Historical information

Looks at the history of Ballarat, the development of the horse tram system, Ballarat East, Battery tram trials, and other details of the horse tram company.
106.2 - carbon copy, 9 quarto pages with a smaller front page in addition and two at the rear, (stapled) in the top left hand corner - part 2 of above, looking at the development of ESCo, tram conversion, SEC takeover, rehabilitation, SEC operation and acknowledgements.
Each page has been imaged - images 7 to 19
Staples removed for scanning and not replaced. Each page has been numbered 1 to 19 on the rear in 5B pencil.
See also Reg item 3289 and 6419 for similar documents.

Significance

Yields information about the history of Ballarat Tramways written in 1962/63. Has a strong association with the authors, two well known tramway historians.

Physical description

106.1 - Carbon copy, 6 quarto pages, (stapled) in top left hand corner of an article titled ""A Brief History of the Tramways of Ballarat" written by Keith Kings and Wal Jack in 1963, for the 75th anniversary of the opening of the horse trams in Ballarat. Looks at the history of Ballarat, the development of the horse tram system, Ballarat East, Battery tram trials, and other details of the horse tram company.

Each page has imaged - images 1 to 6



106.2 - carbon copy, 9 quarto pages with a smaller front page in addition and two at the rear, (stapled) in the top left hand corner - part 2 of above, looking at the development of ESCo, tram conversion, SEC takeover, rehabilitation, SEC operation and acknowledgements.



Each page has been imaged - images 7 to 19



Staples removed for scanning and not replaced. Each page has been numbered 1 to 19 on the rear in 5B pencil.



See also Reg item 3289 and 6419 for similar documents.