Ephemera, The Commercial Notebook, Ballarat tram timetables, 1913

Physical description

Notebook, green cloth covered, with end papers, five sections ruled sheets sewn fitted with a black cotton tape strap. On side of notebook, in the same cloth, a holder for a short pencil has been provided.



On inside end paper, has a sticker of the "The Commercial Notebook", discount table. In pencil is "J.H. Prisk / 516 Drummond / Ballarat"



On first pages inside are details of change float, tickets sold, type , returns commencing "Monday 15/12" (1913) through to March 10 (1914), then many pages with monetary calculations, then sketches of tramcar lighting circuits, noes on cabling, roses, switches, current densities, and conduits lengths etc. Last page in notebook has notes re times of cards ex Sheds and Sebastopol and working hours on various runs.



See worksheets in Reg. Item 3140 for details about Jack and his SEC driving career.

Inscriptions & markings

On back of photograph in black ink "Jack Prisk Sec. Driver & Daughter Marg."

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