Millthorpe Railway Station group

Item details


Name of item:	Millthorpe Railway Station group
Type of item:	Complex / Group
Group/Collection:	Transport - Rail
Category:	Railway Platform/ Station
Location:	Lat: -33.4487543080 Long: 149.1829977650
Primary address:	Main Western railway, Millthorpe, NSW 2798
Local govt. area:	Blayney
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Orange

Property description

Lot/Volume Code	Lot/Volume Number	Section Number	Plan/Folio Code	Plan/Folio Number
LOT	14	C	DP	1713

Boundary:

The listing boundary is the bottom of the embankment on the south side of the line extending both to the east and west to the ends of the platform, then turning north at both platform ends to the property boundary where it follows an east west direction encompassing the parking and turning area in front of the station building. Visually the curtilage extends along Pym Street.

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Type
Main Western railway	Millthorpe	Blayney	Primary Address
Elliot Street	Millthorpe	Blayney	Alternate Address
Pym Street	Millthorpe	Blayney	Alternate Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
TAHE - Sydney Trains	State Government	05 Nov 98

Statement of significance:


	Its location at the end of Pym Street closes the vista of the main street and gives it a prominence in the townscape of considerable significance. It is an important civic building in an historic town setting exhibiting fine proportion and detailing. Millthorpe station is one of four examples of this station type, the others being St Peters 1883, Riverstone 1887 and Spring Hill 1884 (demolished). It is the only intact surviving country example and is of high significance.
	Date significance updated: 27 Nov 00
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Description


Construction years:	1886-
Physical description:	BUILDINGS station building - type 2,1886 sub-type 4, brick, RNE, HS residence - type 3, brick, 1886 STRUCTURES platform face - brick 1886 LANDSCAPE forecourt

History


Historical notes:	Now Millthorpe Wine Centre, the cellar door outlet for two local vineyards, Edgecombe and Coffee Hill - at www.millthorpewinecentre.com.au (Meacham, 2016).

Historic themes

Australian theme (abbrev)	New South Wales theme	Local theme
3. Economy-Developing local, regional and national economies	Environment - cultural landscape-Activities associated with the interactions between humans, human societies and the shaping of their physical surroundings	Developing local, regional and national economies-National Theme 3
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	Rail transport-
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	Railway Station-
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	Public tramline system-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Land tenure-Activities and processes for identifying forms of ownership and occupancy of land and water, both Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal	Changing land uses - from rural to tourist-
4. Settlement-Building settlements, towns and cities	Towns, suburbs and villages-Activities associated with creating, planning and managing urban functions, landscapes and lifestyles in towns, suburbs and villages	Creating landmark structures and places in regional settings-

Assessment of significance


SHR Criteria f) [Rarity]	This item is assessed as historically 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	HERITAGE ACT 1977 ORDER UNDER SECTION 57(2) TO GRANT STANDARD EXEMPTIONS FROM APPROVAL I, Penny Sharpe, the Minister for Heritage, on the recommendation of the Heritage Council of New South Wales and under section 57(2) of the Heritage Act 1977: revoke the order made on 2 June 2022 and published in the Government Gazette Number 262 of 17 June 2022; and grant an exemption from section 57(1) of the Act in respect of the engaging in or carrying out the class of activities described in clause 2 Schedule A in such circumstances specified by the relevant standards in clause 2 Schedule A and General Conditions in clause 3 Schedule A. This Order takes effect on the date it is published in the NSW Government Gazette. Dated this 29th day of October 2025 The Hon Penny Sharpe MLC Minister for Heritage For more information on standard exemptions click on the link below.	Nov 7 2025

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		01193	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	Meacham, Steve	2016	'Go west, young architects', in Heritage/Australia, in SMH Traveller, Weekend Edition

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5012105
File number:	EF14/4433

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