Significance

Yields information about the Ballarat tramway staff at the time of closure of the SEC operated system.

Physical description

Black and white photograph, mounted onto heavy card of the SEC Ballarat tram crews shortly before the closure of the tramway system in front of the depot building with three tramcars behind. Has a printed list of all employees or staff underneath. Titled "Ballarat Tramways Employees 1971". Photograph on light stipple paper. Features 61 personnel but only 60 apparently named. Photograph by Williams Studios, Ballarat. Group photo, Crews, closure,



Image btm1861i1 is of the photograph and btm1861i2 is of the listing.



See also Reg. Item 1862 for another photograph/list of the same group showing trams on the sides and the whole depot front. See also Reg. Item 2931 for another copy of the same photograph, but with some look at different direction in particular the 7th person from left, row three who is looking down in the photograph of Reg. Item 1861.



Hi res scan added 15/3/2015.



Additional copy from the donation of Karelyn Satter added 2-3-16 and another copy within a plastic envelope with a typed list of names on the rear.



See Reg Item 7001 for a framed version.



See Image i1 for a detail of the personnel only

image i2 for a list of the names.

image i3 for a hi res scan of the image including names.

image i4 hi res scan of the negative personnel only.

image i5 hi res scan of the negative with names.

image i6 hi res scan of the print.



Record revised 9/5/2020 for negative scans.

Inscriptions & markings

copy in plastic envelope has "From Mr Courtney 4.5.76" in top right hand corner in ink on the rear.