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Photograph - Mounted - Brunswick cable tram traffic group photo, 1912

  • A group of men in uniform are seated on benches outdoors, with grass to the right.

    Mounted - Brunswick cable tram traffic group photo

  • A group of men in uniform are seated on benches outdoors, with grass to the right with a typed list attached,

    Mounted - Brunswick cable tram traffic group photo

  • A group of men in uniform are seated on benches outdoors, with grass to the right.
  • A group of men in uniform are seated on benches outdoors, with grass to the right with a typed list attached,

Historical information

The photograph shows a group of 48 uniformed cable tram employees in a group along with the manager and four boys - titled "Brunswick Depot - 1912". Has a typed list glued to the base of the photograph.
Names:
C Lugg, R Taylor, J King, ? Begins, S Fisher, W Hemphill, W Shamern, J Faull, W Williams, G Elicott
A Christie, J Llyod, O Rankin, D Reeves, B Fiffel, P Hallaran, R Cameron, A Prince, T Tillertson, W Duggan, J McKay, W Dismore
A Smithe, G Gralam, C Smith, J Willis, J Logan, C Braford, W Holmes, T Blowes, J Cunningham, L Turnbull, C Speer, C Deagin, A Fletcher
S Carey, W Sykes, H Miller, J Tonkins, F Poricy, B Barts, M Dowell (Manager), T Reid, A Daldy, R Rankins, T Littlewood, W Logan, S Christe
the boys are not named.
The Conductors have their trip slips pinned to the jackets.

Significance

Yields information about the cable traffic staff based at Brunswick Depot in 1912.

Physical description

Black and white photograph mounted onto a heavy sheet of impressed cardboard with a typed sheet of names underneath. The typed list appears to relatively new.

Inscriptions & markings

On rear in pencil "Turnbull", "Brunswick Depot, 1912" & "31 years ago" and number "44"

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