Wiangaree

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Type : Station
Distance from Sydney : 846.804km
Opened : 28 September 1930
Closed : 28 June 1975
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Named aftger the Parish it was located in.
Notes: Station building was a PC3 type and sited on a 75.3 metre Down platform. 1938 - 5 ton crane was relocated from Bentley. The station was site just north of the Down side loop siding - it had a stockyard and loading bank.

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Location of Wiangaree - nothing remains of the one-time station

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Wiangaree station, undated

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Location of Wiangaree (Six Maps)

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Wiangaree (1993, David Kratz)

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This is looking across from the location of the old Wiangaree gatekeepers cottage (long gone) where the line crossed Summerland Way towards the old goods loading bank.

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View of buildings opposite Wiangaree station, 1930s, pic taken from the station grounds.

Graeme Smith:

The house in the immediate foreground belonged to primary school teacher Mrs May Wilson, the house at the top of the hill, was owned by Mr Burton I believe, he was a cream carrier, the later Athol McQueen took over the role and lived in this house. During floods, we would put our pigs and cows up on our hill paddock and stay with Athol. The house on the extreme right belonged to Mr.Allen Herd who owned one of the butchers shops in Wiangaree before moving to Kyogle, it is now owned by my cousin David Alcorn. The other house at the top right, belonged to my uncle and aunt, Ben and Elva Smith, it now belongs to my cousin, Colin Graham. Not sure if that is a grave site, but I do remember there was a small garden there when I was going to school. We crossed the line at the northern end of the platform.

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Railway bridge at Wiangaree (Northern Sights)

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From Jeremy Williams, Wiangaree loading dock in Feb 2021.

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Wiangaree crossing and cottage, undated

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Site of the one-time station

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Wiangaree, diagram, 1930

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Wiangaree diagram