Wellington Railway Station
The Wellington Railway Station was built in 1880 and is a fine example of the Victorian Gothic style roadside Station building and platform. Constructed of local rose red bricks from the Wellington Brick Kiln, it was originally unpainted with the cement plaster decorative surrounds of the doors and windows painted in white. The building has since been painted, as you can see in this recent photo.
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Welcome to Wellington
Nestled at the foothills of the Mt Arthur Reserve on the banks of the Macquarie and Bell Rivers, Wellington is the second-oldest town west of the Blue Mountains. Traditionally inhabited by the Wiradjuri people, Lieutenant John Oxley was the first European to discover the Wellington area after he came upon what he described as a “beautifully picturesque valley” which he named after Arthur Wellesley the “Iron Duke” of Wellington. A convict settlement was established in 1823 and Wellington grew from there, being gazetted as a town in 1846. (from the Home page of...
Read MoreWellington Silos
The Wellington Silos have always stood proud as one of our most important and much-loved landmarks.
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