Re: Stanford Merthyr Extension closed & Where to find copies of construction acts ?

["JMullier" <jmullier@idl.net.au>]

As far as I know there was no closure act for the Stanford Merthyr line, it
was last used in the 1930's but the line remained until the mid 1940's. The
line at Stanford Merthyr Colliery (or to give its name at closure Stanford
Main No.1 Colliery) lingered on until 1955 when the colliery closed. The
colliery had been owned by J & A Brown & Abermain Seaham Collieries Ltd
(JABAS) since 1930 when that company took over the East Greta Coal Mining
Company. JABAS railed the coal from Stanford Main over the relaid line to
Pelaw Main and then the Hexham.

The correct name of the enabling act was the "Stanford Coal Mine Railway Act
of 1900". As far as obtaining copies of any such acts, I know that a lot of
the NSW parlimentry proccedings prior to 1901 were micrfilmed by the NSW
Mitchell & State Libraries.

Regards
Jeff Mullier
Archive Officer
Richmond Vale Railway Museum



Kim Mihaly wrote in message <378829EC.E67AD6A9@launch.net.au>...
>Whilst rereading some of my info about the SMR I could not find any
>reference to the details of the closure of the Stanford Merthyr
>Extension (SEM) other than a passing reference in the Eardley book
>'Railways of the SMR',curiosity overwhelemed me and after consulting
>everything else that I have that was written about the SMR I could not
>find a date.
>
>Also as the SEM required an Act of Parliament for construction, AFAIK it
>would have required an abandonment act - can somebody point me at it ,
>or at a site or physical location (I am in Brisbane)  where I can access
>old opening and closing acts - I am curious about this and other acts
>and would like to add (copies of) them to my collection.
>
>TIA
>Kim