Brunswick Railway Precinct

Child Places

• 26449 Rail Cottage, 8 The Crescent
• 26584 Brunswick Railway Station
• 26448 Rail Cottage, 6 The Crescent
• 15862 Station Master's House, Brunswick Junction

Statement of Significance

Historical, social

Physical Description

The station buildings were mostly timber frame with jarrah weatherboard cladding and corrugated iron roofs.

History

The first train came through Brunswick Junction station in 1893. In that same year the Brunswick Siding and Railway Bridge were completed. The Siding was situated north of the river near a group of railway workers’ cottages. When the line to Collie opened in 1898, Brunswick became a Junction south of the river. A railway station was then built south of the river east if the present day Peters Creameries. In those days the railway line from Brunswick to the Collie coalfields was considered to be one of the most scenic lines in Western Australia. On its arrival at Brunswick the steam engine from the coalfields had to be turned around to enable it to continue on towards Perth of Bunbury. –

After a turntable, water tanks and coal shuttle were built Brunswick became an important and busy centre. The Black Swan Hotel was built across the road east of the station together with a boarding house, positioned near the Bella Road railway crossing.

Although Brunswick is no longer a busy railway station, many trains and tonnes of freight pass through. The historic Brunswick Station was demolished in 1982 and a shelter now stands south of its site for today’s passengers.

Condition

Compromised

Uses

Historic Themes

Creation Date

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