Heritage Places
Heritage Place Details
| LOCATION |
| Map |
Show Map
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| Address |
Railway Terrace HAMLEY BRIDGE |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
L - low level confidence |
| Development Plan |
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 |
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| 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 |
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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 5305/108 D43603 A9,CT 5305/109 D43603 A10,CT 5949/749 D61794 A55,56,57,CT 5952/913 D61794 A54 |
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