Hopetoun Railway Station

Statement of Significance

In November 1909 half the locomotive shed was removed lo Ravensthorpe. In May 1909 a small water
condenser from Hawks' Nest siding on die eastern goldfields' Laverton branch was brought into use
drawing from a shallow well near the locomotive shed. Output was 3000 gallons per day which provided
the bare minimum necessary for boiler and washout use, with engines also drawing water from Kuliba and
Kundip. The last railway property at Hopetoun was the turntable which was sold in 1952 after lying almost
forgotten in the sand.

Physical Description

The station building was of conventional pattern tor the day. A low level landing was provided in lieu of a
passenger platform and there was no station master's house. The goods shed was the former jetty warehouse.
Following the mining boom and then decline all railway personnel were removed in 1931 with the
exception of the ganger who stayed as caretaker until 1940 when most buildings had been sold.

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