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Melbourne to Darwin

To: ausrail@railpage.org.au
Subject: Melbourne to Darwin
From: Tom.Jones@sawasdi.apana.org.au (Tom Jones)
Date: 04 Jul 98 09:30:28 GMT
Newsgroups: aus.rail
Organization: Fidonet: Toms Point - (Tom.Jones@sawasdi.apana.org.au)
References: <6nc3an$vpl$1@reader1.reader.news.ozemail.net>

In a msg of <01 Jul 98>, Tell wrote to All:

 >> The only way a rail link to Darwin can be justified
 >> is on strategic (defence of Australia) grounds.

 T> Nope,  defence as a justification for the Alice to
 T> Darwin line was ruled out with a report for the Feds by
 T> Paul Dibb many years ago.

I'm sure Douglas MacArthur would not agree with Paul Dibb.  However I would agree with Dibb in todays regional political climate.  Nevertheless, should the situation to our north radically change a rail line to Darwin for the rapid movement of military resources would be desirable.  Dibb probably realised that there was no money to build it and the political threat didn't justify it. There are even less economic grounds!

Regards,

Tom



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