Sydney Harbour Collieries (Limited) Act of 1903 (NSW)

An Act to enable the Sydney Harbour Collieries syexey tarsove

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(Limited) to drive two headings to cross Gr». underneath certain public streets and private

lands at Balinain, and under the reserved portion of lands surrounding Goat Island.

[5th December, 19038. |

V HUEREAS the Sydney Harbour Collieries (Limited), being 2 Preunble.

company incorporated in New South Wales under the Companies Act of 1899, is possessed of or entitled to certain lands situate at Balmain, near Sydney, and is entitled by virtue of certain mining permits and authorities to mine under certain Jands underlying the water of Sydney Ifarbour and extending to Cremorne, on which there are extensive ficlds of valuable coal: And whereas there have been sunk two shafts on their said land at Balmain, called the Birthday and Jubilee shafts, respectively: And whereas the said company in order to facilitate communication between its said shafts and the principal area of its said coal-ficlds at Cremorne, and in order to obtain a direct route for its main haulage roads, is desirous of driving two headings from the said shafts. The headings from the said shafts to begin at the points and take the direction hereinafter mentioned : And whereas the said coal is likely to prove beneficial to the State, and the publie is concerned in promoting such an increase in and facilities for the supply of coal for local consumption, steam naviga- tion, and export, as would result from the driving of the said proposed headings, it is therefore desirable to authorise by legislative enactment the driving of the said headings, subject to the provisions hereinafter contained: Be it therefore cnacted by the King'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 Sydney Jlarbour Collieries (Limited), Authority to drive to drive the two following headings, that is to say, the said heading from headings. the said Birthday Shaft to begin at a point on the south-east boundary