Flag - Tramway - set of 12, late 1980s

Historical information

Set of 12 flags collected by the donor, unused, manufactured during the late 1980s.
1 - Australian flag - see also item 790 for a used example
2 - Support Legacy
3 - March is Red Cross calling month.
4 - 100 years of trams - see also item 2608
5 - Victoria 150
6 - Architecture Week
7 - Energy Week - May 1987
8 - Spoleto festival - blue background
9 - Spoleto festival - purple background
10 - Women 150 art festival
11 - Girl Guides
12 - ESTO '88 Melbourne - ESTO is a world-wide cultural festival for expatriate Estonians which has taken place every four years since its beginning in 1972

Significance

Demonstrates the type of flags that were made for use on Melbourne trams during the late 1980s.

Physical description

Set of 12 flags made for use on tramcars - unused - nylon woven fabric and printed on various coloured cloths. Sewn with a loop at the left hand end to enable a wooden dowell to be fitted and secured and flown on a W class tramcar.

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