Historical information
Set of four photographs by Ron Hood Sept.1971. of freight car 17, passing the Hawthorn Tram Depot in Wallen Road / Power St / Riversdale Road before the reconstruction of the intersection. Paint markings for this reconstruction work can be seen on the roadway. In the first photo, a W2 is following the freight car, advertising Mitchells' brushes. The Freight tram is on display in its original form as NMETL No. 13, see reference.
Significance
Yields information about freight tram 17 and Hawthorn Depot prior to the reconstruction of the Power St/ Riversdale Road intersection.
Physical description
Colour slide in a hanimount cardboard mount.
Inscriptions & markings
in ink numbered 280 to 283, and "Hawthorn Depot, September 1971" on one slide.