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C1895
Map of New South Wales Railways Showing Coach and …
Mapmaker:
Department of Lands N.S.W.
Rare map of New South Wales with insets of, ‘Northern Coast line, Sydney to Newcastle‘, ‘Western Line, Blacktown to Tarana‘ and ‘South Coast Line Sydney to Kiama’. The map shows proposed rail for the proposed Federal Capitals that submitted submissions … Read Full Description
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Full Title:
Map of New South Wales Railways Showing Coach and Other Routes from the Various Stations With Diagrams of North Coast, South Coast, and Parts of Southern and Western Lines.
Date:
C1895
Mapmaker:
Department of Lands N.S.W.
Condition:
In good condition, with folds as issued. Laid on archival linen.
Technique:
Lithograph printed in colour.
Image Size:
740mm
x 635mm
Paper Size:
753mm
x 673mm
AUTHENTICITY
Genuine antique
dated:
1895
Description:
Rare map of New South Wales with insets of, ‘Northern Coast line, Sydney to Newcastle‘, ‘Western Line, Blacktown to Tarana‘ and ‘South Coast Line Sydney to Kiama’. The map shows proposed rail for the proposed Federal Capitals that submitted submissions to be selected. The proposed rail are overlaid Crossed out in red in the title: Showing Coach and Other Routes from the Various Stations.
In 1899, in a last bid to save Federation, the draft Constitution was amended to include Section 125, which required the creation of a federal seat of government within New South Wales and at least 100 miles from Sydney. The battle between the federal and New South Wales governments over a suitable site for a capital continued intermittently for more than a decade. In 1899 the New South Wales Government established a royal commission to investigate possible sites for the federal capital. Many towns in New South Wales were nominated by their residents for the honour and were required to submit details as to climatic conditions, transport accessibility, physical conditions, land ownership and value, plus information on other conditions including food supply, minerals, ability to support a considerable population and conditions for commercial and industrial development. The Commissioner visited many sites and presented his report on 26 October 1900 which favoured the following areas: Orange (or Canobolas), Yass and Bombala-Eden.
Collections:
State Library Victoria: MAPS 810 GME 1923 (1923 edition)
National Library Australia: Bib ID1670563
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers Z/M3 810gm/1918/1 (1918 edition)
State Library Victoria: MAPS 810 GME 1923 (1923 edition)
National Library Australia: Bib ID1670563
State Library New South Wales: Call Numbers Z/M3 810gm/1918/1 (1918 edition)
