Significance

Demonstrates aspects of the SEC governance system in issuing By-laws for the travelling public, as part of their Act. Yields information about fares charged for tram services in Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Issued to crews.

Physical description

Twenty Four page booklet, plus medium weight card brown colour covers centre stapled. Book cover has title "Electric Tramways of the State Electricity Commission of Victoria By-Law No. 1". Pages are numbered pages 1 to 24, revoking By Laws dated 5/9/1932 (See Reg. Item 3109). Dated 9/3/1937.



Gives definitions, fares and charges, regulations re passengers, behaviour, smoking, dangerous goods, luggage and behaviour of crews. Gives schedule of fares and charges for Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. Fares applied from 1937 to 1949 - see Reference.



Details names of SEC Commissioners, Minister in Charge of Electrical Undertakings.



Four copies held.



Copy 1 - as printed.



Copy 2 - has numerous changes marked in red ink internally and pasted in changes to the text. The schedules have been crossed out.



Copy 3 - has changes marked in black ink, including fare and charges changes that were made in 1949. No pasted in sections.



Copy 4 - missing back cover.

Copy 5 - missing front and back pages.



Has Government Printer, H. E. Daw, number 11928/43. Given the printing number on Reg. Item 3110 is a lower number and that the H. Green was the Government Printer in 1936 (See Reg. Item 3068), "43" indicates a reprinting date.



See Fares in Ballarat – from Alan Bradley 11/4/2005 – appendix for Book

Inscriptions & markings

Copy 1 - has "1937" and "No. 1" written in red ink on top of cover.

Copy 2 - has "No. 2" written in red ink in top right hand corner of cover and "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society No. 202" written in black ink on top of cover and numerous changes marked in red ink internally and pasted in changes to the text. The schedules have been crossed out in red ink.

Copy 3 - has "Ballarat Tramway Preservation Society No. 202" written in black ink on top of cover and numerous changes marked in black ink including changes to fares and schedules.