Significance

Set of 16 photos of Ballarat tram system taken 1970c on a tour by an unknown Qld based person.

Physical description

Photo album containing 16 colour prints. Photo album has heavy card covers, covered in black textured plastic containing 12 clear plastic photo sleeves held with a white comb binder.



Photos of Ballarat prior to closure, c1970. Photographer unknown. Donated by Peter Hyde of Brisbane Tramway Museum to BTM 3/2/2010, from a deceased estate. Photos apparently taken on a tram tour.



.1 - No. 42 and a single trucker inbound in Sturt St.

.2 - taken from tram ascending Bakery St hill in Victoria St.

.3 - End of No. 42, with the destination "Haddon St via Drummond Nth"

.4 - No. 11 and 42 in Lydiard St Nth, near the railway station. No. 11 showing special.

.5 - photo of three people on the tour.

.6 - Trams reversing at the Victoria St terminus

.7 - ditto

.8 - 11, 42 and 12? in Lydiard St North by railway station.

.9 - Three trams at Sebastopol terminus.

.10 - View in Albert St Sebastopol looking north along the track on the side of the road.

.11 - View of the tram crossing in Albert St.

.12 - 27 and 42 crossing Albert St Sebastopol.

.13 - View of Albert St from the tram, north of the crossing looking at the reserved track

14. - Lydiard St North looking south

.15 - 42 at the railway level crossing.

.16 - View south of the railway level crossing, three trams, with passengers alighting.