Redhead Coal-mine Railway Act Amending Act of 1889 (NSW)

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An Act to amend the " Redhead Coal-mine epi cox. Railway Act of 1883." [21st December, 4 Assos. 1889. |

JULEREAS by an Act intituled the "Redhead Coal-mine Railway Proamp'e.

) Act of 1883" the " Redhead Coal-mining Company (Limited) " was empowered to construct and work a railway from the land of the said Company therein mentioned to the Great Northern Railway: And whereas by the " Redhead Coal-mine Railway Act Extension Act of 1888 " the pericd of time limited by the first-mentioned Act for the construction of the said railway, and for bringing the same into use, was extended for a further period of five years: And whereas it would be advantageous to the said Company, and to the persons using the said railway, that certain deviations should be made im the route of the said railway, and that certain alterations should be made in the site for the same, and that such railway should be extended to the shores of Lake Macquarie, and that a branch of such railway should be con- structed from the said railway to the pit of the South Burwood Coal Company. And for such reasons it is desirable that the said Company be empowered, subject to the provisions of the said Acts, to make and

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Authority to construct railway from shore of Lake Maequarie to join railway previously authorized.

Authority to construct branch railway,

53° VIC. 1889.

~ Redhead Coal-mine Railway Act Amending.

construct the said railway as aforesaid. And whercas it is expedient that power should he conferred on the said Company to carry passengers and live stock on the said railway, and to recover tolls and dues for the same: 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 :— 1. It shall be lawful for the said Company, subject to and ia accordance with the provisions of the " Redhead Coal-mine Railway Act of 1883" and the " Redhead Coal-mine Railway Act Extension Act of 1888," to make and construct a railway from the northern shore of the entrance to Lake Macquarie to the southern boundary of its land situate in the parish of Kahibah, county of Northumberland, in the Colony of New South Wales; and thence from that boundary to join the line of railway authorised by the " Redhead Coal-mine Railway Act of 18838," but such last-mentioned line shall be in substitution and lieu of so much of the line of the railway authorized by the said Act as lies between the said boundary of the said Company's land and the said point of junction. The said railway shall commence at a point on the railway line to the breakwater on the northern shore of the entrance to Lake Macquarie; thence through reclaimed land; thence through allotments four and five of section three of the vi illage of Kahibal; thence through allotments one, two, three, and four of section four, and across Victoria-strect, and through allotment six of section seven of the said village; thence through allotments four, three, two, and ten of section six of the said village, and across a lane; thence across Albert-street, and hrough an unnumbered section, and across Neweastle-street ; thence through another unnumbered section, and across Macquarie- strect ; thence through reserve number one hundred and seventy-three to the southern boundary at the Redhead Company's land; thence through hat land to the northern boundary of the said land; thence through portion one hundred and thirteen of Crown Lands, held under mineral ease by the Scottish Australian Mining Company; thence through water reserve nunber four, held under mineral lease by the said ast-mentioned company; thence through portion one hundred and fifteen, held under mineral lease by that company; thence through water reserve number four aforesaid ; thence through portion 90a, the property of the said last-mentioned company; thence through portion number one hundred and fifteen aforesaid; thenee through portion number one hundred and fourteen, held under mineral lease by the said last-mentioned company; thence to the southern boundary of portion one hundred and ten, the property of the ' Waratah Coal Company (Limited),"' to join the line authorized by section one of the * Redhead Coal-mine Railway Act of 1883," such railway to be in the dircction described in Schedule A hereto: Provided that the line of railway shall be at a distance of not less than twelve chains from the Scottish Australian Mining Company's Durham Colliery screens, situated on portion number one hundred and thirteen, with at least three openings of twenty-six feet span cach. 2. It shall be lawful for the said Company, in accordance with the provisions of the beforementioned Acts, to make and construct a branch railway from a point near the pit of the " South Burwood Coal Company (Limited) " to join the railway hereinbefore authorized by the " Redhead Coal-mine Railway Act of 1883" and this Act. Such branch railway shall commence near the pit of the South Burwood Coal Company and near the southern haundary of Walter Bailey's forty-acre block ; thence through Walter Bailey's forty-acre northern block; theace through portion number sixty-five, the property of T,