Mount Russell is a village in Inverell Shire of New South Wales in

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. In the the village and surrounding area had a population of 237. The village is approximately north-west of Inverell, New South Wales and is approximately by road from the state capital

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. A railway station on the Inverell branch opened on 10 March 1902, and was served by railmotors between Moree and Inverell. This section of the line was closed in 1987 and little trace remains of the station or platform, although some sidings are still intact. The sidings at Mount Russell also served a

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site constructed in 1934 with a storage capacity of with an additional storage added in 1955. The silo owned by GrainCorp was no longer in use as of 2007.

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