COTMA Conference 1975 – Ballarat

 

The Full document – 3.1MB download 

 

List of Papers

 

 

1.      “Financing the Railway Tramway Operating Museum” – A. P. Wymond

 

2.      “A history of Experience” – Peter Kahn

 

3.      “Accounting Methods Suitable for Museum Operations” – Graeme Breydon

 

4.      “Tramcar Maintenance – Museum Style” – Bob Prentice

 

5.      “Buses – their Preservation and Relevant to Tramway Museums” – Dr. John Radcliffe

 

6.      “The Formation of an Association of Tramway Museums of Australasia” – David Rawlings

 

7.      “Museum Publications” – Frank Stamford

 

 

Workshops

 

Engineering

E1 – Substation Types

E2 – Buildings

E3 – Overhead Wiring

E4 – Track and Civil Engineering

E5 – Signalling

 

Cars and Parts

C1 – Procurement

C2 – Maintenance

C3 – Spare Parts with appendix

C4 – Restoration

C5 – A National Stockpile of Spare Parts

 

Treasury

T1 – Accounting (Report with Paper)

T2 – Insurance

 

Publicity

P1 – Advertising to the Public

P2 – “Trolley Wire” Magazine

 

Management

M1 – Operations and Safety

M2 – Liaison and Public Relations

M3 – Driver Training

M4 – Relations and Communications between Administration and Members

 

Governments

G1 – Approaches for Assistance

 

Removals

R1 – Special Purpose Vehicle

 

Membership

B1 – Recruiting

 

Special

S1 – Association of Australasian Tramway Museums

S2 – Presidents (Joint report with S1)

S3 – Secretaries

 

Concluding Luncheon and the formation of COTMA