WUBIN

Wubin's slogan is "Gateway to the North". It is a good place to stop and have a look around. Check out the tourist information on the wall of the post office, and the museum in the old wheat bin.

The old buildings in Wubin have been kept in reasonable condition, and are well worth a closer inspection. Above is the Wubin Hall, built in 1936, of brick and iron construction.

The Wubin Post Office originally housed the manual telephone exchange. This was converted to automatic exchange in the 1970's, but the original cement brick building remains.

The Wubin Hotel, with motel units at the rear.

The row of shops are reminiscent of a busier day. The Wubin Trading Co on the left was the main shopping centre, extremely busy on the days when the train brought in the mail and fresh supplies.

Not used as a shop for many years, this was originally a butcher's shop.

This was the Wubin Trading Company, back in the 1930s. Gramophones were new technology, judging by the spelling.

The same view in 2002. No longer a shop, the advertising material has all been removed.

The railway through Wubin was completed in December 1913 and officially opened on 5 March 1915. Nowdays, trucks bring all freight into Wubin, resulting in desolate railway yards.

Looking north along the railway reserve.

In the 1960s, a new railway station was built. By the early 1980s, freight was deregulated, and trucks started to carry the majority of freight.

1998 was the end of an era as far as the railway was concerned. It was decided to truck wheat south from Wubin to McLevie, and north from Buntine to Maya, thereby effectively closing the section of line between McLevie (near Dalwallinu) and Maya. By 2002, the railway spur line to the wheat bins has been partially pulled up and removed.

The original wheat bin at Wubin is one of the few remaining examples of this style of corrugated iron wheat bin. It has now been converted to a museum.

The railway crane marks the location of the original goods shed, and is reminiscent of an era when country towns survived because of the railway.

The Shell service station viewed from the north end of Wubin. Wubin boasts two service stations, as well as the petrol pump on the right, which is located behind the (old) Wubin Trading Co.