Historical information

Set of two photographs of Ballarat tram 25 loaded on a Yellow Express Mack prime mover GPU 328 leaving for Bendigo on 6/10/1960. The process of fitting the dash canopy lighting had commenced, with the small white stripe painted under the windows. The trolley pole base has been removed as well. See item 1478A for a Newsrail April 1984 article featuring this photograph, incorrectly credited to Doug Colquhoun.

1 - digital image from the Wal Jack album. Wal's notes gives the time of the photograph as 10.40am. See image 3 for Wal's notes and that he had sent the negative to Doug Colquhoun.
2 - print supplied to Alan Bradley by Doug Colquhoun with Doug's photo record stamp on the rear. See image 4 for the rear of the photograph.

See Reg Items 1478, 5241, 5242, 7759 and 7766 for a series of 5 photos of this event.

Significance

Yields information about the loading and departure of Ballarat No. 25 to Bendigo in 1960.

Physical description

Set of two black and white photographs.

Inscriptions & markings

1 - On the rear of the photograph in ink "SEC, Ballarat Loading No. 25 on Yellow Express Loader outside Wendouree Depot before leaving for Bendigo. 6-10-1960." and in top right-hand corner Wal Jack stamp with "Neg to Doug" written in.
.2 - has Douglas A. Colquhoun stamp on rear - with details - see image 4.