The Oberon railway station is a
heritage-listed railway station
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and now
museum
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located on the
Oberon railway line in
Oberon
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, in the
Oberon Shire local government area of
New South Wales
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, Australia. The site is also known as the Oberon Railway Station group. The property was added to the
New South Wales State Heritage Register
The New South Wales State Heritage Register, also known as NSW State Heritage Register, is a heritage list of places in the state of New South Wales, Australia, that are protected by New South Wales legislation, generally covered by the Heritag ...
on 2 April 1999.
Description
The complex comprises a type 12 pre-cast concrete station building, erected in 1923; a pre-cast concrete
water closet
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, erected in 1923; timber platform faces, completed in 1923; and signs and artefacts, completed in 1923.
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Heritage listing
The Oberon railway station is a good example of a pre cast concrete building on a small timber faced platform that is an important part of the town of Oberon.[
The Oberon railway station was listed on the ]New South Wales State Heritage Register
The New South Wales State Heritage Register, also known as NSW State Heritage Register, is a heritage list of places in the state of New South Wales, Australia, that are protected by New South Wales legislation, generally covered by the Heritag ...
on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.[
The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as archaeologically rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.][
]
See also
* List of disused regional railway stations in New South Wales
References
Bibliography
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Attribution
Railway stations in Australia opened in 1923
Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register
Disused regional railway stations in New South Wales
Museums in New South Wales
Oberon Council
New South Wales State Heritage Register
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