Newspaper, Herald & Weekly Times Ltd, "Last tram will have a guard", 18/09/1971 12:00:00 AM

Physical description

Newspaper clipping from the Melbourne Sun of 18/9/1971 reporting that the last electric tram in Ballarat, to run tomorrow night, will have a special guard. Police and other officials will prevent stripping by souvenir hunters. Quotes Paul Nicholson of the BTPS, gives details of last run, when trams started in Ballarat, the replacement by buses and that one will be retained in Ballarat to run around Lake Wendouree until Christmas and one to come to Melbourne next week as part of tourism week.

Inscriptions & markings

In blue ink on top of cutting "SUN 18/9/71"

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