Historical information

Scrapbook containing newspaper cuttings primarily about the Ballarat tramways and their closure in 1971. Most are duplicated in the collection.
1 - sketch of Ballarat 17 - BTPS - item 2230
2 - Group photo of SECV Ballarat trammies with names - item 2931
3 - group of 6 photos of Bendigo trams - The Sun, Sat. 15/4/1972 - item 1037
4 - Tram careers into car: man injured - The Courier - 22/6/1970 - tram 13, - not in collection
5 - Many will miss the trams - closure of Victoria St - 23/8/1971 - item 1038
6 - sheet of paper that may have been used to glue another sheet in - event program
7 - Centenary tram for Sebastopol - photo of 18 and the story of the tram to go Sebastopol for display in Victory Park - cutting not in collection or dated.
8 - Eureka Street Primary school fund raising
9 - Trams Roll again - moving BTPS trams - 19/7/1972 - item 1792
10 - A Long way from home - Ballarat 36 in Batman Ave - item 6308
11 - Tram 42 retires a church kindergarten - item 2920
12 - Sparkler at 25,000 feet - solar eclipse - The Sun 25/10/1976
13 - What Apollo can tell us - moon landings
14 - The Lal Lal Iron company tramway - The Courier, - three parts - June 1971 - on the rear of the first part is an advert for an SEC Power loan.
15 - Saving the Trams for the future - Crick UK
16 - Tram damaged in truck collision - tram 36, undated, includes photo of the damage - not in collection
17 - Electric trams did something for Ballarat - item 2913
18 - Tram makes farewell trip - item 2907
19 - Loose copies of the timetable for weekdays, Saturdays and Sundays as from 16/3/1970 - items 10217 and 285

Significance

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

Physical description

Scrapbook approx 40 pages, centre stapled, with printed covers - Rock Star Scrapbook featuring a photo of Linda Ronstadt