Kareela railway station

Kareela railway station was a railway station on the Main South railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It opened in 1889, 170 km south of Sydney, originally as Wollondilly, and was renamed Kareela on 27 June 1891.^[1] It closed in 1915, as a result of the duplication of the Main South railway line that was completed in September of that year.^[2][3]

Kareela
General information
Location	Penrose, New South Wales Australia
Coordinates	34°40′09″S 150°13′33″E
Operated by	New South Wales Government Railways
Line(s)	Main South
Distance	169.785 kilometres from Central
Platforms	1 (1 side)
Tracks	1
Construction
Structure type	Ground
Other information
Status	Demolished
History
Opened	1 November 1889
Closed	19 September 1915
Electrified	No
Previous names	Wollondilly (1889-1891)
Services
Preceding station Former services Following station Penrose towards Albury Main Southern Line Bundanoon towards Sydney

There was a post office nearby, also known as, Kareela, which closed in 1916, as a result of the earlier station closure.^[4] Penrose Public School was known as Kareela, from 1891 to 1922.^[5] Referring to the surrounding area as Kareela continued into the 1920s,^[6][7] but became uncommon after 1925.^[8][9] Penrose Road was called Kareela Road until 1982.^[10] The parallel road, which runs along the northern side of the railway line, is now known as Kareela Road, but the former locality is now either part of Penrose or Bundanoon.^[11][12]

The name has since been applied to a suburb in Sydney, Kareela, since 1968.^[13][14]

References

1. Kareela station, NSWrail.net. Accessed 9 August 2009.
2. "STATE RAILWAYS". Farmer and Settler. 4 June 1915. p. 6. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
3. "PLACE NAMES". Sydney Morning Herald. 23 January 1937. p. 13. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
4. "KAREELA POST-OFFICE". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. 23 May 1916. p. 4. Retrieved 19 August 2023.
5. "Kareela (1)". nswgovschoolhistory.cese.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
6. "FRUITGROWERS CO-OPERATE". Goulburn Evening Penny Post. 13 January 1925. p. 4. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
7. "THE FRUITGROWER". Daily Telegraph (Sydney). 11 November 1927. p. 23. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
8. "ALTERATION IN THE NAMES OF POLLING PLACES". Commonwealth of Australia Gazette. 3 September 1925. p. 1380. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
9. "PARLIAMENTARY ELECTORATES AND ELECTIONS ACT, 1912, AS AMENDED BY SUBSEQUENT ACTS". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 13 May 1927. p. 2332. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
10. "WINGECARRIBEE SHIRE COUNCIL.—Local Government Act, 1919.—NAMING AND RENAMING OF ROADS.—Notice is". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 14 May 1982. p. 2169. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
11. "Penrose · New South Wales 2579, Australia". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
12. "Bundanoon · New South Wales 2578, Australia". Google Maps. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
13. "GEOGRAPHICAL NAMES ACT, 1966". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. 3 November 1967. p. 4073. Retrieved 20 August 2023.
14. The Book of Sydney Suburbs, Compiled by Frances Pollon, Angus & Robertson Publishers, 1990, Published in Australia ISBN 0-207-14495-8