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Photograph - Melbourne W1 421 decorated for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), 1927

  • Melbourne W1 421decorated as an "illuminated" tramcar for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York 1927

    Melbourne W1 421decorated as an "illuminated" tramcar for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York 1927

  • extract from the 1926-27 MMTB Annual Report.

    extract from the 1926-27 MMTB Annual Report.

  • image from the David Featherstone collection of the tram being fitted out at Preston Workshops

    image from the David Featherstone collection of the tram being fitted out at Preston Workshops

  • image of the tram at night, from the Annual Report.

    image of the tram at night, from the Annual Report.

  • Melbourne W1 421decorated as an "illuminated" tramcar for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York 1927
  • extract from the 1926-27 MMTB Annual Report.
  • image from the David Featherstone collection of the tram being fitted out at Preston Workshops
  • image of the tram at night, from the Annual Report.

Historical information

Photograph and associated infomation of Melbourne W1 421decorated as an "illuminated" tramcar for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York to Victoria April 21 to May 12, 1927 and the opening of Canberra on May 9, 1927, taken at Preston Workshops.

Associated Digital images:
.2 - extract from the 1926-27 MMTB Annual Report.
.3 - image from the David Featherstone collection of the tram being fitted out at Preston Workshops
.4 - image of the tram at night, from the Annual Report.

Note Tasmania is missing from the map on the side of the tram.

Significance

Yields information about the decoration of a Melbourne tram for a Royal visit in 1927

Physical description


Black and White photograph of Melbourne W1 421decorated as an "illuminated" tramcar for the visit of the Duke and Duchess of York 1927

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