Complex sentence: Thus, by the stroke of the pen and an Act of parliament, Oaks Estate was separated from Queanbeyan though the settlement is physically separated by a 30 metre long railway bridge.
Split into simpler sentences: Thus, by the stroke of the pen, Oaks Estate was separated from Queanbeyan. Published by Karen Williams, Canberra Oaks Estate was only separated from Queanbeyan by a 30 metre long railway bridge.