Railway miscellaneous papers, ca. 1846-1895

A 281

fonds

1846-1849, 1857, 1868, 1870-1872, 1880, 1883, 1887-1895

Textual Records, Clippings, Ephemera

423582

Microfilm : CY 916 (A 281)

1 volume - 0.03 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (printed)
Clippings
Ephemera

Railroads in N.S.W. were initially operated by two private companies, the Sydney Railway Company, incorporated 1849 and the Hunter River Railway Company, incorporated 1853. A shortage of speculation capital and general inadequacies led to the appointment of the first Commissioners in 1854, and responsibility for the continued development of railways being undertaken by the government's Public Works Department. This material relates mainly to the administration, improvement, and expanision of railways in Australia and N.S.W. -- Reference: State Records, N.S.W. Online, Feb. 2003

Correspondence, reports, printed notices, and ephemera pertaining to railway matters. Includes: Report of the Liverpool Railway Provisional Committee, 1848; lists of railway contracts and works in progress for 1868, 1870-1872; return showing contracts for Public Works Department Harbour and Rivers Branch during 1870-1872; letter to Sir Henry [?] from Daniel Cooper regarding appointment of railway manager; article in "The Engineering Review" for 1895 on Edward Millar Gard Eddy (appointed Chief Commissioner of Railways to N.S.W. in 1888); duties of general manager of railways; comparison of wages to railway men in Australian colonies.
Printed material includes: Report of Railway Commissioners in support of the extension of the city railway into Hyde Park, 1889; Clarence River system of railways, Grafton-Tweed Railway, 1887; Act to make better provision for the management of the Government Railways and Tramways of N.S.W., 1880
Ephemera includes: Programme with menu for commemoration of the Southern and Northern systems of N.S.W. railways, 1889 / printed S.T. Leigh & Co.; programme for celebration of connection of the railway systems of N.S.W. and Victoria, 1883 / John Sands Sydney; N.S.W. Government Tramways Time tables and fares for 1890; ticket for journey from Flinders to Spencer Street, 1894

This volume was probably compiled by the State Library of NSW at an unknown date. It is uncertain that this material originated from D.S. Mitchell collection.
A handwritten contents list, compiled at an unknown date, has been inserted at the front of the volume
Ticket donated by Mr H.P. Griffin, 1917
Pencil notation in margin, "24.10.11 [1911] Mitchell Collection"
D.S. Mitchell bookplate inside front cover