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Page 107
... Hobart was the first port which threatened to wrest the trade of the copperfield from Strahan . In 1896 , two rival companies lobbied for permission to build railways from Hobart to the west . The Great Western Railway Company ...
... Hobart was the first port which threatened to wrest the trade of the copperfield from Strahan . In 1896 , two rival companies lobbied for permission to build railways from Hobart to the west . The Great Western Railway Company ...
Page 110
... Hobart resi- dents rallied behind Sir Richard Baker and hurled abuse at Braddon . Angry speakers inferred that it was the duty of Parlia- ment to ensure that the Hobart railway received a monopoly of the wealth of the west . They forgot ...
... Hobart resi- dents rallied behind Sir Richard Baker and hurled abuse at Braddon . Angry speakers inferred that it was the duty of Parlia- ment to ensure that the Hobart railway received a monopoly of the wealth of the west . They forgot ...
Page 268
... Hobart to Strahan or make the tiring journey from Hobart to Queenstown on four different railway systems , a 380 - mile journey that took thirty - five and a half hours . He became a strong advocate for a road or railway from Hobart to ...
... Hobart to Strahan or make the tiring journey from Hobart to Queenstown on four different railway systems , a 380 - mile journey that took thirty - five and a half hours . He became a strong advocate for a road or railway from Hobart to ...
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