Significance

Yields information about the reconstruction of track at Hospital Corner and the way tram services were arranged and the corner itself.

Physical description

Negative and Digital image of the Wal Jack Ballarat Negative file of No. 35 crossing Sturt St while trackwork is being undertaken to replace diamond crossing at Hospital corner. The tram has the destination of Lydiard St North and is proceeding to Drummond St North to reverse. Based on Reg Item 5623, the work was done June 1951.



In the background is H. E. Herbert's grocery shop, advertising "Rowland's" - soft drinks - see https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/Rowlands_Soft_Drink_Factory



Reg Item 5079 - drawing of 6/1950 showing details of the crossing to be replaced.

Reg Item 5340 - shows the building as well.

Reg Item 5623 - has a note about the trackwork being undertaken on 19/6/1951.

Reg Item 6225 - shows the new building being built during 1962.

Reg Item 7720 - photocopy from Reg Item 5623

Reg Item 7721 - photocopy of the relevant page from the August 1951 issue of Electric Traction which details the event.