Motor spirit ration tickets issued to Wangaratta farmer Harry Fisher during WW2. Eleven tickets in all, 5 tickets for 5 gallons and 6 tickets for 2 gallons. Seven tickets had valid only dates for 1942.11 small tickets all the same size but in various colours with perforated edges4 tickets - (1 red and 3 brown ) Commonwealth Liquid Fuel Control Board/Motor Spirit Ration Ticket/Two2Gals/Department of Supply & Development/Issued under National Security Act 1939-40 Remaining 7 tickets all have 1942 validity dates.ww2, fuel ration tickets

Two red printed petrol ration tickets, still attached to each other. "Motor Spirit Ration Ticket Series B" for one gallon.war - world war ii, percy allan may, transport - motor vehicles, wartime rationing

The Mathews family have been in continuous ownership of 395 Howe Parade (was 8 Howe Parade until 1964 when addresses re-assigned), Port Melbourne from 1938 to the present (Sept 2019)Six folders of assorted documents relating to the life of Alan Mathews and his family. Employment documents. Folder 5 has wartime and other general interest papers. Victoria Motor Spirit Ration tickets -valid in all statestransport - motor vehicles, alan mathews

A Recent donation received by the Historical Society was an emergency Petrol sales book that was rescued from the demolition of the old RJ McClure Garage in Main Street. The Garage was located next door to the Town Hall and the book was rescued by a member of council Staff at the time of demolition. The book records; "the Sales of petrol, benzine or other motor spirits or of motor oil or motor accessories to travellers outside the hours prescribed by the factories and shop acts." The First Entry in the book is 14.12.1938, and the final one being 03.03.1951. A Motorist requiring to purchase fuel or motor accessories ha to record their name, address, vehicle registration number, make of vehicle, owner of vehicle, driver of vehicle, number of gallons purchased, the reason for the purcqahse and destination, Some of the reasons stated for the purchase of fuel outside hours were, Funeral arrangements, urgent Sickness, insufficent tank capacity, floodwaters, mechanical breakdown, return of soldier to camp and Urgent Military call. It is interesting to note the registration numbers. early on in the late 1930's, the rego. Numbers were all Numbers like 177301, 43973, 10790, 154900 and 49817. By the early 1040's Letters were being now being used. GC 733, HK 273, BW 450, FJ 668, and LC 612. Some of the vehicle names were recorded were: Willys, Essex, Buik, Morris, Singer, Hudoson, Whippet, Packard, Studbaker, Oldsmobile, La Fayette and Riley.Found at R.J. McClure Garage Main Street Stawell, by John Kindred and Given to SocietyFactories and Shops Act Emergency Bookautomotive, rationing, transport, vehicles, ww2

Paper ration card for motor spirits March 1944-1947Issued 28/3/1944

Licence issued to R B Lazarus of Tatura for a stationary engine 6 hp. Licence issued by the Commonwealth of Australia. Motor Spirit Consumer's Licence.Piece of paper printed on front with information and on back with squares marked with months. Perforated on one edge. Also 3 small 6d (pence) war saving stamps and 2 x 1 gallon motor spirit ration tickets.R B Lazarus Tatura. Stationary engine 6 hp. 22 (a) 16806 1/10/40 (6) on front. Back has 4 of the squares stamped with Byrneside Vic and the date.r b lazarus, motor spirit consumer's licence, war time savings stamps, motor spirt ration tickets

WWII Victoria motor spirit 2 gallon ration ticket.

WWII Victoria motor spirit 2 gallon ration ticket, valid until 31st July, 1949.world war two