Namoona

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Station/Siding/Loop
Distance from Sydney : 809.325km
Location : -28.830406, 153.023434
Opened : 25 June 1910
Closed : 17 May 1969 (station closed), loop in use
Status : In use
Name meaning :  Aboriginal word meaning "breast milk"
Notes : A 1656 metre up side crossing loop (opened in July 2007 from converting the main line to a loop and adding a new main line on the western side) and a 626 metre ballast siding are in use at the location. The Down side platform was 45.41 metres in length and had a standard B1 type waiting shed. The station opened as part of the Kyogle branch. 19.7.1978 - station removed. Namoona Stock Siding was opened in 1974 at the 809.993km mark (The Stock Siding was formally inserted into publications in W.N. 2–1974, with the working instructions following in W.N. 21–1974), (WN 41/1980) (Northern Rivers Livestock Exchange is now at this location) and it became the Ballast Siding in 1996. 

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Location of the one-time station at Namoona. The station  opened in 1910 and closed in 1969 and is now the site of a  ballast siding. In 1927 it was an important staging ground for the Kyogle to Brisbane connection and an extensive railway camp was built at the location.

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Namoona (Rodney Foster)

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Namoona waiting shed

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Namoona cream shed

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

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**Type:** Station / Siding / Loop 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Casino–Kyogle section) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 809.325 km (Namoona Stock Siding at 809.993 km) 
**Between:** Casino and Fairy Hill 
**Opened:** 25 June 1910 (as part of the Kyogle branch opening) 
**Station closed:** 17 May 1969 
**Station removed:** 19 July 1978 
**Loop:** 1,656-metre Up side crossing loop opened July 2007 (converted from main line; new main line added on western side); 626-metre ballast siding also in use 
**Status:** In use (loop and ballast siding) 
**Name meaning:** Aboriginal word meaning "breast milk" 
**Namoona Stock Siding:** 809.993 km; under control of Old Casino (later Casino from 1986) 

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> **Notes:** The Down side platform was 45.41 metres in length with a standard B1 type waiting shed. The station opened as part of the Kyogle branch on 25 June 1910. The station closed on 17 May 1969 and the physical station was removed on 19 July 1978. The Namoona Stock Siding (809.993 km) remained in use after station closure, under the control of Old Casino (later Casino). A 1,656-metre Up side crossing loop opened in July 2007 and a 626-metre ballast siding are currently in use at the location — outside the scope of the Weekly Notices collection which ends in 1989.

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## 1910 — Opening

> Namoona opened on **25 June 1910** as part of the Kyogle branch from Casino.

*(Per external records — no specific Weekly Notice entry found for the opening in the 1910 volume.)*

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## 1937 — Speed Restriction — Namoona–Yongurra

### Two Engines Coupled — Speed Restriction
> **Insert (507m 0c to 514m 0c) — Two engines coupled, thirty miles per hour.** 
> **Namoona–Yongurra**.

*(W.N. 3–1937)*

> **Note:** This speed restriction for double-headed trains between Namoona and Yongurra (507–514 miles from Sydney) reflects the ruling grades on the North Coast Line between Casino and Kyogle in the late 1930s, likely associated with timber bridge or track condition limitations.

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## 1969 — Station Closed — 17 May 1969

> Namoona station closed on **17 May 1969**.

*(Per external records — no specific Weekly Notice closure entry found in the available volumes.)*

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## 1978 — Station Removed — 19 July 1978

> The physical station building at Namoona was removed on **19 July 1978**.

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

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## 1980 — Namoona Stock Siding — Loading Facilities Added

### Loading Facilities Inserted — W.N. 41–1980
> **List of Stations, etc. — continued — Namoona Stock Siding, Old Casino.**
>
> **Insert: L.** (Loading facilities.) (B2 80 23352.)

*(W.N. 41–1980)*

> **Note:** The insertion of "L" (loading facilities) in 1980 confirms the Namoona Stock Siding was still actively used for livestock loading a full eleven years after the station itself closed. The siding at 809.993 km was under the control of Old Casino, which was itself still an active freight station at this time.

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## 1986 — Namoona Stock Siding — CTC Release Replaced by Staff Key; Control to Casino

### Interlocking Updated — W.N. 37–1986
> **Namoona Stock Siding (809.993 km)** — In particulars under heading "Points unlocked by" — delete **CTC release** and insert **staff key**.
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> Under heading "Siding under control of" — delete **Grafton** and insert **Casino**. (A1.86.MISC.)

*(W.N. 37–1986)*

> **Note:** This 1986 entry mirrors the same changes made to Casino Meat Works Siding (807.066 km) in the same notice, confirming both sidings were brought back under local Casino station control when CTC control reverted from Grafton to Casino in 1986.

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## 1988 — Type "F" Level Crossing Signals — Kyogle Road; Testing Responsibility

### Type "F" Signals — Namoona, Kyogle Road Level Crossing — 809.017 km
> **Namoona, Kyogle Road — Type "F" Signals — 809.017 km:**
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> Daily test carried out by: **Track Supervisor** (Mon, Wed, Fri); **Signalman, Casino** (Tue, Thu, Sat, Sun). 
> Station Master, Casino.

*(W.N. 50–1988)*

> **Note:** The Kyogle Road level crossing at 809.017 km — between the Namoona Stock Siding (809.993 km) and Casino — had Type "F" flashing light highway signals in place by 1988. Testing responsibility was shared between the Track Supervisor (three days) and the Signalman at Casino (four days), reflecting the reduced staffing on this section. The level crossing likely predates this notice significantly — the 1988 entry presumably reflects an update to the testing arrangements rather than the initial installation.

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| 25 June 1910 | **Opened** as part of Kyogle branch from Casino |
| W.N. 3–1937 | Speed restriction — two engines coupled, 30 mph, Namoona–Yongurra (507–514m) |
| 17 May 1969 | **Station closed** |
| 19 July 1978 | **Station physically removed** |
| W.N. 41–1980 | Namoona Stock Siding (809.993 km) — loading facilities ("L") inserted |
| W.N. 37–1986 | Namoona Stock Siding — CTC release replaced by staff key; control transferred from Grafton to Casino |
| W.N. 50–1988 | Kyogle Road level crossing (809.017 km) — Type "F" signals testing responsibility noted |
| July 2007 | 1,656-metre Up side crossing loop opened; 626-metre ballast siding in use (outside WN collection scope) |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1910–1989.* 
*Note: Namoona has very few Weekly Notice entries, consistent with its status as a minor request stop on the North Coast Line. The Namoona Stock Siding (809.993 km) continued in active use after station closure in 1969 and remains part of the location's infrastructure to the present day.*