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Postcard, WTP, ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7

  • ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7

    ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7

  • ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7 - close up of tram

    ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7 - close up of tram

  • ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7 - rear

    ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7 - rear

  • ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7

    ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7

  • ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7
  • ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7 - close up of tram
  • ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7 - rear
  • ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906-7

Historical information

Printed black and white postcard of an ESCo tram west bound at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard St. Ballarat, c1906 - 7 - has a destination box. Has a number of pedestrians in the picture. Taken from the east side of the intersection, looking towards the Town Hall, with the National Mutual Insurance building and Snows in the photo. Also shows the overhead arrangements - two wire for Sturt St, single for Lydiard St, coming into the intersection.
Titled "Sturt Street, Ballarat" along the top edge.
On rear of postcard are the words "Post Card", has initials "WTP" in bottom left hand corner, a 1d Victorian stamp, cancelled 1/5/07, stamp "5". Divided back type. Address to Mrs T.D. Cayett? Falcon St, North Sydney NSW. Note about their travels, where they stayed and that they had travelled to the Gardens by tram.
See item 8237 for a coloured version.

Physical description

Black and white postcard - titled "Sturt Street Ballarat" - used 1907

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