Historical information

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings primarily about the Ballarat tramways and their closure in 1971. Most are duplicated in the collection.
1 - Pieces of tram history - item 1846
2 - Tram for Melbourne - No. 36 - items 1060
3 - "The old '36' on the home run" - item 3173 and Goodbye to the last tram
4 - Goodbye to the last tram - item 1077A
5 - Tributes paid to tram service - 7137
6 - Last tram - items 3441
7 - Back to Adelaide - 7141 and A wake says union official - 7137.2
8 - Start on removal of tram lines - 9522 and Ballarat to blame for loss of trams? - Possibly new to the collection
9 - Coup De Grace - part of The Courier of 20/9/1971 - item 269
10 - Last tram trip by man who was on the first - item 1033
11 - Ticket to the Melbourne Olympics - 27/11/1956
12 - Menu for Tramway's Reunion dinner - 2001 - item 1964
13 - Loose in album - item 10868 - form for receipt of $2 change float.

Significance

Demonstrates the work of Dallas John Everett is collecting photos and items from his working on the Ballarat tram system.

Physical description

Scrapbook approx 20 pages, centre stapled, with printed covers.