Historical information

Photograph shows at least four workmen (some in uniform) pushing a North Melbourne bound cable set, possibly up the slight incline away from Flinders Street. It is a copy from a selection of photographs that appeared in the Melbourne Herald, page 12 on 9 March 1923. The missing caption reads "STILL PUSHING! : A daily spectacle in Elizabeth Street -- the source of many a Sydney visitor's chuckle." The Herald often highlighted cable tram breakdowns that were an embarrassment to the city and an annoyance for passengers. A frequent cause was damage to the ageing cables and equipment.

Significance

Yields information about cable trams at the Elizabeth Street terminus

Physical description

Black and white photograph with note on rear.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear in ink: "M&MTB, Hand shunting cable trams in Elizabeth St, at Flinders St, City. Copy ex Herald 9/3/23, in C Craig collection. I sec.f16 (15/7/71) K S Kings No. 95-20"