Railway miscellaneous papers, ca. 1846-1895
Railway miscellaneous papers, ca. 1846-1895
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Full title
Author / Creator
Date
1846-1849, 1857, 1868, 1870-1872, 1880, 1883, 1887-1895
Call Numbers
A 281
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Manuscripts, Clippings and Ephemera
Physical Description
Contents
1 volume - 0.03 Meters
Textual Records
Textual Records - (printed)
Clippings
Ephemera
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Issue Copy
Microfilm : CY 916 (A 281)
Subjects
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Scope and Contents
Contents
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 [?]...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Railway miscellaneous papers, ca. 1846-1895
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Author / Artists
Notes
General note
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 [1...
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by D.S. Mitchell, 1907
Administrative / Biographical history
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 railway...
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
A 281
Record Identifier
9qoQKOE1
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9qoQKOE1
Other Identifiers
Reference code
423582
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