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Boarding a tram at the intersection of King and George Streets c1905

By
Frederick Danvers Power
From the collections of the
State Library of New South Wales
[a422003 / ON 225, 16]
(Mitchell Library)

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Power, Frederick Danvers

State Library of New South Wales

Trams

Trams had a rocky start in Sydney, with the first tracks laid upside down, causing many accidents and leading to their removal. The International Exhibition of 1879 brought trams back to Sydney and a network was built that became one of the world's largest at its greatest extent in 1922. Economic and social changes after World War II led to the dismantling of the network, with the last tram running in 1961.

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