Document - Photocopies, Ballarat Tramway Museum (BTM), 277.1 - "Farewell Crawl", 277.2 - "Goodbye to Trams", Mar. 1996

Significance

Yields information about the history of Bendigo's trams, tramways and the trammies and their stories and a special tram prior to closure. Has a strong association with the businesses in Bendigo.

Physical description

Photocopies of Bendigo Advertiser newspaper.



277.1 - "Farewell Crawl" - report with photo of a group from the Court House Hotel who did a pub crawl by tram on Sat. April 8, 1972 - photo of group on board with tram No. 26.



277.2 - photocopy of the Bendigo Advertisers feature of 8 pages, called "Bendigo says Good-Bye to the trams". Features history of the Bendigo trams, the services, personal stories, photos and advertisements from local commerce - published Thursday April 13, 1972. Tram services closed the following Sunday.



For original of the feature see item Reg. No. 1038.



Pdf image of photocopies added 22/10/2013

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