Booyong

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Type : Station
Line : Murwillumbah Branch
Distance from Sydney : 857.140km
Opened : 15 May 1894
Closed : 30 June 1974
Status : Closed
Name meaning : Aboriginal word for "ironwood tree"
Notes : Down platform was 75.5 metres in length. 13/04/1909 loop siding added. 13/11/1909 platform, buildings and trucking siding constructed. 16/3/1912 crossing loop added. 27/4/1914 - waiting shed construction commenced. 16/6/1971 goods siding closed.

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Booyong station in the 1940s (SLA)

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The platform at Booyong

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Location of Booyong station (Six Maps)

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Booyong station in 2015 (Michael Doyle)

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Booyong, 1930, first train to Ballina

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First Booyong station, it was on the opposite side of the tracks to the later station.

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Booyong (Undated)

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Booyong station, undated - quite a large number of people on the platform

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Signal box at Booyong, apparently it was still standing in the 70s (Peter Anderson)

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The Vintage Train visited Murwillumbah at the end of April 1970. (George Stevens)

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Booyong (WW2) (Kerrie Melchior)

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Booyong station in the 1940s (SLA)

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The platform at Booyong

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Booyong station in 2015 (Michael Doyle)