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FORMER BENA RAILWAY STATION
MAIN ROAD, BENA VIC 3946
FORMER BENA RAILWAY STATION
MAIN ROAD, BENA VIC 3946
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Statement of Significance
This site is associated with the Great Southern Railway which linked Melbourne in the west with Port Albert in the east. Bena station was constructed as part of the section of railway between Loch and Korumburra which was opened on 17 June 1891. The former Bena railway station site and stationmaster’s residence have archaeological potential which could provide further information relating to Linking Victorians by Rail.
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FORMER BENA RAILWAY STATION - History
Bena Railway Station was completed in 1891 as part of the Great Southern Railway section to Korumburra (Bowden 1970: 73). The station originally consisted of a small station building and a goods shed. A stationmaster’s residence was constructed c. 1900, a single weatherboard building with a traverse main gable and a projection central gable, a style that was typical throughout Victoria in the Federation period (South Gippsland Shire Heritage Study 2004: 45-46). The station closed to passenger and parcel traffic in 1978 (Wikipedia 3/9/2020). The citation for the Stationmaster’s residence (South Gippsland Shire Heritage Study 2004: 45-46) states that the station complex originally included a small station building and a goods shed (later removed to Nyora). The citation notes the only other surviving evidence of the station at the time as being remnant platform, some trackwork and an adjacent timber road bridge.FORMER BENA RAILWAY STATION - Interpretation of Site
Track construction completed by 1891 Station buildings constructed c.1891 Station closed 1978 All structural remains of station since removed. Function: passenger and goods station. Current use: rail reserve being converted to rail trail. Station area is being used to stockpile and transport sleepers and rails which have been removed. Stationmaster’s House (c.1900) is currently an occupied residence.
Heritage Inventory Description
FORMER BENA RAILWAY STATION - Heritage Inventory Description
The location of the former Bena Railway station adjacent to the Bass Valley Road bridge over the railway line (Photo 1). The natural ground surface is above the railway alignment and at this level the stationmaster’s house and a church (Photo 2) overlook the former platform areas to the north. To the east of the bridge, the ground at rail level opens up into two level former platform areas areas, to the north and south respectively. These are covered in dense vegetation with occasional metal objects including water-tanks visible (Photo 3). An open area on the south side of the tracks (Photo 4) shows evidence recent use to store and transport railway materials (rails etc.) during the conversion to a rail trail. The open area at the former station location has been disturbed on the surface and contains no above-ground features. However, it retains the potential for subsurface archaeological deposits to be present. The Stationmaster’s house has archaeological potential for subfloor occupation deposits.
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FINCHAM AND HOBDAY PIPE ORGANVictorian Heritage Register H2450
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STATE GOVERNMENT OFFICES, GEELONGVictorian Heritage Register H2451
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NORTH MELBOURNE POTTERYVictorian Heritage Inventory
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