Significance

Yields information about the condition of the track at Sturt and Lydiard Sts following derailments of bogie trams and the ensuring correspondence and the views of The Courier., Yields information about the condition of the track at Sturt and Lydiard Sts following derailments of bogie trams and the ensuring correspondence and the views of The Courier.

Physical description

Set of four documents concerning the derailment of tram 35 on 26/6/1952 at the intersection of Sturt and Lydiard Sts. All documents have rounded corners.



.1 - Memorandum on SEC paper, light green sheet, dated 18/7/1962 from the Engineer and Manager of the SEC to the Manager Ballarat Branch, regarding the Courier's reports and the Parliamentary report.



.2 - Memorandum on a green sheet forwarding Press cuttings and the Work's Superintendent's report re the derailment.



.3 - Handwritten report dated 4/7/1962 re the derailment, three sheets on ruled paper, cause of the derailment, works to repair, derailment of 36 at the same location on 3/7 (twice), trackwork issues, track repairs being undertaken and comments re The Courier's reporting. Signed by W. Linaker. May have been the draft pending typing.



.4 - Plain sheet with three newspaper clippings - all 4/7/1962

a - "putting off evil day" - questioning the track maintenance as a precursor to closure. Supportive of the trams.

b - "Off the Lines" - reporting on the derailment of tram 36 twice that day.

c - "Two Tram Derailments" - photo of tram 36, side on view, derailed.