Joel railway station, Victoria

37°00′45″S 143°00′18″E / 37.0125°S 143.005°E / -37.0125; 143.005

Joel railway station was on the Navarre railway line in Victoria, Australia, 10+1⁄4 miles (16.5 km) from where the line branched off from the Avoca railway line. The station was formally opened in May 1914,^[1] with P. Foley as its first stationmaster.^{[citation needed]} It was in what was then known as Joel South. "Joel Joel", or "Joel" as it became known, was named after Joel Pennington, the manager of a local pastoral property.^[2]

The station closed with the line in February 1954.^[1]

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b "Joel". Vicsig. Retrieved 20 July 2023.
^ O'Callaghan, Thomas [comp], 1918. Names of Victorian Railway Stations. Government Printing Office, [Victoria]

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[vicsig-1] "Joel". Vicsig. Retrieved 20 July 2023.

[2] O'Callaghan, Thomas [comp], 1918. Names of Victorian Railway Stations. Government Printing Office, [Victoria]

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