Binna Burra

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Type : Station
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 865.951km
Opened : 15 May 1894
Closed : May 1972
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Aboriginal word meaning "where the Antarctic beech trees grow".
Notes : Down platform was 73.4 metres in length, waiting shed added December 1896. 14/3/1913 - creamery siding opened, later named Norco siding 1926; siding closed 22/9/1949. 6/10/1913 low level platform and buildings demolished and relocated nearby (34.4 metres Up), goods shed and cattle yards constructed at the same time. 12/2/1958 goods siding abolished.

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July 1933, construction of new steel bridge at Binna Burra

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February 1934

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The view along the overgrown platform, looking back towards Casino. (2003) [Copyright: Matthew Fitzhenry]

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Location of Binna Burra (Six Maps)

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Binna Burra station (possibly) (Neville Green)

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Station facing (Ray Morgan)

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Station facing (Ray Morgan)

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Binna Burra station plan

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Binna Burra, 1920

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Binna Burra, 1918

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Station layout