Historical information

Newspaper clipping with photo of the Ballarat Mayor, Cr. J. A. Chisholm with his wife and a driver and conductor (of the last tram), reporting that the trams were given a rousing send off and have now been replaced by buses. Tram showing destination of "Depot". See item 1077 for a copy of the original photograph.

Significance

Yields information about the last tram to leave the Borough of Sebastopol at the time of the closure of the SEC operated system and the people involved.

Physical description

Newspaper clipping from the Melbourne Sun of 21/9/1971.

Inscriptions & markings

In blue ink below the photograph "SUN 21/9/71", On the rear of the photograph has the stamp of "Harvey Studios Ballarat"