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Title: Burringbar Water Tank
Post by: admin on October 16, 2022, 01:28:57 PM

Type : Tank
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 915.294km
Opened : 15 October 1922
Closed : 1965
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Aboriginal word for "place of the (non-returning) boomerang"
Notes: 227mm bore jib, water was pumped from a nearby creek by an oil fired engine. In 1956 it was listed as an Up Refuge and with 9 inch parachute tank. Removed from all publications 23 December 1967.

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Post by: admin on October 16, 2022, 01:29:42 PM

Burringbar Tank (details and credits on the image)

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Post by: admin on October 16, 2022, 01:30:47 PM

Melissa Darnley - looking towards the location of the shed

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Post by: admin on October 16, 2022, 01:33:34 PM

Mills Creek bridge, Burringbar

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Post by: admin on October 16, 2022, 01:35:04 PM

Images courtesy Burringbar Community

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Post by: admin on October 16, 2022, 01:37:15 PM

Details on image

Title: Re: Burringbar Water Tank
Post by: Peter Cokley on October 19, 2022, 01:20:47 PM

Burringbar water tank (not station) closed 1967 as per Weekly Notice 51 of 23 December 1967

Stations of the North Coast Line

Murwillumbah Line (later Branch) => Anderson's Siding to Condong => Topic started by: admin on October 16, 2022, 01:28:57 PM