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Negative - Ballarat No. 32 at the opening ceremony of the Lydiard St Nth extension, Wal Jack, 30-8-1937

  • A vintage tramcar labeled "SPECIAL" with the number 32 on its side, stopped on tracks beside a group of men and children, with a few bicycles nearby.

    Ballarat No. 32 at the opening ceremony of the Lydiard St Nth extension

  • A vintage tramcar labeled "SPECIAL" with the number 32 on its side, stopped on tracks beside a group of men and children, with a few bicycles nearby.

    Ballarat No. 32 at the opening ceremony of the Lydiard St Nth extension

  • rear of print - no notes

    rear of print - no notes

  • A vintage tramcar labeled "SPECIAL" with the number 32 on its side, stopped on tracks beside a group of men and children, with a few bicycles nearby.

    Ballarat No. 32 at the opening ceremony of the Lydiard St Nth extension

  • A vintage tramcar labeled "SPECIAL" with the number 32 on its side, stopped on tracks beside a group of men and children, with a few bicycles nearby.

    Ballarat No. 32 at the opening ceremony of the Lydiard St Nth extension

  • A vintage tramcar labeled "SPECIAL" with the number 32 on its side, stopped on tracks beside a group of men and children, with a few bicycles nearby.
  • A vintage tramcar labeled "SPECIAL" with the number 32 on its side, stopped on tracks beside a group of men and children, with a few bicycles nearby.
  • rear of print - no notes
  • A vintage tramcar labeled "SPECIAL" with the number 32 on its side, stopped on tracks beside a group of men and children, with a few bicycles nearby.
  • A vintage tramcar labeled "SPECIAL" with the number 32 on its side, stopped on tracks beside a group of men and children, with a few bicycles nearby.

Historical information

Copy photograph taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c of Ballarat No. 32 at the opening ceremony of the Lydiard St Nth extension 30-8-1937. Has flags on the front of the tram and the conductor standing alongside. Possibly even before or after the official ceremony.
3570.1 - Digital image of the same photograph from the Wal Jack album. See i3 for image of the rear of the photograph. Wal's notes "No. 32 at new terminus 28-8-1937"
For hi res scan of original print see btm3570i4 and of original negative btm3570i5

Significance

Has a strong association with the opening of the SEC extension to Lydiard St Nth in 1937.

Physical description

Copy negative of a black and white photograph from Ray Pearson Collection

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