Historical information

Set of 12 Digital images, from slides taken by George Stevens on 15/8/1971:
1 - Tram 31 Inbound to the City in Barkly St Mt Pleasant. Tram has a Twin Lakes sign
2 - Tram 31 In Main St, with a Pay-as-you-enter sign. In the background is a Barber shop and an office for used car sales.
3 - Tram 31 In Sturt St at Grenville St, with the Dickins food store, Jack Batten Union Hotel, Thomas Jewellery, and the Ballarat Gas Co. offices in the background.
4 - Tram 26 At the Lydiard St terminus with the cemetery gates behind. Tram has a briquettes roof advert.
5 - Tram 26 About to arrive at the Gregory St loop - shows the undulating nature of the tram track
6 - Tram 26 Passing over the railway crossing with the signal gantry in the view, along with some men working on the gantry using a mobile crane.
7 - Tram 27 Northbound in Albert St crossing the road.
8 - Tram 27 Passing the Borough of Sebastopol offices in Albert St.
9 - Tram 27 About to arrive at a tram stop in Albert St and pick up a passenger.
10 - Tram 27 Entering Skipton St from Albert St with Ford Eclipse Motors in the background.
11 - Tram 27 Drummond St south passing a horse-drawn milk cart.
12 - Trams 27, 26 Crossing at the Bell St loop.

Significance

Yields information about the tramcars used on 15/8/1971 and the various locations around the system.

Physical description

Set of 12 digital images scanned from slides.