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Type : Station
Line : Derwent Valley Line
Distance from Bridgewater Junction : 016.500km
Location :
Opened : 1889
Closed : 1974
Status : Closed
Name meaning : An area on the Boyer Road just outside the town boundary of
New Norfolk. It is named because of the imposing rock formation on the
northern side of the road.
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Gatekeeper's cottage at the eastern end of the shared road & rail section at The Rocks. It is a Beattie photo from the 29-07-1909 issue of the Weekly Courier.
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Near to the Rocks halt, 1925 (WD & HO Wills Cigarette Card) (Libraries Tas)
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"View of Derwent Valley railway line, rail worker and dog" (undated)  (Libraries Tasmania)

Location is near Rocks
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Derwent Valley Railway (from Pulpit Rock) (undated) - photo by John Bradfield (designer of the Sydney Harbour Bridge) (University of Sydney)
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