Newspaper, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), Use Electricity sparingly, Oct.. 1995

Significance

Demonstrates the work done by the BTM/BTPS to celebrate the 50 years since the end of the Second World War and the documents prepared for the CHHA Exhibition in 1995.

Physical description

Six items illustrating operations of tramways in Ballarat during WWII, used in "Ballarat Trammies at War Exhibition" - Oct. to Dec. 1995.

254.1 - Part copy of page of Ballarat Courier with SEC ad to save electricity and War bonds - photocopied, laminated with 4 Velcro dots on rear.

254.2 - part copy of page of Ballarat Courier 2/7/1942 - re growth of tram traffic - as above.

254.3 - part copy of page of Ballarat Courier 14/2/1042 - re trams are black out - as above.

254.4 - retyped item of .2 on plastic film with orange paper glued to rear, used for pointer to .2 item with two Velcro dots.

254.5 - Note re item to be sent to overseas used in .3, as for .4, but on yellow paper.

254.6 - retyped item of .3 as for .4, but green paper.



Images added 19/10/2013.

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