Warwick Farm Racecourse railway station

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Warwick Farm Racecourse
General information
LocationFlag of Australia (converted).svg  Australia
Coordinates 33°54′47″S150°56′28″E / 33.9131°S 150.9412°E / -33.9131; 150.9412
Line(s) Main South railway line, New South Wales
History
Opened1889
Closed1990

Warwick Farm Racecourse is a closed railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. The station served the Warwick Farm Racecourse.

The station opened in 1889. [1] [2] The station was utilized during the First world war to transport troops from the war time Warwick Farm Camp. [3] [4] [5]

The station closed in 1990. [6] [7]

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References

  1. "Warwick Farm Racecourse". The Sydney Mail and New South Wales Advertiser . Vol. XLVII, no. 1507. New South Wales, Australia. 25 May 1889. p. 1098. Retrieved 1 July 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  2. "Warwick Farm Racecourse". The Sydney Morning Herald . No. 15, 964. New South Wales, Australia. 23 May 1889. p. 5. Retrieved 1 July 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  3. "THE CAMPS". The Daily Telegraph . No. 11, 299. New South Wales, Australia. 10 August 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 1 July 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  4. "WARWICK FARM CAMP". The Sun . No. 1624. New South Wales, Australia. 10 September 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 1 July 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  5. "WARWICK FARM A CAMP". Singleton Argus . New South Wales, Australia. 12 August 1915. p. 1. Retrieved 1 July 2024 via National Library of Australia.
  6. "Warwick Farm Racecourse Platform". NSWrail.net. Retrieved 11 October 2015.
  7. Gatehouse foundations at Warwick Farm Railway Station, September 1979, 1970, retrieved 1 July 2024