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WEEKLY NOTICES

1931

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2
  • Two Wells - train order signal put out of use.
3
  • Terowie station - signalling
  • Glanville - freight accounting transferred to Port Adelaide
4
  • Wilmington line - timetable
5
  • Terowie station - signalling
6
  • Railcars - commendation by Commissioner re suggestion that vacant spaces be used for advertising.
  • Yongala station - signalling
  • Road motor service now connecting Port Pirie and Redhill
  • Semaphore line timetable.
  • Adelaide and Goodwood - passenger motor timetable
  • Islington station and cabin
  • Wallaroo - Kadina passenger motor tImetables.
7
  • Yongala station - signalling
  • Requirements for appointment to grade of Rail Car Driver.
8
  • Islington crossing - warning gongs
9
  • Gumbowie station - signalling thrown out of action - Yard Limit signs installed.
  • Adelaide - Bridgewater passenger motor timetable
  • Gawler - Angaston - timetable.
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11
  • Speed limit for passengers trains with trailing four-wheel cars.
  • Adelaide - Broken Hill and Peterborough - Port Pirie Easter timetable.
12
  • Wallaroo - Town Hall crossing 'wig wag' installed
  • Stockport station - three-position signalling
13
  • Hallett - Morse telegraph instrument removed.
  • Precautions to be taken against fires being started by locomotives with special reference to 500 class, 600 class, and 700 class.
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15
  • Tarlee. Three position signalling
16
  • War Memorial - Adelaide. Concession fares re unveiling.
  • Adelaide - Mount Gambier timetable
17
  • Geranium - closed as an accounting station.
  • Commonwealth Railways - timetable changes
  • Marino line timetable.
18
  • Fast Freight schedule between Melbourne and Perth (the fastest was 8 days!)
  • Alice Springs timetable
  • Merildin - three position signalling
19
  • Port Pirie - Redhill Road motor service temporarily cancelled
20
  • Payment of employees by travelling Pay Clerk in Dort Car. Morgan, Terowie, Monarto South, and Currency Creek
21
  • Ulooloo. Three position signalling
  • Red Hill, Moonta, Kadina - Brinkworth, Gladstone - Balaklava timetables
  • Melrose - closed as an attended station
  • Port Pirie - Redhill road motor service.
  • Collinsfield - Port Broughton road motor service.
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23
  • Use of Railways by Government Departments - Government staff must use railways where possible.
24
  • Timetable folders - free distribution. School children must no be issued with copies
  • 720 class locomotives with booster - loads Monarto South - Mt Lofty.
25
  • Melton station - commendation re suggestion to alter goods shed to accommodate 700 class locomotives.
  • Water columns - commendation re suggestion that locomotives carry hooks to pull chain to bring water chute into position.
  • Callington station - three position signalling.
  • Mount Gambier - Wolsely timetables.
  • Meringur - Morkalla (Victoria) line open 16th June.
26
  • Train Control Working - Adelaide and Murray Bridge Division. Adelaide train controller will direct all through traffic to Wolsely 10.00 pm to 2.00 am.
  • Marino - detaching passenger cars
  • Gladstone - Port Pirie timetables.
27
  • Yumali - shunting only during daylight.
28
  • Callington - Monarto South engine loads for 500 class with and without booster.
  • 720 class locomotives loads on Serviceton line, Pinnaroo line, and Renmark, with and without booster.
29
  • Gulnare - closed as attended station.
  • Callington, Owen, Yacka - Morse telegraph instruments withdrawn.
  • Road and Railway Transportation Act - approved routes and interpretation of Act.
30
  • Adelaide - Port Augusta . Combined road and rail service connects at Gladstone from 20th July.
31
  • Gulnare - train order signal thrown out of use.
32
  • Mount Gambier - Heywood (Victoria) line timetable changes.
  • Spalding, Mitcham, Timetables
33
  • Ladies not to travel in smoking section of railcars
  • Exhaust fumes in railcars - precautions to prevent.
34
  • Exeter tramway crossing - method of operation.
35
  • Road Motor Competition, and Road and Rail Transport Act 1930. Approved routes
  • Beachport line - passenger motor timetable.
36
  • Cheltenham Racecourse - method of working race trains.
37
  • Pintsch's gas - commendation re suggestion of use instead of coal gas.
  • Port Broughton - Collinsfield motor service.
  • Passenger motor timetable changes. Morgan, Angaston, Truro, Burra, Spalding, Eden.
38
  • Hoyleton - closed as an attended station.
  • Road and Rail Transport Act further routes declared
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40
  • Hoyleton - train order signal thrown out of use.
  • Willunga - passenger motor timetable
  • Belair - passenger motor timetable
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43
  • Noarlunga - closed as an attended station
  • Sleep's Hill - timetable
  • Murray Bridge - Tailem Bend timetable
  • Port Augusta - Parkeston - mixed train service
44
  • Motor delivery vans - commendation re suggestion of painting information on the sides re collection and delivery of parcels, luggage etc.
  • Pinnaroo - Ouyen - timetable
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46
  • Drinking glasses, in lieu of paper cups, in all railcars and trailers out of Adelaide.
47
  • Smithfield and Beachport closed as attended stations.
48
  • Broken Hill - Christmas train service.
49
  • Buckleboo - timetable.
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  • Port Augusta - Parkeston. Mixed train service.
  • Largs - signalling
51
  • Road and Rail Transport Act - additional routes proclaimed
  • Sleeps Hill - passenger motor timetable
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