D'Aguilar Railway Station, ca. 1920

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TitleD'Aguilar Railway Station, ca. 1920DescriptionOne of the routes considered for the North Coast Line
from Brisbane to Gympie in the latter 19th century did look at passing through the Woodford area. (It was also considered as one of several possible routes to Nanango).

Construction of a railway to Woodford was approved by
Parliament in early 1908 and construction began in April
1908. The Commissioners Annual Report noted that the
work was carried out by day labour, and good progress
was being made. The railway line which was 17.64 miles
(28.74 kilometres) in length was opened on 6 December
1909.

On the short branch line to Woodford, four intermediate
stations were provided. At Moodlu, Wamuran (9.6 kilometres from Caboolture), Bracalba (8 miles/12.9 kilometres),
D’Aguilar (14 miles 54 chains/23 kilometres and Woodford (17 miles 38 chains/27.4 kilometres). The new station names
were all gazetted on 4 March 1910.

D’ Aguilar was the highest station on the line, 478 feet above sea level. It was situated on a 20 chains radius right hand
curve in a shallow cutting and had an unusual layout, with the station building located between the main line and the
goods shed loop or back road, and a dead-end siding facing west at the end of the low platform.

The post office directory for 1913 recorded 14 dairy farmers, 13 other farmers, three stores, a sawmill, and the Hotel
D’Aguilar at D’Aguilar (and Delaney’s Creek).

The former Wamuran and D’Aguilar station buildings are today significant as surviving station buildings formerly on the Caboolture to Kilcoy branch line.
Information supplied by Greg Hallam, Qld Railway Historian.
Dateca. 1920CollectorGallaher, BobbieRecord typePhotographFormat typeDigitalOriginal format colourBlack and white

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CollectionCaboolture Library Photographic Collection

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PlaceD'Aguilar (Qld.)PersonGallaher, BobbieSubject (keywords)railway stationsrailway lineslocomotivessteam trainstrainsgroups (people)housesgates

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D'Aguilar Railway Station, ca. 1920