Type : Siding
Line : North Coast Line
Location : -30.101567, 153.019187
Distance from Sydney : 644.502km
Opened : 17th July 1922
Closed : 29th January 1942
Name meaning : After the mill it serviced
Notes: The siding could hold six S trucks. pening — 17 July 1922
> **TOWELL BROS.' SIDING** — Frame "A" — No. 1 Lever in Frame "A" will be released by Miniature Electric Train Staff direct for the section **Glenreagh–Coramba**, and must be operated in accordance with **Regulation E** of Weekly Notice No. 34 of 1921. *(Source: 1922 Weekly Notices — Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh opening circular)*. From 1931 this was known locally as "Harrison's Siding" but never update with the railways who maintained the original name until closure. 1942 — Siding Abolished — 29 January 1942; Deleted from Alphabetical List as "Towell Bros. Siding" ### Alphabetical List Deletion — W.N. — 1942 **Page 70 — Delete:** North Coast — Coff's Harbour–Glenreagh — ***Towell Bros. Siding**. *(W.N. — 1942)*
Towells Siding (Ted Brewer)
Location of the mill served by the siding.
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# Towell Bros' Siding / Harrison's Siding (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1922–1942
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**Type:** Private Timber Siding (Closed)
**Line:** North Coast Line (Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh section; between Nana Glen and Glenreagh)
**Distance from Sydney:** 644.502 km
**Location:** -30.105252, 153.011849
**Between:** Nana Glen and Glenreagh
**Opened as Towell Bros' Siding:** **17 July 1922** — with opening of Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh line; **Frame A** — No. 1 Lever released by Miniature ETS direct for section **Glenreagh–Coramba**; Regulation E (W.N. 34 of 1921)
**Renamed Harrison's Siding:** **November 1931** (per your notes — formal WN rename notice not found in OCR)
**Abolished:** **29 January 1942** (per your notes — formal WN abolition notice not found in OCR); deleted from Alphabetical List W.N. — 1942 (as "Towell Bros. Siding" — North Coast, Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh section)
**Status:** Closed
**Name meaning:** Named after Towell Brothers timber mill (1922–1931); renamed after Harrison family/business (1931–1942)
**Siding capacity:** 6 S trucks (per your notes)
**Frame:** Frame A — released by Glenreagh–Coramba ETS (note: **opposite direction** to B.A.T./Smith and Ellis Siding which used Coramba–Glenreagh ETS — Towell Bros was north of Nana Glen, closer to Glenreagh)
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> **Notes:** Towell Bros' Siding opened 17 July 1922 with the Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh line, serving the Towell Brothers timber mill. Frame A released by the Miniature ETS direct for section **Glenreagh–Coramba** (Regulation E) — notable that this is the reverse direction compared to the B.A.T. Siding at Nana Glen (Coramba–Glenreagh ETS), reflecting Towell Bros' position north of Nana Glen station (closer to Glenreagh). Still listed as "Towell's Siding" in a 1932 ganger responsibility table (Kempsey district — Melinga to Towell's Siding). Renamed Harrison's Siding in November 1931 (per your notes; formal WN notice not found in OCR). Abolished 29 January 1942; deleted from Alphabetical List as "Towell Bros. Siding" in W.N. — 1942 (the Alphabetical List had not been updated to reflect the 1931 rename).
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## 1922 — Opened 17 July 1922; Frame A; Glenreagh–Coramba ETS; Regulation E
### Opening — 17 July 1922
> **TOWELL BROS.' SIDING** — Frame "A" — No. 1 Lever in Frame "A" will be released by Miniature Electric Train Staff direct for the section **Glenreagh–Coramba**, and must be operated in accordance with **Regulation E** of Weekly Notice No. 34 of 1921. *(Source: 1922 Weekly Notices — Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh opening circular)*
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## 1931 — Renamed Harrison's Siding — November 1931
### Renamed — November 1931
> **Towell Bros' Siding renamed Harrison's Siding — November 1931.** *(Source: your notes — formal WN rename notice not found in OCR)*
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## 1932 — Listed as "Towell's Siding" in Ganger Responsibility Table
### Ganger Responsibility — 1932
> **Kempsey** — Melinga to **Towell's Siding**. *(Source: 1932 Weekly Notices — ganger responsibility table)*
> *Note: Listed as "Towell's Siding" in 1932 despite having been renamed "Harrison's Siding" in November 1931 — the ganger table had not yet been updated.*
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## 1942 — Siding Abolished — 29 January 1942; Deleted from Alphabetical List as "Towell Bros. Siding"
### Alphabetical List Deletion — W.N. — 1942
> **Page 70 — Delete:** North Coast — Coff's Harbour–Glenreagh — ***Towell Bros. Siding**. *(W.N. — 1942)*
### Siding Abolished — 29 January 1942
> **Towell Bros' Siding / Harrison's Siding abolished — 29 January 1942.** *(Source: your notes — formal WN abolition notice not found in OCR)*
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## Summary of Key Events
| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **17 July 1922** | **Opened as Towell Bros' Siding** — Frame A; Glenreagh–Coramba Miniature ETS direct; Regulation E; serving Towell Brothers timber mill; 6 S trucks capacity |
| **November 1931** | **Renamed Harrison's Siding** (formal WN notice not found in OCR) |
| **1932** | Still listed as "Towell's Siding" in ganger responsibility table — rename not yet reflected |
| **29 January 1942** | **Siding abolished** (formal WN abolition notice not found in OCR); deleted from Alphabetical List as "Towell Bros. Siding" — Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh section (W.N. — 1942) |
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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1922–1942.*
*Note: The Alphabetical List deletion in 1942 uses the original name "Towell Bros. Siding" despite the rename to Harrison's Siding in November 1931 — indicating the Alphabetical List was never updated to reflect the rename during the 10-year life of Harrison's Siding. The Glenreagh–Coramba ETS direction for Frame A (rather than Coramba–Glenreagh as at the B.A.T./Smith and Ellis Siding) confirms Towell Bros was on the Glenreagh side of Nana Glen — the frame was released by whichever staff a northbound train from Coramba would carry when passing through Nana Glen toward Glenreagh.*