Lismore Railway Station group

Item details


Name of item:	Lismore Railway Station group
Type of item:	Complex / Group
Group/Collection:	Transport - Rail
Category:	Railway Platform/ Station
Location:	Lat: -28.8088708835 Long: 153.2721311970
Primary address:	North Coast railway, Lismore, NSW 2480
Local govt. area:	Lismore
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Ngulingah

Boundary:

The listing boundary is formed by Union St to the north west, the level crossing on Union st on the south west. the river along the south east boundary and the far end of the yard on the north east side.

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
North Coast railway	Lismore	Lismore			Primary Address
Union Street	Lismore	Lismore			Alternate Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
TAHE - Sydney Trains	State Government	03 Nov 98

Statement of significance:


	Lismore station and yard group is an excellent group of railway structures with elements rarely found together and extant on the rail system. The station building is a rare timber roadside station with excellent detailing and a very fine verandah to the street facade. The utility buildings are individually significant as rare examples of their type and together in a group. The whole group forms an important unit in the townscape of Lismore and, combined with adjacent civic buildings, contibutes important elements to the townscape.
	Date significance updated: 27 Nov 00
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Description


Physical description:	BUILDINGS station building - type 4, standard roadside third class building timber ,1894 (upgraded), RNE, LEP residence - 18 Malendy Drive carriage shed - 2 road sawtooth roof shed, originally 15 bays extended to 21 bays, 1894 locomotive shed - straight shed corrugated iron, 2 road shed, 1894 STRUCTURES platform faces - brick

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Transport-Activities associated with the moving of people and goods from one place to another, and systems for the provision of such movements	(none)-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	This item is assessed as historically rare. This item is assessed as scientifically rare. This item is assessed as arch. rare. This item is assessed as socially rare.
Assessment criteria:	Items are assessed against the State Heritage Register (SHR) Criteria to determine the level of significance. Refer to the Listings below for the level of statutory protection.

Procedures /Exemptions

Section of act	Description	Title	Comments	Action date
57(2)	Exemption to allow work	Standard Exemptions	ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) OF THE HERITAGE ACT 1977 Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977. I, the Hon James Griffin MP, Minister for Environment and Heritage, pursuant to subsection 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales do by this Order, effective at the time of publication in the New South Wales Government Gazette: 1. revoke the order made on 9 November 2020 and published in the Government Gazette Number 318 of 13 November 2020; and 2. grant the exemptions from subsection 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 that are described in the attached Schedule. The Hon James Griffin MP Minister for Environment and Heritage Signed this 2nd day of June 2022. To view the standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977 click on the link below.	Jun 17 2022

Standard exemptions for engaging in or carrying out activities / works otherwise prohibited by section 57(1) of the Heritage Act 1977

Listings

Heritage Listing	Listing Title	Listing Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register		01180	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Written	Thorp, Wendy	2002	Lismore Railway Station, Report on Programme of Archaeological Monitoring, Nextgen Fibre Optic Cable Project

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5012081
File number:	H02/00133/01

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