Type : Platform
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 858.158km
Location : -28.747568, 153.440413
Opened : 1896
Closed : By 19th July, 1913 (WN29/1913)
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after the property it was associated with.
Notes : Small platform and waiting shed added in 1900. The platform and waiting shed was located on the Down side, the 132' dead end siding was located on the Up side. The property is still owned by the Buckley family. The original siding was constructed to be used as a sugar cane siding. Buckley's Siding closure in W.N. 29–1913 appeared alongside the commissioning of Bexhill interlocking (Circular No. 188) and the withdrawal of a Guard-worked crossing arrangement at another location — suggesting July 1913 was a period of general infrastructure rationalisation on the Murwillumbah branch. The 17-year life of the platform and shed (1900–1913) without any intermediate WN entries is consistent with a small private siding serving a single property with no goods or public traffic changes requiring formal gazette notice.
Location of the one time siding (Six Maps)
Northern Star, 14/11/1906 - report on a fatal accident at the siding 9/11/1906
Layout of Buckley's Siding
# Buckley's Siding (Murwillumbah Branch)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1896–1913
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**Type:** Siding / Platform (Closed)
**Line:** Murwillumbah Branch (Casino–Murwillumbah; between Booyong and Bangalow)
**Distance from Sydney:** 858.158 km (Mileage approximately **4m 21c from Bangalow** — per 1913 closure notice)
**Location:** -28.747568, 153.440413
**Between:** Booyong (south/west) and Bangalow (north/east)
**Opened:** **1896** (per your notes; no WN opening notice found in OCR)
**Small platform and waiting shed added:** **1900** (per your notes)
**Closed:** **By 19 July 1913** — W.N. 29–1913 (ref. 13–24,151)
**Status:** Closed
**Name meaning:** Named after the Buckley family property it was associated with (property still owned by the Buckley family per your notes)
### Siding Characteristics
**Original purpose:** Sugar cane siding (per your notes)
**Siding:** **132-foot dead-end siding** — **Up side** of Main line
**Platform and waiting shed:** **Down side** of Main line (added 1900)
### Closure Notice (W.N. 29–1913)
> "Buckley's Siding (Grafton-Tweed Line) — The Siding at Mileage **4[m] 21[c]**, between Booyong and Bangalow, has been closed." (13–24,151.)
*Note: OCR reads "Mileage 4%-21" — the "%" is an OCR artefact; the mileage is interpreted as 4 miles 21 chains from [the relevant reference point], consistent with the 858.158 km distance.*
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> **Notes:** Buckley's Siding opened 1896 as a sugar cane siding on the Up side of the line between Booyong and Bangalow. A small Down side platform and waiting shed were added in 1900. Closed by 19 July 1913 (W.N. 29–1913; ref. 13–24,151) — the same WN that commissioned the full interlocking arrangements at Bexhill (Circular No. 188 of 1913). No WN opening notice found in the OCR collection. The Buckley family property is still in the same ownership per your notes.
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## 1913 — Siding Closed — W.N. 29–1913
### Siding Closed — W.N. 29–1913
> **Buckley's Siding (Grafton-Tweed Line)** — The Siding at Mileage **4m 21c**, between Booyong and Bangalow, has been closed. (13–24,151.) *(W.N. 29–1913)*
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## Summary of Key Events
| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **1896** | **Opened** — Up side 132-foot dead-end siding; sugar cane purposes (per your notes; no WN opening notice found) |
| **1900** | **Platform and waiting shed added** — Down side of Main line (per your notes) |
| **By 19 July 1913** | **Siding closed** — Mileage 4m 21c between Booyong and Bangalow (W.N. 29–1913; ref. 13–24,151) |
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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1913.*
*Note: Buckley's Siding closure in W.N. 29–1913 appeared alongside the commissioning of Bexhill interlocking (Circular No. 188) and the withdrawal of a Guard-worked crossing arrangement at another location — suggesting July 1913 was a period of general infrastructure rationalisation on the Murwillumbah branch. The 17-year life of the platform and shed (1900–1913) without any intermediate WN entries is consistent with a small private siding serving a single property with no goods or public traffic changes requiring formal gazette notice.*