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Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - WW11 MEAT RATION CARD
Meat rations applied to red meat only. Initially it allowed 21/4 pounds per adult, per week. By the end of the war this had reduced to 2 pounds.WW11 Meat Ration Card: Beige card with black print. *Commonwealth of Australia Meat Ration Card 1947 Issue Rig. D.1. Issued to Name.* In black ink hand written is *Anderson D.J. Address is. Brazier St, Eaglehawk. V A 90673. C7507/46. Underneath are small tickets individually numbered between 92 and 104 with the word MEAT across the face and 1947 at the bottom of each. On the back is *Vi. If this ration card is found it must be returned at once to The Deputy Director of Rationing Cavendish House, 159 Flinders Lane, Melbourne. All enquiries and comments regarding rationing should be addressed to the Deputy Director Rationing. Repeated capital M M is at the bottom. Box 625government, federal, meat ration card, ww11 meat ration card -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Ephemera - MISS G ALICE JONES COLLECTION: WWII CLOTHING RATION CARD, 1948
Clothing rationing was gazetted in May 1942 and continued until June 1948. It allowed each person 112 coupons per year and each item of clothing had a coupon value. eg. A man's suit was worth 38 coupons and a pair of socks were 4 couponsWWII Clothing Ration Card: beige card with blue flecks, red print "V If this Card is found it must be returned at once to the Deputy Director of Rationing. Melbourne. Commonwealth of Australia. LA 892472. 1948 Clothing Ration Card Rig. D.1 Issued to Name". Hand written in blue ink is "G. A. Jones" (Jones and signature. Address:- 135 Myrtle St. Bendigo. Underneath are small numbered tickets from 41 to 56 with 1948 and Clothing printed across the face.government, federal, clothing ration card, ww11. g. alice jones. clothing ration cards -
Bendigo Historical Society Inc.
Memorabilia - WW11 CLOTHING RATION CARD, 1948
Clothing rationing was gazetted in May 1942 and continued until June 1948. It allowed each person 112 coupons per year and each item of clothing had a coupon value. eg. A man's suit was worth 38 coupons and a pair of socks were 4 couponsWW11 Clothing Ration Card: Beige card with blue flecks and red print: *V If this card is found it must be returned at once to the deputy Director of Rationing, Melbourne. Commonwealth of Australia. A 904773. 1648 Clothing Ration Card Rig. D.1 Issued.. Name.. Address... The card has small tickets with 1948 and Clothing on each individual numbered tickets. Numbered from 1 to 56. The persons name has been scrubbed out with ink. Along the centre is a line which says *Fold Here* Box 625government, federal, clothing ration card -
Melbourne Tram Museum
Document - Correspondence - "Beach Cars" - Edison Storage Batteries 1910
Typed copies of correspondence dated 21/7/1910, from the Federal Storage Battery Company to the Mr H Milner, Managing Director of the Beaumaris Tramway Co. at the Equitable Building Melbourne. Gives extensive details and comparisons of the battery storage system compared to the electric tramcars. Known as "Beach Cars" - see reference. Notes the work of Edison, batteries. Signed by R. H Beach, the Company Secretary. Has notes on car (streetcar or tramcar) performance, report from the Atlantic City and Shore Railroad Company, comparison report from the Board of Railroad Commissioners for the State of Massachusetts, and cost comparisons. Yields information about the "Beach Cars" battery powered trams of 1910.Set of six typed blue foolscap sheets titled - "Beach Cars" - Edison Storage Batteries 1910tramways, trams, battery tramcars, battery systems, beach cars, beaumaris tramway co. ltd, edison