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Coominya Railway Station

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HistoryIn 1886, Bellevue Railway Station came into being as a siding on the railway line that extended from Lowood to Esk. This siding was a service for Bellevue Station, now known as Bellevue Homestead. The railway station was later moved west to more level ground where it stands today. In 1895, the railway became an Electric Telegraph Station. Because of minor confusion between the two names of Bellevue Station, Mr Charles Lumley Hill of Bellevue Station considered that Railway station be renamed “Coominya”. With its meaning from the Aboriginal word ‘Yugarabul”, “I see water” and referred to swamps that lay in the direction of Clarendon. Coominya Railway Station consisted of the Station Masters room, waiting room and Station Master’s House. Today, Coominya Railway is no longer operational, however the old railway buildings remain with the main station restored and renamed “Coominya Railway Community Centre”. These buildings are used for community purposes including the Coominya & District Progress Association. Other NamesBellevue Railway StationTypeRailway StationsTownsCoominya & SurroundsReferencesCoominya Railway Station Factsheet. Esk: Somerset Regional Council. (Held at Esk Library).

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SubjectsRailway buildingsTrainsSteam TrainsCollectionRailwaysRelated PlacesCoominyaLowoodEskClarendonRelated OrganisationsCoominya & District Progress AssociationCoominya Railway Community CentreRelated PeopleCharles Lumley HillAddress Railway Street, Coominya, Queensland, 4311, AustraliaGeo Coordinates^[1]

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