{"product_id":"map-shewing-a-practicable-railway-route-between-the-proposed-federal-territory-and-jervis-bay-1909","title":"Map Shewing a Practicable Railway Route between the Proposed Federal Territory and Jervis Bay (1909)","description":"\u003ch2 data-start=\"42\" data-end=\"150\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"44\" data-end=\"148\"\u003eMap Shewing a Practicable Railway Route between the Proposed Federal Territory and Jervis Bay (1909)\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"216\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"151\" data-end=\"216\"\u003eThe strategic rail vision behind Australia’s national capital\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"218\" data-end=\"761\"\u003eThis important \u003cstrong data-start=\"233\" data-end=\"268\"\u003eCommonwealth-era government map\u003c\/strong\u003e was prepared in \u003cstrong data-start=\"285\" data-end=\"293\"\u003e1909\u003c\/strong\u003e to support the decision-making that led to the establishment of \u003cstrong data-start=\"358\" data-end=\"399\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCanberra\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e as Australia’s federal capital. Compiled by \u003cstrong data-start=\"444\" data-end=\"485\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eCharles Robert Scrivener\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e—the surveyor whose recommendations ultimately shaped the choice of the Yass–Canberra site—and printed by the \u003cstrong data-start=\"595\" data-end=\"636\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eNew South Wales Department of Lands\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, this map sets out the \u003cstrong data-start=\"660\" data-end=\"760\"\u003emost practicable railway route linking the proposed Federal Territory to the coast at Jervis Bay\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"763\" data-end=\"1184\"\u003eCreated for presentation to the \u003cstrong data-start=\"795\" data-end=\"836\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eParliament of Australia\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e, the map visualises the essential logistical problem of the new capital: \u003cstrong data-start=\"910\" data-end=\"940\"\u003esecure access to a seaport\u003c\/strong\u003e. Proposed railway alignments are shown prominently in red, laid over a detailed base map of mining districts, parishes, tracks, and terrain—revealing how geography, industry, and infrastructure intersected in the birth of the nation’s capital.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1186\" data-end=\"1284\"\u003eThis is not just a railway plan.\u003cbr data-start=\"1218\" data-end=\"1221\"\u003eIt is a \u003cstrong data-start=\"1229\" data-end=\"1283\"\u003efoundational document in Australia’s federal story\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"1286\" data-end=\"1289\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"1291\" data-end=\"1320\"\u003e🧭 \u003cstrong data-start=\"1297\" data-end=\"1320\"\u003eWhat This Map Shows\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1741\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1322\" data-end=\"1449\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1449\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1324\" data-end=\"1351\"\u003eProposed railway routes\u003c\/strong\u003e from the Federal Capital site to \u003cstrong data-start=\"1385\" data-end=\"1426\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"hover:entity-accent entity-underline inline cursor-pointer align-baseline\"\u003e\u003cspan class=\"whitespace-normal\"\u003eJervis Bay\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e (highlighted in red)\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1450\" data-end=\"1508\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1452\" data-end=\"1508\"\u003eThe \u003cstrong data-start=\"1456\" data-end=\"1480\"\u003eYass–Canberra region\u003c\/strong\u003e and surrounding districts\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1509\" data-end=\"1559\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1559\"\u003e\u003cstrong data-start=\"1511\" data-end=\"1557\"\u003eMining districts, parishes, and localities\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1560\" data-end=\"1607\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1562\" 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data-end=\"2162\"\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1780\" data-end=\"1866\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1782\" data-end=\"1866\"\u003ePrepared by \u003cstrong data-start=\"1794\" data-end=\"1822\"\u003eCharles Robert Scrivener\u003c\/strong\u003e, architect of the Canberra site selection\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1867\" data-end=\"1940\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1869\" data-end=\"1940\"\u003eProduced specifically for \u003cstrong data-start=\"1895\" data-end=\"1938\"\u003eCommonwealth Parliamentary deliberation\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"1941\" data-end=\"2015\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"1943\" data-end=\"2015\"\u003eDemonstrates early thinking around \u003cstrong data-start=\"1978\" data-end=\"2013\"\u003erail access and a national port\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli data-start=\"2016\" data-end=\"2090\"\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2018\" data-end=\"2090\"\u003eA rare 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The highlighted rail corridor to Jervis Bay reflects long-held strategic concerns about defence, trade, and independence from state capitals—ideas that shaped Canberra’s early planning even when the railway itself was never fully realised as envisioned.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr data-start=\"2748\" data-end=\"2751\"\u003e\n\u003ch2 data-start=\"2753\" data-end=\"2793\"\u003e✨ \u003cstrong data-start=\"2758\" data-end=\"2793\"\u003ePremium Print \u0026amp; Display Options\u003c\/strong\u003e\n\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp data-start=\"2795\" data-end=\"2894\"\u003ePrinted in Australia using archival methods to preserve colour, linework, and historical integrity.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"TyagGW_tableContainer\"\u003e\n\u003cdiv class=\"group TyagGW_tableWrapper flex flex-col-reverse w-fit\" tabindex=\"-1\"\u003e\n\u003ctable data-start=\"2896\" data-end=\"3554\" class=\"w-fit min-w-(--thread-content-width)\"\u003e\n\u003cthead data-start=\"2896\" data-end=\"2920\"\u003e\n\u003ctr 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