Historical information

ticket

Significance

Demonstrates a variety 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 6,7,8 and 10 pence and one shilling. Some tickets have been nipped, the remainder are unmarked. For all tickets, an alphabetic identifier is used, followed by a six digit number. The tickets are printed on cream paper in a variety of colored inks.