Significance

Demonstrates the Museum's ticketing systems and ongoing production of tickets.

Physical description

Block of 200 tickets - light red ink on off white paper, original denomination 5c, lettered A 163000 to A 163199, headed Ballarat Tourist Tramway and over stamped "50c" in black ink. The 200 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple.'



Original block over stamped, A025000 to A0252000 added 30/6/2004. Collected at the time for BTM Archives.



The tickets are in the style of the former State Electricity Commission of Victoria tramway tickets.



Tickets originally printed for general use on the trams 1974. Later over stamped to act as 50c tickets to save printing new tickets. Tickets used as Adults, Children (return) and currently (2002) for children travelling one way. See btm Fare Schedule.doc



See Fare structure of BTM/BTPS