XIV. J. HAYDON CARDEW. 



on the screen will show that the railways of Western 

 Australia are entirely disconnected from the eastern 

 States, and that the railways of Northern Queensland are 

 isolated branches, and disconnected from the southern 

 system connecting with the southern States. 



For strategic purposes, and for linking up the whole 

 continent, it will be necessary to construct: — 



1. A main trunk line from Kanowna to Port Augusta, or 



from Kanowna to Oodnadatta, as proposed by Sir 

 John Forrest. 



2. To connect the northern and southern systems" of 



South Australia by constructing a main trunk line 

 from Oodnadatta to Pine Creek. 



3. To connect the South Australia system with the 



northern system of Queensland by constructing a 

 line from Oodnadatta to Blackall and Barcaldine, 

 connecting up Barcaldine and Winton. 



4. To connect the Townsville and Hughenden line 



with the Normanton to Croydon and the Cairns to 

 Croydon line. 



5. To construct a line westward from Normanton along 



the southern littoral of the Gulf of Carpentaria, to 

 join the Northern Territory main trunk line at Daly 

 Waters. 



6. To construct a line north from Croydon or Normanton 



along the eastern littoral of the Gulf of Carpentaria 

 towards Cape York and Thursday Island. 



7. To extend the New South Wales system beyond 



Bourke to connect with the proposed line Oodna- 

 datta to Blackall. 



In classing these lines as strategic, it must be understood 

 that the application of the title is intended to cover both 

 military and developmental purposes. The development 





