 - Tram 30 west bound in Victoria St. at King St. loop with St. Alipius church in background. Many Holden motor cars in photo as well. Some imperfections in the printing of the photograph.trams, tramways, victoria st., sturt st, skipton st., tram 30, tram 13, tram 18