My thoughts are:

Keith Kings (left), Noel Gipps (as suggested by Noel Reed), Jack Stranger (also as suggested by Noel), Charles Craig (standing to the right of the lady), Peter Duckett in the doorway, the lady next to Peter is probably Pat Duckett?, Leon Marshall-Wood also in the doorway. And so many people smiling! It was suggested that some of the women and young people may have been from a local historical society. There is another photo, still to come, of a larger group at the Bourke Street terminus.

Paul in Melbourne

--- InTramsDownUnder@..., "Noel Reed" <noelreed10@...> wrote:
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> I can recognize just two in the AETA group --

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> 1. Noel Gipps (2nd from left holding the sign) . 2, Jack Stranger (?) (at

> right of LH tram door, behind person with small case).

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> Noel Gipps would have been an expert in tramway electrical installations.

> Jack Stranger had a wide knowledge of cable tram technology which he was

> always willing to share.

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> Noel Reed.

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> _____

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> From:TramsDownUnder@... [mailto:[email protected]]

> On Behalf Of Paul Nicholson

> Sent: Sunday, 3 January 2010 11:19 AM

> To: TramsDownUnder

> Subject: [TramsDownUnder] AETA Bourke Street opening tour: 1955

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> Searching the copious notes has revealed a photo of people on the AETA tour

> for the opening of the Bourke Street tram lines in June 1955. The tour used

> W7 1001 and PCC 980 (both now at Bylands).

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> I am not brilliant on scanning but I trust the photo comes out OK. I can

> recognise some of the people. Perhaps someone can put names to faces?

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> It was more the five years before my first AETA tour in October 1960.

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> Paul in Melbourne

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> http:tdu.to//AETA1955.jpg

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