The Lithgow Valley Colliery Railway Act 37 Vic (NSW)

Litaaow Vatrry

Cormizry Ratuway.

Preamble.

Company may cross Bell's line of road.

Proviso.

Railway open to the public,

37° VIC. 1873.

Lithgow Valley Colliery Railway.

An Act to authorize the construction by Patrick Higgins of Sydney in the Colony of New South Wales Esquire John Busby of Bathurst in the said Colony Esquire Edward Gell of the same place Esquire Thomas Talbot Wilton of Sydney afore- said Esquire and Edward Combes of Glanmire near Bathurst aforesaid Esquire of a Railway from land belonging to them over a Road known as Bell's line of Road

so as to form a connection with the Great Western Railway. [20th November, 1873. ]

HEREAS Patrick Higgins John Busby Edward Gell Thomas Talbot Wilton and Edward Combes (hereinafter styled the said promoters) have opened certain coal mines and established a colliery on a parcel of land situated at Lithgow Vallcy in the County of Cook in the Colony of New South Wales known asthe Lithgow Valley . Colliery And whereas the said promoters have constructed a. railw ay for conveying coals from the said mine to the Great Western Railway for transmission from thence And whereas the said railway will be of great public benefit in promoting the supply of coal for local and general consumption and exportation And whereas the line of the said railway crosses a certain road known by the name of Bell's line of road hereinafter described although with this exception constructed entirely on the lands of the said promoters and it is essential that the said promoters should be empowered to continue the line of the said railway across such road upon terms and conditions to he determined by Parliament Be it therefore enacted by the Queen's Most Excellent Majesty by and with the advice and consent of the Legislative Council and Legislative Assembly of New South Wales in Parliament assembled and by the authority of the same as follows :—