Significance

Has a strong association with the Ballarat and Bendigo tramway system as being identified as being used on the system and for which trip on a specific date and demonstrates the ticket style prior to the time of decimal conversion in Australia.

Physical description

Set of 9 pre-decimal or imperial currency tickets used on the Ballarat or the Bendigo tramway system with three of them noted as to their use on the rear.



1 - 3d - orange ticket, over printed "City Section" - A 198391 - used "Charing Cross to Station - tram 23 - Sat 22 May 1965"

2 - 3d - orange - V437554 - on rear "Tram 34 Going to Mt Pleasant Easter Tuesday 31 March 1959".

3 - 5d - green - Q565064 - on rear in pencil "Quarry Hill to Charing Cross (No. 3)

4 - 5d - green - Q565055 - ditto, with addition of "2nd tram"

5 - 7d - black A987991 - on side in pencil' "Eaglehawk to Q Hill No. 3"

6 - 8d - red C209572 - "18 Drummond from L St N Sun 8 Nov. 1964"

7 - 8d- red - C209585 - "ditto"

8 - 8d - red - C582546 - "Q Hill to station tram 23, Sat 22 May 1965"

9 - 1/- purple - A 180987 - "18 decorated for Sebastopol Gold Cent. Sun 8 Nov. 1964 to Sebastopol"