The Cambridge History of the British Empire: pt. 1. Australia. pt. 2. New ZealandArthur Percival Newton, Ernest Alfred Benians The University Press, 1933 - Great Britain |
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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 368
... 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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... railway policy . Ultimately , the federal " trade and commerce " power was declared to extend to railways the property of a State ; and in par- ticular to forbidding , as to such railways , any preference or dis- crimination which is ...
... railway policy . Ultimately , the federal " trade and commerce " power was declared to extend to railways the property of a State ; and in par- ticular to forbidding , as to such railways , any preference or dis- crimination which is ...
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