O'Shea and Bennett's Siding

O'Shea and Bennett's Siding was a railway siding on the Walhalla narrow gauge line in Gippsland, Victoria, Australia, named for the local sawmill company of William O'Shea and David Bennett. The siding opened in 1921. Located at the down end in a dead end was the White Rock Lime Company's original siding, later moved to Platina. It closed in 1941 under the name Ezard's Siding,[1] the name having been changed after the purchase of O'Shea and Bennett's sawmills by James Ezard in 1931.[2]

O'Shea and Bennett's Siding
Line(s)Walhalla
Platforms0
Tracks3
Other information
StatusClosed
History
Opened26 April 1921
Closed24 June 1941
Services
Preceding station   Disused railways   Following station
Knott's Siding   Walhalla line   Murie
  List of closed railway stations in Victoria  

The station was situated at the down end of a deep cutting under Boola Rd (Walhalla-Tyers Rd), adjacent to the intersection with the main Walhalla Rd. After the closure of the railway in 1954, the cutting was used as a landfill for the local town's garbage dump.[3]

The Walhalla Goldfields Railway are planning in the long term to rebuild from Thomson to Erica, but as the cutting would need to be re-excavated, the current plan is for an intermediate station to be built at the site of O'Shea and Bennett's Siding.[4]

References
  1. Russell, Bill. "O'Shea and Bennett's Siding". Victorian Government Narrow Gauge Railways. Retrieved 15 February 2011.
  2. [1.pdf Baw Baw Shire Heritage Report
  3. Photos from the Walhalla railway
  4. Walhalla Golfields Railway - History, accessed 15 January 2012

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