Re: Melbourne to Darwin

[murray bent <murrayb@imailbox.com>]

Matthew Tierney wrote:

The ABC has given relatively few details of the Prime Minister's
announcement of a new feasibility study on the Melbourne to Darwin
proposal:

http://www.abc.net.au/news/newslink/nat/newsnat-23jun1998-111.htm

Anyone know where more details can be found?

--
Matthew Tierney,  mgt@tierney.com.au
Armidale, New South Wales, Australia
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I see natural gas mentioned, but what about fiber-optic cable along
this line?
> The "Steel Mississippi" would run at speeds of up to 300 kmh
> from Melbourne via Shepparton; Griffith, Parkes, Dubbo and
> Moree, in New South Wales; Goondiwindi, Toowoomba, Emerald,
> Longreach and Mount Isa, in Queensland; Tennant Creek, in the
> Northern Territory, and to Darwin.
>
> The Australian Transport and Energy Corridor - a group of
> former politicians and business people - said no public money was
> needed, but legislative support from five governments was vital.
>
> Its chairman of directors, Mr Everald Compton