Significance

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

Physical description

Block of 200 tickets - black ink on off white paper, denomination 10c, lettered A 177800 to A 177999, headed Ballarat Tourist Tramway. The 200 tickets have been stapled onto a heavy cardboard back with a heavy metal staple.



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



Tickets in use as child return tickets from 24/12/1975 to 1/11/75 and as child single tickets in 1/11/75 to 30/6/78. See BTM Fare Chart. Used initially for "Museum entry" tickets prior to commencement of tram operations.



Printed 1972?



2254.1 - last block of tickets - added 27/9/2003, lettered or numbered A 199800 to A 199999.



See Fare structure of BTM/BTPS