Historical information

Document - full title - Provincial Tramways - "Description of the Provincial Tramways when taken over by the State Electricity Commission" looks at the condition of the Ballarat and Bendigo systems at the time compared to that of Geelong. The handwritten note records the impact of the closure of the gold mines in the two cities. Records that Bendigo received more investment in track and tramcars than did Ballarat. Includes notes on the condition of the track, issues with tramcars and insulation of the tramcars at the time, and the purchase of second-hand tramcars from Melbourne.

Significance

Yields information about the operation of the Provincial tramways before the takeover by the SECV.

Physical description

Two foolscap sheets, carbon copy

Inscriptions & markings

Has an ink addition in the top left hand corner.