Magazine, Australasian Post, "Hooray for Trams", 10/3/1977

Historical information

Australasian Post report on tramways and in particular Melbourne and their use in other places in the world. Notes Melbourne's cable system and how it operated. At the time only Adelaide was the only other Australian operator. Features photos of Melbourne's trams along with Bendigo, Geelong, Melbourne 1041, Stuttgart, Gothenburg. Written by George Hart. On page 16 is a cartoon by Ken Maynard about drink driving and blood alcohol testing. Also has a story of an absent-minded professor and his problem of getting his fare out of his pocket on a Melbourne tram.

Significance

Yields information about Melbourne's tramways and its place in the world.

Physical description

Set of 8 pages with centre staple remaining from the Australasian Post 10/3/1977

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