Historical information

Demonstrates Wal Jack's records, hand written in a recycled notebook. Note - several sheets have been cut from the book - appear to be done before use by Wal.
The crossed out sheets have not been imaged - these have been transferred by Wal to Reg Item 5507 and re-ordered. Image 30 shows a sample of a crossed out page.
See related documents for a pdf file of the contents.
Scan No. BTM5623iX Page No. Title or Subject Notes
1 Front
2 Inside Cover Addresses for Jack McLean, John Buckland Trooper Larsen Inside front cover.
3 1 Note re NSWT steam tram motor, MMTB PCC import issues, Peter Duckett seeking info and Photo of Julien’s battery tram on test in Melbourne
4 2 MMTB No. 8, 4, photos, Tyrell’s of Sydney photos, Perth 63 dimensions and MMTB plans for Domain Road & St Kilda Rd Jtn.
5 3 Notes re NSWGR P32, VR locos at Wodonga 13/10/1941, SAR V Class V143, SAR locos – W and Wx
6 4 NSW Private locos, Woy Woy quarry and AGL at Mortlake
5 Blank
6 Blank
7 7 First cable trams – links to photos T154, 29, 154 (Adelaide)
8 8 T156, Powelltown, Ray Pearson Negs
9 9 QR B18 ¼ locos, Ray Pearson’s scrap book, PMTT Zeppelin style trams, MMTB T class locations and 178/179 rebuilding.
10 10 Hawthorn horse tramway, VR Black Rock terminus sketch
11 11 NSW Tramways, Ryde, MMTB L class, Geelong tramway notes
12 12 Locomotive “Ballarat” in WA, Brisbane and various contacts.
13 13 Notes re VR News – 1943, H class, derailments, max speeds, Koondrook tramway and Geelong level crossing. Individual typed sheets pasted onto page – loose within book.
14 to 17 14/17 List of MMTB trams to 877 and work trams Some errors noted.
18 18 Newspaper cutting – Tram Record Day revenue (Brisbane 10/1943), Steam Trams at Journey’s end – Sydney – 6/1943 list of equipment being sold by Sydney Ferries, at Parramatta, 6/1943.
MMTB Tram crossings in Melbourne, list of Sydney photos sent to Wal. Cuttings and Individual typed sheets pasted onto page.
19 19 Midland locos WA, VR open wagon stencils and a siding at Mt. Evelyn. Individual typed sheets pasted onto page.
20 20 Note re Sydney four wheel tourist trams and Hawthorn Max. Traction cars locations c1945.
21 to 23 21/23 Notes on Geelong Bogie trams and carrying flags for declaration of Newtown and Chilwell as a city – 1/10/1949 (See also Reg Item 5641)
24 to 26 24/26 Notes on Wellington Corporation Tramcars
37 27 Kelburn – Karoi cable line Wellington
28 to 29 28/29 Auckland Tramway Board tramcars notes
30/31 Blank
30 32/33 Notes on Ballarat tramcars – ESCo Crossed out
34/37 Ditto – SEC Crossed out
38 Music for the people notes Crossed out
39 Notes on Ballarat trams with tail lights Crossed out
40/43 Notes on Ballarat bogie trams Crossed out
44/45 Notes on SEC tram controllers, dead man and truck lengths. Crossed out
31 45 List of Ballarat Destination roll – Dec 1949
32, 33 46/47 Notes on Bendigo Bogie Trams – 1940’s
34 48 Bendigo Destination roll on a Birney tram Easter 1950, notes on tram tail lights and fares on the Bendigo system.
49 Blank – though headed “Bendigo Birney Trams”
50 Notes trams used on special days in Ballarat Crossed out
51 Ditto and No. 24 and 23 Crossed out
52 Ditto, 15, 11, 23 and Gold tram Crossed out
53 Notes on 34 caused delays, 5/1950, and use of 23 as gold tram Crossed out
54 Notes on repair to track at Sturt and Drummond 6/1951 Crossed out - see Reg Item 7720.
55 Notes on track work in Ballarat early 1950’s Crossed out
56/57 Notes on 33, 37, pay as you enter signs and 1953 special workings Crossed out
58/60 Notes trams used on special days in Ballarat Crossed out
61/64 Blank
35 65 “Salute to the Cable Tram” – transcription of text from Truck and Bus Transportation (July 1948)
36, 37 66/67 Continued from above and list cable tram routes, opening, closing, length and route colours.
38 68 List of photos in Truck and Bus Transportation, Anniversary Issue July 1948 of cable trams.
69 Blank
39 70 Notes on Brunswick TT, Fitzroy TT colours, Adelaide Service trams and MMTB route lengths.
40 71 Notes on HTT colours, tramcars, PMTT trams and colours and NMETL colours, trams and route destination signs
41 72 Notes on MMTB routes, cable and other Melbourne tram disposals, and sale of cable trams and storage at Brunswick.
42 73 Blank - page was headed Lugarno, Switzerland and Italian border
42 Handwritten sheet – photos to get – R. Field and Peter Duckett.
43, 44 74/75 Listing of trains on all lines leaving Ballarat and days run.
45 77 Listing of negatives sent to K. Rogers in 1944 and list of MMTB Max. Traction bogie trams 117 to 138 and disposal
46 77 Listing of MMTB trams, - appears to be something to do with photos or negs held.
47 78 Listing of Ray’s (Pearson) negs /photos of Brisbane trams and other railway photos.
79 Blank
48 80 Prices of pine timber in 4/1942, list of photos “I want”, notes re VR Train length, Ironbark Gully bridge, 3817 in Harden smash 7/1948 and 1948 Ballarat destination roll. Partly crossed out.
Rear Cover.

Significance

Has a strong association with Wal Jack, his work to collect and record both railway and tramway information. Yields information about tramways in Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong and other cities tramways and railways.

Physical description

Grey covered book with black binding containing 40 lined sheets (80 pages) with handwritten notes with the front cover partly cut out and the words "Jewellery & Engraving" book written in. Contains some newspaper clippings and pasted typed notes as listed below. The image number of each sheet is given. See individual pdf files.