RAILWAYS (CONSTRUCTION VALIDATION) ACT. Act No. 33, 1930.
An Act to validate the construction of certain lines of railway ; the widening of the Main Suburban line, Sydney to Homebush, and the taking, acquisition, or purchase of land in connection therewith ; to vest the said lines of railway and such lands in the Railway Commissioners for New South Wales ; to validate the closing and removal of a certain overbridge at Hornsby, and the closing to vehicular traffic of an overbridge at Pennant Hills ; to amend the Public Works Act, 1912, and the Govern ment Railways Acts, 1912-1930 ; and for purposes connected therewith. [Assented to, 23rd June, 1930.]
E it enacted by t h e K i n g ' s M o s t E x c e l l e n t M a j e s t y , b y a n d w i t h t h e advice a n d c o n s e n t of t h e L e g i s  lative C o u n c i l a n d L e g i s l a t i v e A s s e m b l y of N e w S o u t h W a l e s i n P a r l i a m e n t assembled, a n d b y t h e a u t h o r i t y of t h e same, as follows :-- 1. This A c t m a y be cited as t h e " R a i l w a y s (Con struction Validation) Act, 1 9 3 0 . " 2 . ( 1 ) T h e lines of r a i l w a y described in t h e Schedule to t h i s A c t a n d w h i c h h a v e a l r e a d y b e e n c o n s t r u c t e d a r e h e r e b y declared t o b e a n d shall be deemed always to h a v e been a u t h o r i s e d w o r k s w i t h i n t h e m e a n i n g of t h e Public W o r k s Act, 1 9 1 2 . (2) Land purporting to have been taken, acquired, or p u r c h a s e d u n d e r t h e provisions of t h e P u b l i c W o r k s A c t , 1 9 1 2 , or o t h e r w i s e for t h e purposes of a n y of t h e said

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said lines of r a i l w a y shall he d e e m e d to h a v e been lawfully t a k e n , a c q u i r e d , or p u r c h a s e d u n d e r t h e provi sions of t h e said A c t for t h e purposes of s u c h a u t h o r i s e d works, a n d to be d u l y vested in t h e R a i l w a y C o m m i s  sioners for N e w S o u t h W a l e s . (3) T h e said lines of railway shall, as from t h e d a t e s u p o n w h i c h t h e y respectively were opened for traffic, be d e e m e d to h a v e been d u l y transferred w i t h i n t h e m e a n i n g of section eleven of t h e G o v e r n m e n t R a i l w a y s A c t , 1 9 1 2 - 1930, to t h e said Commissioners. 3 . T h e closing a n d r e m o v a l of t h e o v e r b r i d g e u p o n w h i c h t h e P e a t ' s P e r r y road crosses t h e r a i l w a y at H o r n s b y is h e r e b y a u t h o r i s e d a n d v a l i d a t e d . 4 . T h e closing to v e h i c u l a r traffic of a n overbridge crossing t h e r a i l w a y a t t h e s o u t h e r n end of P e n n a n t H i l l s railway s t a t i o n is h e r e b y a u t h o r i s e d a n d validated. 5 . N o t w i t h s t a n d i n g t h e provisions of section n i n e t y one of t h e P u b l i c W o r k s A c t , 1912, the C o n s t r u c t i n g A u t h o r i t y shall n o t be compelled, n o r shall it be t h e d u t y of t h e said A u t h o r i t y to m a k e or m a i n t a i n a n y fence a l o n g t h e line of r a i l w a y from U r a n q u i n t y m e n t i o n e d in t h e S c h e d u l e for t h e a c c o m m o d a t i o n of a n y person, or for a n y p u r p o s e w h a t s o e v e r ; b u t t h e said A u t h o r i t y m a y , in its discretion, m a k e a n d m a i n t a i n s u c h fences in c o n n e c t i o n w i t h t h e said line of r a i l w a y as it m a y t h i n k fit.

SCHEDULE.

Regent's Park to Enfield Marshalling Yardu Ttaihmy.
TJIIS railway commences by a junction with the Regent's Park to Cabramalta line between Woods and Gascoign roads, and proceeds in a generally easterly direction across Gascoign, Hills, Park, and Dilbong roads, crosses the Sydney "Water Supply Pipe Line at Yukka-road and passes about 15 chains to the north of Potts Hill Reservoir, crosses Notting Hill road, and, after passing through the Hookwood Asylum grounds, continues easterly through railway property, and terminates by a junction with the Enfield Marshalling Yards line, being a total distance of 3 miles 20 chains. Westmead

Westmead to Woollen Mills Railway.
This branch leaves the Main Western line at 15 miles 57 chains from Sydney, a short distance beyond Westmead railway station, in the parish of St. John, county of Cumberland ; it then bears north-westerly through portion 92, then curves noitlierly through portion 91 and easterly through portions 90 and 89, crosses a road 100 links wide at the junction with Old Windsor road, still bearing easterly and north easterly through the grounds of the Hospital for the Insane, crossing Toongabbie Creek ; thence through portion 8, crossirg a road 100 links wide ; thence through portions 7, 6, and 5, crossing a road 100 links wide; thence through portions 4 and 3, then curves northerly, crossing Brien'sroad to junction with the tramway line along the Windsor-road from Parramatta to Castle Hill at mileage 17 miles 54 chains from Sydney, being a total distance of 1 mile 77 chains. Woollen Mills to Castle Hill Railway This line continues along the Windsor road from the junction of the railway line Westmead to Woollen Mills, at 17 miles 51 chains from Sydney, in the parish of Field of Mars, county of Cumberland, bearing in a general north and north easterly direction to Baulkham Hills. At 19 miles 60 chains it deviates northerly through lots 8, 7, C, 5, 4, 3, 2, and 1 of section 1, D.P. 2,489, crosses Railway-street, thence through lots 32, 31, 30, 29, 28, 27, 26, 25, 24, 23, 22, 21, 20, 19, and 18 of section 2, D.P. 2,489, to 20 miles 11 chains, thence along the Main Northern road, bearing in a general north-easterly direction to and thence in the parish of Castle Hill, county of Cumberland, to Castle Hill terminus, at 22 miles 35 chains from Sydney, being a total distance of 4 miles 61 chains. Gaulle Hill to Ragan's Hill Railway. This railway commences at the Woollen Mills to Castle Hill Railway terminus at 22 miles 35 chains from Sydney, in the parish of Castle Hill, county of Cumberland, then bears easterly through lots 59, 58, and 57 of D.P. 10,635, and lots 56, 31, 55, 54, and 53 of D P . 10,761, then curves southeasterly through lots 52, 51, 50, 49, 35, 36, 37, 48, 47, and 46 of D.P. 10,761, then curves easterly through lots 45, 44, 43, 42, 41, 40, 39, and 38 of D.P. 10,7(51, then curves northerly through portion 137, then north-easterly to and thence in the parish of South Colah, county of Cumberland, through portion 248, terminating at 23 miles 22 chains from Sydney, being a total distance of 67 chains. Sydney to Homebush. The widening of Ur; Main Suburban line and works ancillary thereto. Uranquinty-Kywong Railway Extension. This railway commences at the terminus of the Uraniminty towards Moon's Siding railway (now under construction) at 361 miles 41 chains from Sydney, and proceeds thence in a south-westerly direction along the southern side of a road 5 chains and 3 chains wide in the shire of Yanko for a distance of 1 mile 61 chains to 363 miles 22 chains where it crosses the aforesaid 3 chain road, and proceeds in a westerly direction for a distance of 1 mile 71 chains to 365 miles 13 chains; thence

thence it curves in a north-westerly direction, crossing the road from Wagga to Narrandera in the aforesaid shire; thence it follows the western side of that road for a distance of 1 mile 21 chains, at which point it terminates at 366 miles 41 chains from Sydney, being a total length of 5 miles from the terminus of the Uranquinty towards INIoon's Siding railway; and shown on the plan marked " N e w South Wales Railways--Schedule Plan, Uranquinty-Kywong Railway Extension," signed by the Railway Commissioners for New South Wales, and countersigned by the Chief Engineer for Railway and Tramway Construction, endorsed L. 1,685, and deposited in the public office of the said Commissioners ; subject to such deviations and modifications as may be considered desirable by the Constructing Authority.