Station: Westerway

The Station was officially opened Dec 20th 1909.

Known as Russell originally, as well as the station building there was a Goods Shed, Engine Shed, Coal Shed, Wood Shed, Sheep yards and Station master's Residence.

Until 1919 Russell was the terminus of the line so there was a wye for the locomotives to turn around.

Stationmasters

1911	to		Jones
c.1914	to	1916	Herbert Charles Howell	From obituary 1944
1929		1931	Mr.Jos. Brain
	to	1934	P.J.Cowie	Last six years?
1934	to	1938	R.M.Hill
1943			Mr.Arthur White	Funeral notice 1943 (Trove)
1945	to	1947	Mr.V.Salter
1948	to	1949	Milton Roy Wicks	Illegal bookmaking (trial 1949)
1949			Les Mauser	Relieving Station Master (Trove)
1967	to	1969	Alfie McLean	[Facebook: Stations of Tasmania]
		1976	Myrna Williams	TasArchives

Other Names

From 1909 to 1919 was known as "RUSSELL"

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Plans and Drawings

		1935
		1913

Passengers at different times:

Farmers from further up the valley towards Ellendale

Hop-pickers

Timbersplitters

Possum trappers

Woodsmen

Bushwalkers

Adamsfield prospectors

Geologists

Track Builders