The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia; advisor Ernest ScottArthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians Cambridge University Press, 1933 - Commonwealth of Nations |
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... railways . In 1848 a Company was formed to construct a line from Sydney to Parramatta ( 14 miles ) , and began work in 1850. In 1853 a line from Newcastle to Maitland ( 20 miles ) was projected by another Company . In Victoria the ...
... railways . In 1848 a Company was formed to construct a line from Sydney to Parramatta ( 14 miles ) , and began work in 1850. In 1853 a line from Newcastle to Maitland ( 20 miles ) was projected by another Company . In Victoria the ...
Page 365
... railways which came under government operation through the collapse or purchase of the private companies , freight for miscellaneous goods worked out at 6d . per ton - mile . Pamph- leteers , interpreting this economical and speedy ...
... railways which came under government operation through the collapse or purchase of the private companies , freight for miscellaneous goods worked out at 6d . per ton - mile . Pamph- leteers , interpreting this economical and speedy ...
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... railways , set political leaders a task about which they felt misgivings . In Victoria , political patronage had made the railway administration into a kind of outdoor relief establishment for those who could not obtain work elsewhere ...
... railways , set political leaders a task about which they felt misgivings . In Victoria , political patronage had made the railway administration into a kind of outdoor relief establishment for those who could not obtain work elsewhere ...
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