Historical information
Tram 13 was built by Meadowbank Manufacturing Company, Sydney in 1915 for Prahran and Malvern Tramways Trust, Tram 68. In 1928 it became Tram 30 of the Geelong Fleet. Transferred to Ballarat in 1938 and numbered 13. When the trams stopped in 1971 it was donated to the Lake Goldsmith Steam Preservation Society. Returned to Ballarat in 1983 and re-entered service in 1988.
The photograph shows Tram 13 in Victoria Street near King Street. St Alipius Church is on the left of the photo.
Photograph taken by Campbell Duncan on 10/08/1971
Physical description
Negative folder, paper, Photape Pty Ltd
Subjects
References
- "Last Tram at 11: Tramways of Ballarat, Bendigo, Geelong" by William F Scott
- "The Golden City and its Tramways: Ballarat's tramway era" by Alan Bradley
