Document, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), "Uniform Dress during summer months", 1963 to 1970

Historical information

Set of nine notices regarding the wearing of uniforms or uniform issue:
1 - "Uniform Dress during summer months" - foolscap, issued 12/11/1963 - wearing of jackets, caps, braces and loosening ties.
2 - "Uniform Dress during summer months" - foolscap, issued 12/11/1963 to Traffic Officers explaining the above notice.
3 - "Notice to Conductresses - Uniform dress" - quarto, issued 12/6/1964 - wearing of non standard coloured boots, shoes or stockings.
4 - "Amendments to issue of uniforms at depots" - foolscap, issued 14/12/1964 - re conductresses caps, ties, and inspector's overcoats
5 - "Uniform Dress during summer months" - foolscap, issued 9/11/1965 - similar to item 1
6 - As for item 2 - issued 9/11/1965
7 - As for item 2 - issued 13/11/1967
8 - "Uniform shirts and blouses" - foolscap - issued 26/2/1968 - re-wearing of ties and the issue of the new sports style shirts - mentions a photograph that was not attached.
9 - "Shirts Conductors and Drivers" - quarto - issued 26/10/1970 - increasing the number of shirts to be issued from 2 to 3 every 12 months.

Significance

Yields information about uniform practices and issues, particularly during the summer months.

Physical description

Document - Set of nine notices foolscap or quarto, each with two punched holes on left side.

Inscriptions & markings

Some have numbers in the top left hand corner in ink.

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