A GREAT RAILWAY.
BIGGEST IN THE WORLD.
MELBoraNK, February 24. The first practical step towards the construction of the trans-continental railway has been token by the /Federal Government calling for tenders for 135,000 ■ tear*-- -— of steel rails. Mr, King O'Malley (Secre- ■ ' tary for Home Affairs) claims that it will be the biggest railway work in the world. , ► It will cover 1063 miles, and will be car- ; ;;; ried out by day labour. . Eighteen hundred men will bo required.%» •Asked what preference would ; be. extended to English manufacturers, Mr. O'Malley eaid that outside Australia tenders would bo called for only in England. This should indicate the Government's intention. ' * , -
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14926, 26 February 1912, Page 7
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106A GREAT RAILWAY. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14926, 26 February 1912, Page 7
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