Cedar Point

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Type : Station
Distance from Sydney : 826.215km
Location : -28.684244, 153.001051
Opened : 23 June 1910
Closed : 17 May 1969
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after the cedars which once grew in the vicinity
Notes : A 76.2 metre platform on the Up side reduced to 46.93 metres in 1930. Station building was a B2 standard. It served the tiny village of the same name located nearby. A Down loop siding was provided from opening with work on the siding having been done in October 1927. This siding was converted to a dead end and shortened on 12 May 1941 (standing room reduced from 10 to 5 trucks). In 1918 timber in fairly large quantities was being loaded at the station and a request was made to put a trucking yard at the station, along with a timber gantry. A gantry crane and a goods platform were located on the siding. A residence was situated on the other side of the main line to the siding. A cream shed was on the Down end of the platform.

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Cedar Point gates in the 80s (Tony McLaughlin)

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Cedar Point - location of the one time station.

The town is to the west of the location and comprises around a dozen houses scattered around the area.

In 1918 timber in fairly large quantities was being loaded at the station and a request was made to put a trucking yard at the station, along with a timber gantry.

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Namoona, Cedar Point and Fairy Hill station buildings

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Cedar Point, station and yards, 1930

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Cedar Point (State Archives)

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Cedar Point working plans

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3122 on 31st August 1969 heading a special tourist train near Cedar Point

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# Cedar Point (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1910–1969

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**Type:** Station 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Casino–Kyogle section) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 826.215 km 
**Mileage (Working TT):** 513m 22c (South End level crossing post-1968); approximately 512–514m 
**Between:** Baraimal and Yongurra 
**Opened:** 23 June 1910 
**Closed:** 17 May 1969 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** Named after the cedar trees which once grew in the vicinity 

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> **Notes:** The Up side platform was originally 76.2 metres in length, reduced to 46.93 metres in 1930. Station building was a B2 standard type. The station served the tiny village of Cedar Point located nearby. In 1918 timber was being loaded in fairly large quantities and a request was made for a trucking yard and timber gantry. A loop siding on the Down side was installed 14 October 1927, shortened on 18 March 1941 (to 88 feet dead-end) and removed by 2 May 1960. A gantry crane and goods platform were at the siding. A residence was situated on the other side of the main line to the siding. A cream shed was at the Down end of the platform. Cedar Point was a significant section boundary — the Fairy Hill–Cedar Point and Cedar Point–Kyogle sections both appear in engine load and speed restriction tables throughout the station's life.

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## 1910 — Opening; Loop Siding and Lever Arrangements

### Opening — 23 June 1910
> Cedar Point opened on **23 June 1910** as part of the Casino–Kyogle line opening.

### Unstaffed from Opening — Traffic Prepaid
> All consignments of trains for Namoona, Fairy Hill, Baraimal, and Cedar Point must be prepaid and consigned under platform conditions. Passengers wishing to proceed by trains authorised to stop at these places must exhibit to the Driver a **green disc by day, and light the lamp at night**.

*(Source: 1910 Weekly Notices — unattended station instructions)*

### Loop Siding and Lever Arrangements — 1910
> **Cedar Point** — A Loop Siding is provided on the Down side of the line. The Facing Points in the Main Line and the Catch Points at each end of the Loop are provided with **Lever and Bracket Lock arrangements**, which must be worked in accordance with **Regulation E** on page 27 of the General Appendix. The Bracket Locks are unlocked by Key on the **Ordinary Train Staff for the section Casino–Kyogle**.
>
> **Frame "A"** — Down Home, Auxiliary Down Distant, and Down Distant Signals only are provided, worked from Frame "A" on the platform.
>
> **Lever and Bracket Lock "B"** — The connection between the Main Line and the [siding].

*(Source: 1910 Weekly Notices — Cedar Point working instructions)*

> **Note:** The 1910 notice confirms Cedar Point had a **loop siding from opening day** (23 June 1910) — earlier than your external records indicate (14 October 1927). The 1927 entry (below) appears to document a subsequent extension or reconstruction of the siding rather than its original installation. The 1910 siding was worked by Lever and Bracket Lock arrangements unlocked by the Casino–Kyogle Ordinary Train Staff.

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## 1913 — Distance Table

### Distance Reference
> Cedar Point listed in distance table at mileage **0.464** from Lismore (this appears to be a Grafton mileage reference in the context of the Lismore–Murwillumbah section — OCR may be garbling the table layout).

*(Source: 1913 Weekly Notices — distance/mileage table)*

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## 1924 — Listed in Working Timetable

### Station Sequence
> Namoona (P) — Fairy Hill (P) — Baraimal (P) — **Cedar Point (P)** — Kyogle.

*(Source: 1924 Working Timetable listing)*

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## 1926 — New Platform Between Cedar Point and Kyogle — Named "Yongurra"

### New Unattended Platform — Mileage 84.12 (Grafton)
> **New Platform between Cedar Point and Kyogle (Casino–Kyogle Branch)** — Since **31st May, 1926**, a new Unattended Platform, **16 feet in length**, erected on the Down side of the line, is in use at **Mileage 84.12 (Grafton Mileage)**, between Cedar Point and Kyogle.
>
> The name of the Platform will be advised later. 
> Mileage for Rates purposes: From Grafton — 84 miles 12 chains; From Darling Harbour — **517 miles**.
>
> Nos. 21, 23, 26 and 32 Rail Motors will stop, when required, to pick up and set down passengers. No facilities are provided for dealing with truck loads of traffic.

*(W.N. 24–1926)*

### Named "Yongurra" — W.N. 29–1926
> With reference to the instruction on this subject issued in Weekly Notice No. 24 of 1926, the name **YONGURRA** has been allotted for this Platform. (26–29,427.) *(W.N. 29–1926.)*

> **Note:** Cedar Point was the reference point for the location of the new Yongurra platform, confirmed in the same notice sequence. Cedar Point thus served as the anchor point for the only new platform opened between it and Kyogle during the station's lifetime.

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## 1927 — Ballast Train Propelling; Loop Siding Extended and Interlocking Upgraded; New Engine Loads

### Propelling of Ballast Train — Fairy Hill to Cedar Point — W.N. 31–1927
> **Propelling of Ballast Train from Fairy Hill to Cedar Point, in section Fairy Hill–Kyogle (Casino–Kyogle Branch)** — Commencing at once, in order to facilitate the working of the Ballast train engaged in connection with the work of ballasting the line, permission is hereby given for the Ballast train to be propelled as required during daylight from Fairy Hill to Cedar Point, in the section Fairy Hill–Kyogle, at a speed **not exceeding 10 miles per hour**.
>
> When propelling, the engine must be on the Casino end of the train; a brake-van must be leading, in which the Guard must ride and give the Driver such hand-signals as may be necessary. Clause (i) of Rule 203 must be observed.
>
> The Driver must be in possession of the **Electric Train Staff for the section**. He must also sound the engine whistle freely where his view of the line is obstructed, as a warning of the approach of the train.
>
> This instruction amends and supersedes that on the subject contained in Weekly Notice No. 30 of 1927.

*(W.N. 31–1927)*

### Propelling — Mileage 84 to Cedar Point — W.N. 47–1927
> **Propelling of Ballast Train from Mileage 84 to Cedar Point, in section Fairy Hill–Kyogle** — Commencing at once, permission is hereby given for the Ballast train to be propelled as required during daylight from **Mileage 84 to Cedar Point**, in the section Fairy Hill–Kyogle, at a speed not exceeding **10 miles per hour**.
>
> When propelling, the engine must be on the **Kyogle end** of the train; a brake-van must be leading, in which the Guard must ride. Clause (i) of Rule 202 must be observed.
>
> The Driver must be in possession of the Electric Train Staff for the section.
>
> These instructions will remain in force until further notice. (27–21,201.) *(W.N. 47–1927.)*

### Two-Lever Machines — Frame A and B — 16 November 1927
> **Cedar Point (Casino–Kyogle Line) — Provision of Two-lever Machines** — Since **16th November, 1927**, Lever and Bracket Locks "A" and "B" have been replaced by **Two-lever Machines (Frames "A" and "B")**, situated on the Up side of the line near the points leading from the Siding to the Main line.
>
> **Frames A and B** — No. 1 Lever in Frames "A" and "B" is unlocked by Key on the **Miniature Electric Train Staff for the section Fairy Hill–Kyogle**, and must be operated in accordance with Regulation 50, clause (b), on page 77 of the General Appendix, dated 1st July, 1927. (W.N. 47–1927.)

*(W.N. 47–1927)*

> **Note:** The November 1927 interlocking upgrade — replacing Lever and Bracket Locks with Two-lever Machines — coincides with the ballasting works documented in W.N. 31 and 47 of 1927. The change from **Ordinary Train Staff (Casino–Kyogle)** to **Miniature Electric Train Staff (Fairy Hill–Kyogle)** for unlocking the frames reflects the subdivision of the original section into shorter sections.

### New Engine Load — Class 65 — Cedar Point to Kyogle — W.N. 33–1927
> **Kyogle Branch** — Commencing at once, **Class Load 65** is to apply to Goods trains from **Cedar Point to Kyogle** on the Down journey, and from **Kyogle to Cedar Point** on the Up journey.

*(W.N. 33–1927)*

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## 1928 — Speed Restrictions — Casino–Cedar Point and Cedar Point–Kyogle

### Permanent Speed Restrictions — Casino–Kyogle — W.N. 39–1928
> **Permanent Speed Restrictions** — amended and superseded as follows:
>
> **Casino–Cedar Point** — Passenger, Mixed and Goods trains: **25 miles per hour**. Rail motors: **35 miles per hour**.
>
> **Cedar Point–Kyogle** — Passenger, Mixed and Goods trains: **20 miles per hour**. Rail motors: **30 miles per hour**.

*(W.N. 39–1928)*

> **Note:** The lower speed limit between Cedar Point and Kyogle (20 mph) compared to Casino–Cedar Point (25 mph) reflects the steeper and more challenging terrain of the Kyogle Range section above Cedar Point.

### Propelling — Cancelled — W.N. 6–1928
> The instruction on this subject contained in Weekly Notice No. 47 of 1927 [propelling Mileage 84 to Cedar Point] is hereby cancelled. (27–21,201.) *(W.N. 6–1928.)*

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## 1930 — Ballast Train Propelling — Two Separate Instructions; Speed Board Reference

### Propelling — Casino to Mileage 68.0 and Mileage 83.0 to Cedar Point — W.N. 3–1930
> Also Casino to Mileage 68.0, Section Casino–Fairy Hill; and **Mileage 83.0 to Cedar Point, Section Fairy Hill–Kyogle** — Commencing at once. In order to facilitate the working of the Construction Ballast Trains, permission is hereby given for the Ballast train to be propelled during daylight from Casino to Mileage 65.40 in the section Casino–[Backmede], also from Casino to Mileage 68.0, in the Section Casino to Fairy Hill, and **Mileage 83.0 to Cedar Point** in the Section Fairy Hill–Kyogle, at a speed not exceeding **10 miles per hour**.

*(W.N. 3–1930)*

### Cancelled — W.N. 43–1930
> The instructions on this subject contained in Weekly Notice No. 3 of 1930 are hereby cancelled. *(W.N. 43–1930.)*

### Speed Board — Baraimal–Cedar Point
> **Baraimal–Cedar Point**: 507m 3c 
> **Cedar Point yard area**: 514m 47c — 515m 20c — 515m 38c — 515m 54c — 516m 68c — 516m 3c — 516m 30c — 516m 43c.

*(Source: 1930 Working Timetable — speed board table)*

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## 1932 — Station Sequence; Listed in Distance Table

### Station Sequence
> Baraimal (P) — **Cedar Point (P)** — Yongurra (P) — Kyogle — Veneer Co.'s Siding — Norco Limited's Siding — Kilgra — Wiangaree — The Risk — Mount Lion — Loadstone — Cougal.

*(Source: 1932 Working Timetable listing)*

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## 1934 — Section References in Speed and Load Tables

### Section References
> Fairy Hill–Cedar Point and **Cedar Point–Kyogle** listed in speed restriction and engine load tables. 
> Cedar Point–Fairy Hill listed in Up journey section tables.

*(Source: 1934 Working Timetable — speed and load tables)*

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## 1938 — Engine Load Table — Cedar Point as Section Boundary; Level Crossing Note

### Engine Load Table — Cedar Point–Mount Lion — W.N. 36–1938
> **Down journey** — Alter Section **Cedar Point–Kyogle** to read **Cedar Point–Mount Lion**. Section Kyogle–Border Loop to read Mount Lion–Border Loop.
>
> The loads shown for Cedar Point–Kyogle to apply to section **Cedar Point–Mount Lion**, and loads shown for section Kyogle–Border Loop to apply to section **Mount Lion–Border Loop**. (C.T.M. 38; C.M.E. 38–15,872–18.)

*(W.N. 36–1938)*

### Level Crossing — Mileage 515m 57c — Tick Eradication Dip — W.N. 41–1938
> **Level Crossing, Mileage 515m 57c (North Coast)** — A tick eradication dip is located adjacent to level crossing at mileage **515m 57c**, between Cedar Point and Yongurra, and, as cattle are constantly being driven through the gates, Drivers of trains must be on the alert and **sound the engine whistle as a warning of the approach of the train**.

*(W.N. 41–1938)*

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## 1939 — Shire of Kyogle Boundary

### Shire of Kyogle — Cedar Point to Cougal
> That portion of the Kyogle Shire situated within the **Kyogle Police Patrol District** — **Cedar Point to Cougal, inclusive**.

*(Source: 1939 Weekly Notices — Public Holiday schedules — repeated in multiple issues)*

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## 1940–1941 — Engine Load — 32 Class; Siding Shortened to Dead-End; Interlocking Alterations

### 32 Class Load — Cedar Point to Casino — W.N. 19–1940
> **Goods Train Loads — Section Cedar Point–Casino** — Insert letter (c) in column alongside 490, load for 32 and 34 class engines.
>
> Add Note (c) — The load for **32 class engines** between Cedar Point and Casino is **590 tons**.

*(W.N. 19–1940)*

### Amended — Northern Meat Company's Siding — W.N. 21–1940
> This instruction supersedes that on the subject contained in Weekly Notice No. 19 of 1940.
>
> Note (c) — The load of Goods train hauled by a 32 class engine between **Northern Meat Company's Siding and Casino** is 590 tons.

*(W.N. 21–1940)*

### Up Goods — Watering Fettlers' Camps — W.N. 18–1941
> When Up Goods trains are required to stop immediately between **Kyogle and Yongurra** for the purpose of watering Fettlers' camps, the following loads will apply from **Kyogle to Cedar Point**:
>
> | Class of Engine | Load (tons) |
> |----------------|-------------|
> | 13 | 185 |
> | [others] | [reduced loads] |

*(W.N. 18–1941)*

### Siding Shortened — Dead-End — 12 May 1941 — W.N. 18–1941
> **Cedar Point (North Coast) — Alteration to Siding** — On Monday, **12th May, 1941**, between 8.0 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., the connection Main line–Siding, at the Casino end, will be removed and the siding converted to a **Dead-end siding, 88 feet in length**. Frame "A" and connections will be removed.

*(W.N. 18–1941)*

### Loop — Direction Inserted in Local Appendix — W.N. 18–1941
> **Cedar Point (North Coast)** — Insert **"Up" "Loop"** under headings **"Direction in which Points Face."**

*(W.N. 18–1941)*

### Standing Room — Siding Amended — W.N. 18–1941
> **Cedar Point (North Coast)** — Insert **"5"** in lieu of **"10"** under heading "Standing Room in Other Sidings."

*(W.N. 18–1941)*

> **Note:** These three W.N. 18–1941 entries together confirm the 18 March 1941 siding alteration as documented in your notes. The conversion from loop (two connections) to dead-end (one connection at the Kyogle end only) reduced standing room from 10 to 5 vehicles, and the Casino-end Frame A was removed.

### Flagmen Required During Alterations — W.N. 18–1941
> During the time of the alterations to the points and signals at Wagga Wagga, Morundah, Bundure, Ivanhoe, Canoble, Fairy Hill, **Cedar Point**, Narrabri Junction and Bellata, competent Flagmen equipped with the necessary Hand and Detonating signals must be placed at the sites and signals affected.

*(W.N. 18–1941)*

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## 1946 — Engine Load Table — 19 Class Restrictions

### 19 Class Engines — Restrictions — W.N. 32–1946
> Delete note (g) at bottom of page and insert the following in lieu:
>
> (g) 19 Class engines are not to be utilised for assisting purposes from Clapham to Casino, but are to convey single load prescribed. [Notes applicable to sections including] **Cedar Point–Casino** — "10 Class" applying.

*(W.N. 32–1946)*

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## 1961 — Speed Board Reference

### Speed Boards — Baraimal–Cedar Point and Cedar Point–Yongurra
> **Baraimal–Cedar Point**: 512m 03c — 512m 173c — 512m 50c — 512m 653c 
> **Cedar Point–Yongurra**: 515m 31c — 514m 42c — 515m 04c — 515m 15c+

*(Source: 1961 Working Timetable — speed board table)*

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## 1968 — Type "F" Signals at Cedar Point Level Crossing; Crossing Relocated

### Type "F" Flashing Light Highway Signals — Cedar Point Level Crossing — 30 October 1968
> **Cedar Point (North Coast) — Provision of Type "F" Flashing Light Highway Signals at Cedar Point Level Crossing** — On Wednesday, **30th October, 1968**, between 8.0 a.m. and 4.0 p.m., Type "F" flashing light highway signals and a warning bell will be brought into use at the Cedar Point level crossing (**Mileage 513m 22c**).
>
> **Main Road No. 544** will be re-aligned to cross the railway at this location and the level crossing at Mileage **513m 17c** will be abolished.
>
> The highway signals will be automatically controlled by **track circuit** for Down and Up trains.
>
> **Testing** — A test of the highway signals and warning bell must be carried out each day by the **local fettling ganger**. The result of the test must be recorded by the **Station Master, Kyogle**, in the train register book.

*(W.N. 43–1968)*

### Level Crossing Listing Updated — W.N. 51–1968
> **Level Crossings — North Coast Line — Maitland–South Brisbane** — Delete Cedar Point, South End, Mileage **513.17c** "U." Insert Cedar Point, South End, Mileage **513.22c** "AF."
>
> The crossing has been relocated and converted to "open" type, and equipped with Type "F" flashing lights.

*(W.N. 51–1968)*

> **Note:** The level crossing relocation in October 1968 — just seven months before station closure in May 1969 — was associated with the realignment of Main Road No. 544. The highway signals were installed at 513m 22c (the new location) while the old crossing at 513m 17c was abolished.

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## 1969 — Closed and Deleted from All Publications

### Closed — 17 May 1969 (W.N. 20–1969)
> **Working Timetable — Northern Division — Pages 208 to 220** — Delete Nammoona and relevant particulars. Delete Baraimal and relevant particulars. Delete **Cedar Point** and relevant particulars. (A. 1–69–52,886.) *(W.N. 20–1969)*
>
> **Alphabetical List of Stations, Platforms, Sidings and Collieries:**
> - Page 17 — Delete **Cedar Point** and relevant particulars.
> *(W.N. 20–1969)*
>
> **Grades at Stations, Sidings, Platforms, and Signal Boxes** — Delete **Cedar Point** and relevant particulars. *(W.N. 20–1969)*

### Stations and Platforms — Deleted — W.N. 22–1969
> **Stations and Platforms, etc., Maitland–Queens Border** — Delete Baraimal, **Cedar Point** and Nammoona and relative mileages. *(W.N. 22–1969)*
>
> **New South Wales Stations** — Delete Argyle, Baraimal, **Cedar Point** and Nammoona. *(W.N. 22–1969)*

### Further Deletions — W.N. 23–1969
> **Alphabetical List of Stations, etc.** — Delete Baraimal, **Cedar Point**, and Nammoona and relative particulars. *(W.N. 23–1969)*
>
> **List of Stations, etc.** — Delete **Cedar Point** and relative particulars. *(W.N. 23–1969)*
>
> **North Coast Line** — Delete Nammoona, Baraimal, and **Cedar Point**. *(W.N. 23–1969)*
>
> **Delete — Cedar Point** *(W.N. 23–1969 — general listings)*

*(W.N. 20, 22 and 23–1969)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| 23 June 1910 | **Opened** — unstaffed from opening; loop siding on Down side worked by Lever and Bracket Locks (Casino–Kyogle Ordinary Train Staff); Frame A signals on platform |
| 1924 | Listed as platform (P) in working timetables |
| W.N. 24 and 29–1926 | New platform between Cedar Point and Kyogle opened (31 May 1926) — later named Yongurra |
| W.N. 31–1927 | Ballast train propelling Fairy Hill–Cedar Point, 10 mph, engine Casino end |
| W.N. 47–1927 | Ballast train propelling Mileage 84–Cedar Point, 10 mph, engine Kyogle end |
| 16 November 1927 | **Lever and Bracket Locks replaced by Two-lever Machines** (Frames A and B) — now unlocked by Fairy Hill–Kyogle Miniature Electric Train Staff (W.N. 47–1927) |
| W.N. 33–1927 | Class Load 65 applied to Cedar Point–Kyogle section (Down) and Kyogle–Cedar Point (Up) |
| W.N. 39–1928 | Speed restrictions: Casino–Cedar Point 25 mph (trains), 35 mph (rail motors); Cedar Point–Kyogle 20 mph (trains), 30 mph (rail motors) |
| W.N. 6–1928 | Ballast train propelling instructions cancelled |
| W.N. 3–1930 | Ballast train propelling Mileage 83.0–Cedar Point reinstated |
| W.N. 43–1930 | Ballast train propelling instructions again cancelled |
| W.N. 36–1938 | Engine load section Cedar Point–Kyogle amended to Cedar Point–Mount Lion |
| W.N. 41–1938 | Tick eradication dip at 515m 57c — trains to sound whistle at level crossing |
| **12 May 1941** | **Siding shortened to 88-foot dead-end** — Casino-end connection removed; Frame A removed; standing room reduced from 10 to 5 vehicles (W.N. 18–1941) |
| W.N. 19–1940 | 32 class engine load Cedar Point–Casino: 590 tons |
| 30 October 1968 | **Type "F" flashing light highway signals** at Cedar Point level crossing (513m 22c); Main Road No. 544 realigned; old crossing at 513m 17c abolished (W.N. 43–1968) |
| **17 May 1969** | **Closed** — deleted from all publications simultaneously with Namoona and Baraimal (W.N. 20, 22 and 23–1969) |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1910–1969.* 
*Note: Cedar Point served as a significant section boundary on the Casino–Kyogle line throughout its life, appearing consistently in engine load, speed restriction and running time tables as the boundary between the Casino–Cedar Point and Cedar Point–Kyogle sections.*