Welcome to the Collectanea of Oddities! Here we find the strange, peculiar, and unprecedented of South-East Queensland and beyond, and enter it into the collectanea alongside a eurythmic piece of Australian literature. From mundane to extraordinary, if it’s odd, it will be here.
Synposis:
Trams! If you’re anything like me, you may love them, and wish you could ride one to and from in the bustling city we call home. Well, not long ago you could’ve. So where did they go? Tonight, on the Collectanea we dig into the tragic loss of the Meanjin/Brisbane tram network.
Tonight's Text:
Last Trams, by Kenneth Slessor
Works Cited:
Kim, J. (2010). Australians General Strike for Right to Unionize, Brisbane, Australia, 1912. Retrieved from The Commons Social Change Library: https://commonslibrary.org/australians-general-strike-for-right-to-unionize-brisbane-australia-1912/
Matheson, D. (2022, April 18). Brisbane Tramways. Retrieved from Railways and Tramways of Australia: https://www.railtram.com.au/brisbane-tramways
Museum of Brisbane. (n.d.). MoB Sunday Stories: Brisbane Trams. Retrieved from Museum of Brisbane: https://www.museumofbrisbane.com.au/mob-sunday-stories-brisbane-trams/
QOCS. (2019, December 26). Brisbane Tramways: Their history and development. Retrieved from Queensland Omnibus and Coach Society: https://www.qocs.org.au/brisbane-tramways-their-history-and-development/
Stone, L. (2022, September 24). How the Paddington Tram Depot fire in 1962 sparked Brisbane's transport revolution. Retrieved from ABC News: https://www.abc.net.au/news/2022-09-24/paddington-tram-depot-fire-60-year-anniversary-brisbane/101469160