Historical information

Photos taken on the last weekday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971.
1 - Tram 30 running a Special - the hail storm is looming.
2 - Tram 42 - Gardens via Drummond in Drummond St North
3 - Tram 12 - outbound in Albert St Sebastopol, showing a Lydiard St Nth destination. Has a Twin Lakes sign.
4 - Tram 12 - outbound in Albert St Sebastopol, Grey St Sebastopol destination. Has Bowen's Timber Hardware store in the background.
5 - Tram 39 - Hospital Corner, destination Sebastopol, with Marshall battery centre, and Mobil service station in the background.
6 - Tram 33 - Drummond St North, it has been hailing.
7 - Tram 21 at the depot, showing special with a depot worker at the controls.

Significance

Yields information about the last full week day of SEC Tramway operations in Ballarat and has a strong association with the archivist.

Physical description

Set of 7 Kodachrome colour slides - cardboard mounts

Inscriptions & markings

Have the photographer's slide numbers written on them.