Great Cobar Copper-mine Railway Act (NSW)

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An Act to enable Richard Read, of Singleton, doctor of medicine, William Longworth, of Lithgow, mine-mnanager, and Thomas Longworth, of Cobar, mine-manager, their exceutors, administrators, and assigns, to construct and maintain a line of raihvay from the mines of the Great Cobar Copper-mining Company (Limited), at Cobar,to communicate with the Great Western Railway, Nyngan to Cobar branch ; and for other purposes con- nected therewith. [20th Norenber, 1899. ]

TTEREAS Richard Read, of Singleton, doctor of medicine, William Longworth, of Lithgow, mine-manager, and Thomas Longworth, of Cobar, mine-manager, their executors, administrators, and assigns, hereinafter called "the promoters," are the lessces of the mines of the Great Cobar Copper-mining Company (Limited), situated at, Cobar, in the parish of Cobar, county of Robinson, in the Colony of New South Wales, and are engag red i in the work of copper-mining at the said mines: And whereas the - promoters are desirous of constructign

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Authority to construct and maintain railway.

Connection with Government Railways.

Direction and

breadth of railway.

Act, 1899. Great Cobar Copper-mine Raihoay.

a railway from the said mines to the Great Western Railway for the purpose of more beneficially working the said mines and carrying thereon ore, matte regulus, goods, chattels, and such other materials as the promoters may desire : And whereas the promoters are the owners in fee simple of all the land required for the construction of the said railway up to its place of connection with the land of the Railway Commissioners of New South Wales where it is desired to communicate with the Great Western Railway, Nyngan to Cobar Branch, as aforesaid, with the exception of certain streets or highways mentioned in the Schedule hereto, and of a strip of Crown land of the width of ten feet reserved alongside Conduit-strect, one of the streets or highways aforesaid: And whereas the promoters have obtained the consent of their lessors, the Great Cobar Copper- mining Company (Limited), and of the Council of the Municipality of Cobar, having the care and management of the streets or highways aforesaid, for the construction and maintenance of the said railway: And whereas it is expedient that the promoters, their executors, administrators, and assigns should have power to construct and main- tain the said proposed" yailway, but by reason of the course thereof crossing the said streets or highw ays and the said strip of Crown land, such power cannot be obtained without legislative enactment: 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 :—