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Port Darwin dredging plans loom over colony rail hopes
The article surveys government and civic bets on port improvements United with Port Wakefield tramway stables and horse contracts. It argues deepening the inner bar, a new dredge, and a long jetty to Light's Passage are needed at a collective cost near £100,000 while weighing the economics of rail projects and Indian market prospects for Australian horses. It notes parliamentary papers from Sir James Fergusson and debates on liquor tax, mine reports, and local notices including church foundations and land-orderholder issues.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
M'Eacharn
Aurifera
House of Assembly
Dan Fisher
Aherries
Balhannah
Port Wakefield
Bright
Balclutha
Melbourne
Rangatira
Marine Board
Light
R. D. Rose
James Fergusson
Earl Mayo
India
Port Darwin
James
Goyder
Australia
France
Wallaroo
Clare
Bower
Port Augusta
London
Moonta
J. ¥. Simpson
T. Raston
Moonta Brass Band
Glee Club
Northern Territory
Commissioner of Crown Lands
Congregational Church
Kadina
Hay
M.P
Delta Mining Company