Historical information
Photos taken on the last Saturday of full operations by the SECV in Ballarat prior to the first closure of the Victoria St line on 22/8/1971.
1 - Trams 26 and 42 turning from Sturt into Lydiard St North - Has the Berry Anderson, Chinese cafe, George Oyster Bar, Gemmola's Pharmacy and the Town Hall in the background.
2 - Trams 39, 26, 42 and 14 in Lydiard St North for the ARHS/TMSV joint Ballarat tour - has the Provincial Hotel and SF Motors buildings in the photo.
3 - Tram 27 to Lydiard St North with Reid's Coffee Palace, Macleod & Co, J J Coller & Co buildings in the background.
4 - Tram 12 inbound crossing the railway tracks
5 - Tram 13 and milk cart - Wendouree Parade.
6 - Tram 11 turning from Wendouree Parade into Macarthur St View Point.
7 - Trams 17 and 11 - Stones Corner - Victoria St and Bridge St. with K & O Schonell sports store, Marios Fruit shop, Gear Chemist and Bank of NSW in the background.
Significance
Yields information about the last full Saturday 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.