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Photograph - Black & White Photograph/s and Digital Image, Wal Jack, No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St, 1951

  • No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St

    No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St

  • No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - rear of print.

    No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - rear of print.

  • No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - rear of print.

    No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St

  • No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - rear of print.

    No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - rear of print.

  • No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - negative scan

    No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - negative scan

  • No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St
  • No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - rear of print.
  • No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - rear of print.
  • No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - rear of print.
  • No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St - negative scan

Significance

Yields information about Ballarat 's No. 23 operating as the Gold Tram in 1951 and the dates of operation.

Physical description

Black and white photograph of No. 23 painted as the Gold Tram in 1951, at the corner of Sturt and Lydiard St, looking south east, with a driver boarding the tram. Has the Commonwealth Bank building in the background. Wal Jack photograph, 25-3-1951.
Photo used on page 9 of Destination Eaglehawk.
See Reg Item 3583 for a copy negative of this photograph.
4185.1 - digital image of the same photograph from the Wal Jack Album - see image i3 and i4 for the rear of the photo.
Image i5 scanned from original 125 size negative - added 11/7/2020

Inscriptions & markings

On rear in ink "SEC Ballarat 9263# No. 23 (ex Adelaide "A" 69) painted golden bronze in connection with the Gold Centenary 1851 - 1951. Car ran from 16/3/1951 to Easter Monday 26-3-1951. Snapped in Sturt St (tram centre), Easter Monday 25-3-51 Wal Jack Photo T1/PC." In bottom left hand corner - stamped "Traction Publications, PO Box 438 Canberra (City) ACT"
.1 - on rear in ink "SEC Ballarat No. 23 painted gold for Gold Centenary 1951. Ran from 16/3/1951 to Easter Monday 26-3-1951. Snapped in Sturt St (tram centre), Easter Sunday 25-3-51 Wal Jack Photo T1/PC."

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