NRS-998 | Copies of letters to the Railway Companies and Commissioners of Railways

Copies of letters to the Sydney Railway Company, the Hunter River Railway Company and from 1855 to the Chief Commissioner and Commissioners of Railways. The letters deal with all aspects of the establishment of the railways including the appointment of the commissioners and other officials, financial matters, station and line surveying and construction, and the proposed construction of electric telegraph line to Parramatta. The Sydney Railway Company was incorporated by Act of Parliament on 10 October 1849, and its first undertaking, the linking of Sydney and Goulburn, was begun on 3 July 1850. The company was unsuccessful and the Government, in September 1855, was compelled to acquire its assets and personnel. The Hunter River Railway Company was incorporated in October 1853 to establish a line from Newcastle to Maitland and beyond. It also experienced difficulties and the Government took over its assets in July 1855 and put the work under the control of the Railway Commissioners.(4/3894; microfilm copy SR Reel 3013). 1 vol. Note:This description is based on Concise Guide to the State Archives of New South Wales, 3rd Edition 2000.