Significance

Yields information about the tram painted for the centenary of the discovery of gold in Ballarat and the official launch of the tram. Significance would be higher if names of people known.

Physical description

1116 - Colour copy print of a colour photograph of SEC Ballarat No. 18 painted in gold and white for the centenary of the Borough of Sebastopol. Taken outside the Sebastopol Town Hall possibly at the time of its launch, as the driver and conductor are standing by the tram and a lady with a name tag next to one of the crew. Taken by Mrs. V. Butler in 1964 on a colour slide, from which print taken from. Tram has gold paint on the end and side panels with the "1864 1964" on the end panel and "100" on the side panel. Tram showing destination of "Lydiard St. Nth" indicating it was possibly a service tram. Tram carrying Australian flags at either end.



2nd copy of large print added 29/7/2007, from Alan Bradley 5/2007 collection of photographs.



1116.1 - the smaller original photograph noted above. Three copies held, two without border, one with border.



High Res scan of copy negative added 17/1/2019 see image i1.



See Reg. Item No. 1090, "Sebastopol Victoria - A Historical Survey of Early Sebastopol - 1864- 1964".