Nobelius Siding
Railway station in Victoria, Australia
Preceding station | Puffing Billy Railway | Following station | ||
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Emerald towards Belgrave | Gembrook line | Nobelius towards Gembrook |
Nobelius Siding is situated on the Puffing Billy Railway in Emerald. The siding was built in 1904[1] to serve the adjacent packing shed, built in the same year, from which nursery seedlings and plants were shipped throughout Australia by C.A. Nobelius' Gembrook Nurseries.[2] The Nobelius nursery was once the largest plant nursery in the Southern Hemisphere with 200,000 trees grown on 180 hectares.[3]
The Packing Shed has been restored by Puffing Billy volunteers and is now used by the Railway as a function centre, particularly as a venue for Puffing Billy’s various evening dining experiences, such as "Murder on the Puffing Billy Express".[4]
References
- ^ "Casey Cardinia Moments in a Regional History". Archived from the original on 22 July 2008. Retrieved 21 November 2008.
- ^ "Nobelius Siding". Victorian Government Railways Narrow Gauge Stations Alphabetical List. Bill Russell. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "Emerald". The Age. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
- ^ "The Journey". Puffing Billy. Retrieved 1 March 2019.
External links
- Melway map at street-directory.com.au