Significance

Yields information about the incidents/accidents that can occur on a street tramway system - collisions resulting in the rare virtual total demolition of a tram in Ballarat.

Physical description

Black and white photograph of SEC Ballarat No. 20 following the collision with a semi trailer in Victoria St. Ballarat on Sept 16, 1970. See item Reg. No. 1088 for full details and newspaper publication of this photograph. Shows the tram after the event. Has a compulsory stop pole visible in the background of the photograph. Photograph taken by the Ballarat Courier.



See also Reg items No. 551 for photo in poor condition, 2788, 2789 for other photographs, 1088 and 1075 for newspaper reports.



2nd copy in good condition, added 29/5/05.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear stamped in black ink "Ballarat Courier / Press Photograph / - Copyright - ", in bottom left hand corner date stamp in light blue ink "15 Oct. 1970" (date of printing by Courier presumably) and above in pencil "No. 20".

2nd copy has the Courier stamp.