Redesdale Junction was a railway station and junction for the Redesdale line near Kyneton in Victoria, Australia. The junction employed a station master, porter, assistant gatekeeper and ganger.[1] A post office operated from the junction until the station master position was abolished in 1930.
Redesdale Junction | |||||||||||||||||||||
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| Location | Victoria, Australia | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°13′47″S 144°24′39″E / 37.229661°S 144.410880°E | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Line(s) | Redesdale railway line | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Status | Closed | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Opened | 15 January 1891 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Closed | 29 June 1954 | ||||||||||||||||||||
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The junction was an important centre for the small community. In 1918 the station master was given a lavish farewell and a marble clock when it was announced he was being transferred.[2]
The sandstone used for the Shrine of Remembrance was quarried nearby and taken by train to Melbourne via Redesdale Junction.[3]
References
edit- ^ James, Ken (2014). A History of the Redesdale Railway Line 1891-1954. Redesdale, Victoria: self published. pp. 187–188. ISBN 978-0-9923087-3-5.
- ^ "Local Stationmaster Farewelled". Kyneton Guardian. 6 August 1918.
- ^ "Keegan's Quarry". Kyneton Guardian. 2 February 1920.