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From the New South Wales Office of Environment and Heritage website (www.environment.nsw.gov.au/heritageapp/ViewHeritageItemDe...):
History:
The railway from Wentworth Falls to Mount Victoria was opened in 1868, passing through what was to become Katoomba. The Great Western Railway was intended to initially reach Bathurst but, beyond that town, its terminus was not stated.
The station opened in 1874 as 'The Crushers'. A sandstone quarry suitable for producing ballast for the construction and maintenance of the line was developed just to the north of the line, and from 1874 The Crushers was a stopping-place for trains with quarrymen, equipment and wagons for transporting ballast. A platform was provided in 1877 close to the level-crossing keeper's cottage (demolished in 1902).
In 1881 a new timber platform and station were built, to the west of the level-crossing. The goods yard between the stations and Bathurst Road (then the Great Western Highway) was developed in 1883-4. This expansion was necessary because of Katoomba's growth in the 1880s and 1890s as a tourist and local commercial centre. The goods yard contains a valuable collection of traditional railway structures, including the 5 ton jib crane (no. T171), the goods shed 54’ x 12’ dating in part from 1881 and an unusual curved timber loading platform. There is also an office for the yard gatekeeper and for a signalman, all dating from the early 1900s.
In 1891, the 1881 station building was moved to the improved goods yard to the south. The Katoomba Times reported on 10 October 1891 that 'the old Katoomba station building is to be the goods shed, and was put into position last Wednesday (7 October 1891)', with the 1884 crane adjacent to the east. Around 1921 the goods yard was altered, the siding was realigned and the goods shed (the former station of 1881) was moved 18 metres to the east, where it still resides. The 1884 five-tonne crane was moved along with the shed to its present position.
The present island platform and building at Katoomba date from 1891 and was constructed for £6,922 (including the subway) by Quiggan and Kermode, builders. They are unusual for two reasons. Firstly, the timber building is curved and, secondly, the building design was only used in the Sydney metropolitan rail system. It is the only such building constructed outside the Central to Parramatta line. It is one of 4 such structures remaining extant from a number of stations containing Type 10 buildings including Newtown, MacDonaldtown, Ashfield, Lewisham (all demolished - possibly other examples) and Summer Hill, Homebush and Croydon (extant). Extensions to the building in the same style were carried out in 1913 for £216. Its dominant feature is the extension of the roof bearers to form awnings on both sides and the position of small ornate brackets under the awning beams, marking a transition from the use of posted verandas to cantilevered awnings. The platform was reached by the use of a pedestrian subway constructed in 1891, which were rare outside Sydney.
The other main platform building is the elevated, timber signal box, which was commissioned in 1903. The signal box contains a cam and tappet 40 lever interlocking machine that was installed in 1945. It is typical of the construction time and is similar to boxes at Mount Victoria, Newnes Junction, Lithgow Yard and Exeter.
The line was duplicated in 1902. A two-room timber building was built on the western end of the platform in 1909 for an inspector and an electrician and this building was extended in 1945 for use as a staff meal room. An 'out-of' shed completed the platform structures.
At the entrance to the Station are the ‘Progress Buildings’ which are shown on a plan as part of a new ‘Booking and Parcels Office Building’ dated 20/12/1938. The buildings are a single storey group of three shops facing south to Bathurst Road with an additional shopfront facing east to the exit from the railway station subway. The eastern most shop, 283-285 Bathurst Road, retains its original brass shopfront, albeit with some modification, and tiled piers between, the shop entries are recessed from the street with splayed shopfront reveals. The tiled and marble threshold records the name "MARX" an early Katoomba businessman who used the premises. The Progress Buildings are still owned by RailCorp and leased for private business.
The railway residence at 8 Abbotsford Rd was sold in 1964.
Why significant?
Katoomba Railway Station and Yard is of state significance as a unique railway site in NSW developed around a former ballast quarry and is significant for demonstrating Katoomba’s growth in the 1880s and 1890s as the first tourist and local commercial centre in the Blue Mountains, before the duplication of the Western line in 1902.
The 1891 station building is significant as one of few surviving timber railway station buildings known as ' Standard Eddy', designed under Commissioner Eddy, and demonstrating the introduction of island platform buildings in NSW. Katoomba station building is the only known example of this station type outside the inner city area and is unique to the other examples for its curved form along the platform. The adjacent signal box with its garden beds and planting is also an important and integral element within the station group and is a rare example of a timber on-platform signal box.
The site of the goods yard is of particular significance as it was part of the original Katoomba station precinct dating from 1878, which was used for locomotive turning and minor servicing and stabling of trains. While fulfilling a minor railway use at present for per way maintenance, it contains two relatively rare items, which are the former 1881 timber station building as its goods shed and the 1891 crane.
The station group comprises a homogenous collection of timber structures adding significance to the townscape and streetscape with direct relationships to both. Situated at the focal point of Katoomba, the station is connected visually and physically to the town's commercial heart by the pedestrian subway and landscaped surrounds. The adjacent Progress Buildings from part of the station group and contribute to the early 20th Century character of the commercial precinct of Katoomba with their largely intact shopfronts.
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[order] Passeriformes | [family] Emberizidae | [latin] Miliaria calandra | [UK] Corn Bunting | [FR] Bruant proyer | [DE] Grauammer | [ES] Escribano Triguero | [IT] Strillozzo | [NL] Grauwe Gors
spanwidth min.: 27 cm
spanwidth max.: 30 cm
size min.: 16 cm
size max.: 19 cm
Breeding
incubation min.: 10 days
incubation max.: 11 days
fledging min.: 9 days
fledging max.: 12 days
broods 1
eggs min.: 2
eggs max.: 4
Physical characteristics
Male is largest bunting of west Palearctic with heavily streaked buff-brown plumage. Female smaller but still bulky, sharing male's heavy bill and stout legs. Recalls female sparrow or Eurasian Skylark far more than other buntings. No white in tail. Size, flight, and voice all more important to identification than plumage details. Sexes similar, no seasonal variation.
Habitat
Breeds in middle latitudes of south-west Palearctic, in cool and warm temperate, Mediterranean, and steppe climatic zones, including extremes of both oceanic and continental types. Mainly in lowlands, preferably undulating or sloping rather than level, and with pronounced liking for vicinity of sea coasts. Avoids forest, wetlands, rocky and broken terrain, and, in most regions, mountains or high plateaux, as well as built-up areas. Apart from need for perches to overlook territory and to serve as song-posts, is at home in fully open country, and has minimal demands for cover, except to some extent foor roosting.
Other details
Miliaria calandra is a widespread breeder across much of Europe (except the north), which constitutes >50% of its global breeding range. Its European breeding population is very large (>7,900,000 pairs), and was stable between 1970-1990. Although certain populations-notably in Bulgaria and Romania-remained stable or increased during 1990-2000, the species declined across much of Europe, including the key population in Turkey, and underwent a moderate decline (>10%) overall.
Feeding
Seeds, other plant material, and invertebrates, especially in breeding season. Feeds almost wholly on ground in arable fields, damp meadows, short rough grass, etc. In autumn, commonly in stubble and fields where root crops have been harvested or dung spread, etc., only in harsh winters, and much less so than, Yellowhammer
Conservation
This species has a large range, with an estimated global Extent of Occurrence of 10,000,000 km². It has a large global population, including an estimated 16,000,000-44,000,000 individuals in Europe (BirdLife International in prep.). Global population trends have not been quantified, but the species is not believed to approach the thresholds for the population decline criterion of the IUCN Red List (i.e. declining more than 30% in ten years or three generations). For these reasons, the species is evaluated as Least Concern. [conservation status from birdlife.org]
Breeding
From early June to mid July in Britain, mid May to July in Germany, second half of February to second half of May in Israel, and Mar-June in Canary Islands. Nest site is generally on ground, in thick tangled grass or shrub, in depression in soil of arable field, or in pasture, often in clump of thick weeds. Nest is a fairly large loose construction of stalks, grass stems, and roots, lined with fine grass, rootlets, and sometimes hair. 4-6 eggs, incubation period is 12-14 days, by female only.
Migration
Resident to partially migratory. Winters chiefly within breeding range, but also regularly south to North Africa and northern Arabia. Western migrants head mostly south-west or SSW, and some southern birds move west; at least some eastern birds head south or east of south. Data suggest central European birds migrate more than north European ones. Resident birds roam in flocks in winter, resulting in absence from some breeding localities.
State of Kuwait Boeing 737-9BQ/ER BBJ3 (cn 37632) as "Kuwaiti 003" on final to runway 22R at O'Hare. This is the fourth aircraft from Kuwait to arrive at ORD in less than a month. Other aircraft were two 747 flights, an A340-500, and this BBJ3.
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Photographed at a ghost town church in Southern Oregon.
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1976 Style Brooklyn NYC Kodachrome Minolta SRT-102 w/400mm telephoto lens. 57th St the corner of St Frances de Chantal Church in Boro Park on 13th ave. Are these styles dated a bit or what? They looked perfectly normal at the time. How silly will we look to ourselves in 35 years? Uh... I'll be 85: You take it from there. I did my job here. See the blurred leg in sunlight and some unsteadiness on my part? I bet I shot it at 1/60th - My 400mm threshold: The very heavy lens helps. Even when SCANNED, you can tell it's a Kodachrome. Amazing! Won't you see the rest of my shots of a Brooklyn gone visit a few of my sets:
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a bit of a mixture on this one but I liked that fancy blue mailbox - a kind of harmony in the disparity.