Historical information

See btm5507-list.pdf for a detail description of each item and sheets in the binder and list1 for the loose sheets that were with the binder at the time of collection.

Contains the following items:
5508 - Ballarat Horse Trams - 1887 to 1913.
5509 - Ballarat Electric Trams - part 1
5510 - Small snippets on electric tram operations
5511 - Ballarat Electric Trams - part 2
5512 - Drawing of Section Staff.
5513 - 1924 timetable and services - see also Reg Item 5503
5514 - Notes on overhead, signalling and other track layout notes
5515 - newspaper cutting - "New Avenues for Treated Pine Sleepers"
5516 - Notes on track grades, curves and distances in Ballarat
5517 - Destination rolls prior and post 1935.
5518 - Two newspaper cuttings
5519 - Ditto
5520 - Barkly St bridge reconstruction
5521 - More notes on destinations
5522 - Notes on Tram No. 11
5521 - Notes on Tram No. 11
5522 - Notes on Tram No. 12
5523 - Notes on Tram No. 13
5524 - Notes on Tram No. 14
5525 - Notes on Tram No. 15
5526 - Notes on Tram No. 16
5527 - Notes on Tram No. 17
5528 - Notes on Tram No. 18
5529 - Notes on Tram No. 19
5530 - Notes on Tram No. 20
5531 - Notes on Tram No. 21
532 - Notes on Tram No. 22 – 3rd one
5533 - Notes on Tram No. 22 – 4th one
5534 - Notes on Tram No. 23 – 2nd one
5535 - Notes on Tram No. 24
5536 - Notes on Tram No. 25
5537 - Notes on Tram No. 26
5538 - Notes on Tram No. 27
5539 - Notes on Tram No. 28
5540 - Notes on Tram No. 29
5541 - Notes on Tram No. 30
5542 - Notes on Tram No. 31
5543 - Notes on Tram No. 32
5544 - Notes on Tram No. 33
5545 - Notes on Tram No. 34
5546 - Notes on Tram No. 35
5547 - Notes on Tram No. 36
5548 - Notes on Tram No. 37 ex No. 22
5549 -Notes on Tram No. 37 2nd one
5550 - Scrubber
5551 - Notes on Tram No. 38
5552 - Notes on Tram No. 39
5553 - Notes on Tram No. 40
5554 - Notes on Tram No. 41
5555 - Notes on Tram No. 42
5556 - Notes on Tram No. 43
5557 - Notes on tram operations and street closure for special events between 1948
5558 - New crossing Sturt and Drummond 1951
5559 - Newspaper cutting re poles at Sturt and Grenville
5560 - Track works 1950’s
5561 - Wendouree depot notes
5562 - Drawing of Depot in ESCo
5563 - Ditto in 1953
5564 - Notes on 13-4-56 – tram 41 first trial and delivery of equipment ex Geelong
5565 - Notes on Olympic Games Rowing
5566 - Notes on reflective tape trials on 32
5567 - Newspaper cutting and notes on tram derailment 4/1/1962.
5568 - Newspaper cutting – Public Notice 6/3/54
5569 - Newspaper cutting – Rail link with old Phoenix foundry
5570 - Newspaper cutting – Tram Man’s 35 years accident free record
5571 - Newspaper cuttings – Sylvia Mitchell and most popular conductress
5572 - Newspaper cuttings – SEC cutting trees in Wendouree Parade and broken overhead 1954
5573 - Five newspaper clippings – Mr A. Mawby, retirement of W. K. Dunstan, appointment of Les Denmead, death of H.P James and Mr G. Laurens – first electric tram driver in Ballarat.
5574 - Five Newspaper clippings – all re tramway revenue in Ballarat and Provincial cities.
5575 - Two SEC public notices re tram services and clipping and written note re football specials on Mount Pleasant line
5576 - Three Newspaper cuttings – photo of parked trams in city loop, SEC services on 7/3/54 and return to 20 mins service in 6/1947.
5577 - Three cuttings including photo of cut in services result of industrial action and lack of power.
5578 - Two cuttings re the 1937 through routing of trams
5579 - Two cuttings – opening of Lydiard St Nth and 1942 alteration to stopping places
5580 - List of tram colours – Ballarat 1930-1952
5581 - List of Ballarat trams with Mileages in other cities.
5582 - List of SEC Scrapped tramcars
5583 - List of ESCo tramcars and builders
5584 - List of SEC Rollingstock with equipment notes etc.
5586 - Notes on derailments in Ballarat and photo of 34 derailed at Hospital corner
5587 - Photo and story of runaway of 17 in Nov. 1949 – two newspaper cuttings
5588 - Newspaper cuttings and photos of runaway of 24 into Bucks Head Hotel 1954
5589 - No. 37 accident notes and derailment of 27 in 1953.
5590 - Notes on Smashes and derailments of trams including newspaper clippings.
5591 - Notes on decorated trams
5592 - Newspaper clipping re Trolley Buses – letter from Wal Jack to The Courier – 1949
5593 - Newspaper clipping titled “Tram Lines”, dated 1952.
and loose within the item, but now held in separate locations. See list for locations of these items within the folder.
5594 - Note from Kalgoorlie Miner
5595 - Newspaper cutting – Hopes Fade – historic wall at power station
5596 - Cutting of moving the tramway shelter 1923
5597 - Written on back on a SEC timesheet – notes on Ballarat numbers ex MMTB
5598 - On VR institute paper – notes on Ballarat mileages
5599 - Drawing of Ballarat horse tram system and note
5600 - Notes on construction of “0” road.
5601 - Two newspaper cuttings – decorated trams and Made in Australia banner on a single trucker.
Some of the material has been recopied from an earlier folder/book - See Reg Item 5485.
Also contained Reg Items the were 22 items inside the rear cover which has been separated out. See list and Reg Items

Significance

Yields extensive information about Ballarat's early SEC history, operations, demonstrates important aspects of SEC operations, and has a strong association with the author's Ballarat work.

Physical description

Foolscap binder folder with two prong folder pieces and retainer clips, green cover and back, black binding edge, containing 85 sheets, ruled both sides, Norman Bros No. 10313HB, folder.