Historical information
ticket
Significance
Demonstrates a range of tickets used by the Provincial Tramways of Victoria.
Physical description
Assorted State Electricity Commission Victoria tramway tickets 1930 - 1972. The tickets, known as "flimsies", have a value of 1 1/2, 2, 3, 4 and 5 pence. The tickets have not been nipped. Some have an Alphabet identification followed by a printed number. Others have a 1 digit number, while others are completely blank. The tickets in Row 1 are labelled STATE ELECTRICITY COMMISSION OF VICTORIA - PROVINCIAL TRAMWAYS" . The tickets in Rows 2 and 3 have the additional wording "ELECTRICITY SUPPLY DEPARTMENT"
Inscriptions & markings
Row 1, ticket 3 and 4 have the hand written dates 16-9-49 - 30-6-51 in pencil. Row 3, ticket 1 has a stamped date 18 APR 1941, with 18/4/41 being hand written in pencil on the front. There is a label with the tickets of row 2 and 3 which reads "BALLARAT?"