Stony Point Railway Station
Stony Point is a railway station in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, located in the suburb of Crib Point, and is the terminus of the Stony Point railway line. Stony Point is unmanned and is in Metcard Zone 2.
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Let us be evil could we enter in
Your grace, and falter on the stony path!”
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—Sarah Fielding (17101768)