Historical information
Ballarat No. 17 at the time of the opening of the tramway in 1905. Photographed on the depot lead.
Original negative held in the negative file. See also Reg Item 5104, 4290, 8700 for other copies of this image and 9466 for a glass plate negative.
Significance
Yields information about Ballarat 's first trams - No. 17 - built by Duncan and Fraser for ESCo. Shows the dress of the crews and the fittings on the tramcar in detail.
Physical description
Copy negative of a black and white photograph from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c
