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at any time at its expense. The line was built in twelve months at a cost of £125,000. The contract to build the line was awarded to C&E Millar, who were building the
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Silverton Tramway was one of only two privately-owned railways in New South Wales, originally founded to transport ore from local mines in the Broken Hill and
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