Historical information

Photos of the last Bourke St cable tram service to Northcote with crews and inspectors. Has a sign on the side regarding the Aquarium. Date of photograph 26-10-1940.
Well known newspaper photograph - actual origin to be determined.
.1 - another photo of the same event of the grip car itself. Photo from the Collection of the Department of Infrastructure now with the Public Records Office - image number H439. Note: this photo is now out of copyright and was not an original VR photograph, but one copied from another source and collected as their Heritage series. 2nd copy of .1 added 16/3/2021 and a 3rd copy ex Keith Kings added 18-7-2021

Significance

Yields information about the last cable tram service to Northcote and marked the end of the cable tram system in Melbourne.

Physical description

Black and white photograph - copy prints

Inscriptions & markings

.1 has Department of Infrastructure copy right stamp on rear and number "H 439" in ink on rear and "1-17"
2nd copy of .1 has "Latrobe The Aquarium cable tram" in ink on top edge, "1940" and "Brimson" along lower edge.
3rd copy of .1 has stamped TMSV Sales on rear.