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Newspaper, The Age, Progress Press, "Trams: making the most of the city's assets", "Protesters turn out in support of W class trams in Fitzroy", "Save Trams", 4/1992 to 8/1992

  • "Trams: making the most of the city's assets", "Protesters turn out in support of W class trams in Fitzroy", "Save Trams"

    "Trams: making the most of the city's assets", "Protesters turn out in support of W class trams in Fitzroy", "Save Trams"

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  • "Trams: making the most of the city's assets", "Protesters turn out in support of W class trams in Fitzroy", "Save Trams"

Physical description

Set of three Newspaper clippings abut the W class trams and their withdrawal.



.1 - Editorial, the Age 26-4-1992 - titled - "Trams: making the most of the city's assets" - W class are a Melbourne icon, with their future is secure, finances, sale to the US, recommends that they should be saved.



.2 - The Age - 18/51992 - titled - titled - "Protesters turn out in support of W class trams in Fitzroy" - written by Jacqui Macdonald, about a protest march in Brunswick St following publication of plans for replacement of W class in Brunswick St. Supported by workers from Preston Depot and the Public Transport Users Association, Patrick O'Connor. Also quotes Ms Angela Ireland Mayor of Fitzroy, Pat Wilson PTC, and Michael Norbury National Trust.



.3 - Progress Press - 8/7/1992 - "Save Trams" about the withdrawal of W class trams from Kew Depot since 1985. Quotes Michael Wilmot and David Clark of the National Trust

Inscriptions & markings

Some have publishing dates in ink on the cutting.

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