Significance

Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960 through to 1971, how the system operated and was used by people, including special trams., Yields information in movie film format of Ballarat trams in 1960 through to 1971, how the system operated and was used by people, including special trams.

Physical description

Movie film - 8mm, approx. 15 mins, without leader strip on a plastic reel, within a clear plastic case - Standard 8, titled "Ballarat Trams". See Reg Item 4957 for DVD and Mini DVD.



Has been transferred to DVD - see Reg item 4957 Made by Arthur Hill.



Also transferred to DVD by Rod Cook Oct. 2015, via Roger Greenwood for use in his DVD, "The City of Ballarat Trams, Gardens & Gold" of 2016. See Reg Item 6883.



In Arthur's letter - on file - Made between 1960 and August 1971.



Synopsis: based on time.



Between 1960 and 1968



0:00 Trams Ahead sign before the Victoria St terminus with 20 at terminus

0.14 - No. 20 leaving Victoria St terminus and being followed along Victoria St by car and then passengers jointing the tram at a tram stop.

00.40 - No. 12 (c1960) in bound along Lydiard St North and arriving in the Gregory St loop.

00.56 - No. 12 and 14 crossing at Gregory St.

01.20 - No. 33 and a bogie car crossing at depot loop.

01.31 - No. 18 travelling along Wendouree Parade with the Lake in the background.

01.42 - No 41 at depot junction and running into the depot No. 2 road with a short sequence of a tramway signal.

02.17 - SEC Sign at the depot gate, shot of 41 in No. 2 road, with the lights other way around, Caution beware of trams sign and a red signal.

02.31- Timetable sign at Gardens Loop

02.36 - No. 30 arriving at Loop and view of a signal with no lights showing.

02.48 - Destination roll being changed through a number of destinations.

03.26 - No. 20 arriving at Carlton St loop with the Olympic monument in the background and the red signal light going out.

03.31 - a lady standing at the front of No. 20, with an ice cream in hand, and No. 17 arriving at the Carlton St loop with a short sped up sequence and No. 20 departing from the loop, followed by No. 17 leaving the loop, heading into the city.

03.41 - No. 13 inbound from Sebastopol crossing Albert St and heading into the city.

04.12 - view of signal and contactor, the light going green and the tram passing underneath.

04.24 - No. 12 at the Sebastopol terminus and departing.

04.51 - No. 12 crossing Albert St Sebastopol.

05.16 - Following No. 12 along Albert St, with Borough Offices in background initially.

05.28 - No. 12 arriving at the Grey St loop with No. 14 arriving at the loop from the city and both trams departing.



March 1971



05.58 - No. 30 being followed along Barkly St, Mt Pleasant and the pole being turned at the terminus

06.32 - No. 30 picking up a lady passenger.

06.38 - view from the front of a tram, with the drivers hand and a cigarette, view from the back of the tram, along the Mt Pleasant route and running through the loop and then turning into Main St - has the Ballarat (East) fire station in one sequence, and finally running along Main St.

07.35 - view from tram, with car turning into Bridge St. and then running into Sturt St passed the Parking Loop, and along Sturt St.

08.32 - Points at Drummond St North being changed, doors changed over and the tram running along Drummond St. North, through the Mill St loop and into Macarthur St and in Wendouree Parade, with the Lake Wendouree in view and crossing No. 12 at the Depot Loop, with crews chatting, past the depot, a lady passenger getting off the tram near Forest St., and arriving at Gardens Loop with the same lady passenger who got on in Barkly St, getting off the tram.

11.09 - view of No. 30 at Gardens Loop, departing the loop.



August 1971

11.30 - R761 crossing Melton (Exford Wier) on the special train to Ballarat and then the bridge between Ballan and Gordon Stations.

12.16 - View from the front of a tram, following No. 26 along Lydiard St North, crossing at Gregory St and returning to the City.

12.39 - No. 14 and one other tram running along Albert St to Sebastopol, crossing No. 21 at Grey St and then to Sebastopol terminus, crossing Albert St and return and running along Albert St.

13.36 - No. 26, 39 crossing 13 at Gardens Loop.

14.00 - view looking across Lake Wendouree.

14.07 - 26 arriving at Victoria St, running part of Destination roll, passengers getting off with hotel in the background, trolley pole being turned and then with 39 following tram along Victoria St, crossing at the King St Loop.

15.07 - view of a trolley pole tracking through the overhead at curve

15.10 - end.

Inscriptions & markings

Written labels giving title information on reel.