It is now 50 years since mass tram services operated in the inner-west. Trams operated in the inner-west between 1882 and 1958 and were originally driven by steam power. From the early 1900s as Sydney’s electricity supply expanded, trams were converted to electric operation. Sydney’s tramway system developed into the largest in the British Commonwealth [...]
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“Red Lines” trams. .
Posted in Latest Posts, tagged Inner-west, Red Lines, trams on November 20, 2008 | Leave a Comment »
Picture of the week
Posted in Latest Posts on November 9, 2008 | 1 Comment »
One of the few war memorials erected during WW1, Balmain’s Unity Square was renamed Loyalty Square at a ceremony on April 24, 1916. The memorial drinking fountain, featuring the words ‘Peace, Honour, Empire, Liberty’ recorded the names of 38 Balmain men who lost their lives at Gallipoli.
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