Significance

Demonstrates aspects of working of Ballarat tramways, with a passenger stepping off a moving horse tram at Grenville St. Hand painted card.

Physical description

Printed black and white postcard with hand painted light blue sky background of Ballarat Horse tram arriving at the Grenville St. terminus, at the bottom end of Sturt St terminus with a person stepping off the tramcar. Has buildings on both sides of Sturt St. in photograph, and one other horse drawn vehicle. Also Suttons and Richards & Co. buildings in photo. Titled "Sturt St. Ballarat".



See Reg. Item 1539 for photographic image of the postcard.



Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" in bottom left hand corner".



On rear of postcard, printed is the words "Post Card", areas for "This space may be used for correspondence" and "The Address to be written here" and in stamp area in a square "Penny Stamp here". On the side of the card is "Cole's Sunny Australia Series 96 Views. E. W. Cole Book Arcade, Melbourne, Sydney and Adelaide."



See also Reg Item 3898 for another postcard using the same photograph.