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Uranquinty Railway Station, New South Wales
Uranquinty is a closed railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a Sovereign state, sovereign country comprising the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous List of islands of Australia, sma .... The station opened in 1880, initially as Sandy Creek. NSWrail.net. Accessed 8 August 2009. The station consisted of a single platform with a substantial weatherboard station building and signal box. The platform buildings were demolished in the 1980s and only the platform and a replacement brick signalling facility remain. Passenger trains no longer stop at the station. References [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uranquinty, New South Wales
Uranquinty is a small town approximately south of Wagga Wagga, in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. The population of the town, often referred to as "Quinty", is 909. Uranquinty was used as the railway village when the railway line was being built from Wagga Wagga to Albury. The founders of the town, Nathan Fleckton and Lauren Fleckton, chose this place as it reminded them of their home farm near the south of England, specifically stating in his personal diary "thy hath land like my motherland, trees of my sky and yet you stand here". Uranquinty is the home of one of Australia's oldest folk festivals held annually on the October long weekend. History Uranquinty Post Office opened on 15 September 1889. Uranquinty during World War II Uranquinty has a distinguished record in relation to World War II. At the end of 1940 Uranquinty was chosen as the base for No. 5 Service Flying Training School RAAF (5SFTS) for intermediate and advanced training of Empire A ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
