This tram was built in 1914 for thr Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust and was No 42. It was sold to the State Electricity Commission in 1951 and renumbered 39. When the Ballarat Tramways closed in 1971, it was purchased by the Lismore Lions Club and displayed in a recreational reserve until purchased by the Museum in 1976 and converted into a museum display and souvenir centre located at the depot until the new Museum building was opened in 2022. This photo taken in 1971. It may have been taken on its last trip. Victorian Collection (Ballarat) Item 10755 has 16 images of the tram being moved from Lismore to Ballarat in 1976. Photograph taken by Campbell Duncan.Black and white photograph of Ballarat tram 39.tram 42, built 1914, prahran and malvern tramways trust, state electricity commission, 1951, ballarat tramways, tram 39, closure of ballarat trams, 1971, lismore lions club, 1976, museum disply, souvenir centre, new museum building, 2022, item 10755, campbell duncan, photographer

Ballarat Tram 39 was built in 1914 by Duncan and Fraser Adelaide for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust where it was number 42. It was sold to the State Electricity Commission in 1951 and renumbered as Ballarat Tram 39. When the trams stopped running in 1971, it was acquired by Lismore Lions Club and displayed in a recreational reserve until purchased by the Museum in 1976. It was converted into a museum display and souvenir centre located at the depot until 2022. (See Item 10755 for return of 39 to Ballarat) The photograph shows Tram 39 turning from Lydiard Street North into Sturt Street South. The Robbie Burns statue is in the centre grassed area of Lydiard Street. In the background is the Cooks Private Hotel and the Commonwealth Bank, on the corner. In the foreground is a conductor with a point bar, used for changing direction of lines. Negative folder, paper. Photape Pty Ltd. containing six strips of 35mm negatives in plastic clear sleeve.ballarat tram 39, 1914, duncan and fraser, prahran and malvern tramways trust, no.42, state electricity commission, 1951, 1971, lismore lions club, recreational reserve, 1976 to ballarat, museum display, souvenir centre, 2022, item 10755, lydiard street, sturt street, robbie burns statue, cooks private hotel, commonwealth bank, conductor, point bar, campbell duncan, photographer, .

Ballarat Tram 39 was built in 1914 by Duncan and Fraser Adelaide for the Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust where it was number 42. It was sold to the State Electricity Commission in 1951 and renumbered as Ballarat Tram 39. When the trams stopped running in 1971, it was acquired by Lismore Lions Club and displayed in a recreational reserve until purchased by the Museum in 1976. It was converted into a museum display and souvenir centre located at the depot until 2022. (See Item 10755 for return of 39 to Ballarat) This photograph shows tram returning to Ballarat from Sebastopol - boundary between to areas. Eclipse Motors in the background. The photograph was taken by Campbell Duncan on 19/09/1971 - last day of the trams in Ballarat. Photograph taken by Campbell Duncan on 19/09/1971 Colour image in C/B Kodak mount. 35 mm slideHandwritten notation in ink on mountballarat tram 39, duncan and fraser, 1914, prahran and malvern tramway trust, state electricity commission, lismore lions club, 1976 to ballarat, souvenir centre, sebastopol, campbell duncan