Significance

Yields information about the procedures, instructions and rules that tramway (depot and track) worked under in Ballarat.

Physical description

Gestetner reproduced 'State Electricity Commission of Victoria / Ballarat Electricity Supply and Tramways / Rules Governing Depot Employees' consisting of three pages and a single page "Rules Governing Track Repair Employees", with welding repair notes on the rear in pencil and ink showing location and where welds done and some dates (1958).



Document details General rules such as hours of duty, fire, accidents behaviour; Depot Operation - Safety Rules detailing many procedural rules about work safety on trams. The 4th page details rules governing track repair employees, such as safety, breaking of rail circuits and use of bitumen boilers.



See Also Reg Item 2440 and 2441 for copies of later versions.



Was originally located with item 3692 - 1958 Trackwork diary.