Mount Magnet Station, November 1977
Mount Magnet
Station, I located the
remains
of the station, just off Naughton Street. The goods platform can easily
be
seen from Naugthon Road,
it's amongst a kids playground. The platform is quite low, so the ground must have been raised. The base for the old goods crane is still there at the
end of the platform, but there's no crane. I just happened to turn around after taking photos of the goods platform and I saw the old platform for
where the station would have been. This platform is located between the goods platform and Naughton ST. Only half of the platform can be seen as
grass and a sports complex building covers the other half. You can easily see where the station building would have been, as there is a massive gravel
car park behind it. I had no expectations of finding the station in Mt Magnet, because I had been told the building was a wooden structure and would
have fallen prey to the white ants, many many years ago, however from doing research into Mt Magnet Station, it was the same as Cue and Yalgoo,
as it was constructed of stone with a wooden verandah. The Station building was bulldozed by the Shire Council at some point.
it's amongst a kids playground. The platform is quite low, so the ground must have been raised. The base for the old goods crane is still there at the
end of the platform, but there's no crane. I just happened to turn around after taking photos of the goods platform and I saw the old platform for
where the station would have been. This platform is located between the goods platform and Naughton ST. Only half of the platform can be seen as
grass and a sports complex building covers the other half. You can easily see where the station building would have been, as there is a massive gravel
car park behind it. I had no expectations of finding the station in Mt Magnet, because I had been told the building was a wooden structure and would
have fallen prey to the white ants, many many years ago, however from doing research into Mt Magnet Station, it was the same as Cue and Yalgoo,
as it was constructed of stone with a wooden verandah. The Station building was bulldozed by the Shire Council at some point.
Mount Magnet Station, 1982
Mount Magnet Station Site, 31st of Agust 2003
Mount Magnet Station, May 1978 (Courtesy of the Battye Library)
Mount Magnet Goods Platform and former railway yard site, 31st of August 2003
Mount Magnet Goods Platform and former railway yard site, 31st of August 2003
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