Doboy railway station was a former railway station on QR

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History

Originally named Birt's Siding, changed in 1910 to Buruda(Burata), the Aboriginal word for forest oak, it was renamed as Doboy railway station in 1929. The station consisted of two short platforms and a pedestrian overbridge, and was predominantly used by workers at the nearby meatworks. Doboy railway station closed in 1993, after the closure of the meatworks in 1992.

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