the local community's sense of place, and can provide a connection to the local community's past. The place possesses uncommon, rare or endangered aspects of the cultural or natural history of New South Wales. The 1887 awningless weatherboard Platform 2 building is a rare platform building, one of only three of this design on the Illawarra line (with other examples at Bombo and Berry, the one at Berry having a 1901 awning addition). All examples of this type of platform buildings on the Illawarra line are weatherboard. The 1891 milk shed (later extended and converted to an Out-of-room) is a rare survivor of this type of station building. The platform structures at Dunmore are rare examples of open types of platform structures (only other example on the Illawarra line is at Bombo), the original central section of Platform 2 being particularly significant, despite later alteration. The residence is rare as a precursor to the standard J2 design and exhibits the features of this design. The Station Master's residence is unusual for its siting facing away from the station, and brick construction materials though it is associated with a railway station with weatherboard buildings. The place is important in demonstrating the principal characteristics of a class of cultural or natural places/environments in New South Wales. Dunmore (Shellharbour) Railway Station is a representative rural station retaining structures from the period 1887- 1925. The weatherboard signal box (1925) is representative of and typical of signal boxes of this period, of added significance for retaining its signal levers. With 20 levers it is a larger example than other comparable structures. The Station Master's residence is a good representative example of a J2 design brick Station Master's residence, predating the 1899 issue of standard plans for railway residences. See also Shellharbour Junction railway station List of disused regional railway stations in New South Wales References Attribution External links Dunmore station details Sydney Trains Buildings and structures in Wollongong Disused regional railway stations in New South Wales Railway stations in Australia opened in 1887 Railway stations closed in 2014 New South Wales State Heritage Register City of Shellharbour Railway bridges in New South Wales Articles incorporating text from the New South Wales State Heritage Register