Historical information

Set of three colour photographs by Ron Hood in early Sept. 1971 of trams on the Lydiard St Nth line:
1 - tram 40, northbound crossing the level crossing in Lydiard St with the signal gantry in the view.
2 - tram 34, southbound ditto and the railway station building in the background.
3 - tram 35, northbound from the balcony of the Provincial Hotel with Reids Coffee palace, Macleod & Co, JJ Coller and 3BA buildings in the background.

Significance

Yields information about tram operations at the Ballarat level crossing in Lydiard St Nth shortly before closure of the route.

Physical description

Set of 3 Colour slides in plain white cardboard mounts.

Inscriptions & markings

In ink "Railway Station, Ballarat Sept. 1971" and slide numbers 21, 22, 23