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Postcard, WTP, "Sturt St Ballarat", c1908

  • A sepia-toned, vintage postcard view of Sturt Street in Ballarat, featuring a large, bare-branched tree on the left, a park with benches and a decorative fence in the center, and ornate 19th-century buildings, including one with a prominent clock tower, on the right. Horse-drawn carriages and a tram are visible in the street.

    "Sturt St Ballarat"

  • Rear of postcard with a handwritten letter

    Rear of postcard with a handwritten letter

  • A sepia-toned, vintage postcard view of Sturt Street in Ballarat, featuring a large, bare-branched tree on the left, a park with benches and a decorative fence in the center, and ornate 19th-century buildings, including one with a prominent clock tower, on the right. Horse-drawn carriages and a tram are visible in the street.
  • Rear of postcard with a handwritten letter

Historical information

Sturt St Ballarat looking east along the median strip with Snows and the Town Hall in the background. Shows the fenced garden beds and seats alongside. Has a tram outside the Snows building.
On rear of postcard - WTP print mark, two cancellation stamps - dated 4 June 09. Addressed to Miss J Hall, 81 Wellington St Kew. Has Victorian 1d stamp.

Significance

Yields information about the appearance of the median strip and Sturt St

Physical description

Postcard, coloured, divided back used.

Inscriptions & markings

Cancellation stamps, message and address in ink.

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