Significance

Yields information about the seemingly frequent derailment of bogie trams at this intersection and the people who travelled on the tram and alternative means of transport - walking. Also details information about the streetscape, clothing, and buildings.

Physical description

Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - No. 40 derailed, Bridge & Main Sts corner, 1964. Photo taken 1/07/1964, published 2/07/1964 No. 40 bound for Mt Pleasant. Location Stones Corner. Has buildings in Bridge St in the background and part of Stones sign. Photo shows many people, passengers, from the single truck tram behind No. 40, walking up Bakery Hill towards Victoria St West. Ladies, Gents, shoppers, passengers, school children etc.



Collected by Alan Bradley from the Ballarat Courier early 1980's.



See Excel file "Record of Ballarat Courier Photos SEC era" (Archive Documents) for source of details.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited."