BAT/Smith & Ellis Bucca Creek Siding

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Type : Siding
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 639.873km
Location : -30.132322, 153.018404
Opened : 17th July 1922, as British Australian Timber Company Siding, renamed June 1939 as Smith & Ellis Ltd
Closed : 17th March 1959
Status : Closed
Name meaning : After the businesses at the location
Notes: A siding that serviced the B.A.T. mill at Nana Glen, located roughly 500 metres north of the station. Opened as B.A.T. Company's Siding: 17 July 1922 — with opening of Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh line; Frames with Staff Drawer Locks released by Coramba–Glenreagh Miniature ETS direct; Regulation E
Renamed Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. Siding: W.N. 32–1939 (ref. 39–34,635) — pages 182, 203 and 223 amended
Abolished: 17 March 1959 — points and crossing in Main line at Mileage 397m 48c removed; Frame D and connections removed; all references deleted (W.N. 15–1959; ref. S.&T.E. 57–637,505)

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B.A.T Before the tennis courts were built in the sixties. Probably earlier as I don't remember the buildings or the tracks being there, only a few stacks of logs left over. B.A.T after the tennis courts were built when Keith Eno was SM at Nana Glen (Ted Brewer)

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# British Australian Timber Company's Siding / Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. Siding — Nana Glen (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1922–1960

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**Type:** Private Timber Siding (Closed) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh section; between Nana Glen station and Glenreagh) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 639.873 km (Mileage **397m 48c** — per 1959 closure notice; approximately 500 metres north of Nana Glen station) 
**Location:** -30.132322, 153.018404 
**Between:** Nana Glen station and Glenreagh 
**Opened as B.A.T. Company's Siding:** **17 July 1922** — with opening of Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh line; Frames with Staff Drawer Locks released by Coramba–Glenreagh Miniature ETS direct; Regulation E 
**Renamed Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. Siding:** **W.N. 32–1939** (ref. 39–34,635) — pages 182, 203 and 223 amended 
**Abolished:** **17 March 1959** — points and crossing in Main line at Mileage 397m 48c removed; **Frame D** and connections removed; all references deleted (W.N. 15–1959; ref. S.&T.E. 57–637,505) 
**Residual accommodation table reference deleted:** W.N. 24–1960 (ref. A.1–57–52,257) 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** Named after the British Australian Timber Company (1922–1939); then after Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. (1939–1959) 
**ETS section (1922):** Coramba–Glenreagh (direct Staff Drawer Lock; Regulation E) 
**ETS section (1943):** Updated to **Nana Glen–Glenreagh** — W.N. 50–1943 (intermediate sidings section changed from "Coramba–Glenreagh, Regulation F" to "Nana Glen–Glenreagh, Regulation B" — ref. 43–51,064; simultaneously with Nana Glen loop opening) 
**Controlling station:** Coramba (1922–1943); changed to **Nana Glen** from 1 January 1944 (W.N. 51–1943; ref. B.2–43–31,600) 

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> **Notes:** The British Australian Timber Company's Siding opened 17 July 1922 with the Coffs Harbour–Glenreagh line — it was the primary reason for Nana Glen's inclusion as a station on the line, serving the B.A.T. mill. At opening, Nana Glen and B.A.T. Siding were grouped in the same opening notice, with Frames provided with Staff Drawer Locks released by the Coramba–Glenreagh ETS direct (Regulation E). The siding was renamed Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. Siding in W.N. 32–1939 when the mill changed ownership. ETS section updated from Coramba–Glenreagh to Nana Glen–Glenreagh when the Nana Glen loop opened 14 December 1943 (W.N. 50–1943); controlling station changed from Coramba to Nana Glen from 1 January 1944 (W.N. 51–1943). Abolished 17 March 1959 — Frame D and connections removed; all main publications deleted (W.N. 15–1959). Residual accommodation table reference at Nana Glen deleted W.N. 24–1960.

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## 1922 — Opened 17 July 1922; B.A.T. Company's Siding; Frames; Staff Drawer Locks; Regulation E

### Opening — 17 July 1922
> **NANA GLEN AND BRITISH AUSTRALIAN TIMBER COMPANY'S SIDING** — The Frames at these places will be provided with **Staff Drawer Locks** and will be released by the Miniature Electric Train Staff **direct** for the section **Coramba–Glenreagh**, 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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## 1939 — Renamed Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. Siding — W.N. 32–1939

### Renamed — W.N. 32–1939
> **Page 182 — Coramba (North Coast)** — Alter **B.A.T. Company's Siding** to read **Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. Siding**. (39–34,635.) *(W.N. 32–1939)*

> **Page 203 — B.A.T. Company's Siding — Change of Name to Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. Siding** — Delete B.A.T. Company's Siding and particulars relative thereto. (39–34,635.) *(W.N. 32–1939)*

> **Page 223 — Add "Smith & Ellis Pty., Ltd."** — [siding listed under Nana Glen controlling station section]. (39–34,629.) *(W.N. 32–1939)*

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## 1943 — ETS Section Updated to Nana Glen–Glenreagh; Controlling Station Changed to Nana Glen

### Intermediate Sidings Section Updated — W.N. 50–1943
> **Page 32 — Intermediate Sidings — North Coast Line — Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. Siding** — Delete **"Nana Glen–Glenreagh"** [replacing former "Coramba–Glenreagh, Regulation F" with "Nana Glen–Glenreagh, Regulation B"]. (43–51,064.) *(W.N. 50–1943)*

### Controlling Station Changed to Nana Glen — W.N. 51–1943
> **Page 223 — \*Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd.** — Delete **"Coramba"** and insert **"Nana Glen"** in column "Controlling Station." (B.2–43–31,600.) *(W.N. 51–1943)*

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## 1959 — Siding Abolished — 17 March 1959; Frame D Removed; All References Deleted

### Siding Abolished — W.N. 15–1959
> **Smith and Ellis' Siding** — Since **17th March, 1959**, the points and crossing in the Main line, **397m 48c**, leading to **Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. Siding** have been removed and the siding abolished. **Frame "D"** and connections have been removed. All references to this siding are to be deleted. (S.&T.E. 57–637,505–W.&M.) *(W.N. 15–1959)*

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## 1960 — Residual Accommodation Table Reference Deleted — W.N. 24–1960

### Accommodation Table Deleted — W.N. 24–1960
> **Page 60 — Stations, Platforms and Sidings, Accommodation Provided — Nana Glen** — Delete all reference to **Smith and Ellis private siding**. (A.1–57–52,257.) *(W.N. 24–1960)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **17 July 1922** | **Opened as B.A.T. Company's Siding** — Staff Drawer Locks; Coramba–Glenreagh ETS direct; Regulation E; controlling station Coramba; grouped with Nana Glen station in opening notice |
| **W.N. 32–1939** | **Renamed Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. Siding** — pages 182, 203, 223 amended (ref. 39–34,635) |
| **W.N. 50–1943** | ETS section updated from Coramba–Glenreagh to **Nana Glen–Glenreagh** (ref. 43–51,064) |
| **1 January 1944** | Controlling station changed from Coramba to **Nana Glen** (W.N. 51–1943; ref. B.2–43–31,600) |
| **17 March 1959** | **Siding abolished** — points and crossing at Mileage 397m 48c removed; Frame D removed; all references deleted (W.N. 15–1959; ref. S.&T.E. 57–637,505) |
| **W.N. 24–1960** | Residual accommodation table reference deleted at Nana Glen (ref. A.1–57–52,257) |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1922–1960.* 
*Note: The B.A.T. Company's Siding was the primary economic justification for Nana Glen as a station — the British Australian Timber Company's mill at Nana Glen was the traffic generator that made the station viable. The renaming to Smith and Ellis Pty. Ltd. in 1939 reflects a change of mill ownership. The Frame designation at abolition (Frame "D") is unusual — Frame D was the designation used for the main goods siding access frame at Coramba in 1922, suggesting the frame letter allocation at Nana Glen followed the Coramba opening arrangement where A was the signal frame and D was the goods siding frame. The 17-month gap between formal abolition (March 1959) and residual accommodation table deletion (W.N. 24–1960) suggests the Local Appendix page 60 reference was missed in the initial abolition notice.*