Urunga

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Type : Station
Line : North Coast Line
Distance from Sydney : 580.853km
Opened : 19 March 1923
Closed : n/a
Status : In use
Name meaning : An Aboriginal word meaning "long beach"
Notes : The original up platform was 76.2 metres in length, extended to 121.9 metres in 1927 and since shortened. The original timber building had a ladies and mens waiting room, SM's office and out-of room. It has been replaced with a  spartan shelter with a toilet. The old station was bulldozed into the swamp that adjoins the site. The site had a loop siding but no goods shed (removed prior to 1976).

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Urunga even in 1965 had very basic infrastructure. The North Coast Mail hauled by a 45 class - apologies for the poor quality a very basic little Kodak camera when I was a kid. (Kim Armstrong)

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Urunga station, probably taken around the time it was nearing opening.

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Original station building at Urunga

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Opening day at Urunga

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Urunga was under threat of closure - this is a meeting to prevent that.

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Opening day at Urunga

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The rather bland modern station at Urunga

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Urunga Station 2/1/2019 (Lance Lyon)

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Urunga station in 1982. (P Burr)

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Urunga, 19/07/2019 (Brian Leedham)

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November 1983 (Steve JB)

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Macksville school train at Urunga (undated) (Bob Brewer)

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Urunga (undated, Bob Brewer)

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Location of Urunga (Six Maps)