Significance

Yields information about staff or safeworking system in use at Ballarat up to the time of the introduction of the signal system.



No information known at the time of cataloguing of the person in the photographs.

Physical description

Set of three Negative and Digital images of an unknown person:



.1 - showing the hook and the section staff at the Ripon St - Sturt St corner. Alongside is an ESCo Electrical connection box or pillar. In the background is the shelter at this location.



.2 - the same person handing the staff to a well loaded No. 22 (c1946) at Ripon St. Tram has a Regatta Auxiliary board. Has the Western Hotel in the background.



.3 - the same person holding the Sturt St to Lake View Loop.



.4 - close up of the staff.





Note: The Ripon St - Lake View Loop - View Point section of track was not fitted with coloured light signals.



Tram 22 (Reg Item 5533) entered service - 1945; post 1947, as side numbers (which can just be seen in image i2) were painted Oct. 1947 and was renumbered to 37, in Sept. 1952.