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Fri 27 Feb 1925 - Windsor and Richmond Gazette (NSW : 1888 - 1954)
Page 1 - EXPLOITING THE GROSE
EXPLOITING THE GROSE
BIG SCHEME PROPOSED^,
We ta.i*e informed on reliable authority
that ,a syndicate ,of twenty -four/ persons
is initiating a scheme to' exploit portion of
the .wealth of the Grose ' River Valley. A
track- is to 'be constructed* from Rodriguez
Pass, near Blackheath, and already a bridge
has been constructed over the junction of
the Grose . River and Leap' Creek. From
this point, a, light tramway is to follow the
course of the river, emerging at the long
ridge which juts northward from Faulcon
bridge. The, tram will run along this spur
and connect ' with a railway system in the
?vicinity of Falconbridge station. It is un
derstood: that coal, shale and timber will
be the chief commodities exploited by the
new company. The Grose River gorge is
particularly rich in all three.
The' law, as personified by Mr. McMahon,
S.M., is not an ass. He made that clear
at the Central Police Court, Sydney, last
week, -when he ruled that he would not ac
cept the social position of the . relatives of
an accused person as evidence of character,
one way or the other. 'You are the son
of ah Archdeacon?' asked the solicitor of
his client. 'Is the question relevant?' re
marlced' Mr. McMahon. The attorney sub.
mitted ..that it had a bearing on the ac
cused's character'. .' 'Not with me,' said Mr.
McMahon. 'I would not take it as evidence
of personal character, whether he was the
son of a b'ishbp or of a burglar.' Mr. Mc
Mahon is the son of the late SeniorCon
stable. McMahon, for many years stationed
at Windsor.' * ' ?