Peterkins

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Type : School platform
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 569.059km
Location : -30.600278, 152.989364
Opened : 10 October 1945
Closed : 4th May 1975
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named after the prominent property owener who built the platform adjacent to his land
Notes : 7.3 metre platform was on the Down side. #21 and #34 passenger trains were timetabled to stop at the platform. Peterkins school platform opened **10 October 1945** (W.N. 44–1945). The opening notice (W.N. 44–1945) stated the platform was on the **Up side** of the line at Mileage 353m 9c between **Valla and Nambucca**. This was corrected the following year (W.N. 8–1946) — the platform is on the **Down side** between Nambucca and Valla. The reference number changed from V.41–95,407 (W.N. 44–1945) to V.44–95,407 (W.N. 8–1946), confirming the correction was re-issued under a new file reference. Nos. 21 and 34 Passenger trains (later corrected from No. 34 to No. 24 in Nambucca Heads entry — see note) stop for school children. Platform closed 4 May 1975; formal closure notice not found (per Forsyth).

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Opened 10.10.1945 as a platform for school children, closed
4.5.1975 Weekly Notice #39/73?.
Line opened from Macksville to Urunga 3.12.1923 single track, construction from
Macksville to Coff s Harbour carried out by the Public Works Department from
8.3.1912, contract taken over by Messrs Norton Griffiths Ltd on 24.4.1915, and
cancelled on 14.5.1917 when the work was resumed by the Public Works
Department Railway Section.
Named after T.C.Peterkins whose land was on the eastern side of the line.
The 7.3m timber platform was on the Down side. #21 and #34 passenger trains were
timed to stop at this station.

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# Peterkins (North Coast Line)
## Entries from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1945–1946

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**Type:** School Platform (Closed) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Nambucca–Raleigh section; between Nambucca and Valla) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 569.059 km (Mileage **353m 9c** — per 1945/1946 WN) 
**Location:** -30.600278, 152.989364 
**Between:** Nambucca (Nambucca Heads) and Valla 
**Opened:** **10 October 1945** (W.N. 44–1945; ref. V.41–95,407) 
**Closed:** **4 May 1975** (per your notes — formal WN closure notice not found in OCR) 
**Status:** Closed 
**Name meaning:** Named after the prominent property owner who built the platform adjacent to his land 
**Platform:** **24-foot (7.3-metre)** Down side at Mileage 353m 9c (corrected to Down side by W.N. 8–1946 — originally stated as Up side in W.N. 44–1945) 
**Trains:** Nos. **21 and 34** Passenger trains stop to pick up or set down school children as required 

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> **Notes:** Peterkins school platform opened **10 October 1945** (W.N. 44–1945). The opening notice (W.N. 44–1945) stated the platform was on the **Up side** of the line at Mileage 353m 9c between **Valla and Nambucca**. This was corrected the following year (W.N. 8–1946) — the platform is on the **Down side** between Nambucca and Valla. The reference number changed from V.41–95,407 (W.N. 44–1945) to V.44–95,407 (W.N. 8–1946), confirming the correction was re-issued under a new file reference. Nos. 21 and 34 Passenger trains (later corrected from No. 34 to No. 24 in Nambucca Heads entry — see note) stop for school children. Platform closed 4 May 1975; formal closure notice not found in OCR.

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## 1945 — Platform Opened — 10 October 1945 — W.N. 44–1945

### Platform Opened — W.N. 44–1945
> **Page 60 — Peterkins (between Nambucca and Valla, North Coast) — Provision of Platform** — Since **10th October, 1945**, a platform, **24 feet** in length on the **Up side** at Mileage **353m 9c**, between Valla and Nambucca, has been in use for school children, and is known as **Peterkins**. Nos. **21 and 34** Passenger trains to stop at this platform to pick up or set down school children. (V.41–95,407.) *(W.N. 44–1945)*

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## 1946 — Side Corrected to Down Side — W.N. 8–1946

### Correction — W.N. 8–1946
> **Page 60 — Peterkins (between Nambucca and Valla, North Coast) — Provision of Platform** — Platform at Peterkins is situated on the **Down side** of the line at Mileage **353m 9c**. The foregoing amends the information shown in **Weekly Notice No. 43–1945** [i.e. W.N. 44–1945].
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> (V.44–95,407.) *(W.N. 8–1946)*

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## 1975 — Platform Closed — 4 May 1975

### Platform Closed — 4 May 1975
> **Peterkins school platform closed — 4 May 1975.** *(Source: your notes — formal WN closure notice not found in OCR)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| **10 October 1945** | **Platform opened** — 24-foot (7.3m) Down side (initially stated as Up side); Mileage 353m 9c; between Nambucca and Valla; Nos. 21 and 34 Pass. trains stop for school children; property owner built platform adjacent to his land (W.N. 44–1945; ref. V.41–95,407) |
| **W.N. 8–1946** | **Side corrected to Down side** — amending W.N. 44–1945; new reference V.44–95,407 |
| **4 May 1975** | **Platform closed** |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1945–1946.* 
*Note: The Up/Down correction (W.N. 44–1945 → W.N. 8–1946) is one of the clearest documented lateral corrections in the collection — the platform side was stated incorrectly in the opening notice and formally corrected approximately 12 weeks later. The reference numbers (V.41–95,407 and V.44–95,407) suggest the original approval was in file year 41 (1941) and the correction was filed under file year 44 (1944), consistent with the platform being approved years before it was actually built.*