Historical information

ticket

Significance

Demonstrates a range of tickets used by Provincial Tramways of Victoria.

Physical description

Assorted State Electricity Commission Victoria tramway tickets 1930 - 1972. The tickets, known as "flimsies", have a value of 2 pence. Some of the tickets have been nipped, others are unmarked. All tickets have an Alphabet identification followed by a six digit printed number. The tickets in Row 1 (Nos 2-4) are labelled are stamped diagonally with the word "CONCESSION" in black ink. The tickets in Row 3 ( Nos 1-4) have the additional wording "CITY SECTION" stamped diagonally across the front. For those four tickets, the destination numbers on the LH and RH side of the ticket are missing.

Inscriptions & markings

The tickets in Row 1 (Nos 2-4) are labelled are stamped diagonally with the word "CONCESSION" in black ink. The tickets in Row 3 ( Nos 1-4) have the additional wording "CITY SECTION" stamped diagonally across the front.