Significance

Yields information about the nature of a visit to Ballarat by Melbourne pressmen and the buildings in the background at the time. Also shows the dress of the visitors at the time.



Various sources - ex photo held by the Ballarat Historical Society. Also shows the condition of the trams at the time.

Physical description

Black and white print of a photograph of two crowded horse trams in Lydiard St North. Ballarat, titled "Visit of Melbourne Pressmen 1900". Has Morris Manufacturing Company building in the background. Both horse trams, No.9 nearest to camera, have "Havelock" Tobacco roof advertisements. Behind the trams is Irwin's Provincial Hotel, when it was a timber structure.



Print made from a copy negative held in the Ballarat Historical Society collection????



2nd copy added 8/11/2005 from BTM collection of photos in mess room.



2785.1 - as above, but photographed from an album - shows the full length of horse tram No. 9 and has number TR4 in bottom right hand corner.



2785.2 - as above but cropped on sides - cropped out rear of horse tram 9.



2785.1 & .2 added 12/7/2009, ex William F Scott.



See Email from Max Harris 12/8/04

Inscriptions & markings

2785.1 - top on rear in ink - "Ballarat Visit of Press men , 1900 Sydney Harvey photo".

2785.2 - in ink on rear "18a)", "Visit from Melbourne Press 1900, opposite Ballarat Railway Station". In bottom right hand corner "Sydney Harvey" and "William F Scott" address label.