Ephemera - Ticket, State Electricity Commission of Victoria (SECV), Set of SEC predecimal tickets - Wal Jack Collection, 1966

Significance

Yields information about the style and printing of tickets used in Ballarat tramways and how they were presented at the commencement of the SEC fare system. Generally issued c1966 following decimal currency, not formally used.

Physical description

Two number - 2 No. - Paper SEC ticket - 12c in value, (Twelve cents) - orange ink on off white paper, numbered A198304 and 305. The ticket price is in brown ink while the ticket number itself is in black ink. On rear in brown ink is a diagonal criss cross or tartan pattern.



Tickets have not been used, torn complete from block. Have not been numbered on rear.



All tickets and Reg Item 4006, 4007, 4009 to 4018 were received originally in a folded cloth wrapper - wax canvas? - see Reg item 4009.



See Alan Bradley notes on SEC tickets.

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