FORMER BALMATTUM STATION
BALMATTUM SIDING ROAD BALMATTUM, STRATHBOGIE SHIRE
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Statement of Significance
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FORMER BALMATTUM STATION - History
Balmattum opened on 12th March 1889 as a timber siding surrounded by sawmills. On 2nd June a passenger platform was opened on the up side the railway line. The station yard was rebuilt in 1916 and Balmattum became an electronic staff station (Waugh 1988:17). A goods shed and platform were completed in 1943 on the down side of the railway line. The station was closed as both a passenger and staff station on 24th July 1965 (Turton 1973:36).FORMER BALMATTUM STATION - Interpretation of Site
There were no actual remains of the station site; it appears to have been cleared and levelled. However, there is a possibility of sub-surface foundations. The locations for potential sub-surface structural material can be identified through the archival plans.
Heritage Inventory Description
FORMER BALMATTUM STATION - Heritage Inventory Description
The site of the night original Balmattum Station was identified through historical rail plans. Little physical evidence is left of the site above the ground surface. A number of depressions along the fence line and rows of exotic trees are the only physical evidence of the station complex that once existed.
Station platform and buildings identified in rail plans.
Physical Conditions: Poor
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FORMER BALMATTUM STATIONVictorian Heritage Inventory
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Balmattum State School Honour Roll (First World War)Vic. War Heritage Inventory
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