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LOCATION
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Address Railway Terrace HAMLEY BRIDGE
Locality
Accuracy L - low level confidence
Council Area Wakefield Regional Council
Polygon Type D - item has been digitised (generally because it doesn't exist in a DCDB parcel, eg. bridge
DESCRIPTION
Details (Known As) Former Hamley Bridge Railway Station, including main station building, two water tanks, underground tank, station-master's house, signal cabin, two platforms, platform shelters and crane
Registered Name Hamley Bridge Railway Station Complex
Significance The northern railway was extended from Roseworthy to Tarlee during 1868-69 and the bridge over the River Light was built. A few hundred yards north the Alma Railway Station was established. In 1880 the narrow-gauge western line was built between Balaklava and Hamley Bridge. Hamley Bridge took on new importance as a break-of-gauge junction, rapidly becoming a major railway town. The Hamley Bridge Railway Station is a substantial and attractive building with a number of significant associated relics, including the ornate platform shelters and elevated water tanks. The railway yards witnessed a period of enormous activity during the town's heyday as a break-of-gauge railway centre. (Heritage Survey of the Lower North 1983). Hamley Bridge became a major railway centre because it served as a break-of-gauge junction, thereby highlighting one of the factors which bedevilled South Australia's railways for generations. The presence of the railway greatly contributed to the economy of the town and ensured its importance in the region. It is a large complex featuring significant items, several of them with noteworthy detailing. (Railway Heritage of South Australia 1992).
Subject Index Transport (Rail) - Railway Station; Transport (Rail) - Crane [Transport (Rail)]; Transport (Rail) - Dwelling [Transport (Rail)]; Transport (Rail) - Railway Water Tower; Transport (Rail) - Signal Box
Class State
STATUS
Status Code REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register
Status Date 04-MAR-1993
REFERENCE
LGA Wakefield Regional Council
State Heritage ID 13000
Heritage Number 13651
SECTION 16 INFORMATION
Section 16
PLAN PARCEL & TITLE
As listed in the SA Heritage Register
Plan Parcel & Title Information CT 5305/108 D43603 A9,CT 5305/109 D43603 A10,CT 5949/749 D61794 A55,56,57

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