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Postcard, Murray Views, "Murray Views No. 26 City Hall and Sturt Street Ballarat Vic", 1948

  • "Murray Views No. 26 City Hall and Sturt Street Ballarat Vic"

    "Murray Views No. 26 City Hall and Sturt Street Ballarat Vic"

  • "Murray Views No. 26 City Hall and Sturt Street Ballarat Vic" - rear

    "Murray Views No. 26 City Hall and Sturt Street Ballarat Vic" - rear

  • "Murray Views No. 26 City Hall and Sturt Street Ballarat Vic"
  • "Murray Views No. 26 City Hall and Sturt Street Ballarat Vic" - rear

Historical information

Photo shows No 22, 28, 34, and another tram at Tramway Centre. Penfolds', Reeds and Berry Anderson shops in the view between the National Mutual building and the Town Hall. On the rear in a note to Ken Magor of Newcastle, Wal Jack has written: "Ballarat 1948, Bogie 22 to Gardens via Sturt St west, 4 wheeler 31 to Sebastopol, Bogie 34 to Victoria St, 4 wheelers ? behind to Lydiard St Nth."
See item 5311 for a digital image of this view.

Significance

Yields information about the appearance of Sturt St looking towards the Town Hall and the trams used

Physical description

Postcard black and white, divided 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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