Photograph - Colin Friels as Malcolm on his home-made tram, 1986

Historical information

This photograph shows actor Colin Friels dressed in a driver's uniform and cap sitting in a small open-air four-wheel 'tram' at the front of the Brunswick Depot car shed. The photo depicts a scene from the Australian made feature film 'Malcolm' with Colin Friels playing the lead character Malcolm. The destination blind shows 'Brunswick' and in the mid-ground at the entrance of the shed is W5 class tram 765 displaying 'East Coburg 1'. The four tram wheels used on the short tram were recycled from a cable tram. See also item 8678 for two other photographs.

Significance

Yields information about well known Australian film Malcolm

Physical description

Black and white photograph stuck on white cardboard, no notes

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