Welshpool-Bassendean Railway Act 1950 (WA)

WELSHPOOL-BASSENDEAN RAILWAY.

14° and 15° Geo. VI., No. LXIV.

No. 64 of 1950.

AN ACT to authorise the Construction of a

Railway from Welshpool to Bassendean.

[Assented to 29th December, 1950.]

BE it enacted by the King's Most Excellent

Majesty, by and with the advice and consent

of the Legislative Council and the Legislative

Assembly of Western Australia, in this present

Parliament assembled, and by the authority of the

same, as follows:—

Short title. 1. This Act may be cited as the Welshpool

Bassendean Railway Act, 1950.

1950.] Welsh pool-Bassendean Railway [No. 64.

Authority to

2.

It shall be lawful to construct and maintain a railway, with all necessary, proper and usual works and conveniences in connection therewith, along the line described in the Schedule to this Act. construct.

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1902-1945, for the purposes of this Act, the Governor	dwelling
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sum as, taking into consideration the prevailing housing conditions, he considers adequate in the circumstances.

3.

SCHEDULE.

Commencing at a point on the East Perth-Bunbury Railway about 5 miles 55 chains from Perth and proceeding thence in a north-westerly direction for approximately 12 chains and thence in a northerly direction for approxi- mately 35 chains and thence in a north-easterly direction for approximately '75 chains, and thence in a north- north-easterly direction for approximately 40 chains and thence in a north-north-westerly direction for approxi- mately 1 mile 45 chains, and thence in a north-easterly direction for approximately 1 mile 15 chains, and thence in a north-north-easterly direction for approximately 40 chains, and thence in a north-westerly direction for approximately 15 chains, terminating at a point near the Perth-Kalgoorlie Railway at about 6 miles 28 chains from Perth, as more particularly set out and delineated in red on map marked C.E. Plan No. 39382, deposited pursuant to section ninety-six of the Public Works Act, 1902-1945.

Total length, about 61 miles.