Significance

Demonstrates nature and size of gang undertaking road repairs during 1962 in Sturt St with the Jelbart Oil roller being used.

Physical description

Black and White copy photograph of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier, taken 25/8/1966, published 26/8/1966. Track work using the Jelbart oil roller, Sturt & Lydiard Sts corner. Shows the nature of the work, but difficult to identify people and the traffic in the streets at the time. Has the National Mutual building and Town Hall in the background.



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.



Additional prints courtesy of Colin Holmes received 17/4/2011 - digital prints.



See the June 2010 issue of Fares Please! for an article written by Colin Holmes on Jelbart and the Ballarat roller.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited." and "85%" in ink.