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Postcard, Murray Views, "Murray Views No. 27 from Post Office Ballarat Vic", 1948

  • "Murray Views No. 27 from Post Office Ballarat Vic"

    "Murray Views No. 27 from Post Office Ballarat Vic"

  • "Murray Views No. 27 from Post Office Ballarat Vic" - rear

    "Murray Views No. 27 from Post Office Ballarat Vic" - rear

  • "Murray Views No. 27 from Post Office Ballarat Vic"
  • "Murray Views No. 27 from Post Office Ballarat Vic" - rear

Historical information

Photo shows the view looking southwest from the Post Office towards the Town Hall. Two trams are in the view including the National Mutual building, the Town Hall, and Myer. Wal Jack in a note to Ken Magor of Newcastle notes the trams (No. 26 and a bogie), tram services, the ESCo fuse box, the tram waiting shelter, and that the location is known as "City Tram Centre". Wal has dated the photo as 1948.
Note: There are two Murray Views No. 27 - see item 7360 as well.

Significance

Yields information about Sturt and Lydiard St view and tram services.

Physical description

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

Inscriptions & markings

See image 2 for details of the handwritten note by Wal Jack on the rear.

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