A grey light card covered book of ration coupons that was issued to Mo 2987 Spr Roney C, for his leave to London from 11/10/18 to 15/10/18. It contains 14 unused coupons for meat, butter, sugar, lard, cheese, tea and jam. Rationing Order 1918, Serial No P3 No 079442, N90ww1, ration book

Document: leave or duty ration book, soldier or sailor. Pale yellow coloured booklet, printed with holder's name, unit and leave details. Ration tickets include meat, lard, jam, butter, sugar and tea.person, robert denis kelly, world war 1, robert denis kelly collection, france, ration book, leave book

Ministry of Food ration book supplement in the name of William R Herring, issued 7 Jul 1941.Ministry of Food ration book supplement in the name of William R Herring, issued 7 Jul 1941.world war, 1939-1945, herring, william r, ration books

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

Ration Supplementdocuments, 1941, general

RATION TICKETS FOR PETROL ISSUED DURING 1939-1945 WAR. COMMONWEALTH GOVERNMENT ISSUED THESE DURING THE WAR WHEN PEROL WAS SCARCE FOR PRIVATE CITIZENS1. COLLECTION OF FOUR MOTOR RATION TICKETS GLUED ONTO CARDBOARD 2. McDOUGAL & CHISHOLM, CASH DRAWERS, BRIDGE STREET BALLARAT OFFERED THESE TICKETS TO CUSTOMERS TO COLLECT TO GAIN DISCOUNT, THREE HUNDRED TICKETS WOULD REDEEM GOODS TO THE VALUE OF SEVEN & SIX PENCE FREE OF CHANGE [75CENTS]local history, document, ticket, ww2 memorabilia