▁a ▁new ▁railway ▁station ▁constructed ▁at ▁Hay . ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁line , ▁connecting ▁Hay ▁directly ▁to ▁Sydney , ▁was ▁opened ▁in ▁July ▁ 1 8 8 2 . ▁ ▁The ▁extension ▁of ▁the ▁NS W ▁railway ▁to ▁Hay ▁sign alled ▁a ▁decl ine ▁in ▁the ▁importance ▁of ▁the ▁transport ation ▁of ▁w ool ▁by ▁river - ste amer ▁and ▁a ▁shift ▁in ▁the ▁local ▁economic ▁focus ▁from ▁Melbourne ▁to ▁Sydney . ▁ ▁The ▁railway ▁to ▁Sydney ▁operated ▁with ▁a ▁differential ▁price ▁structure , ▁ens uring ▁that ▁rail ▁became ▁a ▁des irable ▁mode ▁of ▁transport ing ▁w ool ▁for ▁many ▁of ▁the ▁River ina ▁stations . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 8 3 ▁the ▁extensive ▁Ang lic an ▁dioc ese ▁of ▁G oul burn ▁was ▁divided , ▁with ▁the ▁western ▁half ▁designated ▁as ▁the ▁major ▁portion ▁of ▁the ▁newly ▁created ▁Dioc ese ▁of ▁River ina . ▁Hay ▁was ▁chosen ▁as ▁the ▁epis cop al ▁seat ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁dioc ese ▁and ▁Bishop ▁Sydney ▁L inton ▁was ▁consec r ated ▁on ▁ 1 ▁May ▁ 1 8 8 4 ▁at ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁C athedral , ▁London . ▁L inton ▁and ▁his ▁family ▁travel led ▁to ▁Sydney ▁and ▁then ▁on ▁to ▁Hay , ▁where ▁the ▁bishop ▁was ▁ent hr oned ▁on ▁ 1 8 ▁March ▁ 1 8 8 5 ▁in ▁the ▁old ▁St ▁Paul ' s ▁church .   ▁ ▁The ▁new ▁St . ▁Paul ' s ▁– ▁pro - c athedral ▁of ▁the ▁new ▁dioc ese ▁– ▁was ▁completed ▁by ▁the