Powerscourt siding

Powerscourt
General information
Line(s)Maffra
Platforms1
Tracks1
Other information
StatusClosed
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Maffra   Maffra line   Stratford
List of closed railway stations in Victoria

Powerscourt is a closed railway siding located 5 km (3 mi) east of Maffra, on the Maffra railway line in Victoria, Australia. It was 223 km (139 mi) from Southern Cross station. The siding was used to load sugar beet.[1][2]

History

In 1914, it was reported that Aboriginal bones were found while excavating at the siding, as well as stone axes and other similar materials.[3] As of 1915, a weighbridge from Kilmany railway station was to be erected at the siding.[4] An accident took place at the siding on 3 June 1919, where a horse carrying beet heading up to the siding slipped. The horse was not injured.[5] As of 2005, the siding can still be seen with a "keen eye".[2]

References

  1. ^ The Pastoral Review: A Journal and a Record of All Matters Affecting the Pastoral and Agricultural Interests Throughout Australasia (25 ed.). Pastoralists' Review Pty. Limited. 1915. p. 195. Last year the Railway Department loaded 1216 tons of beet at Powerscourt station, and the estimate for the present season is no less than 7000 tons. This will represent about twelve truck loads per day from Powerscourt to Maffra.
  2. ^ a b Fletcher, Meredith; Kennett, Linda (2005). Wellington Landscapes: History and Heritage in a Gippsland Shire. Maffra and District Historical Society. p. 39. ISBN 0959727280.
  3. ^ "THE Rosedale Courier. AND CARRAJUNG AND DENISON ADVOCATE". Rosedale Courier. 26 February 1914. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  4. ^ "A Century after Waterloo". Stratford Sentinel and Briagolong Express. 29 January 1915. Retrieved 15 May 2021.
  5. ^ "Accident at Beet Ramp". Gippsland Times. 9 June 1919. Retrieved 15 May 2021.

37°58′35″S 147°1′28″E / 37.97639°S 147.02444°E / -37.97639; 147.02444


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