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Photograph - Bourke St track construction at Queen St, Hugh Ballment, c1955

  • A street scene with tram tracks being laid in the foreground. Cars drive on the left side of the street, and buildings line both sides. Construction equipment and materials are visible near the tracks.

    Bourke St track construction at Queen St.

Historical information

Black and white photograph of track construction in Bourke St, looking east from Queen St. Photo possibly taken on a Sunday or Saturday afternoon - very quiet streets. Shows a roller and construction equipment, materials and how the work was arranged to give minimal disruption to traffic. In the background is a sign advertising Hoover, BGE, McEwans and Berger Paints. Two trams are crossing Bourke St at Elizabeth St.

Significance

Yields information about the work to convert Bourke St from cable to electric trams c1955.

Physical description

Black and white photograph with notes on the rear.

Inscriptions & markings

In ink "Looking W Bourke St, 1950s conversion, Hugh Ballment (collection) and printing instructions.

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