Significance

Yields information about a vehicle the Electric Supply Co of Victoria used to provide additional services in Ballarat in the face of bus competition. See page 59 of Golden City and its Tramways for further information.

Physical description

Black and white photograph contained within Reg. Item 2488, page 55, of ESCo or Ballarat Tramways motor bus, with the destination of Mt. Pleasant on the side. Driver W. Irwin? Handwritten caption by H.P. James.



Note Item Not formally Numbered. Image btm2507i2 shows position on page relative to items 2507 to 2512.



For a copy photograph of this image, see Reg Item 3813.



High Res Images added 15/3/2011.



Digital scan of a negative in the Wal Jack Collection added 21/4/2019 as image btm2510i4

Inscriptions & markings

Handwritten in Pencil under the photograph is "Here is an interesting picture. Note the driver he is W. Irwin who gave me these pictures for which I am very grateful. The bus petrol engine International type was formerly in the possession of, one, Cruickshanks, an independent driver with a permit from the council to run between The Point of Pictures?, Ness St, Mt Pleasant via Bond St, Peel St. to City but the Electric Supply Coy purchased the vehicle and ran it from 1927 to 1929 (unpayable). The most use it was put to was on Mt Pleasant, but it ran also to High School as replacement for trams on Sebas if an electric tram was derailed. Perhaps the most unique trips it ever made was between Forest St. Wendouree to the Aerodrome, 1929, on the occasions of any ?? flight. Again Mr Irwin was the driver (& made two trips)"