Physical description

Black and white photograph of Ballarat No. 24 in Lydiard St. North, terminating to the north of Sturt St outside the Post Office prior to shunting at the crossover during the 1954 Royal visit to Ballarat on 8/3/54. Tram appears to have destination of Grey St. Sebastopol. Post Office and Commonwealth Bank have been decorated for the occasion. A line up of people waiting on the other side of Sturt St near bank in photograph. Keith Kings photo No. I(y)2.



Print has black edges (not fully masked).



Note: Alan Bradley advised in his article "50 years ago", April 2004, that the date of the royal tour was 6/3/54. Check rear of photo.



See "50 Years Ago" - Alan Bradley, Reg. Item No. 2709.

Inscriptions & markings

Stamp in top right hand corner and handwritten number with "K.S. Kings No. I(y)2 Copyright reserved". (Stamped twice)



In black ink "Ballarat / No. 24 shunting at crossover in Lydiard Street North, at Sturt St, on 8/3/54, Royal Visit day."