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Newspaper - and photographs, Herald Sun, "Seaside tracks are "roads"", 1955

  • Newspaper clipping - "Seaside tracks are "roads""

    Newspaper clipping - "Seaside tracks are "roads""

  • View of tramway track showing the broken condition of the roadway on either side of the rail itself.

    View of Bluff Road

  • Road surface after removal of the rails showing broken sleepers and very poor rough roadway.

    Former Beaumaris tramway showing sleepers and the road surface.

  • Newspaper clipping - "Seaside tracks are "roads""
  • View of tramway track showing the broken condition of the roadway on either side of the rail itself.
  • Road surface after removal of the rails showing broken sleepers and very poor rough roadway.

Historical information

The article and photo report on the poor condition of roads in particular Hayden's Road and the former, short lived Victorian Railways Beaumaris - Black Rock tram line. Has two photos showing the road condition. The second photo shows sleepers from the former tram line and a badly worn road surface that had been placed on top. The item by a staff reporter likens the road to wartime battle fields. The tram line rails were lifted or removed during 1939 - see page 35 of The Brighton Electric Line.
Photo 1 - print of the photo used - has notes on the rear - and Herald Sun stamp
Photo 2 - 'Bluff Road, up track inside raill'

Significance

Yields information about the road condition in the Beaumaris area in 1955.

Physical description

Newspaper clipping titled - "Seaside tracks are "roads"" - Melbourne Herald 12/11/1955 and set of two photographs.

Inscriptions & markings

"Melb "Herald" Sat 12 Nov 1955"

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