Historical information

Photo features South African or Boer War Memorial in the Sturt Street central median near Lydiard St with SEC No. 35 (former MMTB and Hawthorn Tramways Trust tramcar). An advert for Longhurst Quality Bread is adjacent to the Mechanics Institute building. Also in the view are the Commonwealth Bank, the Ballarat Gas Co and Beacham's Unicorn Hotel.

Significance

Yields information about the South African War Memorial in Sturt St.

Physical description

Postcard black and white, plain back, with a handwritten note on rear.

Inscriptions & markings

In ink on rear "Bogie No. 35 (1948 shot)"