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Example text reportedly from the Canberra Times 27
September 1927
A new railway route has been surveyed
north of the Molonglo River, which is proposed by the Federal Capital
Commission to replace the existing city railway in the Griffin plan of
Canberra.
Railway projects of Canberra were
discussed at a conference held at the weekend between the Minister for Home and
Territories, Mr Marr and Sir John Butters, Chief Commissioner.
If the new line is approved it will
serve not only to connect the Northern suburbs of Canberra with the railway,
but may act as the first portion of the Yass-Canberra line.
With the realisation that Canberra is
not accessible readily by rail to Melbourne and other State capitals,
construction of the Yass-Canberra line is likely to be referred again to the
Public Works Committee for report.
In `1917 there was a branch running
daily across the Molonglo River to a railway siding which is still extinct near
Civic Centre [it was near the old Civic Theatre and the block that was later
Rogers was built on the site – I remember the remains of the platform].
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LEFT: Extract from: Australia. Federal Capital Commission (1930). Plan of Canberra, the federal capital of the Commonwealth of Australia, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-230042522, showing Temporary City Tramway at centre.
MIDDLE: Extract from: Federal Capital Commission & Australia. Royal Australian Air Force. (19--). Commonwealth of Australia Federal Capital. Canberra photomosiac from 1928? aerial photography, from http://nla.gov.au/nla.obj-2328395731928.
RIGHT: 2021 colour aerial image of relevant part of Canberra, from https://actmapi.act.gov.au/.
Dave P. Nov 2021