| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
101 Commercial Road PORT AUGUSTA |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Port Augusta Council |
| Polygon Type |
S - parcel that has been split (because it has more than one heritage item on it |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Curdnatta Art Gallery (former first Port Augusta Railway Station) |
| Registered Name |
Early Port Augusta Railway Station |
| Significance |
The first Port Augusta railway station was built in 1881 as part of the first section of the Great Northern Railway, which it was hoped would be part of a line crossing the continent from south to north. The line was built in stages, finally being extended to Alice Springs in 1929. This southern terminus is of immense historical significance. It is identified with the South Australian endeavours to build a transcontinental railway to Port Darwin on the north coast and it exemplifies the attitudes of colonists to the efficacy of railways in developing the land.
Architecturally, the station building was functional and utilitarian and shared the essential elements of its design with many other station buildings which were constructed at the time, including several on the Great Northern Railway. |
| Subject Index |
Transport (Rail) - Railway Station |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
21-OCT-1993 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Port Augusta |
| State Heritage ID |
14611 |
| Heritage Number |
16271 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CT 6272/944 D128723 A100,CR 6272/945 D128723 A101,CT 6274/440 D128346 A11,CT 6274/441 D128346 A13,CT 6274/442 D128346 A14,CT 6274/443 D128346 A15,CT 6274/444 D128346 AROAD,10,12 |