| LOCATION |
| Map |
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| Address |
Stirling Street 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) |
Second Port Augusta Railway Station |
| Registered Name |
Later Port Augusta Railway Station |
| Significance |
The second Port Augusta Railway Station is of little architectural significance but it is of great historical significance because of its identification with the building of the transcontinental railway and the history of the Commonwealth Railways. It was built as the eastern terminus of the Commonwealth's standard gauge transcontinental railway and is closely identified with the construction and operation of that line and everything for which it stood. The station building also served as the operational headquarters of the Commonwealth Railways until they became part of Australian National.
It is difficult to overestimate the historical significance of the transcontinental railway because of the role it played in ensuring that Western Australia joined the Commonwealth as an original member state. The building of the railway was also a major engineering feat because of the difficult conditions in constructing it across the Nullarbor Plain. |
| 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 |
14610 |
| Heritage Number |
16272 |
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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 6047/313 D77909 A62 |