Significance

Yields information about the visit of Ballarat Tram 36 to Melbourne after the closure of the Ballarat SEC system and its use for a celebration and visit to Hawthorn Depot.

Physical description

Newspaper cutting from The Courier, possibly the Sat Sept. 24, 1971, with the title "A long way from home", with a photo of Ballarat No. 36 at the Batman Ave terminus. The cutting refers to its operation and TV start on the previous Wednesday.



Photo has the tram with Hawthorn Town Clerk Mr. B. Johnson, Cr. Chisholm, Cr Keith Miller Mayor of Hawthorn and Cr. Fred Johnson, Mayor of Richmond.



Tramcar No. 36