Kyogle

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Kyogle, November 2022 (Alan Jenkinson)

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Kyogle, October 1963 (NSW Government)

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Various building plans, Kyogle

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NSWRTM tour train at Kyogle, 5/10/1963 (John Ward)

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Kyogle, 1929

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Peter Neve :

An obvious requirement for the terminus of the Tweed Railway at Kyogle was a turntable so that locomotives could be turned for the trip back to Lismore.
With the opening of the Border Railway from Kyogle through to South Brisbane in September 1930, for all intents, the turntable fell out of use.
However, when I made to journey from Sydney to Brisbane just under 40 years later, the turntable was still there!
I'll leave it to the experts to tell the subsequent story.
The photo was taken from the window of my TAM sleeping car on No. 3 Brisbane Express on Friday morning, 11th April 1969. On my way to photographically record the demise of Brisbane trams that weekend.
Memories from scanned photos.

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Construction gang, Kyogle, 1909 (State Archives)

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Norco siding, Kyogle, 1982

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Kyogle, July 1982 (State Archives)

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8046+48xx 285 Kyogle C1986 (Leon Batman)

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44222 with a down freight stands at the Kyogle home signal on Monday the 4.11.91.
Photo late Rodney James

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44222 another view at Kyogle.
4.11.91
Photo late Rodney James

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Kyogle station from down Brisbane Express, 25 October 1965 (Mitchell Library)

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Signal box opened when the crossing loop was converted to a fully interlocked type.
It was closed when the safeworking and signalling between Casino and the Queensland border
was rationalised. A new automatic crossing loop was provided on the northern outskirts of Kyogle
and was designed for Train Order working. This conversion never happened and the new loop was
converted to CTC control.

A Type Q signal box constructed in the later years of World War Two after the transition from the Type P design. Maybe as an
economy move, the use of several boards only to protect the fibro is evident and possibly a move to save money. The provision of a nameboard on the signal box located on the passenger platform was unusual. RT Taaffe

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

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**Type:** Station (Staff and Crossing Station; Signal Box) 
**Line:** North Coast Line (Casino–Border Loop section) 
**Distance from Sydney:** 833.798 km 
**Mileage (Working TT):** approximately 518m 
**Opened:** 25 June 1910 
**Status:** In use 
**Name meaning:** Named after Alexander MacKellar's cattle station in the area; Aboriginal word meaning "plain (bush) turkey" 
**Signal Box:** Kyogle Signal Box (Frame A replaced by Signal Box, 1936; new Signal Box 1944) 
**Circular:** No. 197–17 of 1944 (Kyogle diagram — amended repeatedly through to 1988) 

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> **Associated Sidings and Facilities at Kyogle:**
> - **Opening loop siding** — 385 metres crossing loop (1910)
> - **Goods shed** (1910); 5-ton yard crane (1910; later gantry crane withdrawn 1938; 5-ton gantry crane out of commission 1945)
> - **15.24-metre turntable** (1910; disconnected September 1968; removed 1974)
> - **90kl water tank** (1910; removed 18 February 1985)
> - **Station Master's residence** (1910)
> - **Kyogle Dairy Company's Siding** (1910; renamed Norco Limited's Siding W.N. 18–1926; deleted 1979)
> - **Norco Siding, Kyogle** (1926–1979)
> - **Veneer Company's Siding** (opened 8 November 1920; placed out of use 18 November 1970; deleted W.N. 10–1971)
> - **Rail Motor shed** (1925 — shed provided for Rail Motor No. 1)
> - **Coal stage** (listed 1936; removed by 1938)
> - **Kyogle Stock Siding** (listed by 1929; Drawer Lock Key Releases removed W.N. 4–1974; deleted W.N. 9–1985)
> - **Kyogle Goods Shed** (listed as separate entry by 1930)
> - **Shell Siding** (referenced 1946 in relation to Kyogle Road Level Crossing)
> - **Construction Siding** (provided 15 August 1960 for Way and Works Branch)

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## 1910 — Opening; Unstaffed Platforms; Telephone; Engine Loads

### Opening — 25 June 1910
> There are Station Masters at Casino and Kyogle, which stations are open for the booking of Passenger and Goods traffic.

*(Source: 1910 Weekly Notices — opening instructions for Casino–Kyogle line)*

### Engine Loads — Casino to Kyogle
> Engines of the A, B and C classes may be run between Casino and Kyogle, with load tables in tons including brake-van given by class.

*(Source: 1910 Weekly Notices — Engine Load table for Casino–Kyogle section)*

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## 1911 — Telephone Circuit — Kyogle

### Telephone Circuit — Casino–Kyogle Line
> Telephones have been provided on the Casino–Kyogle line, the call for Casino being **two short rings**, and **Kyogle call, three short rings**. (9–5,118–338.)

*(Source: 1911 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1913 — Public Telephone Connection at Kyogle Station

### Public Telephone Installed at Kyogle Railway Station
> **Public Telephone Connection — Kyogle (Grafton–Tweed Line)** — A telephone has been provided at the Kyogle Railway Station, connected to **No. 411 on the Local Public Telephone Exchange**. (R 13–3,602–214.)

*(Source: 1913 Weekly Notices)*

### Portable Telephones — Casino–Kyogle and Grafton–Tweed Lines
> Portable telephones are provided in the Brake-vans of Passenger and Mixed Trains on the Grafton–Tweed and **Casino–Kyogle Lines** with a view to providing telephonic communication in the event of a Passenger or Mixed train becoming disabled.

*(Source: 1913 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1920 — Veneer Company's Siding Opened — 8 November 1920

### Veneer Coy.'s Siding — W.N. — 1920
> **Veneer Coy.'s Siding, Kyogle (Kyogle Branch)** — On Monday, **8th November, 1920**, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., a new dead-end Siding, laid in on the **Down side of the line and connected to the Main line near the Stockyards**, will be brought into use, and will be known as the **Veneer Coy.'s Siding**.
>
> The points in the Main line (facing on Down journey), Facing Point Lock and the Derail in the Siding will be worked from a Ground Frame "E," and must be operated in accordance with Regulation "B" on page 55 of the General Appendix.
>
> The key for unlocking the Facing Point Lever Lock will be attached to the **Ordinary Train Staff for the section Casino–Kyogle**.

*(Source: 1920 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1924 — Telephone in Goods Office

### Goods Office Telephone Installed — 13 February 1924
> **Kyogle (North Coast Line) — Provision of Telephone in Goods Office** — Since **13th February, 1924**, a telephone has been installed in the Goods Office at Kyogle, connected to **No. 68 Northern Telephone Circuit**, the call being **two long rings**. *(W.N. 9–1924.)*

*(Source: 1924 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1925 — Rail Motor Service and Shed for Rail Motor No. 1

### Rail Motor Service — Casino–Kyogle–Lismore
> **Rail Motor Service Casino–Kyogle–Lismore** — Rail Motor No. 1 with second-class accommodation only, working between Kyogle and Casino and Lismore, has been replaced by **Rail Motor No. 13** with first-class and second-class accommodation.

*(Source: 1925 Weekly Notices)*

> **Note:** The 1925 notes record a shed provided at Kyogle for Rail Motor No. 1 in this year. The rail motor service between Casino and Kyogle was the primary passenger service on this section.

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## 1926 — Kyogle Dairy Company's Siding Renamed "Norco Limited's Siding"; New Signal Box; Yongurra Platform

### Kyogle Dairy Company's Siding Renamed — W.N. 18–1926
> **Alteration to Names — Binna Burra Co-operative Dairy Company's Siding and Kyogle Dairy Company's Siding** — Commencing at once, the names of the Binna Burra Co-operative Dairy Company's Siding and **Kyogle Dairy Company's Siding** will be altered to **NORCO LIMITED'S SIDING** at Binna Burra and Kyogle respectively.
>
> Pages 9, 39 and 47 of the Alphabetical List, and pages 148, 151, 157, 159 and 186 of the Merchandise and Live-stock Rates Book to be posted accordingly. (V. 26–5,023.)

*(W.N. 18–1926)*

### New Signal Box "A" — Kyogle End of Platform — 1926
> **New Signal-box "A"** — A new Signal-box "A," erected at the **Kyogle end of the platform**, will be brought into use.
>
> The following signals will be brought into use:
> - **Up Home Signal (No. 2)** — Fixed on the Up side of the line, about 900 feet from the Signal-box.
> - **Down Home Signal (No. 7)** — Fixed on the Down side of the line, about 900 feet from the Signal-box.
> - **Up Landmark** — Fixed on the Up side of the line, 2,400 feet from the Up Home signal.
> - **Down Landmark** — Fixed on the Down side of the line, 2,400 feet from the Down Home signal.
> - **Lever and Bracket Locks "C" and "D"** — The existing Lever and Bracket Lock arrangements to be altered.

*(Source: 1926 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1927 — New Telephone Circuit — Grafton to Kyogle; Stock Siding Referenced

### New Telephone Circuit No. 72 — 11 July 1927
> **Grafton to Kyogle (North Coast) — Provision of New Telephone Circuit** — Since **11th July, 1927**, a new Telephone Circuit, **No. 72 Circuit North**, has been in use. The Stations and Code Calls on the new Circuit are as follows:
>
> Grafton —

Code Select Expand

| Kyogle — [code] | Casino — [code]

*(Source: 1927 Weekly Notices)*

### Stock Siding — Instruction Note
> Trucks must not be placed on or removed from the Siding, unless authorised by the **Station Master, Kyogle**. (21–25,001.) *(W.N. 21–1927.)*

*(Source: 1927 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1928 — Speed Restrictions — Casino–Kyogle

### Speed Restrictions Confirmed — W.N. 39–1928
> **Permanent Speed Restrictions** — amended:
>
> **Casino–Cedar Point** — Passenger, Mixed and Goods trains: 25 mph; Rail motors: 35 mph. 
> **Cedar Point–Kyogle** — Passenger, Mixed and Goods trains: 20 mph; Rail motors: 30 mph.

*(W.N. 39–1928)*

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## 1929 — Ground Frame "D" Renamed "H" — Stock Siding

### Lever and Bracket Lock "D" Renamed "H"
> **Kyogle (North Coast) — Alteration to Naming of Ground Frame** — Since **21st November, 1929**, Lever and Bracket Lock "D," operating the connection between the Main line and the **Stock Siding** has been re-named **Lever and Bracket Lock "H."** *(W.N. 45–1929.)*

*(Source: 1929 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1930 — Kyogle Stock Siding and Goods Shed Formally Listed; Kilgra Siding Opened

### Kyogle Stock Siding — Listed in Station Tables
> **Kyogle Stock Siding** listed in station sequence after Kyogle:
> Kyogle — **Kyogle Stock Siding** — Kyogle Goods Shed — Kilgra — Wiangaree — The Risk — Mt. Lion Quarry Siding — Loadstone — Cougal — Border Loop — Glenapp — Round Mountain Quarry Siding — Bromelton.
>
> Station Codes: Kyogle — 2926; Kyogle Stock Siding — 2927; [Kyogle Goods Shed — 2928].

*(Source: 1930 Working Timetable and station code tables)*

### Brisbane Extension — Kilgra Siding Opened
> A Siding has been provided at Kilgra, which is distant **3 miles 10 chains from Kyogle**, and traffic in full truck loads may be accepted to and from that Siding under the same conditions as applicable to Wiangaree. The Mileage for freight purposes will be 3 miles from Kyogle. (Comr. 29–17,128; L.T.–3–42,300.) *(W.N. 5–1930.)*

*(Source: 1930 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1931 — Collins Creek Road Level Crossing Whistle Instruction

### Collins Creek Road Level Crossing — 519m 27c
> **Level Crossings (North Coast)** — Commencing at once, Drivers of trains when approaching **Collins Creek Road Level Crossing (Mileage 519m 27c)**, near Kyogle, must sound one long engine whistle in time sufficient to warn any road traffic which may also be approaching the Level Crossing to keep clear. (31–25,918.) *(W.N. 30–1931.)*

*(Source: 1931 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1933 — Norco Butter Traffic — Freight Basis

### Norco Butter — 35 Boxes to the Ton
> Butter forwarded from Coramba by the Orara Dairy Company, from Raleigh by the Raleigh Dairy Company, and **from Kyogle by the Norco Company**, are to be accepted for freight purposes on the basis of **35 boxes to the ton**. (G.C. 4–33–34,619.) *(W.N. 23–1933.)*

*(Source: 1933 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1936 — Signalling Alterations; Coal Stage Listed; New Siding — The Cape

### Signalling Alterations — New Signal Box — 1936
> Major signalling alterations at Kyogle planned for 1936 including:
> 1. Alteration to interlocking.
> 2. Alteration to naming of ground frames.
> 3. Alteration to numbering of signals.
> 4. Alteration to numbering of certain signals.
> 5. **Replacing Frame "A" by a new Signal-box situated at the Kyogle end of the platform.**
>
> Complete arrangements in accordance with a Circular and diagram to be issued prior to work being carried out. (C.T.M. 36–34,728; S. & T.E., G. 35–7,326.) *(W.N. 6 and 7–1936.)*

*(Source: 1936 Weekly Notices — announced twice)*

### Coal Stage Listed
> **Kyogle** — listed with **Coal stage** in station facilities summary (accommodation provided table). *(W.N. — 1936.)*

### New Loading Stage — The Cape (Between Wiangaree and The Risk)
> **The Cape (between Wiangaree and The Risk — North Coast)** — A loading stage, 8 feet in length, situated on the Up side of the line at Mileage [approx. 526m], provided. Under control of Kyogle. *(W.N. 21–1936.)*

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## 1937 — Norco Siding Seal Press Repairs

### Norco Siding — Seal Press Repairs
> **Norco Siding, Kyogle (North Coast)** — Seal Press No. 415 has been again brought into use, and Relief Seal Press No. 555 withdrawn. (G.W. 1–37–21,850.) *(W.N. 46–1937.)*

*(Source: 1937 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1938 — 2-Ton Gantry Crane Withdrawn

### Crane Withdrawn — W.N. 49–1938
> **Stations, Platforms and Sidings — Accommodation Provided (Kyogle)** — The **2-ton crane** at Kyogle has been withdrawn. Delete under heading "Crane" 1–2 ton. (G.C. 5–38–2,151.) *(W.N. 49–1938.)*

*(Source: 1938 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1940 — Up Home Signal Post Renewed

### Up Home Signal Post Renewed — W.N. 25–1940
> **Kyogle (Casino–Border Loop) — Renewing Post of Up Home Signal** — On Thursday, [date] June, 1940, between 8.0 a.m. and 4.0 p.m., the Up Home signal, No. 2, will be out of use for the purpose of renewing the post. (S. & T.E. 40.) *(W.N. 25–1940.)*

*(Source: 1940 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1941 — Cedar Point Siding Shortened — Goods Siding Connection Removed

### Cedar Point Goods Siding — Converted to Dead-End
> On Monday, **5th May, 1941**, between 8.0 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., the points leading from the Loop to the Goods Siding, at the **Kyogle end**, will be removed, and the siding converted to a **Dead-end siding, 110 feet in length**. Frame "B" and connections will be removed.

*(W.N. 18–1941 — relates to Cedar Point, not Kyogle itself, but Kyogle end referenced)*

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## 1944 — New Centrally-Operated Crossing Loop and Signal Box; Signal Relocations

### Conversion to Centrally-Operated Electric Train Staff and Crossing Loop — 23 August 1944
> **Kyogle (North Coast) — Conversion to Centrally-operated Electric Train Staff and Crossing Loop** — On Wednesday, **23rd August, 1944**, between 8.0 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., Kyogle will be converted to a **Centrally-operated Crossing Loop**.
>
> The main alterations to be carried out will be:
> (i) A **new Signal-box** will be provided on the platform in lieu of Frame A.
> (ii) The points at each end of the Loop will be altered to work from the Signal-box.
> (iii) Additional Down and Up Home and Starting signals will be brought into use, and "U" indicators will be provided on the Main line Starting signals.
>
> The complete arrangements and method of working will be in accordance with a Circular and diagram to be issued prior to the work being brought into use. (S. & T.E. .) *(W.N. 33–1944.)*

*(Source: 1944 Weekly Notices)*

### Down and Up Distant Signals Relocated — June–July 1944
> - **27 June 1944** — Down Outer Distant signal refixed **733 feet nearer to Grafton**. *(W.N. 25–1944.)*
> - **28 June 1944** — Down Inner Distant signal, No. 4, refixed **800 feet nearer to Grafton**. *(W.N. 25–1944.)*
> - **29 June 1944** — Up Distant signal, No. 1, refixed **600 feet nearer to South Brisbane**. *(W.N. 25–1944.)*

### Down Home Signal Replaced — 11 July 1944
> **Kyogle (North Coast) — Alteration to Down Home Signal** — On Tuesday, **11th July, 1944**, between 8.0 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., the Down Home signal, No. 3, will be replaced by a new signal fixed on the main post of a left-hand half-bracket post, situated approximately at the same site. *(W.N. 28–1944.)*

### Up Home Signal Replaced — 25 July 1944
> **Kyogle (North Coast) — Alteration to Up Home Signal** — On Tuesday, **25th July, 1944**, between 8.0 a.m. and 5.0 p.m., the Up Home signal, No. 2, will be replaced by a new signal fixed on the main post of a new right-hand half-bracket post, situated **150 feet approximately nearer South Brisbane**. *(W.N. 30–1944.)*

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## 1945 — 5-Ton Gantry Crane Out of Commission

### Crane Out of Commission — W.N. 5–1945
> **List of Stations, etc. — Kyogle (North Coast Line)** — The **5-ton gantry crane** at Kyogle is out of commission until further notice. (G.W. 45–25,240.) *(W.N. 5–1945.)*

*(Source: 1945 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1946 — Shell Siding — Kyogle Road Level Crossing Instructions; Intermediate Sidings Table Amended

### Shell Siding — Kyogle Road Level Crossing
> **Public Level Crossing** — When proceeding to or from Shell Siding the train must be brought to a stand clear of the **Kyogle Road Level Crossing**. The Guard or Shunter must exhibit a Red hand-signal in the direction of approaching road traffic, and satisfy himself that all is clear before signalling the Driver of the train to pass over the level crossing. The speed of the train when passing over the level crossing must not exceed **5 miles per hour**. *(W.N. — 1946.)*

*(Source: 1946 Weekly Notices)*

### Intermediate Sidings — Round Mountain Quarry Amended
> **Intermediate Sidings — Kyogle–South Brisbane — Round Mountain Quarry** — Amend "Tamrookum–Bromelton" to read "Kagaru–Tamrookum." *(W.N. 43–1946.)*

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## 1950 — Portable Telephone Circuit — Way and Works Staff

### Portable Telephone Circuit — Kyogle to Border Loop — W.N. 21–1950
> **Provision of Portable Telephone Circuit for Way and Works Staff** — Since **5th May, 1950**, a portable telephone circuit for Way and Works Staff has been brought into use between Kyogle and Border Loop, with telephones and plug-in boxes located on line poles adjacent to the line as follows:
>
> - Kyogle S.M. — Wall telephone
> - 518m 65c — Plug-in box
> - 519m 15c (trolley shed) — Plug-in box
> - 519m 39c — Plug-in box
> - 520m 00c — Plug-in box
> - 520m 40c — Plug-in box
> - 520m 72c — Plug-in box
>
> A portable telephone has been supplied to the employee in charge of each Way and Works Branch gang working between Kyogle and Border Loop. Before a tricycle or trolley is placed on the line between Kyogle and Border Loop, the Ganger or employee in charge must ascertain by means of the portable telephone or fixed telephone from the adjacent Signal-box the time the last train to run has cleared the section and the time the next train to run has entered or will enter the section.

*(W.N. 21–1950)*

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## 1951 — Portable Telephone Circuit Extended to Casino

### Portable Telephone Circuit Extended
> The Way and Works telephone circuit has been extended to Casino. *(W.N. — 1951)*

*(Source: 1951 Weekly Notices)*

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## 1957 — Water at Kyogle — 5 Minutes; Signal Alterations; Level Crossing Deleted; Train Bar Provided

### Water Allowance — Kyogle
> **Kyogle — 5 minutes water. Glenapp — 5 minutes water.** [Brisbane Limited Express timetable amendment.]

*(Source: 1957 Weekly Notices)*

### Train Bar Provided; Down Inner Distant and Down Home Signals Relocated
> **Kyogle (North Coast) — Provision of Train Bar in lieu of Clearance Bar and Relocation of Down Inner Distant and Down Home Signals:**
>
> - **27 August 1957** — The clearance bar in the Main line at the clearance point between the Main line and Loop line at the Sydney end will be replaced by a **train bar**, working in conjunction with No. 16 points.
> - **29 August 1957** — Down Inner Distant signal, No. 24, relocated **365 feet nearer to Sydney**.
> - **3 September 1957** — Down Home signal, No. 23, relocated **365 feet nearer to Sydney**.
>
> Diagram attached to Circular No. 197–17 of 1944 to be amended accordingly. *(W.N. 33–1957; confirmed W.N. 35–1957.)*

### Level Crossing Deleted — Junor's (Private) 501m 48c
> **Level Crossings, Casino–Kyogle** — Delete **Junor's (Private) 501m 48c**. (A. 1–57–40,812.) *(W.N. 27–1957.)*

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## 1960 — Point Indicator Removed; Construction Siding Provided; Cape Under Control of Kyogle

### Point Indicator Removed — Frame G Crossover — W.N. 38–1960
> **Kyogle (North Coast) — Removal of Point Indicator at No. 2 Frame G Crossover** — Since **2nd September, 1960**, the points indicator working in conjunction with No. 2 Frame G crossover has been dispensed with and removed. Diagram attached to Circular No. 197–17, Kyogle, of 1944, to be amended accordingly. *(W.N. 38–1960.)*

### Construction Siding Provided for Way and Works Branch — 15 August 1960
> **Kyogle** — Since the **15th August, 1960**, a **Construction Siding** has been provided for use of the Way and Works Branch. The siding is on the Up side of the goods siding, **500 feet in length**, rising on a grade of **1 in 65** from the goods siding and terminating at the stop block. Ball lever points are located 5 feet south of the southern extremity of the goods shed on goods siding, and are normally set to lie to the goods siding. *(W.N. 45–1960.)*

### The Cape — Placed Under Control of Kyogle
> **The Cape** — placed under unattended/platform conditions and under the control of **Kyogle**. Insert "\*" before name of station. Insert "G.L." in column Goods and Livestock Freight to be Prepaid. *(W.N. 47–1960.)*

### Fairy Hill–Kyogle — Divisible Train Staffs Replaced
> Miniature electric train staffs Nos. 9–14, fitted with keys on the staff portion, will be removed and replaced by ordinary miniature electric train staffs.
>
> Section Fairy Hill–Kyogle staff particulars amended accordingly. *(W.N. 38–1960.)*

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## 1963 — Kyogle–The Risk Section — New Key Staffs; Wiangaree and Mount Lion Under Kyogle

### Kyogle–The Risk — New Miniature Electric Train Key Staffs
> **North Coast Line — Delete** existing particulars in respect of the section **Kyogle–The Risk** and insert:
>
> **Kyogle–The Risk**, 11m 74c, C, 1–50, 1–8, 9–14\*\*.
>
> Frames A and B — The drawer lock key releases at Frames A and B, Wiangaree Siding, will be removed. A **duplex lock A** will be provided on a post adjacent to Frame A. The top lock of duplex lock A will be unlocked by key on the miniature electric train staff for the section Kyogle–The Risk. *(W.N. 37–1963.)*

### Wiangaree and Mount Lion — Control Transferred to Kyogle
> **Intermediate Sidings — System of Working — Wiangaree, Mount Lion** — In column headed "Siding under control of" delete "Wiangaree" and insert "**Kyogle**." *(W.N. 38–1963.)*

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## 1964 — Type "F" Flashing Lights — Kyogle Road Level Crossing (Namoona)

### Type "F" Signals — Kyogle Road Level Crossing — 17 December 1964
> **Namoona (North Coast) — Provision of Type "F" Flashing Light Highway Signals at Kyogle Road Level Crossing** — On Thursday, **17th December, 1964**, between 8.0 a.m. and 4.0 p.m., Type "F" flashing light highway signals and warning bell will be brought into use at the **Kyogle Road level crossing (Mileage 502m 56c)**.
>
> Testing — key kept by the **local Fettling Ganger**, who will arrange for the highway signals and warning bell to be tested each day. *(W.N. — 1964.)*

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## 1968 — Turntable Siding Disconnected — 4 September 1968

### Turntable Siding Disconnected — W.N. 39–1968
> **Kyogle (North Coast) — Disconnection of Turntable Siding** — Since **4th September, 1968**, No. 2C points, Loop Line to Turntable Siding have been removed. Frame C and associated interlocking equipment have been dispensed with and No. 12 lever in the signal-box is now spare.
>
> Circular No. 197–17, Kyogle, of 1944, and diagram attached to be amended accordingly. *(W.N. 39–1968.)*

> **Note:** The 15.24-metre turntable was physically removed in 1974 per external records — the September 1968 entry documents the disconnection of the siding serving the turntable, which preceded the physical removal by about six years.

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## 1970 — Veneer Company's Siding Placed Out of Use — 18 November 1970

### Veneer Company's Siding — Out of Use — W.N. 48–1970
> **Kyogle (North Coast) — Veneer Company's Siding Placed out of Use** — Since **18th November, 1970**, No. 2F points, Main line to Veneer Company's Siding at **Mileage 517m 64c** have been removed and straight railed and the siding placed out of use until further notice.
>
> Circular No. 197–17, Kyogle, of 1944, and diagram attached, to be amended accordingly. (S. & T.E. 69–609,014–W. & M.) *(W.N. 48–1970.)*

### Controlling Station for Cougal, Loadstone, Mount Lion, Treberth — Kyogle
> **Kyogle is the Controlling Station for the undermentioned platforms:** Cougal, Loadstone, Mount Lion, Treberth. Amend book accordingly. (B. 2–70–55,447.) *(W.N. 21–1970.)*

### Shunting Charges — Veneer Co.'s Siding Out of Use
> **Charges for Shunting, etc.** — Insert: Kyogle — **Veneer Co.'s Siding is out of use until further notice**. *(W.N. 50–1970.)*

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## 1971 — Veneer Company's Siding Deleted

### Veneer Co.'s Siding — Deleted from All Publications — W.N. 10–1971
> **Veneer Co.'s Siding, Kyogle** — Delete all reference from station listings. *(W.N. 10–1971.)*

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## 1972 — Norco Siding Out of Use; Emergency Switches Updated at Kyogle Road Level Crossing

### Norco Siding — Out of Use
> **North Coast Line** — Insert: **Norco Siding, Kyogle, will be out of use until further notice**. (B. 2–72–26,005.) *(W.N. 35–1972.)*

### Emergency Switches — Kyogle Road Level Crossing Updated — 1 December 1972
> Since **1st December, 1972**, between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m., the emergency box at Kyogle Road level crossing, Mileage **502m 56c**, will be replaced by an emergency box of the new type containing **three (3) key locked switches** inscribed "Sydney side lights," "Country side lights" and "Bell" respectively.
>
> Keys for the door of the emergency box and for each emergency switch are kept by the **Station Master, Casino**. *(W.N. 47–1972.)*

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## 1974 — Kyogle Stock Siding — Drawer Lock Key Releases Removed; Turntable Removed

### Stock Siding — Drawer Lock Key Releases A and B Removed — 29 January 1974
> **Kyogle Stock Siding (North Coast) — Removal of Staff Drawer Lock Key Releases A and B** — On Tuesday, **29th January, 1974**, between 9 a.m. and 12 noon, Staff Drawer Lock Key Releases A and B will be removed.
>
> No. 1 levers in Frames A and B will be unlocked by key on **miniature electric train staff for the section Kyogle–The Risk**.
>
> Circular No. 197–17, Kyogle of 1944, and diagram attached, to be amended accordingly. (S. & C. 74–780,102–W. & M.) *(W.N. 4–1974.)*

> **Note:** The **15.24-metre turntable** was physically removed in 1974 per external records. The turntable siding had been disconnected in September 1968 (W.N. 39–1968).

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## 1975 — Down Inner Distant Signal Renewed and Relocated

### Down Inner Distant Signal No. 24 — Renewed and Relocated — 22 April 1975
> **Kyogle (North Coast) — Renewal and Relocation of Down Inner Distant Signal No. 24** — On Tuesday, **22nd April, 1975**, between 8.00 a.m. and 4.00 p.m., the Down Inner Distant signal, No. 24 will be out of use for renewal and relocation approximately **15 metres towards Sydney**.
>
> Diagram attached to Circular No. 197–17, Kyogle, of 1944, to be amended accordingly. *(W.N. 16–1975.)*

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## 1976 — Divisible Electric Train Staffs Replaced — Kyogle–The Risk

### Divisible Staffs Replaced — 25 May 1976
> **Section Kyogle–The Risk** — Since **25th May, 1976**, all divisible electric train staffs for this section have been replaced by electric train staffs (non-divisible).
>
> In column headed "Nos of divisible staffs" delete 9–14\*\*. In column headed "Nos of key staffs" amend 1–8 to read 1–4. *(W.N. 26–1976.)*

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## 1979 — Norco Siding Deleted; Namoona Stock Siding Working Instructions

### Norco Siding — Deleted from All Publications — W.N. 27–1979
> **North Coast Line** — Delete **Norco siding, Kyogle** and relevant particulars. *(W.N. 27, 30 and 35–1979 — multiple publication amendments)*

### Namoona Stock Siding — Working Instructions Inserted
> **Stations and Sidings — Namoona** — After the paragraph under the heading "Type 'F' flashing light highway signals and Kyogle Road Level Crossing" — Insert:
>
> Stock siding. A loop siding is provided on the Up side of the Main line at **809.993 km** between Casino and Fairy Hill, and is known as **Namoona Stock Siding**. *(W.N. 19–1979.)*

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## 1984 — Cattle Loading Ramp Removed — 9 April 1984

> The **cattle loading ramp** at Kyogle was removed on **9 April 1984** per external records. No specific Weekly Notice entry found.

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## 1985 — Kyogle Stock Siding Deleted; Water Tank Removed

### Kyogle Stock Siding — Deleted — W.N. 9–1985
> **System of Working** — Delete: **835.149 km Kyogle Stock** and relevant particulars. *(W.N. 9–1985.)*
>
> **Stations, Platforms and Sidings — Accommodation Provided** — Delete: **835.129 km Kyogle Stock Siding** and relevant particulars. *(W.N. 9–1985.)*
>
> Delete: **\*Kyogle Stock Siding** and relevant particulars. *(W.N. 9–1985.)*

> **Note:** The **water tank** (90kl) was removed on **18 February 1985** per external records — close to the same time as the Stock Siding deletion. No specific Weekly Notice entry found for the water tank removal.

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## 1988 — Down Outer Distant Signal Replaced by Reflectorised Landmark

### Down Outer Distant Signal Replaced — 18 July 1988
> **Kyogle (North Coast) — Replacement of Down Outer Distant Signal by Reflectorised Landmark** — Since **18th July, 1988**, the Down Outer Distant signal has been replaced by a reflectorised landmark at the same location.
>
> The diagram attached to Circular No. 197–17 (1944) Kyogle, to be amended accordingly. (S. & C. 264713.) *(W.N. 31–1988.)*

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## 1989 — Crane and Weighbridge Deleted; Telephone Connections Updated

### Crane and Weighbridge Deleted — W.N. 23–1989
> **833.798 km Kyogle** — Under heading "Crane, No. and Capacity" — Delete **†2 and 6** [2-ton and 6-ton cranes].
>
> Under heading "Weighbridge Road" — Delete **1 and 20** [1 weighbridge, 20-ton capacity]. *(W.N. 23–1989.)*

### New Telephone Connections — Kyogle — W.N. 2–1989
> **New Telephone Connections, Kyogle** — Insert:
> - **71 246** — Kyogle Gang Shed
> - **71 245** — Kyogle Station Master
> - **71 247** — Kyogle Communications Apparatus Room

*(W.N. 2–1989)*

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## Summary of Key Events

| Date | Event |
|------|-------|
| 25 June 1910 | **Opened** — Station Masters at Casino and Kyogle; booking of passenger and goods traffic |
| 1910 | Opening facilities: 385-metre crossing loop, goods shed, 5-ton crane, 15.24m turntable, 90kl water tank, SM residence |
| 1910 | Kyogle Dairy Company's Siding opened (later Norco) |
| 1911 | Telephone circuit Casino–Kyogle: Kyogle call three short rings |
| 8 November 1920 | **Veneer Coy.'s Siding opened** — dead-end on Down side near Stockyards (W.N. — 1920) |
| 13 February 1924 | Telephone installed in Goods Office — No. 68 Northern Circuit, two long rings (W.N. 9–1924) |
| 1925 | Shed provided for Rail Motor No. 1 |
| W.N. 18–1926 | Kyogle Dairy Company's Siding renamed **Norco Limited's Siding** |
| 1926 | New Signal Box "A" erected at Kyogle end of platform |
| 11 July 1927 | New Telephone Circuit No. 72 North — Grafton to Kyogle |
| 21 November 1929 | Ground Frame "D" (Stock Siding) renamed "H" (W.N. 45–1929) |
| 1930 | Kyogle Stock Siding and Goods Shed formally listed — Codes 2926, 2927 |
| W.N. 6–1936 | Major signalling alterations announced — new Signal Box at Kyogle end of platform |
| W.N. 49–1938 | 2-ton crane withdrawn |
| W.N. 25–1940 | Up Home Signal post renewed |
| 23 August 1944 | **Conversion to Centrally-operated Crossing Loop** — new Signal Box on platform (W.N. 33–1944) |
| June–July 1944 | Down Outer, Down Inner Distant and Up Distant signals relocated |
| W.N. 5–1945 | 5-ton gantry crane out of commission |
| W.N. 21–1950 | Portable telephone circuit provided — Kyogle to Border Loop (plug-in boxes at intervals) |
| W.N. 33 and 35–1957 | Train bar provided; Down Inner Distant and Down Home signals relocated 365 feet toward Sydney |
| 2 September 1960 | Point indicator at Frame G crossover removed (W.N. 38–1960) |
| 15 August 1960 | Construction Siding provided for Way and Works Branch (W.N. 45–1960) |
| W.N. 37–1963 | Kyogle–The Risk section: new miniature electric train key staffs |
| W.N. 38–1963 | Wiangaree and Mount Lion control transferred to Kyogle |
| 4 September 1968 | **Turntable Siding disconnected** — No. 2C points removed; Frame C dispensed with (W.N. 39–1968) |
| 18 November 1970 | **Veneer Company's Siding placed out of use** (W.N. 48–1970) |
| W.N. 10–1971 | Veneer Co.'s Siding deleted from all publications |
| W.N. 35–1972 | Norco Siding placed out of use |
| 1 December 1972 | Emergency switches at Kyogle Road level crossing replaced by new type (three key-locked switches) |
| 29 January 1974 | Kyogle Stock Siding — Drawer Lock Key Releases A and B removed (W.N. 4–1974) |
| 1974 | **Turntable physically removed** (per external records) |
| 22 April 1975 | Down Inner Distant Signal No. 24 renewed and relocated 15m toward Sydney (W.N. 16–1975) |
| 25 May 1976 | Divisible electric train staffs on Kyogle–The Risk section replaced by non-divisible staffs (W.N. 26–1976) |
| W.N. 27–1979 | **Norco Siding deleted** from all publications |
| 9 April 1984 | **Cattle loading ramp removed** (per external records) |
| W.N. 9–1985 | **Kyogle Stock Siding deleted** from all publications |
| 18 February 1985 | **Water tank removed** (per external records) |
| 18 July 1988 | Down Outer Distant Signal replaced by reflectorised landmark (W.N. 31–1988) |
| W.N. 23–1989 | Cranes (2-ton and 6-ton) and weighbridge deleted from publications |

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*Extracted from NSW Government Railways Weekly Notices, 1910–1989.*