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SOUTH AUSTRALIAN RAILWAYS

WEEKLY NOTICES

1934

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  • Belair - three-position signalling.
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  • Railway Cruise, Easter 1934. A 'cruise' by rail with sleeping car accommodation, visiting Renmark, Berri, Barmera, Loxton, and Lake Bonney.
  • Warning Gongs - Mitcham.
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  • Mr. J. A. Fargher - Acting Resident Engineer
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  • Letter of appreciation from the Adelaide representative of 'The Australian Women's Weekly' expressing appreciation of the manner in which the first consignment of such papers from Sydney was handled by railway staff.
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  • Passes - list of officers authorised to issue.
  • Peterborough - Port Pirie. Easter timetable change.
  • Pinnaroo line - Easter timetable change.
  • Adelaide suburban parcel and luggage delivery - list of suburbs and rates.
  • Broken Hill line - extra service for Easter.
  • Back to Tantanoola celebrations.
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  • Anzac Day - extra trains on Moonta line, Gladstone line, Redhill line.
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  • Mount Lofty - starting of long freight trains.
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  • Letter of appreciation to The Railways Commissioner from the members of the Easter railway cruise to the 'Murray settlements'.
  • Wallaroo MInes - commendation for replacement of the turnstile at station.
  • Peterborough - eight condemned railway carriages for sale.
  • Peterborough Division - time allowed at specified stations for water column and ash pit.
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  • Back to Murray Bridge - Mobilong Jubilee
  • Tx class - special requirements re lubrication and preparation for shunt duties.
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  • Willunga line - stabling of cars at Marino.
  • Shunting areas in metropolitan area, to be serviced from Mile End, Dry Creek, and Port Adelaide. Henley Beach line is treated as a 'main line' for shunting requirements.
  • Tailem Bend - signalling.
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  • Sunday morning trains on Semaphore, Outer Harbour, Henley Beach, Willunga, Bridgewater, and Northfield lines cancelled from 27th May until further notice.
  • Bridgewater - change to passenger timetable.
  • H. R. H. Duke of Gloucester - accounting system in relation to expenditure in relation to forthcoming visit.
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  • Henley Beach line - timetable, and hours of operation of Golf Links signalman.
  • Reference to 'rear to rear' working of both 'type 55' and 'type 75' railcars.
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  • Tailem Bend - signalling and interlocking
  • Dummy automatic couplers for for use by steam trains and rail cars connecting to screw or link couplings - list of stations supplied.
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  • Country refreshment rooms - reduction (from two shillings and sixpence, to two shillings) in price of lunch and dinner aimed at securing additional patronage.
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  • Moonta and Gladstone lines - S class engines not to exceed 45 miles per hour.
  • Callington - signalling and track alteration.
  • Dummy couplers for 'type 75' railcars.
  • Henley Beach line - timetable and working of two Òtype 55Ó railcars rear to rear.
  • Moonta line - timetable change.
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  • Berri - change of opening hours.
  • River Murray towns - fares for combined rail and motor service.
  • Henley Beach - timetable changes
  • Bridgewater line - timetable changes.
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  • Semaphore line - timetable changes
  • Henley Beach line - timetable changes.
  • 500 class and 720 class with defective mechanical stoker may take 75% of schedule freight load.
  • Serviceton line - timetable of express freight.
  • Melbourne Express - towels to be provided in AE and BE cars. Towels must be removed by train porter on arrival at Serviceton.
  • Rowlands Flat - resident staff.
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  • Chandos - train control telephone.
  • Water - need for caution due to shortage.
  • Rowlands Flat - hours of attendance.
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  • Locomotive sanding gear - instructions for correct use.
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  • Angaston line - freight timetable
  • Cockburn line - stations closed for electric staff block working. Peecharra, Methuen, Coolawatinnie, Warriwa, Cutana, Mutooroo.
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  • Sleep's Hill - instruction for trains and rail motors stopping opposite quarry platform.
  • Morphett Vale service - passenger motor timetable.
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  • Mail weighing - instructions.
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  • Mile End South yard - signalling.
  • Gawler - working of engines between loco depot and traffic yard.
  • Prevent rough handling - damage was responsible for 48% of the freight claim payments last year.
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  • Prevent rough handling - egg transport was responsible for 9,302 pounds of the revenue during the last financial year, and the average haul was 69 miles.
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  • North Gawler - timetable for passenger motor and trailer.
  • Pinnaroo line - timetable for passenger motor and brakevan.
  • Belair - timetable for passenger motor and trailer.
  • Mount Gambier - extra passenger train on Sundays to 6th January 1935.
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  • Quorn line - special arrangements for operation of Royal Train, 11th October.
  • Telegrams addressed to passengers on trains - instructions.
  • Melbourne Express from Adelaide - timetable change.
  • Gladstone passenger service - to operate via Snowtown on 12th October - timetable.
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  • Woodlands Park - formerly Woodlands.
  • Murray Bridge - starting of long freight trains.
  • Outer Harbour line - timetables.
  • Henley Beach line - timetables
  • Marino and Morphett Vale services - timetables.
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  • H. R. H. Duke of Gloucester - message by Railways Commissioner thanking staff for their efforts during the recent Royal Visit.
  • Train Designator Bell Describer - instructions.
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  • Port Lincoln Division - extension of Train Order Working, north of Cummins to Thevenard, Buckleboo, and the Yeelana to Mount Hope lines.
  • Removal of header discharge valves on 500, 600, and 700 class engines.
  • 500 class engines - speed must not exceed 50 miles per hour.
  • T class engines - loads from Belalie North to Caltowie may increase subject to air-brake capacity.
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  • Letter of appreciation to the Railways Commissioner from the Mayor of Port Pirie relating to assistance following recent floods.
  • Dummy Couplers - instructions re connecting to 'type 75' railcars.
  • Gladstone and Moonta lines - engine loads.
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  • Showgrounds - official name for sidings near Keswick.
  • Mount Gambier to Portland - special excursion trains to operate re visit of H.R. H. Duke of Gloucester Royal Visit.
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  • Marino - detaching cars.
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  • Binnum - combined sheep and cattle yards.
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  • Snowtown - signalling.
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  • Berri - re recent accident to a lady, Dr. Goldsmith, who was attending the lady said of First Aid attention 'The train crew did a very creditable job'.
  • Broken Hill line - extra passenger services over holiday period.
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  • Railway Refreshment Rooms - instructions for notifying ahead of passenger numbers, with list of stations and meals required.
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