Document - Digital Image, Melbourne & Metropolitan Tramways Board (MMTB), MMTB Work Order Notes, c1927 to c1947

Historical information

Provides information on tramway construction or reconstruction work undertaken by the MMTB from about 1927 to c1947. Organised with an overall index and then index for each letter. Place names may be different to what we used today. Details the location, work carried out, costs, other departments such as electrical overhead, stores, date. Some have a small diagram of the track work at the work site.

Significance

Demonstrates the method that the MMTB recorded its track reconstruction work and costs.

Physical description

Digital image of a set of record cards scanned from ruled cards that had been stamped onto the card with a large rubber stamp, in red ink to give a generic layout. The rear of some cards have been used for notes.

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