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Slide - Australia Day Extravaganza 1979 - part 2 of 3 - set of 10, Warren Doubleday, 28/1/1979

  • Two vintage brown and tan trams on a city street with a large modern building on the left and lush green trees on the right.

    Trams 676 & 214 in La Trobe St at Swanston St

  • A green and cream vintage tram with the number 14 visible on its side, advertising "Ballarat Tourist Tramway," travels along a city street with modern buildings in the background.

    tram 14 with a Bensen & Hedges decorated tram at Swanston and La Trobe Sts

  • A red and white open-sided tram numbered 17 travels along a city street with ornate buildings and trees in the background.

    Tram 17 in La Trobe St at Swanston St

  • Vintage wooden tram with open sides and passengers, moving on city street past yellow cars and buildings.

    Tram 214 in La Trobe St at Swanston St

  • A brown and cream vintage tram with the number 217 displayed prominently, travels along a city street.

    Tram 217 east bound in La Trobe St at Swanston St.

  • A green and silver vintage bus with "SPENCER ST" and "VICTORIA MARKET" displayed on its route indicator drives along an asphalt road past brick buildings under a cloudy sky.

    MMTB Bus, 370 in La Trobe St with the William Anglis College buildings in the background.

  • A vintage cream and light blue bus with red trim drives past a "ROAD CLOSED" sign on a street lined with buildings and a tram.

    La Trobe St at King St

  • A green and cream vintage tram with the number 14 on its side crosses a street in front of modern buildings, with a person walking across the street in the foreground.

    Tram 14 in La Trobe at Swanston St

  • A green Ransome Steam Wagon with a canopy over the back, with "RANSOMES, SIMS & JEFFERIES LTD IPSWICH" printed on its side, drives through a city intersection.

    Ransome Steam Wagon

  • Horse-drawn tram on a street with a cable tram set, with some people.

    TMSV Horse tram cand cable tram set at the William St shunt.

  • Two vintage brown and tan trams on a city street with a large modern building on the left and lush green trees on the right.
  • A green and cream vintage tram with the number 14 visible on its side, advertising "Ballarat Tourist Tramway," travels along a city street with modern buildings in the background.
  • A red and white open-sided tram numbered 17 travels along a city street with ornate buildings and trees in the background.
  • Vintage wooden tram with open sides and passengers, moving on city street past yellow cars and buildings.
  • A brown and cream vintage tram with the number 217 displayed prominently, travels along a city street.
  • A green and silver vintage bus with "SPENCER ST" and "VICTORIA MARKET" displayed on its route indicator drives along an asphalt road past brick buildings under a cloudy sky.
  • A vintage cream and light blue bus with red trim drives past a "ROAD CLOSED" sign on a street lined with buildings and a tram.
  • A green and cream vintage tram with the number 14 on its side crosses a street in front of modern buildings, with a person walking across the street in the foreground.
  • A green Ransome Steam Wagon with a canopy over the back, with "RANSOMES, SIMS & JEFFERIES LTD IPSWICH" printed on its side, drives through a city intersection.
  • Horse-drawn tram on a street with a cable tram set, with some people.

Historical information

Set of 10 photographs of Aust. day, Transport Extravaganza:
1 - trams 676 & 214 in La Trobe St at Swanston St. Has the State Library buildings in the background.
2 - tram 14 with a Bensen & Hedges decorated tram at Swanston and La Trobe Sts.
3 - Tram 17 in La Trobe St at Swanston St
4 - Tram 214 in La Trobe St at Swanston St
5 - Tram 217 eastbound in La Trobe St at Swanston St.
6 - MMTB Bus, 370 in La Trobe St with the William Anglis College buildings in the background.
7 - La Trobe St at King St with a preserved private bus and tram 14 in the distance.
8 - Tram 14 in La Trobe at Swanston St, with the site for the future Melbourne Central station behind.
9 - Ransome Steam Wagon at William and La Trobe
10 - TMSV Horse tram cand cable tram set at the William St shunt.

See items 10806 and 10808 for other photos of the day.

Significance

Yields information about the operation of trams in La Trobe St and other heritage vehicles during the 1979 Australia Transport Extravaganza or Cavalcade.

Physical description

Kodak colour slides in cardboard mount - set of 10

Inscriptions & markings

Have photographer's reference number written on the slide.

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