Number group Earliest date Front design Comments
(millions) known
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000,000,001 April 2001 Blue Generic J-a1 to J-d4
to
000,999,999
001,000,001 April 2001 Blue Generic J-a1 to J-d4
to
001,999,999
002,000,001 April 2001 Blue Generic J-a1 to J-d4
to
002,999,999
003,000,001 April 2001 Blue Generic J-a1 to J-d4
to
003,999,999
004,000,001 April 2001 Blue Generic J-a1 to J-d4
to
004,999,999
005,000,001 April 2001 Blue Generic J-a1 to J-d4
to
005,999,999
006,000,001 Blue Generic Bus J-a1 to J-f4
to
006,999,999
007,000,001 Blue Generic Bus J-a1 to J-f4
to
007,999,999
008,000,001 Blue Generic Bus J-a1 to J-f4
to
008,999,999
009,000,001 Blue Generic Bus J-a1 to J-f4
to
009,999,999
010,000,001 Blue Generic J-a1 to J-d4
to
013,999,999 013870301 highest seen
014,000,001+ February 2002 Blue Generic 014008815 lowest seen
015,000,001+ March 2002 Blue Generic
016,000,001+ March 2002 Blue Generic
017,000,001+ March 2002 Blue Generic
018,000,001+ March 2002 Blue Generic
019,000,001+ April 2002 Blue Generic
020,000,001+ May 2002 Blue Generic
021,000,001+ May 2002 Blue Generic
22,000,001 Nov 2001 Blue Generic 22020204 lowest seen
to Bus only 25929389 highest seen
25,999,999
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026,000,001 May 2001 Cent'y of Federation 026002016 lowest seen
to 027499661 highest seen
027,499,999
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027,500,001 Sep 2001 Melbourne Festival 027532150 lowest seen
to 031477900 highest seen
031,499,999
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031,500,001+ May 2002 Blue Generic
032,000,001+ May 2002 Blue Generic
033,000,001+ May 2002 Blue Generic
034,000,001+ May 2002 Blue Generic
035,000,001+ May 2002 Blue Generic
036,000,001+ June 2002 Blue Generic
037,000,001+ June 2002 Blue Generic
038,000,001+ July 2002 Blue Generic
039,000,001+ August 2002 Blue Generic
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039,500,001 Nov 2001 Wind in the Willows 039503601 lowest seen
to 043474970 highest seen
043,499,999
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043,500,001 Dec 2001 Australian Open 043504246 lowest seen
to 047494766 highest seen
047,499,999
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47,500,001 Sep 2001 Melbourne Festival 47577377 lowest seen
to Bus only 49458784 highest seen
49,458,000+
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49,490,001+ March 2002 Handy Hints 49490262 lowest seen
Bus only 49499792 highest seen
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49,523,001+ April 2002 Blue Generic 49523059 lowest seen
Bus only 49874015 highest seen
50,000,001+ May 2002 Blue Generic
Bus only
51,000,001+ August 2002 Blue Generic
Bus only
52,000,001+ August 2002 Blue Generic
Bus only
53,000,001+ October 2005 Blue Generic
Bus only
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53,500,001+ Dec 2001 Wind In The Willows 53508669 lowest seen
to Bus only 55419637 highest seen
55,419,000+
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55,600,001+ Jan 2002 Australian Open 55629843 lowest seen
to Bus only 57410782 highest seen
57,400,000+
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057,500,001 August 2002 Blue Generic 057544195 lowest seen
to
058,499,999
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058,500,001+ August 2005 Blue Generic Bus Mixed in with 58,500,001+
to Handy Hints on next line
058,999,999
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058,500,001 Jan 2002 Handy Hints
to
060,999,999
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061,000,001 April 2005 Handy Hints
to
062,500,000
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062,500,001 Feb 2002 Flower Show 062558988 lowest seen
to 066449674 highest seen
066,500,000
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066,500,001 April 2005 Handy Hints
to
069,000,000
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069,000,001 April 2005 Handy Hints
to
070,000,000
070,000,001 May 2005 Handy Hints
to
071,000,000
071,000,001 July 2005 Handy Hints
to
072,000,000
072,000,001 July 2005 Handy Hints
to
073,000,000
073,000,001 July 2005 Handy Hints
to
074,000,000
074,000,001 June 2005 Handy Hints
to
075,000,000
075,000,001 May 2005 Handy Hints
to
076,000,000
076,000,001 May 2005 Handy Hints
to
077,000,000
077,000,001 April 2005 Handy Hints
to
078,500,000
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The Handy Hints have appeared with machine and bus issues intermingled within the 078 and 079 number groups.
Note also that these cards are "coated", variously described as "plastic coating" or "varnished".
As far as we can ascertain, the following are "very rough" estimates of the number groups:
078,502,001+ Mar 2002 Handy Hints Bus issues
078,506,001+ May 2002 Handy Hints Machine issues
078,512,001+ Apr 2002 Handy Hints Bus issues
078,516,001+ May 2002 Handy Hints Machine issues
078,520,001+ Apr 2002 Handy Hints Bus issues
079,000,001+ June 2002 Handy Hints Bus Issues
079,000,001+ June 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
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The Handy Hints machine issues have also appeared intermingled within the 080 number group.
080,000,001+ Mar 2002 Flower Show 080023799 lowest seen
Bus only
080,000,001+ June 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
081,000,001+ Mar 2002 Flower Show 081489837 highest seen
Bus only
081,000,001+ June 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
082,000,001+ June 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
to
082,499,999
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082,500,001+ July 2002 Masters Games Machine Issues
082,xxx,xxx April 2005 Handy Hints (Bus)
083,000,001+ July 2002 Masters Games Machine Issues
083,xxx,xxx April 2005 Handy Hints (Bus)
084,000,001+ July 2002 Masters Games Machine Issues
084,xxx,xxx April 2005 Handy Hints (Bus)
085,000,001+ July 2002 Masters Games Machine Issues
085,xxx,xxx May 2005 Handy Hints (Bus)
086,000,001+ August 2002 Masters Games Machine Issues
to
086,499,999
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086,500,001+ August 2002 Federation Square Machine Issues
087,000,001+ August 2002 Federation Square Machine Issues
088,000,001+ August 2002 Federation Square Machine Issues
089,000,001+ August 2002 Federation Square Machine Issues
to
089,499,999
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089,500,001+ August 2002 Visit Melbourne Machine Issues
090,000,001+ August 2002 Visit Melbourne Machine Issues
to
090,499,999
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090,500,001+ September 2002 National Gallery Vic Machine Issues
091,000,001+ September 2002 National Gallery Vic Machine Issues
092,000,001+ September 2002 National Gallery Vic Machine Issues
093,000,001+ September 2002 National Gallery Vic Machine Issues
094,000,001+ October 2002 National Gallery Vic Machine Issues
to
094,499,999
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094,500,001+ October 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
095,000,001+ October 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
096,000,001+ October 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
097,000,001+ October 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
098,000,001 November 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
to
098,499,999
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098,500,001+ June 2002 Handy Hints Bus Issues
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100,000,001+ June 2002 Masters Games Bus Issues
101,000,000 July 2002 Masters Games Bus Issues
to
101,499,000
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101,500,001+ June 2002 Handy Hints Bus Issues
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102,000,001+ August 2002 Federation Square Bus Issues
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103,000,001+ August 2002 Visit Melbourne Bus Issues
to
103,499,999
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103,500,001+ September 2002 National Gallery Vic Bus Issues
104,000,001+ October 2002 National Gallery Vic Bus Issues
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105,000,001+ October 2002 Handy Hints Bus Issues
106,000,001 November 2002 Handy Hints Bus Issues
to
106,299,999
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106,300,001+ November 2002 Visit Melbourne Bus Issues
107,000,001+ November 2002 Visit Melbourne Bus Issues
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108,000,001+ November 2002 Culture Station Bus Issues
109,000,001+ January 2003 Culture Station Bus Issues
to
109,994,999?
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109,995,001+? March 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
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110,000,001+ January 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
111,000,001+ February 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
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112,000,001+ March 2003 Flower Show Bus Issues
113,000,001+ March 2003 Flower Show Bus Issues
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114,000,001+ April 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
115,000,001+ April 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
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116,000,001+ October 2002 Visit Melbourne Machine Issues
117,000,001+ November 2002 Visit Melbourne Machine Issues
118,000,001+ November 2002 Visit Melbourne Machine Issues
119,000,001+ December 2002 Visit Melbourne Machine Issues
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120,000,001+ November 2002 Culture Station Machine Issues
121,000,001+ December 2002 Culture Station Machine Issues
122,000,001+ January 2003 Culture Station Machine Issues
123,000,001+ January 2003 Culture Station Machine Issues
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124,000,001+ January 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
125,000,001+ February 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
126,000,001+ February 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
127,000,001+ February 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
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128,000,001+ February 2003 Flower Show Machine Issues
129,000,001+ February 2003 Flower Show Machine Issues
130,000,001+ February 2003 Flower Show Machine Issues
131,000,001+ March 2003 Flower Show Machine Issues
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132,000,001+ March 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
133,000,001+ March 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
134,000,001+ March 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
135,000,001+ March 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
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136,000,001+ December 2002 National Gallery Vic Machine Issues
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136,000,001+ December 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
137,000,001+ December 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
138,000,001+ April 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
139,000,001+ April 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
140,000,001+ April 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
141,000,001+ April 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
142,000,001+ April 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
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142,500,001+ May 2003 Blood Donor Machine Issues
143,000,001+ May 2003 Blood Donor Machine Issues
144,000,001+ May 2003 Blood Donor Machine Issues
145,000,001+ May 2003 Blood Donor Machine Issues
146,000,001+ May 2003 Blood Donor Machine Issues
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146,500,001+ April 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
147,000,001+ April 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
148,000,001+ May 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
149,000,001+ May 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
150,000,001+ June 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
151,000,001+ July 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
152,000,001+ July 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
153,000,001+ July 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
154,000,001+ August 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
155,000,001+ August 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
156,000,001+ August 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
157,000,001+ August 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
158,000,001+ August 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
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158,500,000+ July 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
159,000,000+ May 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
160,000,000+ August 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
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160,000,000+ June 2003 Blood Donor Bus Issues
161,000,000+ May 2003 Blood Donor Bus Issues
162,000,000+ June 2003 Blood Donor Bus Issues
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162,900,000+ August 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
163,000,000+ August 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
164,000,000+ August 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
165,000,000+ September 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
166,000,000+ October 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
167,000,000+ October 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
168,000,000+ December 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
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168,500,001+ February 2003 Student Pass Yearly
168,600,001+ February 2003 Student Pass 1st Half Yearly
168,600,001+ July 2003 Student Pass 2nd Half Yearly
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168,700,001+ December 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
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169,000,001+ December 2002 Handy Hints Machine Issues
170,000,001+ June 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
171,000,001+ June 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
172,000,001+ July 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
173,000,001+ July 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
174,000,001+ September 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
175,000,001+ September 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
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175,500,001+ September 2003 Community Safety Machine Issues
176,000,001+ September 2003 Community Safety Machine Issues
177,000,001+ September 2003 Community Safety Machine Issues
178,000,001+ September 2003 Community Safety Machine Issues
179,000,001+ September 2003 Community Safety Machine Issues
180,000,001+ September 2003 Community Safety Machine Issues
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180,200,001+ October 2003 Metlink Machine Issues
181,000,001+ October 2003 Metlink Machine Issues
182,000,001+ October 2003 Metlink Machine Issues
183,000,001+ October 2003 Metlink Machine Issues
184,000,001+ November 2003 Metlink Machine Issues
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184,800,0001+ November 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
185,000,0001+ November 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
186,000,0001+ November 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
187,000,0001+ December 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
188,000,0001+ December 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
189,000,0001+ December 2003 Handy Hints Machine Issues
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189,500,001+ September 2003 Community Safety Bus Issues
190,000,001+ September 2003 Community Safety Bus Issues
191,000,001+ December 2003 Community Safety Bus Issues
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191,500,001+ February 2004 Metlink (grey) Bus Issues
192,000,001+ February 2004 Metlink (grey) Bus Issues
========================================
192,500,001+ December 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
193,000,001+ December 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
194,000,001+ December 2003 Handy Hints Bus Issues
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194,300,001+ December 2003 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
195,000,001+ December 2003 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
196,000,001+ December 2003 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
197,000,001+ January 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
198,000,001+ January 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
199,000,001+ February 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
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199,000,001+ January 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Bus Issues
200,000,001+ January 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Bus Issues
========================================
201,000,001+ January 2004 Student Pass Yearly
to
201,050,000
201,050,001+ January 2004 Student Pass 1st Half yearly
to
201,080,000
201,080,001+ July 2004 Student Pass 2nd Half yearly
to
201,110,000
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201,110,001+ January 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
201,xxx,xxx October 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Bus Issues
202,000,001+ February 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
203,000,001+ February 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
204,000,001+ February 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
205,000,001+ February 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
206,000,001+ May 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
207,000,001+ May 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Machine Issues
207,600,001+ September 2004 Metlink Handy Hints Bus Issues
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