Thomas Timbs' Coach Service

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NameThomas Timbs' Coach ServiceTypeBusinessAddressAlbion ParkDescriptionThomas Timbs purchased the coach business from his father, Gabriel, shortly before the First World War.

The horses were stabled and the coaches kept at his father's home on the corner of Tongarra Road and Terry Street.

The coaches were all made by L R Mood & Sons of Albion Park. They were used every day to meet trains at Albion Park Railway Station, and conveyed passengers to and from trains and outlying farms.

After the war, Tom purchased a car, a Belgian Metallurgique, that carried eight passengers plus luggage. It was the first hire car in Albion Park.

Tom sold his coach and hire car business to W G Harris in the late 1920's.

External LinkAlbion Park 1906Runaway Horse 1909Brevities 1909Coach Licenses 1910Brevities 1910Building Application 1913Albion Park 1916Death Thos Timbs 1917Motor Car Fatality 1919

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Thomas Timb's coach, Albion Park, c.1914.

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CollectionPlacesFamilyHarrisTimbsLocalityAlbion ParkPersonTimbs, Gabriel SnrPlaceWG Harris and Sons GarageL.R. Mood & Sons

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