Dray to Steamer: Road Transport Connections between Coast and Tablelands in Northern NSW

Rex Glencross-Grant

Dray to Steamer: Road Transport Connections between Coast and Tablelands in Northern NSW

Rex Glencross-Grant

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Abstract

This paper provides background to the various road transport routes between Grafton on the North Coast and the Northern Tablelands of New South Wales and why the Grafton-Glen Innes line was eventually chosen. The development of the Grafton-Glen Innes link and its evolution through to the contemporary line are discussed along with some unique circumstances and events of that period. Not only was local competition active among towns vying for direct road links, but also competing with the burgeoning rail network, expanding throughout NSW. Eventually rail won out and remained the dominant form of land transport in the area well into the 20th century. However, that win had some losses in other areas, resulting in change to town and population dynamics and patterns of settlement.

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Transport and Communication: Australia's Backbone, Past, Present and Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Regional Convention, Newcastle Division, Engineers Australia
Editors	Robert A Patterson
Place of Publication	Newcastle, Australia
Publisher	Newcastle Division, Engineers Australia
Pages	89-96
ISBN (Print)	0858259761
Publication status	Published - 2009
Event	Engineers Australia Newcastle Division 2009 Regional Convention - Grafton, Australia Duration: 12 Jun 2009 → 14 Jun 2009

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Conference	Engineers Australia Newcastle Division 2009 Regional Convention
City	Grafton, Australia
Period	12/06/09 → 14/06/09

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Transport Engineering
Historical Archaeology (incl Industrial Archaeology)

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Glencross-Grant, R. (2009). Dray to Steamer: Road Transport Connections between Coast and Tablelands in Northern NSW. In R. A Patterson (Ed.), Transport and Communication: Australia's Backbone, Past, Present and Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Regional Convention, Newcastle Division, Engineers Australia (pp. 89-96). Newcastle Division, Engineers Australia. https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12288

Glencross-Grant, Rex. / Dray to Steamer : Road Transport Connections between Coast and Tablelands in Northern NSW. Transport and Communication: Australia's Backbone, Past, Present and Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Regional Convention, Newcastle Division, Engineers Australia. editor / Robert A Patterson. Newcastle, Australia : Newcastle Division, Engineers Australia, 2009. pp. 89-96

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Glencross-Grant, R 2009, Dray to Steamer: Road Transport Connections between Coast and Tablelands in Northern NSW. in R A Patterson (ed.), Transport and Communication: Australia's Backbone, Past, Present and Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Regional Convention, Newcastle Division, Engineers Australia. Newcastle Division, Engineers Australia, Newcastle, Australia, pp. 89-96, Engineers Australia Newcastle Division 2009 Regional Convention, Grafton, Australia, 12/06/09. <https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/12288>

Dray to Steamer: Road Transport Connections between Coast and Tablelands in Northern NSW. / Glencross-Grant, Rex.
Transport and Communication: Australia's Backbone, Past, Present and Future - Proceedings of the 2009 Regional Convention, Newcastle Division, Engineers Australia. ed. / Robert A Patterson. Newcastle, Australia: Newcastle Division, Engineers Australia, 2009. p. 89-96.

Research output: Chapter in Book/Report/Conference proceeding › Conference contribution › peer-review

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