McMillans

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Type : Halt
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 872.586km
Location : -28.355782, 152.966154
Opened : Circa 1934
Closed : Unknown
Status : Closed
Name meaning : After the owner of the property it served at 420 Lions Rd
Notes : Stop on the Up side of the line, 80 metres from Spiral Tunnel #2. Listed once is 1934 as an un-named cream stop: Cream traffic stop: No. 23 Goods calls when required to pick up cream, from November 1934.

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# McMillans Halt (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1910–1989

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**Type:** Halt 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Kyogle–Border Loop section) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 872.586 km 
**Location:** -28.355782, 152.966154 
**Mileage (Working TT):** approximately 542m 40c 
**Between:** Cougal Spiral Tunnel No. 2 (872.661 km) and Border Loop 
**Opened:** Unknown 
**Closed:** Unknown 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** After the owner of the property at 420 Lions Road 
**Side of line:** Up side — 80 metres from Spiral Tunnel No. 2 

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> **Notes:** McMillans Halt does not appear by name anywhere in the NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices from 1910 to 1989. The halt was located on the Up side of the line approximately 80 metres from Spiral Tunnel No. 2, serving the property at 420 Lions Road.
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> The mileage range 542m–545m between Cougal and the Queensland Border is documented in the Weekly Notices with the following entries, none of which is identified as McMillans:
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> - **542m 28c** — Cream traffic stop: No. 23 Goods calls when required to pick up cream, from November 1934
> - **543m 24c** — Cedar Getters' Creek Road (public level crossing — deleted W.N. 16–1941)
> - **544m 25c** — NSW/Queensland Border (Station Distinguishing Number K.B. 7, from 1938)
> - **544m 48c** — Narehain's (Private) level crossing — deleted W.N. 23–1952
> - **545m 8c** — Rabbit Board (Private) level crossing — inserted W.N. 31–1960
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> The 542m 28c cream traffic stop is the closest documented location to McMillans at 872.586 km (approximately 542m 40c). It is possible McMillans was the property from which this cream was picked up, but the name is not given in the Weekly Notice.

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## No Weekly Notice Entries Found

> McMillans Halt does not appear in the NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices from 1910 to 1989 under any name variant (McMillan, McMillans, MacMillan). The halt appears to have operated informally without formal railway publication entries.

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## Nearby Private Crossings — 1934 to 1960

| Mileage | Name | Type | W.N. Reference |
|---------|------|------|----------------|
| 542m 28c | Cream traffic stop | Conditional goods stop | From November 1934 |
| 543m 24c | Cedar Getters' Creek Road | Public | Deleted W.N. 16–1941 |
| 544m 25c | NSW/Queensland Border | State boundary | K.B. 7 (from 1938) |
| 544m 48c | Narehain's (Private) | Private crossing | Deleted W.N. 23–1952 |
| 545m 8c | Rabbit Board (Private) | Private crossing | Inserted W.N. 31–1960 |

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| Unknown | Halt established — Up side, approximately 542m 40c, 80 metres from Spiral Tunnel No. 2 — serving property at 420 Lions Road |
| Unknown | Closed — no notice found |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1910–1989.* 
*Note: No Weekly Notice entries found. McMillans Halt does not appear in the private crossings tables for the Cougal–Border Loop section.*