Oliver Hill Railway Station

Oliver Hill Railway Station is a railway station in City of Cockburn, Western Australia. Oliver Hill Railway Station is situated nearby to the military installation Machine Gun Emplacement (1943), as well as near the ruins Diesel Filling Point.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Rottnest Island and Lake Timperley.

Rottnest Island

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Rottnest Island is an island about 20 km off the coast of Perth with a permanent population of around 300 people. It receives around 500,000 visitors a year, and up to 15,000 visitors at a time during peak periods and is best known for its adorable quokkas.

Lake Timperley

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Wadjemup Lighthouse

Lighthouse

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Completed in 1849, the original 20-metre Wadjemup Lighthouse was Western Australia's first stone lighthouse and was built to provide a safer sailing passage for ships to Fremantle Harbour and the Swan River Colony. Wadjemup Lighthouse is situated 1¼ km west of Oliver Hill Railway Station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Oliver Hill Battery and Thomson Bay Settlement.

Oliver Hill Battery

Locality

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Oliver Hill Battery is a locality.

Thomson Bay Settlement

Village

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Thomson Bay, known in full as Thomson Bay Settlement and also known as The Settlement, is the largest settlement of Rottnest Island, Western Australia, situated on the island's northeastern coast. Thomson Bay Settlement is situated 2½ km northeast of Oliver Hill Railway Station.