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right-of-way. Stations were built at Mons Road (on the corner of Old
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in 1910, carrying passengers and produce to and from the area. This tramway departed at Argyle St in
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48:Rogans Hill railway line
1111:Southern Sydney Freight
805:Troy Junction-Merrygoen
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1314:Lachlan Valley Railway
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551:Metro Rail Expansion
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1202:Rogans Hill
1187:Carlingford
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1075:North Shore
1050:City Circle
795:Temora-Roto
673:Operational
645:North Coast
620:Broken Hill
514:NSWrail.net
420:were used.
402:Castle Hill
394:Castle Hill
106:Castle Hill
84:Rogans Hill
1358:Categories
1192:Holsworthy
1090:South West
1065:East Hills
986:Tumbarumba
936:Mount Hope
861:Brewarrina
695:Boggabilla
630:Main North
610:Main lines
549:TIDC, NSW
533:Oakes, J.
479:References
386:Parramatta
291:Mons Road
1197:Kurrajong
1045:Bankstown
886:Crookwell
800:Tottenham
775:Pokataroo
755:Newcastle
715:Coonamble
398:Northmead
370:Australia
270:Northmead
1085:Richmond
1055:Cronulla
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906:Inverell
901:Holbrook
760:Oaklands
750:Naradhan
745:Mungindi
725:Gwabegar
720:Grenfell
705:Canberra
462:See also
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328:Westmead
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1217:Sandown
1040:Airport
981:Toronto
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921:Merriwa
896:Eugowra
891:Dorrigo
866:Burcher
856:Boorowa
851:Belmont
846:Barraba
841:Ballina
815:Walgett
700:Bombala
680:Berrima
376:History
330:on the
1182:Camden
1175:Closed
1001:Westby
951:Oberon
946:Newnes
916:Kywong
911:Kunama
881:Corowa
871:Camden
834:Closed
820:Warren
519:26 May
366:Sydney
57:Legend
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710:Cobar
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956:Rand
521:2007
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