This photo was indeed taken in March 1949 to illustrate the congestion caused by a prolonged BCC tram and bus strike.
Robert Thomson

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> On 5 Dec 2023, at 8:41 am, David McLoughlin mcloughlin.dj@...> wrote:

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> Perhaps take a photo of the photo and post it here, Dudley, then we can tell you.

>

> I was in Brisbane only last week, not many signs of the former trams now.

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> On Monday, December 4, 2023 at 9:51:19 PM UTC+13 Dudley Horscroft wrote:

> Back page of today's The Australian has a good photo of a tram

> intersection in Brisbane. I an certain (but could be wrong) that this

> is the Queen Street/Adelaide Street intersection, where two tram routes

> merged. But, not a tram in sight! Instead, plenty of cars and two

> buses in Queen Street. The photo is supposed to be 1949 -

> but it looks like the city after the trams had BEEN ABANDONED and

> before the tracks were lifted, or covered. Any ideas?

>

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