RAILWAY TO DARWIN

Grey River Argus, 6 December 1932, Page 5

RAILWAY TO DARWIN

FEDERAL PROPOSAL Huge Concession for Constructors (Aus. & N.Z. Cable Assn.) (I.’ceivid December J at 9.10 pm.) SYDNEY, December 5. Th' Eedcrnl .Ministry has a proposal under consideration for the building of a inilwny fi-mi Bourke, in New South Wahs. through a portion of Queensland and lhe Northern Territory, to Port I )a rwi n. It is understood that a British and local syndicate are prepared to underInk' the con.-truction of the line, providing that th- Government grants th.? syndicate leasehold and also freehold rights over enormous grazing lands in the Northern Territory ami also 99 vea.s’ lease of Bathurst, or M-lvdle Ls land. Jt is estimated that th-' cost of the line would be fifteen millions sterling. DARWIN AIR ROUTE. (Precised Dcci'nibrr 5 <i| 11.5 p.m.) LONDON, December 4. The ‘‘Morning Post.” congratulates the Coinmonwealth on the promptness villi wb.ii h it has pushed ahead with ~n air link connecting Port Darwin with Hinge pore, under wholly British control. It says that there can be no doubt o'l it . importance a s ’ a step in imperial oi-