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508:"Railway Loan Act No. 760 and the Railway Construction Act 1884: Estimate of expenditure which the Railways Commissioners propose to incur during the ensuing twelve months under Loan Act No. 760 and the Railway Construction Act 1884"
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82:Ballarat Eacecourse and Springs Railway
648:History of rail transport in Australia
271:60. Murray-bridge (temporary) (£1,750)
208:Wedderburn Road and Wedderburn Railway
280:63. Flinders-street Viaduct (£73,000)
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