Melawondi railway station explained

Melawondi
Address:Melawondi, Queensland
Country:Australia
Coordinates:-26.4119°N 152.6605°W[1]
Status:Abandoned
Style:Australian closed station
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Melawondi railway station is an abandoned railway station in Melawondi, Queensland, Australia. It was named in November 1912. The station received its name in November 1912[2] from a local Indigenous tribe.[3] Construction of a loop siding was announced in September 1949.[4]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Railway stations and sidings - Queensland . 2023-07-21 . qldspatial.information.qld.gov.au . 18 November 2021 . https://web.archive.org/web/20211118001351/https://qldspatial.information.qld.gov.au/catalogue/custom/index.page . live .
  2. News: 23 November 1912 . BAND CONCERTS. . 16 . . 22 July 2023 . National Library of Australia . 29 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729034134/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/19846859 . live .
  3. News: 1936-05-08 . Nomenclature of Queensland -- 189 . 14 . . . 29 July 2023 . 29 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729034133/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/38470995?searchTerm=Melawondi%20railway%20station . live .
  4. News: 1 September 1949 . NEWS ITEMS FROM CITIES AND TOWNS . 10 . . 3983 . Queensland, Australia . 22 July 2023 . National Library of Australia . 29 July 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230729034212/https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/49670153 . live .

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