In 1971 the state government announced that the tramway system would be closed and replaced by buses and in September 1971, a large contingent of the Ballarat population turned out to farewell the trams and the government systematically shut down the network.
The tramway system would be closed and replaced by buses. This was what the state government announced in 1971. A large contingent of the Ballarat population turned out to farewell the trams. This was in September 1971. The government systematically shut down the network.