WHEN the newly formed NSW Railway Commission proposed in 1856 to extend the Newcastle railway line from Honeysuckle Point to the city’s east, many of the town’s inhabitants were horrified. An angry public meeting was held and nearly a third of the town’s population signed a petition begging the government to put a stop to […]

The great Newcastle railway debate of 1856
- Post author:Greg Ray
- Post published:July 8, 2020
- Post category:History / Newcastle, NSW, Australia
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