Manoora Station, SOUTH AUSTRALIA

Manoora was a broad gauge station on the Adelaide to Peterborough line, where the change of gauge station was at Terowie. 
Manoora is situated about half way along this line, about 37 km south of Burra, in a north - south orientation.

The view of the station complex, looking north, shows the station building on the eastern side (right) and the stone goods shed
on the western side (left).  From right to left we see two through lines and on the left two lines diverging. One obviously going
to the stone goods shed but the other going into bush; this is hiding the iron goods shed which this line fed. On the northern
end of the station platform, and hidden by a tree, was an iron water tower.

It is interesting to note that the stone goods shed was fed by rail to the eastern side and the iron goods shed fed by rail on
the western side leaving a large area between the two buildings for other vehicular traffic.  Furthermore, one of these lines
crossed the road at the northern end of the station and directly fed the “Pivot” fertiliser shed. (An icon of South Australian
agriculture and never far from railway stations). 

When looking at the north side of the stone water tower, in the distance can be made out a signal.  To the left of that a dam
had been built which supplied water to the two towers.

Information supplied by Geoff Bell.

Chris Bowes has supplied these 2008 photos of Manoora Station and of note, the old Stone Water Tower has now gone.
You can see a comparison of what the station once looked like and what it does now, mainly with the over grown grass
and removal of telegraph poles and other rail related objects, but on the other hand the station building has received a new
corrigated iron roof.

Manoora Station Yard, looking South, May 1997

Thanks to Geoff Bell and Chris Bowes for the use of their images on this website.