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#11

Shell Siding to Wauchope / Re: Kerewong Loop

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Down freight trailing view at Kerewong.
3-1-93
Photo John Barrett

#12

Shell Siding to Wauchope / Re: Kerewong Loop

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44206 & 2 x 44 class on a down freight at Kerewong.
The second city end loop extension finishes with the toe of 51 points under the new bridge. (Greg Riddel)

#13

Shell Siding to Wauchope / Re: Kerewong Loop

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Down freight approaching Kerewong.
3-1-93
Photo John Barrett

#14

Shell Siding to Wauchope / Re: Kerewong Loop

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Bago road with the newly opened overhead bridge in the foreground & the old timber bridge under demolition in the background.
3-1-93 (Greg Riddel)

#15

Anderson's Siding to Condong / Re: Blumner's Siding

Last post by admin - June 24, 2026, 06:08:25 AM

Siding plans

#16

Anderson's Siding to Condong / Re: Mullumbimby

Last post by admin - June 24, 2026, 06:06:10 AM

> **Mullumbimby — Goods Shed Platform** has been reduced by **15 feet at Murwillumbah end**, reducing staging by **43 feet in length** overall.

*(W.N. 3–1960)*

### Train Staff Sections — 1960
> - **Bangalow–Byron Bay**: 33a minutes 
> - **Byron Bay–Mullumbimby**: 4a minutes 
> - **Mullumbimby–Burringbar**: 19a minutes 
> - **Burringbar–Murwillumbah**: 18a and 13a minutes

*(Source: 1960 Working Timetable — sectional running times)*

---

## 1961 — Goods Siding Converted to Loop Siding

### Alterations to Goods Siding — 14 August 1961
> **Mullumbimby (Casino–Murwillumbah) — Alterations to Goods Siding** — Since **14th August, 1961**, the dead-end at the Murwillumbah end of the Goods Siding has been removed, existing No. 2 Frame B crossover has been abolished, and the siding slewed away from the Through Road to form a **loop siding** joining with the Through Road approximately **125 feet on the Murwillumbah side** of the existing connection.
>
> **New Frame B** — The existing Frame B has been abolished and Frame D has been extended and renamed Frame B. Connections:
> - No. 1 Lever — Facing Point Lock for No. 2 Points.

*(W.N. 34–1961)*

---

## 1962 — Additional Electric Train Staffs; Crane Withdrawn

### Additional Miniature Electric Train Staffs — Byron Bay–Mullumbimby
> On Monday, **13th July, 1962**, between 9 a.m. and 5 p.m., additional Miniature Electric Train Staffs Nos. 21 to 36 inclusive will be provided on the section **Byron Bay–Mullumbimby**.

*(Source: 1962 Weekly Notices)*

### 1.5-Ton Crane — Withdrawn
> **Mullumbimby** — Under heading "Cranes" delete **1–5 ton**. (Crane withdrawn.)

*(W.N. 7–1962)*

---

## 1965 — Brunswick Road Level Crossing — Gated Working Instructions Updated

### Brunswick Road Level Crossing — Instructions
> Trains must be brought to a stand near to and inside the clearance post at the Murwillumbah end of the through road, clear of the level crossing at **mileage 558m 19c (Brunswick Road, Mullumbimby)**.
>
> The guard of a train or fireman of a light engine (unaccompanied by a traffic employee) must arrange for the level crossing gates to be secured in position for the safe passage of the train, and after the passage, to arrange for the gates to be again closed across the line and properly secured.
>
> The employee must also work the fixed signals as required.

*(W.N. 37–1965 and W.N. 41–1965)*

---

## 1966 — Increased Engine Load

### Engine Load Increased — Mullumbimby–Byron Bay
> A load of **650 tons** may be conveyed between **Mullumbimby and Byron Bay**.

*(Source: 1966 Weekly Notices)*

---

## 1967 — Shunting Charges Deleted; Staff Reclassification

### Shunting Charges Deleted
> **Charges for Shunting** — Delete: Mullumbimby.

*(Source: 1967 Weekly Notices)*

### Staff Reclassification — Mullumbimby
> **Mullumbimby — E.S.** (Reclassified position) — listed twice, indicating a change in the establishment/grading of staff at Mullumbimby.

*(Source: 1967 Weekly Notices)*

---

## 1968 — Engine Load Further Increased

### Engine Load — Mullumbimby–Byron Bay
> 750 tons and 44 class to **900 tons** between **Mullumbimby and Byron Bay**.

*(Source: 1968 Weekly Notices)*

---

## 1973 — Signal Post Renewals and Relocation

### Down Home Signal No. 5 — Post Renewed
> **Mullumbimby (Casino–Murwillumbah) — Renewal of Post of Down Home Signal, No. 5** — On Wednesday, **18th April, 1973**, between 7.30 a.m. and 4.15 p.m., the Down Home signal, No. 5, will be out of use for the purpose of renewing the signal post.

*(W.N. 15–1973)*

### Up Home Signal No. 2 — Relocated
> **Mullumbimby (Casino–Murwillumbah) — Relocation of Up Home Signal, No. 2** — On Tuesday, **17th April, 1973**, between 7.30 a.m. and 4.15 p.m., the Up Home signal, No. 2, will be relocated **16 feet towards Murwillumbah**.

*(W.N. 15–1973)*

---

## 1977 — Billinudgel Interlocking — Mullumbimby Staff Key

### Billinudgel — Duplex Lock C — Released by Mullumbimby–Burringbar Staff
> **Billinudgel (Casino–Murwillumbah)** — A Duplex Lock (Duplex Lock C) is provided on a post adjacent to Lever C. The top lock of Duplex Lock C is unlocked by **key on Electric Train Staff for the section Mullumbimby–Burringbar**. When the staff key is turned, it releases a key from the bottom lock, which in turn releases No. 1 Facing Point Lock Lever in Frame A.
>
> Upon completion of shunting, the key staff must be returned to the top lock of Duplex Lock C.

*(W.N. 9–1977 and W.N. 25–1977)*

---

## 1979 — Stock Siding Northern End Connection Removed

### Stock Siding — Northern End Connection Removed — 9 August 1979
> **Mullumbimby (North Coast) — Removal of Connection Main Line to Stock Siding (Northern End)** — Since **9th August, 1979**, Frame E and associated equipment have been removed. The Stock Siding is now a **dead-end siding**, connected to the Main line by No. 3E points at the Sydney end.
>
> Circular and diagram No. 501–27, Mullumbimby of 1934, to be amended accordingly.

*(W.N. 32–1979)*

---

## 1981 — Freight Train Conditions — Sections Updated; Stokers Deleted

### Freight Train Conditions — Casino–Murwillumbah — Major Update
> **Casino–Murwillumbah Branch — Freight Train Conditions:**
>
> Delete all reference to **Mullumbimby–Stokers** (Down section). 
> Delete all reference to **Stokers–Murwillumbah and Condong**. 
> Insert: **Mullumbimby–Murwillumbah and Condong** — 310, 665, 1330, 510, 1020 [tons by class].
>
> Under Section Up — **Condong and Murwillumbah–Stokers**: Delete "Stokers", Insert "Mullumbimby." 
> Under Section Up — Delete all reference to **Stokers–Mullumbimby**. 
> Under Section Up — **Bangalow–Tuncester**: Delete "Tuncester", Insert "Lismore." 
> Under Section Up — Delete all reference to **Tuncester–Bentley**. 
> Under Section Up — **Bentley–Old Casino**: Delete "Bentley", Insert "Lismore."

*(W.N. 11–1981)*

> **Note:** This is a significant notice — it reflects the rationalisation of the train operations on the Murwillumbah Branch, removing Stokers as an operational reference point and using Mullumbimby as the operational boundary for the upper end of the branch.

---

## 1983 — FCX Freight Facility Added

### FCX Facility — Mullumbimby
> **Mullumbimby** — Insert: **F.C.X.** (after Mullumbimby in Controlling Station listings).

*(W.N. — 1983)*

> **Note:** The addition of FCX (Freight Customer Exchange or similar facility) reflects the continued freight activity at Mullumbimby after the cessation of passenger services.

---

## 1985 — Colour Light Signals and Type "F" Level Crossing Signals — Argyle Street

### Colour Light Signals Provided — Mullumbimby
> **Mullumbimby (Casino–Murwillumbah) — Provision of Colour Light Signals** — Works carried out. Detailed instructions for testing and emergency working issued.
>
> **Type "F" Flashing Light Highway Signals — Argyle Street Level Crossing (898.396 km):**
> - Automatically controlled by track circuit for Down and Up trains, subject to clearing of protecting signals.
> - If a train closely approaches Down Starting signal No. 3 or Up Home signal No. 2 at Stop, clearing of the applicable signal will cause level crossing warning indications to be displayed, but clearing of signals Nos. 2 or 3 will be delayed **15 seconds**.
> - **Testing** — A test of the highway signals and warning bell must be carried out **each day by the Station Master, Mullumbimby**, and the result recorded in the Train Register Book.
> - **Emergency Keys** — kept by the Station Master, Mullumbimby.
>
> **Illuminated Track Diagram** — A small illuminated track diagram will be provided in **Mullumbimby Signal Box** incorporating green and red signal repeater lights for Nos. 2 and 3 signals, and red track lights to indicate occupation of tracks in the vicinity of the level crossing.
>
> **Working When Station is Unattended** — An illuminated **"U" indicator** is provided on Down Starting signal No. 3. The indicator is worked from a guard's lever No. 6 in the Signal Box. The Officer before going off duty must pull over No. 2 or No. 5 Home signal lever applicable to the next train to arrive.

*(W.N. — 1985, appearing in two issues)*

---

## 1986 — Major Simplifications; Byron Bay–Mullumbimby Section Change; Burringbar Closed; Argyle Street Type "F" Signals Confirmed

### Byron Bay–Mullumbimby — Ordinary Train Staff Replaces Electric Train Staff — 11 March 1986
> On Tuesday, **11th March, 1986**, between 7.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m., the Miniature Electric Train Staff section **Byron Bay–Mullumbimby** will be cancelled and **Ordinary Train Staff working** substituted in lieu.
>
> **Section details:** 
> From: Byron Bay — To: Mullumbimby 
> Length of section: **15.550 km** 
> Staff shape: Square — Staff colour: Blue

*(W.N. 13–1986, confirmed W.N. 14–1986)*

### Burringbar Closed — Mullumbimby–Murwillumbah Section Created — 25 March 1986
> On Tuesday, **25th March, 1986**, between 7.30 a.m. and 4.00 p.m., Burringbar will close as an Electric Train Staff and Crossing Station.
>
> The staff sections **Mullumbimby–Burringbar** and **Burringbar–Murwillumbah** will be cancelled, and the new **Ordinary Train Staff section Mullumbimby–Murwillumbah** will be brought into use.
>
> **Section details:** 
> From: Mullumbimby — To: Murwillumbah 
> Length of section: **36.613 km** 
> Staff shape: Triangular
>
> **Interlocking at Burringbar** — No. 1 lever in Frames C and D respectively will be unlocked by key on Ordinary Train Staff or receptacle key for the section Mullumbimby–Murwillumbah.
>
> **At Murwillumbah** — Lever No. 1 in Frame B is unlocked by key on Ordinary Train Staff or receptacle key for the section Mullumbimby–Murwillumbah.
>
> Driver's Notices must be issued for **three days** from the above date, advising drivers of the altered section arrangements.
>
> Circular Nos 501–27 (1934) Mullumbimby, 501–51 (1936) Burringbar and 411–40 (1935) Murwillumbah, and diagrams attached, to be amended accordingly.

*(W.N. 11–1986 and W.N. 12–1986)*

### Billinudgel Under Control of Mullumbimby
> Under heading "Siding Under Control of" — Delete: Billinudgel. Insert: **Mullumbimby**.

*(W.N. 13–1986)*

### Argyle Street Level Crossing — Type "F" Signals Confirmed
> **Argyle Street level crossing (898.396 km)** — Type "F" flashing light highway signals and a warning bell are provided. Automatically controlled by track circuit. Divisible Electric Train Staff Working instructions for Mullumbimby–Burringbar deleted; replaced by the new Argyle Street crossing protection instructions.

*(W.N. 17–1986)*

---

## 1987 — Argyle Street Level Crossing — Testing Responsibility Amended; Myocum Yard Deleted

### Argyle Street Level Crossing — Testing Responsibility
> **Mullumbimby Argyle Street 898.396 km** — Daily test — Station Master, Mullumbimby (Mon–Wed–Fri); Station Master, Byron Bay (Tue–Thu–Sat–Sun).

*(W.N. 40–1987)*

### Myocum Yard — Deleted from Publications
> Delete: **Myocum Yard — 895.318 km — Y**. *(See Myocum file.)*

*(W.N. 12–1987)*

---

## 1988 — Argyle Street Level Crossing — Testing Responsibility Further Amended

### Argyle Street Level Crossing — Updated Testing
> **Mullumbimby Argyle Street 898.396 km:** 
> Daily test carried out by: **Perway Ganger** (Mon), **Station Master, Mullumbimby** (Wed, Fri), **Contractor** (Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun).

*(W.N. 29–1988)*

### Coramba — Station Master Mullumbimby Responsible
> **Coramba (39)** — Station Master, Mullumbimby.

*(W.N. 29–1988)*

### Station Description — Mullumbimby
> **Mullumbimby** — Description: The interlocking comprises of main line, loop line and single-ended goods siding shunted from the Brisbane [i.e. Murwillumbah] end.

*(W.N. 29–1988)*

---

## 1989 — Up Home Signal Relocated

### Up Home Signal No. 2 — Relocated 100 Metres Towards Murwillumbah
> **Mullumbimby (Casino–Murwillumbah) — Relocation of No. 2 Up Home Signal** — Since **5th October, 1988**, No. 2 Up Home signal has been relocated **100 metres nearer to Murwillumbah** to **898.494 km**.
>
> Consequently, the Up landmark has also been relocated 100 metres nearer to Murwillumbah, to **899.214 km**.

*(W.N. 2–1989)*

---

## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| May 1894 | Line opened — Mullumbimby was the original terminus of the Lismore–Mullumbimby section |
| December 1894 | Extension to Murwillumbah opened; Mullumbimby became an intermediate station |
| 1906 | Loading bank provided (W.N. — 1906) |
| 9 May 1923 | Automatic switch boxes provided on Mullumbimby–Burringbar section |
| 11 March 1936 | Divisible Electric Train Staff working introduced on Mullumbimby–Burringbar section (W.N. 11–1936) |
| 7 April 1936 | 16 additional Electric Train Staffs provided on each of Mullumbimby–Burringbar and Burringbar–Murwillumbah sections |
| 11 August 1938 | Down Home Signal post renewed |
| 14 November 1939 | Up Home Signal post renewed |
| 14 August 1951 | Hollingsworth's Sawmill Siding abolished (W.N. 51–1951) |
| 12 October 1955 | Key Staffs 1–4 on Byron Bay–Mullumbimby section replaced by Miniature Electric Train Staffs without keys |
| 3 January 1960 | Goods shed platform reduced by 43 feet at Murwillumbah end |
| 14 August 1961 | Goods Siding converted to loop siding — dead-end at Murwillumbah end removed; new Frame B provided |
| 13 July 1962 | Additional Miniature Electric Train Staffs Nos. 21–36 provided on Byron Bay–Mullumbimby section |
| 1962 | 1.5-ton crane withdrawn |
| 30 June 1974 | Passenger services ceased on Casino–Murwillumbah line; Mullumbimby continues as freight station |
| 17–18 April 1973 | Down Home Signal post renewed; Up Home Signal No. 2 relocated 16 feet toward Murwillumbah |
| 9 August 1979 | Stock Siding — northern end connection to Main line removed; now dead-end siding (W.N. 32–1979) |
| W.N. 11–1981 | Freight train conditions updated — Stokers deleted; Mullumbimby–Murwillumbah and Condong inserted as new section |
| 1983 | FCX Freight Facility added at Mullumbimby |
| 1985 | Colour light signals provided; Type "F" flashing lights at Argyle Street level crossing (898.396 km) |
| 11 March 1986 | Byron Bay–Mullumbimby: Electric Train Staff cancelled; Ordinary Train Staff substituted (W.N. 13–1986) |
| 25 March 1986 | Burringbar closed; Mullumbimby–Burringbar and Burringbar–Murwillumbah sections cancelled; new Mullumbimby–Murwillumbah section (36.613 km, triangular staff) created (W.N. 11–1986) |
| W.N. 13–1986 | Billinudgel placed under control of Mullumbimby |
| W.N. 40–1987 | Argyle Street level crossing testing responsibility amended — shared between Mullumbimby and Byron Bay Station Masters |
| 5 October 1988 | Up Home Signal No. 2 relocated 100 metres toward Murwillumbah to 898.494 km (W.N. 2–1989) |

---

*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1894–1989.* 
*Note: Mullumbimby was a key operational hub on the Casino–Murwillumbah Branch throughout its life, functioning as an important crossing station, the boundary between the Byron Bay and Murwillumbah sections, and the administrative controlling station for Billinudgel and Henderson's Banana Platform.*

#17

Anderson's Siding to Condong / Re: Anderson's Siding

Last post by admin - June 22, 2026, 06:44:15 AM

The canning siding in 1913 (Australian Town and Country Journal, 3/9/1913)

#18

Anderson's Siding to Condong / Re: Myocum

Last post by admin - June 14, 2026, 09:06:58 AM

# Myocum (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1897–1989

---

**Type:** Station (later Platform) 
**Line:** Murwillumbah Branch (Casino–Murwillumbah) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 895.119 km 
**Mileage (Working TT):** 556m 19c (yard at 895.318 km per 1987 deletion) 
**Between:** Tyagarah and Mullumbimby 
**Opened:** 20 February 1897 (as a siding); platform opened November 1897 
**Closed:** 30 June 1975 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** Aboriginal word meaning "sunrise" or "dawn"; also after the property of Henry McAulay through which the line ran 

---

> **Notes:** One of several locations on the line that was physically relocated — moved 46.3 metres. The Down side platform was 70.7 metres in length. A waiting shed was added on 7 June 1913. The siding was abolished in April 1937 and the station reclassified to a platform (P). The platform was closed 30 June 1975 though the yard mileage marker persisted until deleted in 1987.

---

## 1897 — Siding Opened

### Myocum Siding Opened
> **"Myocum" Siding, Lismore Line** — "Myocum," a new siding on the Lismore Line, situated **between Tyagarah and Mullumbimby**, and distant **30 miles 60 chains from Lismore**, is now open for traffic. (W 763.)

*(Source: 1897 Weekly Notices)*

> **Note:** The OCR renders "Lismore" as "Liembre" and "Myocum" as "Myoourl" — both are clearly OCR misreads of the original text. The mileage of 30m 60c from Lismore is consistent with the line's geography. The platform opening followed in November 1897 per external records.

---

## 1913 — Waiting Shed Added; Siding Ground Frame Installed

### Waiting Shed — 7 June 1913
> A waiting shed added at Myocum on **7 June 1913**.

*(Per external records — no specific Weekly Notice entry found for this.)*

### Ground Frame Installed at Siding
> **Myocum (Grafton–Tweed Line)** — On Thursday, **14th August, 1913**, at 4 p.m., the Facing Points in the Main Line, Facing Point Lock to same, and the Catch-points in the siding, will be worked from a **Ground Frame fixed near the Main Line Points**, and must be operated in accordance with Regulation D on page 27 of the General Appendix.
>
> The lock on the Facing Point Lock Lever is unlocked by **key attached to the Ordinary Train Staff for the section Byron Bay–Mullumbimby**.

*(Source: 1913 Weekly Notices)*

> **Note:** This is the same simplification carried out at Tyagarah three days earlier (11th August). Both sidings were converted to ground frame working simultaneously, controlled by the same train staff section.

---

## 1924 — Listed in Working Timetable

### Station Sequence
> Myocum (P) listed in station sequence: Tyagarah (P), **Myocum (P)**, Mullumbimby, Billinudgel (P), Yelgun (P), Crabbe's Creek (P), Mooball (P), Burringbar, Upper Burringbar (P), Stoker's Siding (P), Dunbible (P), Murwillumbah, Namoona (P).

*(Source: 1924 Working Timetable listing)*

---

## 1925 — Working Time Allowances

### Mixed Train — 5 Minutes Allowed at Myocum
> No. 38 (Up goods/mixed) is allowed **5 minutes Myocum**, 5 minutes Tyagarah, 5 minutes Quarries Siding, 10 minutes St. Helena and 5 minutes Binna Burra for work.

*(Source: 1925 Weekly Notices — repeated in multiple issues)*

---

## 1926 — Timetable Times

### Down Train — Byron Bay to Murwillumbah
> Byron Bay dep. 11.30 a.m., Quarry Siding arr. 11.38 a.m. dep. 11.39 a.m., Tyagarah arr. 11.42 a.m. dep. 11.46 a.m., **Myocum arr. 11.52 a.m. dep. 11.56 a.m.**, Mullumbimby arr. 12.0 noon, cross No. 16, dep. 12.7 p.m., Billinudgel arr. 12.17 p.m. dep. 12.24 p.m., Crabbe's Creek arr. 12.34 p.m. dep. 12.38 p.m., Mooball arr. 12.42 p.m. dep. 12.50 p.m., Burringbar arr. 12.53 p.m. dep. 12.59 p.m., Upper Burringbar arr. 1.4 p.m. dep. 1.9 p.m., Stokers arr. 1.20 p.m. dep. 1.26 p.m., Dunbible arr. 1.31 p.m. dep. 1.36 p.m., Murwillumbah arr. 1.45 p.m.

*(Source: 1926 Weekly Notices — timetable amendment, repeated in multiple issues throughout the year)*

---

## 1931 — Working Allowances; Yard and Private Sidings Listed

### Up Goods — 10 Minutes Allowed at Myocum
> No. 50 (Up goods) is allowed: ... 2 minutes Yelgun, **10 minutes Myocum**, 8 minutes Tyagarah, 2 minutes Quarry Siding, 3 minutes St. Helena ...

*(Source: 1931 Weekly Notices)*

### Myocum Yard — Listed in Private Sidings Table
> Siding sequence listing (extract): 
> Timm's (Private) — 552m 76c 
> Tyagarah Yard — 553m 25c — Y 
> Kenwick Road — 553m 52c — C 
> Mellor's (Private) — 554m 69c 
> Woodford's (Private) — 555m 64c 
> McCauley's (Private) — 556m 32c 
> **Myocum Yard — 556m 19c** — P [platform] 
> [unnamed] — 556m 26c — Y [yard] 
> Public (Laverty's) — 557m 36c — U 
> Frost's (Private) — 557m 66c 
> Mullumbimby Yard — 557m 75c

*(Source: 1931 Weekly Notices — intermediate siding/yard listing)*

> **Note:** The adjacent private sidings McCauley's (556m 32c) may relate to Henry McAulay's property — the OCR rendering "McCauley's" is a plausible misread of "McAulay's," and the mileage places it immediately adjacent to Myocum Yard, consistent with the station being named after that property.

---

## 1932 — Listed in Station Sequence and Distance Table

### Station Sequence
> Quarry (P) — Tyagarah (P) — **Myocum (P)** — Mullumbimby — Billinudgel (P) — Yelgun (P) — Crabbe's Creek (P) — Mooball (P) — Burringbar — Upper Burringbar (P) — Stokers (P) — Dunbible (P) — Murwillumbah.

*(Source: 1932 Working Timetable listing)*

### Distance Table
> Tyagarah — 557 miles 
> **Myocum — 559 miles** 
> Mullumbimby — 559 miles 
> Hollingsworth Sawmill Siding — 563 miles 
> Billinudgel — 565 miles

*(Source: 1932 distance table)*

---

## 1937 — Siding Abolished; Reclassified to Platform

### Siding Abolished — 20 April 1937
> **Myocum (Casino–Murwillumbah) — Abolition of Siding** — On Tuesday, **20th April, 1937**, between 7.30 a.m. and 4.0 p.m., the connections leading from the Main line to the siding will be removed and the siding abolished.
>
> Circular No. 513–53 of 1936 (Byron Bay–Murwillumbah) and diagrams attached thereto are to be amended accordingly.

*(W.N. 16–1937)*

### Reclassified to Platform
> **Myocum** — Insert letter **(P)**, as Goods Siding has been abolished.

*(W.N. 18–1937)*

---

## 1954 — Electoral/Shire Boundary

### Shire of Byron — Nashua to Myocum
> **Shire of Byron** — Nashua to **Myocum**, inclusive; Billinudgel and Yelgun.

*(Source: 1954 Weekly Notices — Public Holiday and Electoral schedules)*

---

## 1959 — Sleeper Platform — Between Tyagarah and Myocum; Load Restriction

### Sleeper Platform for School Children — Between Tyagarah and Myocum
> **Between Tyagarah and Myocum — Sleeper Platform** — A sleeper platform measuring **16 ft. × 8 ft.** is provided on the Up side of the line at **Mileage 554m. 69c.** between Tyagarah and Myocum, for use of school children travelling by trains specified in the Working Timetable. The platform is **un-named**.

*(W.N. 9 and 13–1959)*

### Load Restriction — Tyagarah–Myocum Section
> **Tyagarah–Myocum** — load restriction code **p23a** applies.

*(Source: 1959 Working Timetable — load restriction table)*

---

## 1962–1963 — Speed Board Sections

> Speed board sections noted: 
> **Tyagarah–Myocum** — 554m 52c (1962 and 1963) 
> **Myocum–Mullumbimby** — 556m 37c (1962 and 1963); 557m 76c — 15 mph (1963)

*(Source: 1962 and 1963 Working Timetables — speed boards)*

---

## 1964 — Pig Truck Yards Removed

### Pig Truck Yards Removed
> **Myocum (Casino–Murwillumbah Branch)** — The pig truck yards at Myocum have been removed.
>
> Delete "L" in column "Goods and Livestock Freight to be Prepaid" and "Pt" in column "Sheep, Pig and Cattle Races."

*(W.N. 24–1964)*

> **Note:** The removal of pig yards in 1964 — 27 years after the goods siding was abolished — confirms that livestock handling continued at Myocum long after the siding closure, using platform-side facilities. Their removal in 1964 marks the effective end of goods traffic at the location.

---

## 1971 — Speed Board Locations

> **Tyagarah–Myocum**: 554m 52c 
> **Myocum–Mullumbimby**: 556m 37c and 557m 76c

*(Source: 1971 Working Timetable — speed boards)*

---

## 1973 — Local Appendix; Speed Boards; Deletion Schedule

### Local Appendix — Page 70
> **Page 70 — Naughton's Gap, North Lismore, and Myocum** listed in Local Appendix, Northern Division.

*(W.N. 40–1973)*

### Listed in Deletion Schedule — Not Yet Deleted
> Myocum listed alongside other platforms being reviewed for deletion — Naughton's Gap, Woodlawn, Bexhill, Crabbe's Creek, Bentley, Tuncester, Eltham, Mooball, North Lismore, Talofa, Stokers, Woodlawn College, St Helena — **Myocum retained at this point**.

*(W.N. 40–1973)*

### Speed Board — Byron Bay–Myocum Section
> **Byron Bay–Myocum**: 548m 65c, 548m 68c, 554m 49c, 554m 52c

*(Source: 1973 Working Timetable — speed boards)*

---

## 1975 — Closed

> Myocum closed **30 June 1975** — the platform is listed in the 1975 deletion notices (W.N. 26–1975) alongside Talofa, St Helena, Booyong, Bexhill, Eltham, and Woodlawn College as platforms deleted from all publications.

*(W.N. 26–1975 — see also Talofa file)*

---

## 1987 — Myocum Yard Deleted from Publications

### Myocum Yard — Deleted
> **Casino–Murwillumbah** — Delete: **Myocum Yard — 895.318 km — Y**.

*(W.N. 12–1987)*

> **Note:** The yard marker at 895.318 km (556m 19c) persisted in railway publications for **12 years** after the platform closed in 1975, reflecting the continued use of the location as a reference point for track maintenance and working purposes. Its deletion in 1987 marks the final disappearance of Myocum from the railway record.

---

## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| 20 February 1897 | Siding opened as "Myocum Siding" on the Lismore Line (30m 60c from Lismore) |
| November 1897 | Platform opened |
| 7 June 1913 | Waiting shed added |
| 14 August 1913 | Ground frame installed at siding — unlocked by Byron Bay–Mullumbimby train staff (W.N. — August 1913) |
| 1924 | Listed as platform (P) in working timetables |
| 1925 | 5 minutes allowed for mixed train goods work |
| 1926 | Down train: Myocum arr. 11.52 a.m. dep. 11.56 a.m. — 4 minutes dwell time |
| 1931 | 10 minutes allowed for Up goods; Myocum Yard listed at 556m 19c; adjacent "McCauley's" (McAulay's?) private siding at 556m 32c |
| W.N. 16–1937 | **Goods siding abolished** — 20 April 1937 |
| W.N. 18–1937 | Reclassified to Platform (P) |
| W.N. 9 & 13–1959 | Unnamed sleeper platform (16ft × 8ft) provided at 554m 69c between Tyagarah and Myocum for school children |
| W.N. 24–1964 | Pig truck yards removed; livestock freight and race designations deleted |
| 30 June 1975 | **Platform closed** (W.N. 26–1975) |
| W.N. 12–1987 | Myocum Yard (895.318 km) deleted from all publications — final railway record entry |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1897–1989.*

#19

Anderson's Siding to Condong / Co-operative Canning Co Siding

Last post by admin - June 14, 2026, 08:41:24 AM

Type : Siding
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 884.204km
Location :
Opened : 1913
Closed : Unknown
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Probably after the owner
Notes : Two mentions in the WNs, both in 1913, the 2nd is a correction of the opening notice. (First noted in WN 22/1913)

#20

Anderson's Siding to Condong / McCauley's

Last post by admin - June 14, 2026, 08:19:44 AM

Type : School Stop
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 894.825km
Location :
Opened : 1931 (?)
Closed : 1937 (?)
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Probably after the owner
Notes : This was a private school platform. Mentioned once in WNs in 1937 along with closures of other school platforms.