ɪn wˈʌn θˈaʊzənd ˈeɪthˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvənti fˈoːɹ, ðə dᵻpˈɑːɹtmənt ʌv pˈʌblɪk wˈɜːks, ɹˈeɪlweɪ bɹˈæntʃ, ɐksˈɛptᵻd ɐ tˈɛndɚ fɔːɹ ɛkstˈɛnʃən ʌvðə ɡɹˈeɪt sˈʌðɚn ɹˈeɪlweɪ fɹʌm ɡˈaʊlbɜːn tə wˈæɡə wˈæɡə.
In 1874, the Department of Public Works, Railway Branch, accepted a tender for extension of the Great Southern Railway from Goulburn to Wagga Wagga.