OPENING OF THE DUNEDIN AND CLUTHA RAILWAY.

Evening Star, Issue 3907, 1 September 1875, Page 3

OPENING OF THE DUNEDIN AND CLUTHA RAILWAY.

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li.u.-.'i.rniA, .September 1. Thr np'ning of the Cbifha lino was very sueI'cssful. ! In; in's! 1 vain consisted of eight carvia,?os. nnd !wo break vans, and loft Dune tin a( 111. id a.in,, with mgers. It arrived at Tokoniairiu iut-b'din,: stoppage at liner stations, at 12.1.*'). Tin' < ’bain llills tunnel warl<a lit.d through in ninety seconds.

At- Tokumaivm) Mr Dyer, the Mayor, pro

.-■-•used a i'.ing»'iitnl itmy a Dross, which war replied to by (ho IN-puf.v-Supermtendent, Ail'd . A. lb' it, and Mr I>ccs iAI.-ssrs Brogdcn's manager).

Mr Dyer in his speech said the opening of tli-j radw.iV was (lie beginning of a new era or the C‘l ll l J;:i distvict, lie { omplhncntciL the engimer ami the c»n( rad.-irs on tlie successful carrying out of the great work, and also congru--I,'de I the (< -vrniiiient.

Air Turnbull replied in a short speech, as he did not. wish to detain (lie train. He cungra-tulaU-d the Mayor of Tokomairim 011 the complcl ion of the undertaking. All the town's folk had turned out, and a. band played " dub* Biiitania,” and the “National A ip. Thr-c hearty cheers were given.

Tin; Irani nt rived a!. On* (Jintba fcerroiuns at I.'-ID p. hi . vvln-rn Ml-wc-uua 1 ilalolutlm, kindly provided !>y M r (!, (•'. Id-id, convoyed the e.\n n-.-joi i to Hakim In. wicao she arrived a(, '-'.ld p.m, din; weatlior is spU-umd, am! Lhoro was not a s-nyln hit. ].. 31;-.]''l\i '■(; ais iu holiday array. l h-- .■■< ■ <*l7 Lain i:,i- a, rived, full of .-.i i :n.' luneh-mn 'dr TuniLnl! pr. ip.wml " Sp,c; p h.r I hi!;, din pud t'luUia railway" in an v'cc-m-iF spnt ch. •\b MiieK' liar is t'ri'.v i a -1| a i dug the health "i tin; epgiuei-r.-. ;.j;d vmitr.wbas.