Station names on Melbourne's Stony Point Line


No intro, let us just push forward.

Leawarra

Leawarra seems to have been most likely named after Leawarra House, an event venue located a fair ways north of the station. Leawarra is definitely of aboriginal origin, although its unclear what it means. 

Langwarrin (closed)

Langwarrin can trace its back to a pastoral run from the 1840s known as 'Lang Waring'

The station closed in 1981 along with the rest of the Stony Point line, but did not re-open with the rest of the line.

Baxter

Baxter is named after Benjamin Baxter, a man who was Melbourne's first postmaster, and possibly the first white man to settle in the Mornington Peninsula. He owned a pastoral run called 'Carrup Carrup'.

Prior to 1918, the station was known as 'Mornington Junction', referring to the fact that the line to Mornington splits off from the line to Stony Point here.

Somerville

Not much is known about Somerville's name origin, although considering the origins of the names of Cranbourne and Mornington it was probably named after a British official.

Tyabb

Tyabb is an aboriginal word that means mudhole. Not much else to say.

Hastings

Hastings is most likely named after a seaside port in Sussex, England. Hastings apparently means 'son of the austere man' which is not exactly something that you want to be.


Bittern

Bittern is named after the Australasian Bittern, an endangered bird species that can be found on the Mornington Peninsula.

Morradoo

Info on this station is a little sketchy, but the name seems to have been chosen in a local naming competition. Morradoo is an aboriginal (most likely Boon Wurrung) term for 'powder and shot' and was the original name of Crib Point.

In 1996, Morradoo gained its current name after originally being known as 'Rail Motor Stopping Place No. 15'. These stopping places were basically stops on the line that did not have proper station status.

Crib Point

Crib Point is possibly named after the huts or 'cribs' that were built in the area.

Stony Point

Stony Point name is... kind of a mystery, if you know anything about the name, please let me know.

Conclusion

That is all for now, tune in next time for the Sandringham Line, the last rail line we need to cover in Melbourne!

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