With this irrigation system in operation, the Government hoped to attract hundreds of new immigrants to a new farming region.
Wade saw an opportunity for his vision in 1913 when Walter Burley Griffin came to Australia after winning the international competition for the design of the new national capital in Canberra.
For years they were framed by the typical "outback architecture" of the School of Arts building erected by the WC⁣ in 1913.
A railway connection was made with Narrandera in 1922 and the infrastructure of a typical Australian rural town emerged over the years".
[6][1] In July 1923 a crossing loop and five-tonne (six-short-ton) gantry crane were erected and in September 1938 a triangle was installed.
[1] The station building is constructed of concrete drop slab panels, a standard material used throughout regional NSW during the 1920s.
The main building presents as a symmetrical elevation, with a 1965 extension to the east to incorporate the original signal box.
The roof was originally clad in asbestos cement tiles, but has been partially reclad in painted corrugated iron.
[1] Leeton is served by the twice weekly NSW TrainLink Xplorer between Griffith and Sydney split from Canberra services at Goulburn.
The construction of the railway station was an integral component of the Murrumbidgee Irrigation Area (MIA) Scheme which provided the opportunity for new agricultural resources to be grown and freighted by rail to the rest of NSW.
Following World War I, the town became a settlement for migrants and returned soldiers, who travelled by train to embark on a new life.
The site of the railway precinct is important for its historic link to the original urban plan of Leeton by Walter Burley Griffin.
[1] Leeton railway station was listed on the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1999 having satisfied the following criteria.
The site of the railway precinct is important for its historic link to the design of the town of Leeton by Walter Burley Griffin.
Following World War I, the town became a settlement for migrants and returned soldiers, who travelled by train to embark on a new life.
[1] The place is important in demonstrating aesthetic characteristics and/or a high degree of creative or technical achievement in New South Wales.
[1] The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales.
[1] This Wikipedia article contains material from Leeton Railway Station and yard group, entry number 01178 in the New South Wales State Heritage Register published by the State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) 2018 under CC-BY 4.0 licence, accessed on 2 June 2018.