Significance

Yields information about the history of tramway operations in Ballarat and Bendigo through looking at the past from cuttings in newspapers - The Courier.

Physical description

Newspaper clippings inside the rear cover and Second last page - possibly from an "introspect" or looking at the past from The Ballarat Courier, c1938.



- Ballaarat Tramway company asking the City of Ballarat to reduce the rent and different fares.

- Battery trams in East Ballarat - "Hopes that failed"

- Electric Trams - Ballarat Service began in 1905 - notes a reference to the SEC operations.

- Electricity Commission in Ballarat and its tram and power supply to the country - dated 1938

- tramway operations in Bendigo (Sandhurst to Eaglehawk)

- resolving issues between the City of Ballarat and the Ballaarat Tramway Co.

- Licensing of horse tram drivers in Ballarat.

- start of construction of the horse trams in Ballarat

- destruction of the horse tram depot by fire in Sebastopol

- Demonstration of the Julien Battery tramcar in Drummond St.

- Operation of trams in Flinders St at night and problems with homeless people sleeping near the tracks.



Contained within Reg Item 5485 - Service Exercise Book, black covers, with label, red binding titled "No. 2 - Ballarat Tramways & S.E.C. Systems".