Significance

Yields information about the nature of the day on the last full day of operation in Sturt St and how passengers boarded the tram from the median strip.

Physical description

Black and White copy photographs of a newspaper photograph taken by The Courier - photo taken 18/9/1971, one published 20/9/1971 of No. 40 picks up shoppers, Sturt & Dawson Sts corner, last Saturday of service. 3772.1 - Shows two ladies boarding the tram from a crossover over the gutter. 3772.2 - shows the tram just after it left the stop. Has the Ritzy Cafe in the background. Also has a "Cars Stop Here" and a "End of Section sign in the photograph, that looks back along Sturt St. Tram has the destination of Sebastopol.



One photo used in the Courier Supplement following the closure of the tramways.



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 of 4772.2 stamped "Copyright, The Ballarat Courier Proprietary Limited." and "100%" in black ink, and "92A Rpt" in felt pen.