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Show NEW RAILROAD TO OPEN RICH COUNTRY I ADELAIDE, South Australia Dec 2- The new Ooodnadatta railway i must lo built Into the center of the Australian continent and through the J richest mineral and greatest pastoral section of tho country, according to . an announcement by the minister of i homes and territories This will bo the first step of a ! plan to cover every section, Including the vast deserts, with railroads which will not only facilitate commerce but also form a defensive barrier for the Australian coast line. |