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Photograph - Ex MMTB 117 in Sturt St at Grenville St, Wal Jack, 28/10/1945

  • A historic tram car travels down a street lined with brick buildings, some featuring awnings and signs for businesses like "Union Hotel" and "Tarax Bar."

    Ex MMTB 117 in Sturt St at Grenville St.

  • A historic tram car travels down a street lined with brick buildings, some featuring awnings and signs for businesses like "Union Hotel" and "Tarax Bar."

    Ex MMTB 117 in Sturt St at Grenville St.

  • Notes on rear of print.

    Notes on rear of print.

  • A historic tram car travels down a street lined with brick buildings, some featuring awnings and signs for businesses like "Union Hotel" and "Tarax Bar."

    Ex MMTB 117 in Sturt St at Grenville St.

  • A historic tram car travels down a street lined with brick buildings, some featuring awnings and signs for businesses like "Union Hotel" and "Tarax Bar."

    Ex MMTB 117 in Sturt St at Grenville St.

  • A historic tram car travels down a street lined with brick buildings, some featuring awnings and signs for businesses like "Union Hotel" and "Tarax Bar."
  • A historic tram car travels down a street lined with brick buildings, some featuring awnings and signs for businesses like "Union Hotel" and "Tarax Bar."
  • Notes on rear of print.
  • A historic tram car travels down a street lined with brick buildings, some featuring awnings and signs for businesses like "Union Hotel" and "Tarax Bar."
  • A historic tram car travels down a street lined with brick buildings, some featuring awnings and signs for businesses like "Union Hotel" and "Tarax Bar."

Historical information

Photographs reproduction from another original photograph, and other prints of ex MMTB tramcar No. 117, (Ballarat, 22 (4th) then 37 - first 37) soon after delivery to Ballarat in Sturt St. near the intersection with Grenville St. Has the buildings on the south side of Sturt St. in background. Tram has white stripe under cab windows and white bumpers. Photo taken prior to renumbering. Arrived in Ballarat - 19/10/1945 (Kings p 49).
Buildings in background include the Union Hotel, Rockmans, Ballarat Gas Company. For another photo of the same tram soon after delivery see Reg. Item 532. Photo take 28-10-1945, Wal Jack photo.
.1 - Digital image of the same photograph from the Wal Jack Album - see image i5
.2 - Digital image of the original negative - image i4 added 3/2/20 - see image i4

Significance

Yields information of the running of ex MMTB tram 117 before being renumbered as 22 following its delivery ex Melbourne in 1945.

Physical description

Black and white photographs - various prints of the same image.

Inscriptions & markings

Stamped on rear in light black ink "BTPS Sales Department", .1 - in ink "Ballarat No. 117 (now 22) on 1st public run to Gardens, 28-10-45 W. Jack T530"

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