Badge - I Will Pay my Fare to a Tram Conductor Only, Melbourne, 1989
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1989-1990
'I Will Pay my Fare to a Tram Conductor Only' badge, alternatively known as a button, made by Badge-A-Minit, 1989. This badge was produced by supporters of Melbourne tram conductors who went on strike from December 1989 to January 1990 when the Victorian state Minister of Transport, Jim Kennan, attempted to abolish conductors and replace them with a 'scratch' ticketing system.
This is a round badge with a plastic back containing a lockable pin. It has a metal face which is painted. It has a white back, the face has a yellow background, the text in black. It also contains the image of two conductors and train in black.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Dimensions
- 6.3 cm (Height)
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-269093
- Museum object number
- SH 901451
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
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