Dongara Railway Station (fmr)

Author

Shire of Irwin

Place Number

11830

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Location

Loc 539 Brand Hwy Dongara

Location Details

Local Government

Irwin

Region

Midwest

Construction Date

Constructed from 1894

Demolition Year

1975

Statutory Heritage Listings

Type	Status	Date	Documents	More information
(no listings)

Heritage Council Decisions and Deliberations

Type	Status	Date	Documents
(no listings)

Other Heritage Listings and Surveys

Type	Status	Date	Grading/Management		More information
Type	Status	Date	Category	Description	More information
Municipal Inventory	Adopted	10 Mar 1998	Category 4	Category 4 HISTORIC SITE OR SIGNIFICANT VEGETATION. Historic site without built features or with association to an historic personage. Recognise the site with a plaque, place name, paving stone or appropriate marker.

Statement of Significance

The site of the Railway Station has historic significance for its connection to the original location of the Dongara Station and Midland Railway line.

Physical Description

Site only, the row of large gum trees marks the road, on the east side of which stood the railway station.

History

Photographs of the building show its construction materials to be red ironstone with a frame and weatherboard extension. It was commissioned by the Midland Railway Company for use as the Dongara Station and station masters quarters in 1894 (see Railway House Place No. 55). The building is believed to have been designed and built by Gustave Liebe, who was contracted by the MRWA to build its stations. The building was demolished in 1975 when the new railway line to Eneabba was constructed which entailed rerouting the section of the line through Dongara away from the old station.
(Source: IDHS Records and photograph.)

Condition

Site Only

References

Ref ID No	Ref Name	Ref Source	Ref Date
	HCWA Database No. 11830	State Office of Heritage
	IDHS Records	Shire of Irwin

Place Type

Individual Building or Group

Uses

Epoch	General	Specific
Present Use	VACANT\UNUSED	Vacant\Unused
Original Use	Transport\Communications	Rail: Railway Station

Construction Materials

Type	General	Specific
Wall	TIMBER	Weatherboard
Wall	STONE	Other Stone

Historic Themes

General	Specific
TRANSPORT & COMMUNICATIONS	Rail & light rail transport

Creation Date

21 Jul 1998

Publish place record online (inHerit):

Approved

Last Update

01 Jan 2017

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