Significance

Yields information about Ballarat 's bogie trams the appearance they were delivered to Ballarat from Melbourne.

Physical description

Copy negative of a black and white photograph from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c of ex Melbourne 117, prior to be repainted and renumbered to 22 and then to first 37. Taken probably very soon after arrival - photographed at Gardens Loop Wendouree Parade, has MMTB wartime markings on bumper. Could be on a test trip given the people standing around the tramcar. Tram arrived in Ballarat 10/1945.



Original negative held in the negative file. Laser print of scanned image in box 01-01-77. Scanned at 2100 dpi and Photoshopped for file image.



See Reg Item 5271 for another similar version of his image.



Image updated from the Ray Pearson Album, which dated it as 22/10/1945 on its trial run - 30/5/2020