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Photograph - SECV Ballarat 27 in Drummond St Sth, Wal Jack, 7/08/1944

  • Vintage tram numbered 27 traveling down a tree-lined street in a residential area. A lady is walking across to the footpath after alighting from the tram.

    SECV Ballarat 27 in Drummond St Sth.

  • Notes on rear of print

    Notes on rear of print

  • Vintage tram numbered 27 traveling down a tree-lined street in a residential area. A lady is walking across to the footpath after alighting from the tram.

    SECV Ballarat 27 in Drummond St Sth.

  • Vintage tram numbered 27 traveling down a tree-lined street in a residential area. A lady is walking across to the footpath after alighting from the tram.
  • Notes on rear of print
  • Vintage tram numbered 27 traveling down a tree-lined street in a residential area. A lady is walking across to the footpath after alighting from the tram.

Historical information

Photograph of Ballarat No. 27 northbound in Drummond St South at Dana St. Photo by Wal Jack 7-8-1944. Tram has the destination of Lydiard St North, a lady passenger is walking away from the tram. No other vehicles in the photograph. Wal's album notes that this was the site of two tram accidents - smashes.
Image 2 - rear of print
image 3 - low res scan.

Significance

Yields information about tram services in Drummond St Sth and tram 27 during the mid 1940s.

Physical description

Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album.

Inscriptions & markings

In ink on rear " SEC Ballarat Tramways No. 27 in Drummond St South at Dana St, showing the site of two tram smashes - dark lines on left (No. 24 smash 1-12-41 - light on right (No. 22 smash 27-8-44" with date stamp "7 Aug 1944" and W. Jack stamp and number "T375" written in.

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