Historical information

ticket

Significance

Demonstrates a variety of weekly tickets used by the Provincial Tramways in Victoria.

Physical description

A collection of weekly tramways tickets, produced by the Electricity Supply Department for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria. The tickets are for use on the provincial tramways of Ballarat, Bendigo and Geelong. The weekly tickets, printed on colored paper with either black or red ink, have a value between 1/6d and 2/-. Some of the tickets are individually numbered, and all show the value by displaying a large, colored number on the face of the ticket. Some of the tickets have been nipped, indicating use.

Inscriptions & markings

Some of the tickets are stamped with the date of issue, while three of the tickets have the word "Cancelled" written both top and bottom on the face. .