Significance

Yields information about the moves to relocate the Ballarat Tram depot to a better location.

Physical description

Two Newspaper cuttings pasted onto a single foolscap sheet:



Both from The Courier regarding a new near city site for the Tram Depot.



"Union to Press for New site for Tram Sheds" - 29/10/1947 - quotes secretary of the Ballarat Union Branch, Mr. G. Hall, overcome wasted mileage.



"Building Difficulties Tram Depot" - 31/10/1047 - regarding the Union suggestion - quotes Mr. T. A. L. Farr, SEC Branch Manager, problems of finding a site, large building and problems of obtaining materials due to their acute shortage - but that the Commission was "alive to the situation".





Contained within Reg Item 5507 - Foolscap binder with green covers, black binding edge and metal clips.