Significance

Yields information about the purchase of second hand equipment from Adelaide following the fire at the Sebastopol tram depot.

Physical description

Typed copies of 4 letters from MTT Adelaide to ESCo Ballarat re purchase of two horse trams to replace those lost in the 1909 fire. Provided by State Records Office of Sth Australia - Ref. GRG 22/31/Vol D in March 1996 and copies of correspondence between Alan Bradley and SRO.

274.1 - Letter dated 15/10/1909 - receipt of ESCo's letter of 14/10 and delivery arrangements.

274.2 - letter dated 19/10/09 - confirming receipt of telegram for extra collars and reason for delayed dispatch of equipment.

274.3 - letter dated 20/10/09 - listing equipment sent and costs.

274.4 - letter dated 27/10/09 - cost of equipment.



Copies of corresponded between BTM and State Records Office included within the scanned documents - 9 sheets.



Scanned pdf image of document added 31/10/2013.