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Railway Station, York
Photographed 1987 Railway Station, South Street/Railway Street, York, Western Australia, 1885. The line from Fremantle reached York in 1885. The two-storey station building features high gables with tall narrow windows. It is constructed of rendered masonry with quoins. The simple verandah is supported on timber posts. Reference: Heritage of Western Australia, The Illustrated Register of the National Estate, The Macmillan Company of Australia, 1989, p. 110-111. Van Breman, Ingrid, The New Architecture of the Gold Rushes in Western Australia. Government Buildings under the Direction of George Temple Poole, 1885-97, Ph. D. thesis University of Western Australia, February 1990, appendix C9.
Railway Station, Northam
Photographed 1993 Railway Station, Northam, Western Australia, 1896. Northam was selected as the main station serving the Avon Valley on the line from Perth to the gold fields. The line reached the town in 1896. This station is constructed of rendered masonry. The long low roofline has corbelled chimneys and bracketed eaves. The decorative timber brackets form an attractive cornice. The central gable has decorative timber trim and semi-circular recess. The verandah features a simple post and rail valance, and central gable with decorative timber trim. The simple double hung windows have timber frames. The building has been restored since this photo was taken.
Railway Station, Coolgardie
Photographed 1993 Railway Station, Woodward Street, Coolgardie, Western Australia, 1896, George Temple Poole.
Railway station platform, Bunbury
Photographed 2002 Railway station platform, Bunbury, Western Australia, c1905. The first railway built in 1887 delivered timber from the mill at Boyanup to the Bunbury jetty. A second station was built when the line to Perth was opened in 1893. This was burned down and the present station erected. It is a long brick building with a gabled roof and verandahs. The platform verandah has bent rail brackets. Reference: ‘Bunbury Heritage Trail’, tourist booklet, WA Heritage Committee.
Railway station platform, Albany
Photographed 2002 Albany railway station platform, 1887.
Railway Station, Albany
Photographed 2002 Albany Railway Station, 1887. This station now serves as a bus depot and booking office. The timber work is finely crafted. Reference: ‘Colonial Buildings in Albany’ pamphlet, Albany Tourist Bureau.
Railway station platform, Fremantle
Photographed 1987 Railway Station Platform, Fremantle, Western Australia.
Railway Station, Fremantle
Photographed 1987 Railway Station, end of Market Street, Fremantle, Western Australia, 1906, Mr. Darnell, Chief Engineer. Fremantle is the main port for Perth, and the transport of goods has been very important to the area. The station was positioned in relation to the warves and main transport route. The present station replaced a collection of buildings which had accumulated since 1881. It is a particularly pleasant, spacious station. The archway of the entrance is repeated along the façade. Reference: Heritage of Western Australia, The Illustrated Register of the National Estate, The Macmillan Company of Australia, 1989, p. 24. Van Breman, Ingrid, The New Architecture of the Gold Rushes in Western Australia. Government Buildings under the Direction of George Temple Poole, 1885-97, Ph. D. thesis University of Western Australia, February 1990, p. 365-366.
Railway Station, Perth
Photographed 1987 Railway Station, Wellington Street, Perth, 1893-1897, G.T. Poole. The central part of the building with a wide verandah was built in 1893-94. The three storey entry section has arched windows and a clock. The west wing was added in 1896, and the east wing in 1897. They were designed in sympathy with the original section in red brick with contrasting stucco finish on the quoins, string courses and arched windows. The roofline was given a more decorative parapet. Reference: Heritage of Western Australia, The Illustrated Register of the National Estate, The Macmillan Company of Australia, 1989, p. 40. Van Breman, Ingrid, The New Architecture of the Gold Rushes in Western Australia. Government Buildings under the Direction of George Temple Poole, 1885-97, Ph. D. thesis University of Western Australia, February 1990, pp. 367-69. Apperley, Richard, Irving, Robert, Reynolds, Peter, A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture, Angus and Robertson, 1989, pp. 56-58.
Railway Station, Seymour
Photographed 1995 Railway Station, Station Street, Seymour, Victoria, 1874, 1884, 1887. This station has been radically altered and extended. The 1884 building designed by R. Taylor had two turrets and central entrance with clock tower. The entrance was removed to provide for an extra platform. New verandahs and parcel office have been added, and the refreshment room extended. The finish to the windows, quoins, string courses and eaves form a strong contrast with the dark bricks. Reference: Ward, A; Donnelly, A; [i]Victoria’s Railway Stations, an architectural survey, Australian Railway History Society, 1982, vol. 2, p. 157. Web site, Heritage Council of Victoria, http://www.heritage.vic.gov.au Web site, Department of Environment, Water, Heritage and the Arts, 'Australian Heritage Database', http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl Web site Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Seymour_railway_station
Railway Station, Serviceton
Photographed 1988 Railway Station, Elizabeth Street, Serviceton, Victoria. This main terminal on the border with South Australia was an important customs depot. The customs offices were located on the lower level along with the purveyor’s offices, cellars, lamp rooms and storage. On the level of the main lobby were the booking office, waiting room, kitchen, refreshment and dining rooms, bar, toilets, and travellers’ quarters. The station master lived on the upper level. The platform verandah has cast iron supports. The station is constructed of black Hawthorn bricks, with contrasting use of reds and blackened reds around the arches of entrances and windows. The roof was originally slate. Reference; Ward, A; Donnelly, A; Victoria’s Railway Stations, an architectural survey, Australian Railway History Society, 1982, vol. 3, pt. 2, p.316.
Railway Station, Newstead
Photographed 1988 Railway Station, Newstead, Victoria, 1874. This station of red brick with a hipped slate roof was built by Walter and Morris. The verandah at the entrance has cast iron gutters and valance. The station master’s residence and goods shed are located on either side of the station. Reference; Ward, A; Donnelly, A; Victoria’s Railway Stations, an architectural survey, Australian Railway History Society, 1982, vol. 2, p.104.
Railway Station, Geelong
Photographed 1988 Railway Station, Geelong, Victoria, 1879-83. The Geelong to Ballarat line (1858-63) was the first government owned and operated line in the colony. When the Geelong to Colac line opened in 1877, Geelong was a major port and commercial centre for western district farmers. The station building designed by the railways department and erected in 1879, was considered unsatisfactory, so, the education department designed extensions and alterations, and the improved building opened in 1883. The main feature of the design is the contrast between the dark brickwork and white bricks used for string courses, window surrounds, quoins and outlines of chimneys. The chimneys dominate the simple hipped roofs which have decorative iron work along the hip and a plain but attractive cornice picked out in white. Reference: Sheffield, Warwick, Geelong Railway Passenger Terminal: considerations for the redevelopment and restoration of existing facilities at the Geelong railway station, University of Melbourne, Parkville, Victoria, 1974 Ward, A; Donnelly, A; Victoria’s Railway Stations, an architectural survey, Australian Railway History Society, 1982.
Railway Station, Daylesford
Photographed 1988 Railway Station, Raglan Street, Daylesford, Victoria, 1881. The station was constructed in polychrome brick which has been painted. The long hipped slate roof is distinguished by a single chimney. The line closed in 1978. Reference: Ward, A; Donnelly, A; Victoria’s Railway Stations, an architectural survey, Australian Railway History Society, 1982, vol. 3, pt.2, p.298.
Interior of Railway station, North Ballarat
Photographed 1994 Interior of Railway Station, North Ballarat.
Railway Station, North Ballarat
Photographed 1994 Railway Station, Lydiard Street, North Ballarat, Victoria, platform shed, 1862; entrance building, 1888-89. The original station opened in 1862 as the terminus of the Geelong line. Built in the grand style of railway architecture, the platform has an arch which spans four tracks. The clerestory allows light through the ridge of the roof. The entrance building is dramatic in design with arcades at ground level. The impressive portico has a banded finish to the brickwork at street level, and a strong protruding string course with decorative cornice below the classical pillars and pediment of the upper level. The tower was built in 1889 to celebrate the completion of the line to Melbourne. Reference: Readers Digest Book of Historic Australian Towns, compiled and designed by Readers Digest Services, Pty. Ltd. Sydney. Photographs by Robert Morison. Consultant and architectural historian, Robert Irving, 1982, p.35. Jacobs, Wendy; Nigel, Lewis; Vines, Elizabeth; Aitken, Richard; Ballarat, Guide to Buildings and Areas 1851-1940, Australian Heritage Commission, City of Ballarat, published by Jacobs, Lewis, Vines, Architects and Conservation Planners, 1981, pp. 60, 61. Apperly, Richard; Irving, Robert; Reynolds, Peter; A Pictorial Guide to Identifying Australian Architecture, Angus and Robertson, 1989, pp. 56-58.
Railway Station, South Melbourne
Photographed 1988 Railway Station, Ferrars Street, South Melbourne, (known as Emerald Hill until 1883), 1883. The slate roof features decorative chimneys, multiple gables, and bracketed eaves. The verandah on the west side has fluted iron columns, and the cantilevered verandah on the east side is supported by open trusses. The use of white bricks as patterns and finishes provides a contrast to the dark brick walls. Reference: Ward, A; Donnelly, A; Victoria’s Railway Stations,an architectural survey, Australian Railway History Society, 1982, vol. 3, p.76.
Flinders Street Station, Melbourne
Photographed 1987 Flinders Street Station, Melbourne, Victoria, 1900-10, Fawcett and Ashworth. P. Rogers commenced work on the building in 1900. The roofline with its highly decorated parapet is dominated by the clock tower, copper dome, and smaller copper domical vaults. The arched Flinders Street entrance with its row of clocks is crowned by a decorative pediment. Tiers of windows rise to arches through three stories. The dark brick contrasts strongly with the rendered finish. Reference: The Heritage of Victoria, The Illustrated Register of the National Estate, Macmillan Company of Australia in association with the Australian Heritage Commission, supported by H.C. Sleigh Limited, CRA Limited, p. 56. Harvey, Anthony, The Melbourne Book, Hutchinson Group (Australia) Pty. Ltd., 1982, pp. 42, 43. Sheppard, Charles, Masterpieces of Architecture, Universal International, 1996, p, 47.
Railway Station, Strahan
Photographed 1991 Railway Station, Regatta Point, (Strahan) Macquarie Harbour, Tasmania. This freight station, which opened in 1899, is located at Regatta Point. It was the terminus for the private railway to the Mount Lyell copper mine and the town of Queenstown. A year later the station was connected to Strahan, three kilometres away. A government line ran from Strahan to Zeehan. Regatta Point became a busy station for the transfer of passengers travelling between Queenstown and Zeehan. A post office operated here from 1902 to 1921. The design is pleasing with the interest of the cantilevered verandah roof repeated in the treatment of the eaves. Reference: Rae, Lou, A History of Railways and Tramways on Tasmania’s West Coast, 1984, Hobart: Rae, p.37. Jermy, Pete, Tasmania’s West Coast on old picture postcards, Ulverstone, Tas., Llanfair Publishing, 103A Reiby Street, Ulverstone, Tasmania, 7315,1995, p.17.
Railway Station, Fingal
Photographed 2000 Railway Station, Short Street, Fingal, Tasmania. This weatherboard station is located on the St. Mary’s line. The platform is recessed under the hip roof with the station master’s quarters on one side and the ticket office on the other. Reference: Register of Tasmanian Heritage Council, R5256.
Railway Station, St Mary's
Photographed 2000 Railway Station, St. Mary’s, Tasmania. The main line from Hobart to Launceston was completed in sections which were finally connected in 1876. A branch line to St. Mary’s opened in 1886 to serve the woodchip and coal industries. Trains could travel for 75 km along the South Esk and Break O’Day valleys. Reference: Geocache, accessed 2023: https://www.geocaching.com/geocache/GC37XJB_st-marys-railway-station?guid=afb051db-42d2-4fd8-9416-78812a363fe1 Companion to Tasmania’s History, University of Tasmania, accessed 2023 https://www.utas.edu.au/library/companion_to_tasmanian_history/R/Railways.htm
Railway Station, Scottsdale
Photographed 2000 Railway Station, Scottsdale, Tasmania. The Launceston to Scottsdale line opened in 1889. It passed through twelve stations serving dairying and agricultural communities. The design of the weatherboard station accords with the principles of Tasmania’s stations: high hipped roof with multiple gables and simple verandah over the platform.
Wishart Siding, Darwin to Pine Creek line
Photographed 1991 Wishart Siding, Darwin to Pine Creek line, Northern Territory, (South Australia).
Station Master's House, Pine Creek
Photographed 1991 Station Master’s House, Pine Creek, Northern Territory, (South Australia).
Railway Station, Adelaide River
Photographed 1991 Adelaide River Railway Station, Northern Territory, (South Australia) 1888-89. Its refreshment rooms (first class and second class) were the only ones on the Palmerston (Darwin) to Pine Creek line. Three railway tracks and the telegraph line ran between the refreshment room and the goods platform and office on the other side of the line. This line served the gold mining area around Pine Creek, and although operations declined with the reduction of gold production, it became strategically important in World War 2, and continued to operate until 1976. By the 1920s, the refreshment room had been licensed, and attracted good business during World War 2. Reference: Early Days in Pine Creek, National Trust Early Days in Adelaide River, research, Helen Wilson, Compiled by Penny Cook and David Carment, National Trust of Australia, Northern Territory, [?].
Railway Station, Victor Harbor
Photographed 2002 Railway Station, Victor Harbor, South Australia, 1925, R.H. Chapman Reflecting the style of other stations, this red brick building features multiple gables and wide verandahs.
Railway Station, Mount Gambier
Photographed 1994 Railway Station, Mount Gambier, South Australia. This station is distinguished by its multiple roof gables, but otherwise resembles the station at Moonta with a high corrugated iron roof and chimneys. Its wide verandahs shade arched windows. The walls have been painted disguising the brick window surrounds and quoins.
Railway Station, Moonta
Photographed 1994 Railway Station, Moonta, South Australia. This station features a high hipped corrugated iron roof with decorative brackets supporting the eves. Two chimneys extend the height of the roofline. Wide verandahs shade semi-circular windows with red brick surrounds which match the red brick quoins. The stone walls sit on a rendered base.
Railway Superintendent's House, Goolwa
Photographed 1988 Railway Superintendent’s House, Laurie Lane, Goolwa, South Australia, 1852. This building constructed with limestone rubble features limestone block quoins and window surrounds, and curved galvanized iron roof. Reference: The Heritage of South Australia and the Northern Territory. The Illustrated Register of the National Estate. Macmillan Company of Australia, 1985, p. 48. Tourist pamphlet, ‘Historic Goolwa’, Signal Point Interpretive Centre, PO Box 494, Goolwa, 5214, for the Alexandrina Council. ‘Port Adelaide and Goolwa Heritage Study’, Heritage South Australia. Heritage Register of South Australia, 10469.
Railway Station, Wallangarra
Photographed 1995 Railway Station, Woodlawn Street, Wallangarra, Queensland, 1887. Wallangarra is on the border of New South Wales and Queensland, and this station was an important point at which the differing railway gauges met. Passengers changed platforms: the awning on the Sydney line side is styled according to NSWGR requirements, and the Brisbane platform awning is curved according to the style of the South Brisbane and Emerald stations. The brick station has a hipped roof with chimneys. The cast iron posts and brackets were cast in Toowoomba. Originally there was an arched entrance, but this has been filled in. The importance of the station is reflected in the fact that it had a dining room, kitchen, sleeping quarters for staff, an adjoining slaughtering yard and two-bay horse dock. Reference; website, Environmental Protection Agency, Queensland Government, http://www.epa.qld.gov.au/cultural_heritage
Railway station platform, Rosewood
Photographed 1987 Railway station platform, Rosewood, Queensland. Situated on the Ipswich-Toowoomba line, this station serves a rural community.
Archer Park Railway Station, Rockhampton
Photographed 1989 Archer Park Railway Station, Rockhampton, Queensland, 1899, Henrick Hansen. This station, which served as the main passenger terminal for passengers travelling to the seaside resorts, was built when the bridge was constructed over the Fitzroy River. Built of timber with corrugated iron roof, it features a picturesque entry of three arches decorated with friezes in cast-iron Cast iron posts grace the long verandahs. Reference: Historic Public Buildings of Australia, Australian Council of National Trusts, Cassell, Australia, Limited, 1971, pp. 214-5.
Railway Station, Mount Morgan
Photographed: 1989 Railway Station, Mount Morgan, Queensland, 1898, Henrik Hansen. The central line in Queensland connects Rockhampton on the coast with Winton in the far west. Henrik Hansen, railway engineer contributed to the designs of eight unique stations on this line. The station at Mount Morgan followed the tradition of the great European stations by providing a curved carriage shade over the trains. The roof of galvanised iron is supported on iron trusses and ventilation provided by a vent along the ridge. The exterior facade of timber is enhanced by the verandah columns of cast iron which support a decorative cast iron frieze at the entrance. Mount Morgan was one of Queensland’s most prosperous mining centres but now stands as a mere shadow of its former self. Reference: Hogan Janet, original photography by Richard Stringer, Building Queensland’s Heritage, National Trust of Queensland, reprinted by Boolarong Publications, 1987, p. 98.
Railway station platform, Maryborough
Photographed 1995 Railway station platform, Maryborough, Queensland.
Railway Station, Maryborough
Photographed 1995 Railway Station, Maryborough, Queensland, early 1880s. The Maryborough to Gympie line was commenced in 1878. Local engineering works have produced rolling stock for Queensland railways since that time. The station now houses a rail museum. The central entrance of this brick station is through an archway below a gable complete with finial and clock. The main hipped roof of the station is corrugated iron. The verandah has simple timber posts and brackets. Reference: ‘Walking and Drive Tours’, pamphlet, Maryborough City Council.
Railway Station, Emerald
Photographed 1992 Railway Station, Clermont Street, Emerald, Queensland, 1900, Henrick Hansen. This timber building replaced the original station which was destroyed by fire. The line from Rockhampton reached Emerald in 1879. At this time there was no town, but teamsters rested here on their trip between Clermont and Springsure. As a result of its growth as a terminal for lines to the north, south and west, Emerald became a thriving town. Initially the railway serviced the cattle industry, but today it carries coal, cotton, oil seeds and grain. Forty-four staff were employed when the first station opened, and 200 were employed in 1978. The station’s design features a central verandah, parts of which have been enclosed for offices. The entrance portico features cast iron columns which support three arches surrounded by elegant fretwork spandrels. The louvred pediment and curved roof complete the portico. Reference: Emerald and the Gemfields Centenary 1879-1979, Emerald Shire Council, 1979. Hogan, Janet, text, Winkle, Evan, illustrations, Queensland Heritage Sketchbook, Weldon Publishing, 1988, p. 66, 67.
Railway Station, Allora
Photographed 2006 Railway Station, Allora, Queensland
Railway Station, Yass
Photographed 1994 Railway Station, Yass, New South Wales, 1876. The Great Southern Railway was extended from Gunning to Yass in 1876. The railway was some distance from the site of the newly developing town of Yass, and when a tramway opened in 1892 linking the town to the railway, the station was renamed Yass Junction. The line closed in 1988. The small timber building is now well maintained as a museum. It has a gabled roof with finials and chimney. The hipped entrance verandah is supported on cast iron posts and has a decorative cast iron valance. The platform verandah also has cast iron posts. The adjacent building has a gabled roof with raised gabled clerestory. Reference: Mc Nicol, Steve, Railway, Yass- portfolio, Railmac Publishing,, PO Box 290 Elizabeth, SA, 5112, 1992.
Railway Station, Wingello
Photographed 1989 Railway Station, Wingello, New South Wales, 1871. This timber station is in particularly good repair, and representative of many of those early stations which have deteriorated and been removed. Reference: NSW Heritage Branch, Department of Planning web site, http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Railway Station, Wellington
Photographed 1995 Railway Station, Swift Street, Wellington, New South Wales, 1880. The railway line reached Wellington in 1880 and was extended to Dubbo in 1887. The station’s rose red bricks made locally have been painted. The station has a high pitched roof and entrance verandah positioned between gabled sections at each end. Another small square building with a hipped roof is attached by a wall on one side. A railway refreshment room was built nearby but was demolished in 1967. The passenger platform was originally constructed in brick but was topped with concrete to raise its level in 1982. The verandah is supported on decorative timber pillars each with three caste iron curved brackets. Reference: NSW Heritage Branch, Department of Planning website, http.www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Railway Station, Tarago
Photographed 1989 Railway Station, Tarago, New South Wales. Situated on the Cooma line, this station features interesting verandah posts and brackets. Reference: NSW Heritage Branch, Department of Planning website, http.www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Railway Station, Silverton
Photographed 1994 Railway Station, Sulphide Street, Silverton, New South Wales, 1905. This building was constructed of limestone with brick quoins to replace an earlier station built in 1888. It features fine cedar joinery and pressed metal ceilings,. It does not have raised platforms and the building is at ground level.. Silverton was a prosperous mining centre in the 1880s and the Silverton Tramway Company was formed to build the rail connection to the border town of Cockburn, which was the terminus of the South Australian narrow gauge line from Adelaide. However, by 1888 as the ore ran out in Silverton and new mines opened in Broken Hill, the line was extended the extra 18 miles beyond Silverton to Broken Hill. In 1927 Broken Hill was linked to Sydney via Parkes with a standard gauge line. The difference in gauges and location of the stations meant that Silverton passengers travelling to Sydney had to walk from one station to another when they changed trains at Broken Hill. The Silverton station ceased to operate in 1970, when the new standard gauge line from Sydney to Adelaide via Broken Hill was opened. It now serves as a museum. Reference: Historic Buildings of Australia, Australian Council of National Trusts, vol. 1, Cassell Australia Limited, pp. 266-7. G.J. Drew, The Silver Trail, A guide to the heritage of Broken Hill, The City of Broken Hill, 1991, p. 48.
Railway Station, Richmond
Photographed 2009 Railway station, Richmond The branch line from Blacktown to Richmond opened in 1864. The style of the station building, constructed in clinker brick with a slate roof, is sympathetic to the town’s other major public buildings of that time. Reference: Stevens Stan, Hawkesbury Heritage, Hawkesbury Shire Council, Windsor, New South Wales, 1984.
Railway Station, Newcastle
Photographed 1994 Railway Station, Newcastle, New South Wales, 1878, John Whitton, railway engineer. This is a collection of five buildings built to varying but consistently simple designs. Apart from the decorative brackets under the eaves and window sills, the arched windows and the stone quoins, the interesting architectural features are on the roofs with their decorative chimneys and lanterns. Reference: The Illustrated Register of the National Estate, The Macmillan Company of Australia, in association with the Australian Heritage Commission, supported by H.C. Sleigh Limited, CRA Limited 1981, p. 2/207. NSW Heritage Branch, Department of Planning website, http.www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Railway Station, Mudgee
Photographed 1994 Railway Station, Mudgee, New South Wales, 1883-84. This impressive station has a central two-storey section with massed gables and ornate verandah. Balanced on either side are two square bays with hipped roofs and tall widows. There is another section of building at each end. The complex is unified by the stone quoins and stone reveals around the doors and windows; the decorative cornice; and consistent design of the chimneys. Both the entrance and platform verandahs are supported on cast iron columns, and feature cast iron valances. Reference: The Illustrated Register of the National Estate, The Macmillan Company of Australia, in association with the Australian Heritage Commission, supported by H.C. Sleigh Limited, CRA Limited 1981, p. 2/287. NSW Heritage Branch, Department of Planning website, http.www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Railway Station, Mittagong
hotographed 1989 Railway Station, Mittagong, New South Wales, 1867 This simple brick station is situated close to the court house and other major services for Mittagong. The footbridge was built in 1914 after the duplication of the line to Sydney in 1912. Reference: NSW Heritage Branch, Department of Planning web site, http://www.heritage.nsw.gov.au
Railway Station, Cobar
Photographed 1990 Railway Station, Cobar, New South Wales Built in rendered brick, this station complex is similar in design to many other New South Wales stations. It features a plain gabled roof with simple finials and chimneys. The smaller building has an elevated clerestory set into the ridge. The double hung windows have sills and curved tops, and the verandah has iron columns and decorative iron valance and brackets.
Railway Station, Bungendore
Photographed 1989 Railway Station, Bungendore, New South Wales, 1884-85. A symmetrical collection of brick railway buildings featuring gabled roofs and uniform windows with sills and curved tops. The entrance is through a portico into the lobby where the roofline is elevated. Reference: NSW Heritage Branch, Department of Planning website, http.www.heritage.nsw.gov.au