Historical information
Series of 7 photos showing track removal following the closure of the Ballarat Tram system.
Significance
Yields information about the removal of the tram tracks in the city area.
Physical description
Set of 7 colour slides - 1 x Agfa blue and white plastic slide mount, 4 Hanimex cardboard mounts and 2 Kodachrome cardboard mounts of track removal works in Ballarat, c1971 to 1972
.1 - Saw cutting the road pavement at the Dawson St Crossover.
.2 - Rolling the crushed rock pavement in Sturt St after track removal - near Doveton St.
.3 - Track repairs or starting to remove the railway crossing at Lydiard St North - has an SEC truck in the background and the Kennedy Murray Pty Ltd General Carriers building in the background.
.4 - commencing work on the Dawson St Crossover removal with St Patrick's Cathedral in the background.
.5 - as for .2
.6 - L. G. Pearce excavating track near Dawson St.
.7 - ditto
Photo from the collection of Lilian Butler.