Coonamble railway station

Coonamble railway station
Coonamble railway station
Location	Coonamble railway line, Coonamble, Coonamble Shire, New South Wales, Australia
Coordinates	30°57′21″S148°22′46″E / 30.9557°S 148.3795°E
Owner	Transport Asset Holding Entity
New South Wales Heritage Register
Official name	Coonamble Railway Station and Yard Group; 01117
Type	state heritage (complex / group)
Designated	2 April 1999
Reference no.	1117
Type	Railway Platform / Station
Category	Transport – Rail
	Location of Coonamble railway station in New South Wales

Last updated November 30, 2024

Coonamble railway station is a heritage-listed former railway station at Coonamble in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. It served as the terminus for passenger services on the Coonamble railway line and was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999.^[1]

History

The Coonamble railway line was completed to Coonamble in 1903.^[2] The original station was burnt to the ground in a May 1910 fire.^[3] The station was subsequently rebuilt, and the current station buildings date from this time.^[1]

In 2007, media reports suggested that the station was at risk of being demolished after the Australian Rail Track Corporation expressed concern about frequent vandalism causing maintenance and safety issues. The Coonamble Shire Council were looking for a possible tenant at that time to secure the building's future.^[4]

The station received $131,045 in federal government heritage funding for protection and conservation works in 2009.^[5] The station platform had been recently reconstructed in 2015.^[6]

Description

The heritage-listed complex consists of a brick station building in a type 16 pioneer design with an awning, dating from 1910.^[1]

The original heritage listing also included a timber goods shed, also from 1910, but it has subsequently been reported that it is no longer extant.^[6]

Heritage listing

Coonamble is a site of high significance as a pioneer site with a brick building in "as built" form. It appears to be the only such example in the State, the other brick building of the same type being Narrabri which has been altered. The intactness of the station group is also of significance.

The building is an important civic building, well detailed and proportioned and has the unusual use of rough cast on the gables with non standard timber detailing. The associated buildings add to the completeness of the site giving context to the station building.^[1]

Coonamble railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.^[1]

The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.

This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.^[1]

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References

1 2 3 4 5 6 "Coonamble Railway Station and Yard Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01117. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .
↑ "Coonamble". nswrail.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
↑ "COONAMBLE RAILWAY STATION DEVASTATED". Mudgee Guardian and North-western Representative . Vol. XLI, no. 1763. New South Wales, Australia. 12 May 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 30 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.
↑ "Old railway station faces uncertain future". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2018.
↑ "Heritage Conservation Provides $13.7 Million Boost for NSW Jobs" (Press release). Federal Minister of Environment and Heritage. 16 October 2009.
1 2 "Coonamble Railway Station". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

Attribution

This Wikipedia article was originally based on Coonamble Railway Station and Yard Group , entry number 01117 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence , accessed on 2 June 2018.

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[nswshr-1117-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Coonamble Railway Station and Yard Group". New South Wales State Heritage Register . Department of Planning & Environment. H01117. Retrieved 2 June 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC BY 4.0 licence .

[2] "Coonamble". nswrail.net. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

[3] "COONAMBLE RAILWAY STATION DEVASTATED". Mudgee Guardian and North-western Representative . Vol. XLI, no. 1763. New South Wales, Australia. 12 May 1910. p. 10. Retrieved 30 June 2018– via National Library of Australia.

[4] "Old railway station faces uncertain future". Australian Broadcasting Corporation. 22 February 2007. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

[5] "Heritage Conservation Provides $13.7 Million Boost for NSW Jobs" (Press release). Federal Minister of Environment and Heritage. 16 October 2009.

[shi-6] 1 2 "Coonamble Railway Station". State Heritage Inventory. Office of Environment and Heritage. Retrieved 30 June 2018.

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