Significance

Yields information about the early use of Ballarat's bogie trams and the curve from Main Rd into Barkly St on the Mt Pleasant route following track work.

Physical description

Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album of Ballarat 35 turning into Barkly St Mount Pleasant route from Main Road, 21-10-1951, Wal notes say testing new outside curve following renewal. Wal gives time as 3pm Sunday.



Note the hotel behind the tram, rare to see this in a photograph and the young lady with a large pram.





See image i2 for rear of photograph.

See image i3 for hi res scan of print.

See image i4 for hi res scan of negative



See Reg Item 7740 for a photograph of the work.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear in ink "SEC Ballarat No. 35 as special testing new outside curve (96lb rails), Main Rd into Barkly St, Ballarat East, Sunday 3pm 21st October 1951" In top right hand corner is Wal Jack stamp with negative number "T24/PC" written in.