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Distillers Siding
Line: Geelong
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Opened: Tuesday, 14 February 1928
Closed: (Saturday, 21 February 1987)
This siding was opened to serve the Corio Distillery. The distillery itself opened on March 21 1929, where a special train was provided from Melbourne for the invited guests. The opening was carried out by Mr William H. Ross, chairman of the parent company 'The Distillers Company Limited' of Scotland. The distillery produced both grain and malt whiskeys, as well as gin. The distillery was famous for their 'Corio 5-Star Whisky' that won first prize at the 1956 Sydney Royal Easter Show. By 1989 the distillery had closed, replaced by the offices of local radio station BAY-FM. Today the distillery buildings are used by Cheetham's Salt, a rather pleasent turn of events from a railway perspective...
Events
Line Opened
| Saturday, 1 November 1856 | Line opened Lara to Geelong |
| Thursday, 25 June 1857 | Line officially opened between Geelong and at temporary terminus at Greenwich. A ferry was used the complete the journey to Melbourne |
| Saturday, 3 October 1857 | Temporary Greenwich terminal and stub line closed. Geelong line now connected to the partially completed Williamstown line. A ferry complete the journey from Williamstown to Melbourne |
| Monday, 17 January 1859 | Williamstown line finally completed to Melbourne. Geelong trains can now operate direct to Spencer Street Station |
Track Amplified
| Sunday, 8 February 1959 | Line duplicated Corio to North Geelong A |
Diagrams
NOTE: Diagrams are not to scale.
Photos
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Former distillery buildings |
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