Station: Westerway
The Station was officially opened Dec 20th 1909.
Known as Russell originally, as well as the station building there was a Goods Shed, Engine Shed, Coal Shed, Wood Shed, Sheep yards and Station master's Residence.
Until 1919 Russell was the terminus of the line so there was a wye for the locomotives to turn around.
Stationmasters
1911 | to | Jones | ||
c.1914 | to | 1916 | Herbert Charles Howell | From obituary 1944 |
1929 | 1931 | Mr.Jos. Brain | ||
to | 1934 | P.J.Cowie | Last six years? | |
1934 | to | 1938 | Rowland Marcellus Hill | Govt Railways of Tasmania - Staff Record |
1943 | Mr.Arthur White | Funeral notice 1943 (Trove) | ||
1945 | to | 1947 | Victor George Salter | |
1948 | to | 1949 | Milton Roy Wicks | Illegal bookmaking (trial 1949) |
1949 | Les Mauser | Relieving Station Master (Trove) | ||
1967 | to | 1969 | Alfie McLean | [Facebook: Stations of Tasmania] |
1976 | Myrna Williams | TasArchives |
Other Names
From 1909 to 1919 was known as "RUSSELL"
Staff Tickets
Up | to | Macquarie Plains |
Photos
Plans and Drawings
1935 | |||
1913 | |||
Passengers at different times:
Farmers from further up the valley towards Ellendale
Hop-pickers
Timbersplitters
Possum trappers
Woodsmen
Bushwalkers
Adamsfield prospectors
Geologists
Track Builders