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 5 newspaper cuttings, concerning the mooted closure of the Ballarat Tram system 28 Feb and 2 March 1962. All from The Courier, unless noted otherwise.



1 - "Trams in 1886" - 28-2-62 - about the formation of the Ballarat Tramway Co.

2 - "Keep Trams" - 28-2-62 - about the lack of trams for church and public service

3 - "Apex Declines to Enter Tram Dispute" - 1-3-62 - determined not to support the Union to support the trams

4 - "Track Times" - 1-3-62 - letter about the speed of the tram service, slow, notes a Mr. Mawby comment.

6 - "Tramway Discussions" - 2-3-62 - Editorial commenting on the APEX decision, Union request, service clubs, becoming a political issue, community support for the trams.