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Newspaper, Geelong Times, "Trams for Geelong - Trams bring' them back?, 25/2/2009

"Trams for Geelong - Trams bring' them back?

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Dave O'Neil Collection

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"Act small and think big"

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Dave O'Neil Collection

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"Back to the future"

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Dave O'Neil Collection

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Historical information

Newspaper clipping from The Geelong Times about bringing trams back to Geelong. Has on the front cover a photo of tram 31 (see item 4400), and a separate sheet with the cover story (back to back), both with photos of Dave O'Neil. Item looks at the possibility of returning trams to Geelong, various views for and against, looks at some background history, bus replacement and current issues with the public transport system in Geelong.

Significance

Yields information about the possible return of trams to Geelong.

Physical description

Newspaper item from the Geelong Times, issue 215, 25/2/2009.

Subjects

Identifier

10879

Date made

25/2/2009

Publisher

Geelong Times

Production methods

print

Materials

Paper

Measurements

Length: 311 millimetres, Width: 280 millimetres

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Victorian Collections

https://victoriancollections.net.au/items/6aace5f4e80d33bbd17a85b7

Accessed 22 September 2026

Item attribution

Dave O'Neil Collection

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