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rt, W. 1Co.; 1 iju«rtr r ■n «nd i.ki.G.l«M, J. i euki,bJiet, I ijnV of . C. J. c««* 5 chwui,, I bo*,lr0 Co.; 4 trunks,tin; 39B CAfes, be*d« 4 ion nod *»e, J. i casej, nibcrj ; •1t«, W. \ok, W. talci. 5 7 CJ-16, 59 leg.,J »beclt;* raie»,6 rcel», 1• 07 ^ooi season promises to ue a onjy one.THE PATRIOT AND TUB GEELONG RAILWAY.Tiiz inhabitants of Gee'oag ought lo be very graieful to tbc editor of the Daily, for bis expenditure of talent, time, and space, in investigating and advocating the proposed scheme of n railway line io the «c»lward of Geelong. His en-iLusiasin in favor-.ot.ihc scheme, ho.t-ever, ia fo unbounded—so Jar exceedin? our own—that we are afraid he will do more injury to the -cause than if he devoted an equal amount of ralenl, lime, nnd space to the most unrelenting opposition.PJe introduced the subject to his readers by publishing a g.irhled version of our report of the proceedings at the public meeting I.eld iu the eJfly part of ibis month. This garbled version contained Dr Thornton's introductory speech, and his reply in full, together with Dr Thomson’^ explanatory letter as to something he said at a fuimcr meeting ; but passed ever all the sneecbes and remark* of the oilier- genllemea who look part »n llje proceedings, briefly adverting to thereof «be opposiiion as •* rambling observations.’' We are disposed to give our cunlemporary credit for good iuten ions; but in this instance, he only served to hiing the railway movement into contempt; and not only the movement, but the mover, Dr Thomson, who must have felt exceedingly annoyed at the gross manner in which lie was held up as the 6o’e Railway Kin^r of the South,—a king-, according to our contemporary, without an adlierant.Our contemporary resumes the subject of die Railway—for rather Ibe sub-
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Geelong Advertiser and Squatters Advocate
Geelong, Victoria, AU
Sat, Aug 01, 1846
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