From Western Post & Mudgee Newspaper 20 November 1861: TRAMWAY TO MUDGEE To the Worshipful the Mayor - We the undersigned residents of the town and district of Mudgee request that you will convene a public meeting for the purpose or petitioning the Legislative Assembly in favour of the Government proposition to connect Mudgee by means of a tramway with the Northern railway. G H COX, J.P. E MARLAY, J.P. W R BLACKMAN W HOWARTH G WARBURTON, P.M. J CHRISTIAN J HEALY J C WILLIAMS T H SINDEN J D BRODRIBB E CHARLTON Arthur COX H DARE R CROSSING J CAIN H DEAN W READFORD T HONEYSETT G HOSKING T HEALEY G M'CAULEY R LOWE, J.P. J DICKSON H BURROWS W RANWELL J W ALLPASS J JULIAN J KNOX W KING J MOLLOY T NICHOLSON J WESTLEY J BAX J BARRY S H BARNES G MILLS John MILLS T CHAPPELL C S DEACON R HEARD H. FROST __ SULLIVAN H TEBBUTT T CADELL J.P. A B COX S A BLACKMAN D CASSIN W STANBURY W WILTON N ROWELL W KELLETT J F SINNER J ATKINSON L O D JAMES G WALKER W BRANSCOMBE E DALY H R REUBENS F B GULLEY J W FOREMAN Fred. LAWRENCE R B HASKEW L KNIGHT M SHARPE R R HUGHSON ***END*** N.B. All care has been taken to transcribe the above accurately, however errors may have been inadvertently made. Spelling of names/places should be as appears in original. Transcribed from microfilm available from the State Library. Annette Piper Coolah NSW