The Eastern Railway Act 1878 (WA)

WESTERN AUSTRALIA

ANNO QUADRAGESIMO SECUNDO

VICTORDE REGINiE

No. 27

An Act to authorise the construction of a Railway from

Fremantle to Guildford.

[Assented to 24th July, 1878.

HEREAS it is expedient to authorise the construction and Preamble

Wit enacted by His Excellency the Governor of Western Australia andmaintenance of a Railway from Fremantle to Guildford : Be

its Dependencies, by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative

Council thereof, as follows :-

1. This Act may be cited as The Eastern Railway Act, 1878.' Short title

2. It shall be lawful to construct and maintain a Railway from Fre- rower to eon-

mantle to Guildford, with all necessary, proper and usual works and Lblletia regawnaL

conveniences in connection therewith, in the line, and upon the lands to Guihlfortl

described in the Schedule to this Act.

H. ST. GEORGE ORD,

GOVERNOR.

SCHEDULE

DESCRIPTION OF LINE OF RAILWAY

Starting from a point opposite the North Jetty at Fremantle, in a line with Cliff Street, the line runs north-easterly for 67 chains, then by a curve of 20 chains' radius is brought on to a timber bridge, consisting of four 50-feet, fourteen 30-feet openings, giving a clear headway of 20 feet ; then

N.	8° 38' E.	47 chains 90 links	N.	40° 3' E.	16 chains 85 links
N.	1° 37' E.	61 chains 71 links	N.	17° 0' E.	18 chains 41 links
N.	8° 20' E.	9 chains 81 links	N.	40° 0' E.	25 chains 21 links

N. 9° 39' W. 13 chains 18 links N. 39° 7' E. 9 chains 33 links

N.	47° 6' E.	8 chains 16 links	N.	40' 0' E.	8 chains 33 links
N.	56° 50' E.	6 chains 24 links	N.	36° 42' E.	12 chains 29 links

N.	36° 23' E. 12 chains 62 links	N.	0° 9' E. 52 chains 8 links
N.	3° 25' W. 19 chains 18 links	N.	30° 0' E. 35 chains 37 links

N. 25° 32' 33 chains 51 links N. 7° 0' E. 11 chains 95 links

N. 3° 36' W. 41 chains 25 links N. 6° 30' E. 9 chains 7 links

N. 27° 38' E. 68 chains 37 links N. 49° 0' E. 11 chains 90 links

N. 54° 59' E. 18 chains 55 links N. 74° 0' E. 33 chains 32 links

N. 73° 30' E. 14 chains 40 links N. 80° 0' E. 27 chains 47 links

N. 68° 14' E. 20 chains 29 links N. 90° 0' E. 9 chains 48 links

N. 105° 13' E. 27 chains 76 links N. 60° 43' E. 17 chains 87 links

N. 61° 18' E. 15 chains 59 links N. 60° 23' E. 14 chains 64 links

N. 88° 24' E. 31 chains 88 links N. 110° 20' E. 24 chains 33 links

N.' 73° 30' E. 36 chains 79 links N. 90° 20' E. 9 chains 52 links

42 VICTORIE. No. 27

Eastern Railway

crossing Perth City Boundary near the south-west corner of Suburban Lot 151; crosses Dyer Street, and has its Central City Station on the ground bounded by Hutt, Wellington, and Beaufort Streets. It then curves to the left, following a north-easterly course, intersecting Stirling, Mackie, Moore, Nash, Small, Lord, Brown, Samson, Parry, and Edward Streets, C/aisebrook Road, and crosses the City Boundary at Summers Street, near the north-east corner of Suburban Lot 163, and continues

N. 39° 27' E. 20 chains 0 links N. 49° 27' E. 9 chains 79 links

N. 0° 34' W. 12 chains 56 links N. 0° 33' E. 12 chains 34 links

N.	10° 33' W.	7 chains 21 links	N.	38° 57' E.	6 chains 36 links
N.	19° 27' E.	7 chains 70 links	N.	59° 27' E.	17 chains 17 links

N. 29° 46' E. 17 chains 67 links N. 103° 32' E. 18 chains 99 links

N. 69° 27' E. 21 chains 7 links N. 93° 25' E. 16 chains 26 links

N.	50° 27' E.	32 chains 72 links	N.	92° 24' E.	26 chains 7 links
N.	61° 27' E.	62 chains 31 links	N.	54° 53' E.	14 chains 15 links

N. 114° 2' E. 16 chains 16 links N. 47° 53' E. 137 chains 52 links

N. 88° 57' E. 12 chains 39 links N. 75° 12' E. 9 chains 95 links

then crossing the boundary of West Guildford, where it intersects West and Perth Streets, and crosses the Swan River a little above Bridge Street by a timber viaduct, consisting of 27 openings of 30 feet each, to connect East and West Guildford, and terminates in James Street.