Historical information

This collection contains eight archive sheets (Sheet 1 to Sheet 8) of strips of original 35mm black and white negatives of photographs taken during the 1960s and early 1970s by Robert Green, of the Bendigo State Electricty Commission of Victoria Tramways prior to their abandonment
The collection also includes two archive quality sheets (Sheet A and Sheet B) of original 35mm colour slides taken by Robert Green during the same period. Sheet B also contains one slide taken by Robert's friend Keigh S King (1928-2019) who was the author of the book 'The Bendigo Tramways an illustrated history, published by the Australian Railway Historical Society Victorian Division Melbourne in February 1972; BHS Item no. 5052.
The collection also includes one USB stick which contains images of all photographs described above, except for one colour slide taken by Keith S Kings. Sixteen black and white prints from the images are also included.

Physical description

Robert Green Collection, this item contains 23 Black and White Negatives of the trams at various locations around Bendigo.

Photos:

11147.5a Birney car decked out in advertising for the Bendigo Easter Fair
11147.5b Birney car decked out in advertising for the Bendigo Easter Fair heading to North Bendigo in Mcrae St
11147.5c Birney car decked out in advertising for the Bendigo Easter Fair heading to North Bendigo in Mcrae St passing No 17 and another tram approaching from the depot
11147.5d Birney car decked out in advertising for the Bendigo Easter Fair heading into the depot in Tramway Avenue
11147.5e No 18 and old shop front
11147.5f Tram Turning into Tramways Avenue from Mcrae St
11147.5g Three trams at the Golden Square Terminus in High Street
11147.5h No 18 tram in Mcrae Street passing by Tramways Avenue to North Bendigo
11147.5i No 21 returning to the Tramways Avenue Depot off Mcrae Street
11147.5j No 21 returning to the Tramways Avenue Depot off Mcrae Street
11147.5k No 21 returning to the Tramways Avenue Depot crossing the Back Creek
11147.5l No 21 returning to the Tramways Avenue Depot
11147.5m No 21 returning to the Tramways Avenue Depot with the scrubber tram on the left
11147.5n No 21 in the Tramways Avenue Depot
11147.5o Nos 18 and 17 pass at the Golden Square Terminus in High St
11147.5p No 17 on its way to the North Bendigo Terminus
11147.5q No 17 turns from the North Bendigo Terminus into Finn Street
11147.5r No 17 heading to the North Bendigo Terminus along Thunder Street
11147.5s No 17 at the North Bendigo Terminus off Finn Street
11147.5t Train heading from the Swan Hill direction to Bendigo off the Finn Street crossing
11147.5u No 25 heading to Golden Square
11147.5v No 25 turns from Weeroona Avenue into Caledonia Street
11147.5w The Easter Fair, intersection of Pall Mall and Williamson St with Myer Stores in the background