Historical information

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Significance

Demonstrates a variety of tickets used by Bendigo Tramways in Victoria, and the variety of punch marks used to differentiate conductors, days Mon - Fri, etc.

Physical description

A collection of Bendigo Tramways ticket memorabilia. Pocket 1 - Letter Carrier's tickets. The tickets are printed in black ink on a cream paper. All cover the same destinations and are issued by the Electricity Supply Department for the State Electricity Commission of Victoria - Bendigo Branch.
Pocket 2 - Nipping impressions of Weekly Ticket Punches used on the golden Square route.
Pocket 3 - Bendigo Tramways Co. Ltd - 3d ticket. The three tickets have a value of 3d each. They feature an illustration of the Bendigo Tram, with the 3d price, printed in green ink on cream paper. There is a large Capital T printed in black ink.
Pocket 4 - SECV Provisional Tramways books of tickets - Book 1 is incomplete and has every ticket stamped "Bendigo Trams Last Day 16th April 1972 in red ink on the ticket face. The tickets, printed in yellow ink on a cream background, have a value of 16c each. Book 2 is complete, with tickens having a value of 6c. The printing ink is aqua on a cream paper background.

Inscriptions & markings

Pocket 1 - Letter Carrier's tickets Nos. 1 and 3 feature a stamped date in ink. Ticket No. 2 has the date 1-10-51 hand-written on the LH side edge.
Pocket 2 - Nipping impressions - the card, showing different nippings, labelled 1 - 6, has the words "Impressions of Weekly Ticket Punches used on Golden Square Route".
Pocket 3 - B. T. Co Ld Tram tickets
Pocket 4 - Block 1 tickets have the wording "Bendigo Trans Kast Day 16th April 1972" stamped in red ink on the face.