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Negative - SECV Ballarat - Gold tram 23 in depot, Wal Jack, 1/05/1951

  • Image of the front of a vintage tram parked inside a building, with "DEPOT VIA RIPON ST" displayed on its destination board. A shovel and pickaxe emblem is visible on the front, along with a prominent headlight. Tram wheels are on the ground, and parts of the building's roof structure and wooden support beams are in the background.

    SECV Ballarat - Gold tram 23 in depot

  • Notes on rear of print.

    Notes on rear of print.

  • Image of the front of a vintage tram parked inside a building, with "DEPOT VIA RIPON ST" displayed on its destination board. A shovel and pickaxe emblem is visible on the front, along with a prominent headlight. Tram wheels are on the ground, and parts of the building's roof structure and wooden support beams are in the background.

    SECV Ballarat - Gold tram 23 in depot

  • Image of the front of a vintage tram parked inside a building, with "DEPOT VIA RIPON ST" displayed on its destination board. A shovel and pickaxe emblem is visible on the front, along with a prominent headlight. Tram wheels are on the ground, and parts of the building's roof structure and wooden support beams are in the background.

    SECV Ballarat - Gold tram 23 in depot

  • Image of the front of a vintage tram parked inside a building, with "DEPOT VIA RIPON ST" displayed on its destination board. A shovel and pickaxe emblem is visible on the front, along with a prominent headlight. Tram wheels are on the ground, and parts of the building's roof structure and wooden support beams are in the background.
  • Notes on rear of print.
  • Image of the front of a vintage tram parked inside a building, with "DEPOT VIA RIPON ST" displayed on its destination board. A shovel and pickaxe emblem is visible on the front, along with a prominent headlight. Tram wheels are on the ground, and parts of the building's roof structure and wooden support beams are in the background.
  • Image of the front of a vintage tram parked inside a building, with "DEPOT VIA RIPON ST" displayed on its destination board. A shovel and pickaxe emblem is visible on the front, along with a prominent headlight. Tram wheels are on the ground, and parts of the building's roof structure and wooden support beams are in the background.

Historical information

Photograph of No. 23, as the Gold tram in the depot 1-5-1951. Photo by Wal Jack. Has spare wheel sets on the track in front of the tram.
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

Significance

Yields information about Ballarat 's No. 23 operating as the Gold Tram in 1951 and its storage in the depot when not in use.

Physical description

Digital image from the Wal Jack Ballarat Album and negative.

Inscriptions & markings

Written on rear in ink "SEC Ballarat, No.23 inside depot 1-5-51 Gold Centenary tram, first time car fully illuminated, especially to take photograph." and the Wal Jack stamp in the bottom right hand corner with the number "T5/PC" written in.

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