Significance

Yields information about construction of Ballarat Tramways from a newspaper / magazine soon after the system opened, along with photographs of two of the tramcars and the power station.

Physical description

763 - Copy negative of page 454 of "The Australasian" paper, dated August 19, 1905, featuring an article on the opening of the Ballarat Electric Trams and magician, "The Great Thurston" Includes four photos of the trams and equipment and one of the magician. See Reg. Items No. 754, 759, and 2142. Tram photos of toastrack trams, power station, tram construction and of the single truckers in Wendouree Parade.



763.1 - print made by State Library for Alan Bradley, from Alan Bradley 5/2007.

Inscriptions & markings

Has sticker on rear "Reproduction Rights Reserved, Copied by State Library"