Looking for a winner!
The unions and public alike struggled to obtain regular and reliable
train services. Victorian Labor Government Transport Minister Steve
Crabb had introduced new system of scratch cards in order to save
money through provision of fewer staff and outlets for tickets. Card
purchasers were required to scratch the date and time of their train/
tram trip in lottery 'scratchie' style.
It was later described as 'The Great Scratch Ticket Debacle' and as the
quality of service continued to decline the cartoonist suggested that
perhaps the tickets had another purpose...
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