Significance

Yields information through postcard and some photos of Ballarat during the tramway eras - provides reference photographs for researchers to find original copies.

Physical description

Set of 12 copy negatives, of black and white photographs of Ballarat trams and postcards from Ray Pearson Collection, taken by Dave Macartney in 1975c.
Original negative held in the negative file. Scanned at 2400 dpi and cropped as necessary. Images as shown replaced by scan from the original Ray Pearson Album provided by Mal Rowe, April 2020 or that there is a better image.
.1 - Rose Series postcard P4609 - looking east along south of Sturt St, late 1940's.
.2 - Rose Series postcard P10050 - Bridge St looking west. - see item 8975 for the actual postcard.
.3 - Line up of trams in Sturt St West, for March 1968 Vintage train.
.4 - Postcards or photo folder of Craigs Hotel and the Post Office, late 1900's.
.5 - Postcard with Post Office in background, with horse trams crossing.
.6 - Postcard or photo folder with Sturt St and "Greetings from Ballarat"
.7 - Rose Series postcard P10044 - Lydiard St south, looking North - late 1940's. See item 8978 for the actual postcard.
.8 - Rose Series postcard P13492 - Lower Sturt St, north side looking east.
.9 - Rose Series postcard P13493 - Sturt St, south side, lower section, looking east.
.10 - Postcard with horse tram arriving Grenville St, dated 5.2.04, has a miner and farmer on the right-hand side.
.11 - Postcard of train at Ballarat railway station and a large crowd of people in the photo.
.12 - Postcard or photo folder of an ESCo tram in Sturt St, with a "Souvenir of United States Fleet's visit to Australia"
TMSV now possibly has these albums.