Stony Crossing is a locality in the south western part of the
Riverina
The Riverina ()
is an agricultural list of regions in Australia, region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, a climate with significant seaso ...
on the south bank of the
Wakool River. By road, it is about south east from
Kyalite and north west from
Swan Hill.
The
Stony Crossing railway line
The railway to Stony Crossing, New South Wales, was sanctioned as part of the Border Railways Act 1922. It was often referred to as the Gonn Crossing to Stony Crossing railway, although it originated at Kerang, Victoria and served Murrabit, ...
from
Kerang, Victoria reached Stony Crossing in March 1928, after the
Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray; Ngarrindjeri language, Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta language, Yorta Yorta: ''Dhungala'' or ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is List of rivers of Australia, Aust ...
at
Gonn Crossing. Initially, there were three trains per week to
Murrabit, with one continuing on to Stony Crossing. Services were suspended between Murrabit and Stony Crossing in 1943. The Stony Crossing station nameboard was relocated to the North Williamstown Railway Museum.
Stony Crossing Post Office opened on 16 October 1890 and closed in 1956.
Notes and references
Towns in the Riverina
Towns in New South Wales
Murray River Council
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