Dingo Creek Tank

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Type : Tank
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 364.098km
Location : -31.871016, 152.339869
Opened : 1921
Closed : 5th December 1956
Status : Closed
Name meaning : After the nearby creek
Notes: Footings still exist. The tank had a 203mm bore jib and water was pumped from the nearby Dingo Creek by a 7.46kW oil pump which operated at 45 RPM. The pump was installed in a 2.895 metre diameter well which was 7.9 metres deep in the bank of the creek. Dingo Creek Water Tank appears in the 1924 Working Timetable between Killawarra and Wingham — abbreviated as "Dingo Ck W. T'k W" — confirming it was a watering stop in the working timetable. Closed 5 December 1956 — deletion not found in OCR text of 1956 Weekly Notices.

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626+726 with a NSWRTM tour between Gloucester and Taree, possibly Dingo Creek, 26th June 1993 (Chris Stratton)

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Approximate location of Dingo Creek Tank

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Dingo Creek water tank and 203mm bore jib, in use from 1921 to 5.12.1956.
The water was pumped from Dingo Creek by a 7.46kW oil engine, running at 225
rpm, coupled by gears to the Gould triplex deep well pump which operated at 45
rpm. The pump was installed in a 2.895m diameter well 7 .9m deep in the bank of
the creek.

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Dingo Creek (State Archives)

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A view from NT-26, Up "Grafton XPT" as it drops down the 1 in 83 grade towards Dingo creek truss bridge, between Wingham and Killawarra.  Saturday, 21-6-2003. (Graeme Kirkby)

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# Dingo Creek Tank (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1921–1956

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**Type:** Water Tank (Closed) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Killawarra–Wingham section) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 364.098 km (between Killawarra and Wingham — 3 chains from Wingham per 1924 timetable sequence) 
**Location:** -31.871016, 152.339869 
**Between:** Killawarra and Wingham 
**Opened:** 1921 
**Closed:** **5 December 1956** 
**Status:** Closed (footings still exist) 
**Name meaning:** After the nearby Dingo Creek 

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> **Notes:** Dingo Creek Water Tank appears in the 1924 Working Timetable between Killawarra and Wingham — abbreviated as "Dingo Ck W. T'k W" — confirming it was a watering stop in the working timetable. The tank had a **203mm (8-inch) bore jib**. Water was pumped from Dingo Creek by a **7.46 kW (10 hp) oil pump** operating at 45 RPM, installed in a **2.895-metre diameter well, 7.9 metres deep**, sunk in the bank of the creek. Closed 5 December 1956 — deletion not found in OCR text of 1956 Weekly Notices.

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## 1924 — Dingo Creek Water Tank in Working Timetable — Between Killawarra and Wingham

### Timetable Position — 1924 (appears six times)
> **Dingo Ck Water Tank W** — listed between Killawarra and Wingham in the Working Timetable, both Down and Up directions:
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> - Down journey: Karaak Flat → Killawarra → **Dingo Ck W. Tank W** → Wingham
> - Up journey: Wingham → **Dingo Ck W. Tank W** → Killawarra → Karaak Flat
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> The "W" suffix denotes water tank stop. *(Source: 1924 Weekly Notices — appears six times in Down and Up timetable sequences)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **1921** | Water tank opened — 203mm bore jib; 7.46 kW oil pump at 45 RPM; 2.895m diameter well, 7.9m deep, in bank of Dingo Creek |
| **1924** | Listed in Working Timetable as "Dingo Ck W. Tank W" between Killawarra and Wingham (six times) |
| **5 December 1956** | Tank closed — formal deletion notice not found in OCR of 1956 Weekly Notices |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1924.* 
*Note: No formal opening or closure notice found in the OCR-recoverable text. The 1924 timetable positions the tank as a regular watering stop between Killawarra and Wingham. The technical details (pump specification, well dimensions) are from your notes.*