Photograph - Digital image, Mal Rowe, 29/06/1968 12:00:00 AM

Significance

Yields information about the purported achievement of tram 27 reaching 1,000,000 miles and the TMSV Tour and the Sebastopol terminus.

Physical description

Digital image of a Black and white photograph of Tram 27 at Sebastopol terminus during the celebrations of the tram completing its "millionth" mile in Ballarat on Saturday 29 June 1968. Note the undeveloped land on the opposite side of Albert St and the overhead pan used to help centre the pole at night.



Tram showing "Special", has banner "This tram has just completed 1,000,000 (million) miles in Ballarat" on the front of the tram during the TMSV Celebratory tour.



See also Reg Items 1878 and 7990 to 7995 for other photos of the day by Mal Rowe.



Note: A review of the tram car mileages by Dave Macartney, showed that it was actually 900,000, due to a carryover error.

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