Moonah

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Type : Station
Line : Main Line
Distance from Hobart : 005.945km
Opened : 1877 (opened as South Glenorchy, later changed to New Town (Cooleys 1890), then to Moonah 1894)
Closed : 1974
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Aboriginal word for "gum tree"
Notes : Passenger facilities only, island platform.

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Remnains of the platform at Moonah (Google)

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Location of the station (LISTmap)

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Train arriving at Moonah, 1940 (University of Newcastle)

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Staff from Moonah, similar to that used in the murder of railway porter Eric Ross Robinson, 2nd January 1941 at the Moonah signal box.

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Moonah, 1965 (Angus Thornett)

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27/07/1921 - aerial view of Moonah - station to the left

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Moonah in 2011

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Moonah, 1921 (King Studios)

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Remains of Moonah station at present. Nearby ballast loading platform also survives. (Logan Jones)