Dubbo to Coonamble Railway Act of 1899 (NSW)

A c t No . -35, 189!).

An A c t t o s anc t ion t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of a l ine of

r a i l w a y from D u b b o to C o o n a m b l e , p r o v i d e d

t h a t before c o m m e n c i n g t h e said w o r k c e r t a i n

l a n d r e q u i r e d is c o n t r a c t e d t o be c o n v e y e d

t o t h e C r o w n , or an i n d e m n i t y is g i v e n for

t h e cos t of r e s u m i n g t h e s ame ; to a m e n d t h e

p r o v i s i o n s of t h e P u b l i c W o r k s A c t of 1888,

so far as t h e y	r e l a t e	t o	t h e d u t y	of t h e	Con­
s t r u c t i n g	A u t h o r i t y	to	m a k e	a n d	m a i n t a i n

fences a l o n g t h e said l ine of r a i lway ; t o

a u t h o r i s e t h e c o n s t r u c t i o n of t h e said l ine on

c e r t a i n p u b l i c r o a d s ; a n d for o t h e r p u r p o s e s .

{22nd December, 1899.]

T T T H E R E A S , i n a c c o r d a n c e w i t h t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h e P u b l i c W o r k s

V T A c t of 1 8 8 8 , t h e L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y d id , b y r e s o l u t i o n ,

d e c l a r e t h a t i t w a s e x p e d i e n t t o c a r r y o u t a c e r t a i n w o r k , n a m e l y , t h e

c o n s t r u c t i o n	of	a	l i n e of	r a i l w a y	f r o m	D u b b o	t o	C o o n a m h l c :	A n d
w h e r e a s	o n t h e	p a s s i n g	of	t h e sa id	r e s o l u t i o n	a	s t a t u t o r y	d u t y	w a s b y

t h e s a id A c t i m p o s e d o n t h e S e c r e t a r y fo r P u b l i c W o r k s t o i n t r o d u c e

a B i l l i n t o t h e s a i d A s s e m b l y t o s a n c t i o n t h e c a r r y i n g o u t of t h e

sa id w o r k : B e i t t h e r e f o r e e n a c t e d by t h e Q u e e n ' s M o s t E x c e l l e n t

M a j e s t y , b y a n d w i t h t h e a d v i c e a n d c o n s e n t of t h e L e g i s l a t i v e

C o u n c i l a n d L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h W a l e s i n P a r l i a m e n t

G i l g a n d r a

a s s e m b l e d , a n d b y t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e s a m e , as f o l l o w s : —

1. T h e c a r r y i n g o u t of t h e sa id w o r k ( m o r e p a r t i c u l a r l y

d e s c r i b e d i n t h e S c h e d u l e t o t h i s A c t ) is h e r e b y s a n c t i o n e d ; a n d t h e

S e c r e t a r y for P u b l i c W o r k s , o r t h e M e m b e r of t h e E x e c u t i v e C o u n c i l

for t h e t i m e being p e r f o r m i n g t h e d u t i e s of t h e s a id S e c r e t a r y , is

h e r e b y a u t h o r i s e d t o u n d e r t a k e a n d c a r r y o u t t h e s a id w o r k s u b j e c t

t o t h e p r o v i s i o n s of t h i s A c t , a n d fo r t h a t p u r p o s e s h a l l b e , a n d s h a l l

h a v e	t h e	pjoAvers a n d	d u t i e s	of,	a	C o n s t r u c t i n g	A u t h o r i t y	w i t h i n	t h e
m e a n i n g	of	t h e P u b l i c	W o r k s	A c t of	1 8 8 8 :	P r o v i d e d	t h a t	t h e	s a i d
w o r k	s h a l l	n o t b e	c o m m e n c e d	u n t i l	t h e	l a n d	( n o t b e i n g	l a n d	w i t h i n

t w o m i l e s of t h e b o u n d a r i e s of t h e M u n i c i p a l i t y of D u b b o o r C o o n a m b l e

o r o n e h a l f - m i l e of t h e s u r v e y e d b o u n d a r i e s of t h e t o w n s h i p s of

Gr i lgandra a n d G u l a r g a m b o n e ) w h i c h in t h e o p i n i o n of t h e sa id

S e c r e t a r y o r M e m b e r is r e q u i r e d for t h e c a r r y i n g o u t of t h e sa id w o r k

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2 . T h e p l a n of t h e s a id w o r k is t h e p l a n m a r k e d " D u b b o to

C o o n a m b l e R a i l w a y , ' ' s i g n e d b y t h e S e c r e t a r y for P u b l i c W o r k s a n d

c o u n t e r s i g n e d b y t h e E n g i n e c r - i n - C h i e f for R a i l w a y C o n s t r u c t i o n ,

a n d d e p o s i t e d i n t h e p u b l i c office oi' t h e sa id S e c r e t a r y .

3 . T h e c o s t of c a r r y i n g o u t t h e s a id w o r k , e s t i m a t e d a t t w o

h u n d r e d a n d s e v e n t h o u s a n d t w o h u n d r e d a n d e i g h t y - f i v e p o u n d s , m a y

b e d e f r a y e d f r o m s u c h L o a n V o t e s a s a r e n o w or m a y h e r e a f t e r b e

a p p l i c a b l e	t o	t h a t	p u r p o s e ,	a n d	s h a l l	n o t ,	u n d e r	a n y	c i r c u m s t a n c e s ,
e x c e e d	t h e	e s t i m a t e d	cos t	b y	m o r e	t h a n	t e n	p e r	c e n t u m .

4 . N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e p r o v i s i o n s of s e c t i o n o n e h u n d r e d a n d

s ix of t h e P u b l i c W o r k s A c t of 1 8 8 S , t h e C o n s t r u c t i n g A u t h o r i t y s h a l l

n o t b e r e q u i r e d o r c o m p e l l e d , n o r s h a l l i t b e t h e d u t y of t h e sa id

A u t h o r i t y t o m a k e o r m a i n t a i n a n y fence a l o n g t h e s a id - l i ne of r a i l w a y

fo r t h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n of a n y p e r s o n o r for a n y p u r p o s e w h a t s o e v e r ;

b u t t h e s a id A u t h o r i t y m a y , i n i t s d i s c r e t i o n , m a k e a n d m a i n t a i n s u c h

f e n c e s i n c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e s a id l i n e of r a i l w a y as i t m a y t h i n k fit.

5. T h e s a id l i n e of r a i l w a y m a y b e c o n s t r u c t e d o n , o r a l o n g , o r

b y t h e s i de of a n y p u b l i c r o a d or h i g h w a y .

6. T h i s A c t m a y b e c i t e d a s t h e " D u b b o t o C o o n a m b l e R a i l w a y

A c t of 1 8 9 9 . "

S C H E D U L E .

Duhbo io Coonamble Railway.

This line begins by a junc t ion with the G r e a t W e s t e r n Eai lway at the cast end

of Dubbo Station at two h u n d r e d and seventy-seven miles forty-nine chains from Sydney. The genera l course of t he l ine is near ly due nor th for t h i r ty miles from which

of it, the township of Gi lgandra on the river being passed at about th ree h u n d r e d and

point it is near ly parallel io the Cast lereagh River a t from two to four miles on the west

seventeen and a half miles. At t h r ee hundred and fifty-five miles the river is more closely approached, and following more or less parallel to its course the line ends at Coonamble at th ree hundred and seventy-one miles fourteen chains from Sydney, being a total length of about n ine ty - th ree miles forty-five chains and subject to such devia­ t ions and modifications as may be considered desirable by t he Cons t ruc t ing A u t h o r i t y .

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