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GARDEN PALACE FIRE DOCUMENTS - Minute Paper: Report on and List of Railway Plans and Sections etc which were destroyed in the fire, 25th September 1882

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FROM: NRS 906 Colonial Secretary: Special Bundles - 1879-82 Garden Palace (applications for space in, report of the Colonial Architect on the fire, newspaper reports of the inquiry into the fire, re records lost in the fire, etc [1/2527.2] TRANSCRIPTION 82/1325 Department of Public Works Railway branch, Engineer-in-Chief’s Office, Sydney 25th Septr 1882 Minute Paper Subject:- Forwarding copy of the Engineer- in-charge of Trial(?) Surveys’ Report on destruction of Railway Plan, etc, by fire at the Garden Palace, 22nd inst. I have the honour to forward for the information of the Minister for Public Works a copy of Mr Herbert Palmer’s report relative to the destruction by fire of Railway Plans, Sections, etc, etc, at the Garden Palace on the 22nd instant John ?? COPY September 22, 1882 The Engineer-in-Chief for railways Sir, I have the honour to report that the following Plans & Sections, and Field Books, and all other documents (as far as I can recollect) connected with the various extensions of the Railway, have been destroyed thought the burning of the Garden Palace. All Working Plans, Sections, Filed, and Level Books, Proclaimed Plans as far as plotted, Cross Sections, and all other data con- nected with the final surveys of the following Extensions: Homebush to Waratah Orange to near Parkes Cootamundra to Gundagai Blaney to Carcoar, & towards Cooma Bungendore towards Cooma From 24th Mile on Illawarra Railway towards Kiama Young towards Cowra. Also, the whole of the Plans and Sections, and Field Books, etc, of all the Trial (?) Surveys that have been made since I took charge of the Trial Survey branch in 1874. The Working Plans and Sections of the Narrandera and Jerilderie Jerilderie Extension were in the Public Works Offices, and have consequently been saved, and there are Lithographs of the Working Plans and Sections of the following Contracts Glen Innes to Tenterfield Goulburn to Bungendore Murrumburrah to Young Macdonaldtown to 24th Mile (Illawarra line) The proclaimed Plans of the list above, with the exception of the Murrumburrah and Young Extension, have been de- stroyed but copies of the Glen Innes and Tenterfield, Murrumburrah and Young, and Illawarra line, have been deposited in the various District Police Offices. The List attached shews the different Plans, etc, which are usually kept in your office, but which at the time of the fire were in use in my office, and were destroyed. I have the honour to be, Sir, Your obedient servant, (Signed) Herbert Palmer [FOLLOWS A LIST PLANS AND SECTIONS WHICH WERE AT THE GARDEN PALACE – NOT TRANSCRIBED]

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