Significance

Yields information about the views of various letter writers, special trains for the Begonia Festival and issues re costs.

Physical description

Foolscap sheet of plain paper, with rounded corners, with 7 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system 2 and 3 March 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise.



One cutting missing.



1 - "Tram Repairs" - 2/3/62 - Letter from R Courtney local Secretary of the Union, regarding the cost of new trams, tracks needed to and Geelong fares raised shortly before closure and then again afterward.

2 - Letter - 2/3/62 - signed by a tram driver regarding repairs of tram faults

3 - "Bolte re Promise on trams" - 2/3/62 - representations to Bolte by the Opposition leader Stoneham and protested to the Minister Mr. Reid

4 - "Special Train for Festival visitors" - The Mail, - 2/3/62 - re visit to Ballarat by the PMG Social club on 11/3 for the Begonia Festival

5 - "Sunday tour Festival City" - re a special train to Ballarat and being met by buses.

6 - "Trams Future" - 3/3/62 - 3 letters re costs of operations - two man trams, bus costs will be based on one man, trams are clean vehicles no emissions, Apex Club issues.

7 - "To Discuss Trams" - 3-3-62 - result of a Greater Ballarat Association meeting.