Scone Railway Station

Item details


Name of item:	Scone Railway Station
Type of item:	Built
Group/Collection:	Transport - Rail
Category:	Railway Platform/ Station
Location:	Lat: -32.0468134432 Long: 150.8670288800
Primary address:	Main Northern railway, Scone, NSW 2337
Local govt. area:	Upper Hunter
Local Aboriginal Land Council:	Wanaruah

Boundary:

The listing boundary for the station is formed by the New England Highway crossing of the tracks to the north, the property boundaries on either side of the tracks with the forecourt to the station at the end of Susan St and to the south the crossing at St Aubins St.

All addresses

Street Address	Suburb/town	LGA	Parish	County	Type
Main Northern railway	Scone	Upper Hunter			Primary Address

Owner/s

Organisation Name	Owner Category	Date Ownership Updated
TAHE - Sydney Trains	State Government	16 Nov 98

Statement of significance:


	Scone station is a fine mid-Victorian station building dating from the opening of the line. The building is well detailed and of fine proportion, it forms part of a group of buildings on that section of the line all that date from the opening of the line and which form a very important group of railway buildings in the state. The building also forms an important civic group in the town and contributes greatly to its character. The station is a focal point of the northern approach to the town.
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Description


Physical description:	BUILDINGS station building - type 4(RailCorp s170 study reveals this to be type 3), brick second class station, 1871, RNE, HS signal box - standard timber skillion roof type 3 Out of Shed STRUCTURES platform face - brick 1871 jib crane former goods loading facility


Current use:	Railway Station
Former use:	Railway Station

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 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 Number	Gazette Date	Gazette Number	Gazette Page
Heritage Act - State Heritage Register	01242	02 Apr 99	27	1546
Heritage Act - s.170 NSW State agency heritage register
Register of the National Estate		21 Mar 78

References, internet links & images

Type	Author	Year	Title	Internet Links
Tourism	Attraction Homepage	2007	Heritage Express Journeys	View detail

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Data source


The information for this entry comes from the following source:
Name:	Heritage NSW
Database number:	5045346

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