Tumbarumba

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Tumbarumba
New South Wales
File:TumbarumbaNSW200504.JPG
The Parade, Main street of Tumbarumba
Tumbarumba is located in New South Wales
Tumbarumba
Tumbarumba
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Population 1,487 (2006)[1]
Established 1850s
Postcode(s) 2653
Elevation 645 m (2,116 ft)
Location
LGA(s) Tumbarumba Shire
County Selwyn
State electorate(s) Albury
Federal Division(s) Riverina

Tumbarumba (/tʌmbəˈrʌmbə/[2] tum-bə-RUM-bə) is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, about 480 kilometres (300 mi) southwest of the state capital, Sydney. Tumbarumba is located on the periphery of the Riverina and South West Slopes regions at the western edge of the Snowy Mountains. The 2011 census showed the population of the town to 1455 people, a decline from 1,487 people living there in 2006.[1] Tumbarumba Shire is administered from offices located in Tumbarumba. Locals refer to the town as 'Tumba'.

To the south and east, the highest peak of the Snowy Mountains and mainland Australia—Mount Kosciuszko—can be seen.

History

The community was established in the late 1850s after gold was discovered in the district. The Post Office opened on 1 August 1860 but was spelt Tumberumba until 1915.[3]

A railway branch line was opened to Tumbarumba in 1921. The Tumbarumba railway line ran from Wagga Wagga through Tarcutta. The service has been suspended since 1987.

Gold mining petered out in the 1930s, and the region's economy now depends on agriculture and tourism. The timber industry dominates the Shire’s economy.

The name Tumbarumba may be derived from Wiradjuri dhamba dhamba, meaning "very soft" [4] or alternatively from the Aboriginal words for "hollow sounding ground", "thunder", "sound" or "place of big trees".[5]

Industry

The major industry in the town is softwood timber processing, with the Hyne and Sons Timber Mill to the west of the town being the biggest employer.[6] Other industries include tourism, viticulture, and blueberry growing. Tourism is a source of income due to its proximity to the snow fields.[7]

Tourism

Tumbarumba provides a convenient base for visiting the Western Snowy Mountains area.

The town lies on the Snowy Valleys Way which Tourism NSW [8] advertises as a more leisurely and picturesque driving route to take between Sydney and Melbourne. The Snowy Valleys way links Gundagai and Beechworth passing through Tumut, Tumbarumba and Corryong.

Tumbarumba is also close to the 440 km Hume and Hovell Track.[9] Access to the track is at the Henry Angel Trackhead, 9 km from Tumbarumba toward Khancoban. A half day walk from the Henry Angel Trackhead to 'Big Hill' provides spectacular views of the western face of the Snowy Mountains Main Range. This walk passes old gold workings at the Burra Falls.

Tumbarumba is also the centre for a developing cool climate wine growing region. Several local wineries have 'cellar doors' with wines for sale.

Education

There are three schools in Tumbarumba. Tumbarumba Public School and All Saints Primary School (Catholic) providing primary education. Tumbarumba High School provides secondary education to the district.

Events

  • The Tumbarumba Rodeo is held annually at the Tumbarumba Showground on New Years Day (1 January).
  • Tumbafest - Annual weekend long music, wine and market festival held on the last weekend in February. Past festivals have attracted significant headline acts, including Leo Sayer (in 2015).
  • Tumbarumba Tastebuds - a celebration of local food, wine and art. Held in the Spring.

Cultural references

  • In November 1963, New Zealander Johnny Devlin (with Bee Gees on backing vocals) released the single "Stomp The Tumbarumba",[10] a song covered later by, among others, the Australian rock band Hoodoo Gurus (see "Come Anytime" and "1000 Miles Away"). Tumbarumba in the song's title may or may not have something to do with the name of the town.
  • Tumbarumba is one of the very few Australian placenames mentioned in James Joyce's prose-poem Finnegans Wake. 'Tumbarumba mountain' is listed as one of the places of origin of HCE (Humphrey Chimpden Earwicker), one of the central characters of the Wake (FW 596.11).
  • Shirley Abicair, the UK based Australian singer, made the town of Tumbarumba's name familiar to many British children with the publication of her book "Tales of Tumbarumba" in 1962.
  • Tumbarumba is another word for a tmesis, a linguistic term which refers to the placing of a word within another word, such as "ri-goddamn-diculous". The origin of this meaning may come from the poem "Tumba-bloody-rumba" by John O'Grady, which includes several tmeses including "Tumba-bloody-rumba", "e-bloody-nough", and "kanga-bloody-roos".

Climate

Tumbarumba has an oceanic climate (Cfb). Frosts are frequent and snowfall is by no means unknown in the winter: the lowest recorded maximum temperature was 1.1 °C (34.0 °F) on 15 July 1966 and the coldest recorded minimum temperature was −10.4 °C (13.3 °F) on 22 June 1989. The hottest recorded maximum is 40.2 °C (104.4 °F) on 7 February 2009.

Climate data for Tumbarumba Post Office
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 40.0
(104)		 40.2
(104.4)		 35.6
(96.1)		 29.4
(84.9)		 23.8
(74.8)		 19.1
(66.4)		 20.0
(68)		 22.0
(71.6)		 27.8
(82)		 31.5
(88.7)		 36.6
(97.9)		 37.3
(99.1)		 40.2
(104.4)
Average high °C (°F) 28.8
(83.8)		 28.3
(82.9)		 25.0
(77)		 19.9
(67.8)		 15.2
(59.4)		 11.7
(53.1)		 10.6
(51.1)		 12.2
(54)		 15.2
(59.4)		 19.3
(66.7)		 22.6
(72.7)		 25.9
(78.6)		 19.6
(67.3)
Average low °C (°F) 12.0
(53.6)		 12.0
(53.6)		 8.7
(47.7)		 4.9
(40.8)		 2.3
(36.1)		 0.2
(32.4)		 −0.2
(31.6)		 0.9
(33.6)		 3.0
(37.4)		 5.2
(41.4)		 7.6
(45.7)		 9.5
(49.1)		 5.5
(41.9)
Record low °C (°F) 1.6
(34.9)		 1.9
(35.4)		 −1.3
(29.7)		 −4.1
(24.6)		 −6.7
(19.9)		 −10.4
(13.3)		 −9.4
(15.1)		 −8.1
(17.4)		 −5.0
(23)		 −5.5
(22.1)		 −3.9
(25)		 0.1
(32.2)		 −10.4
(13.3)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 62.0
(2.441)		 54.9
(2.161)		 66.8
(2.63)		 65.7
(2.587)		 82.0
(3.228)		 102.0
(4.016)		 105.1
(4.138)		 107.2
(4.22)		 91.0
(3.583)		 96.5
(3.799)		 74.9
(2.949)		 70.8
(2.787)		 978.7
(38.531)
Average precipitation days 6.0 5.6 6.3 7.2 9.4 12.1 13.1 13.2 11.4 10.3 8.2 7.3 110.1
Average relative humidity (%) 63 70 74 77 87 90 90 83 75 66 67 61 75
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology[11]

Sport

Tumbarumba Greens fields a rugby league team in the Group 9 competition and the Tumbarumba Kangaroos compete in the Victorian-based Upper Murray Football League.

Gallery

  • Tumbarumba aerial.jpg

    Aerial view from the southeast

  • Tumbarumba District Roll of Honour.jpg

    Tumbarumba District Roll of Honour

  • Tumbarumba Memorial Hall.jpg

    Tumbarumba Memorial Hall

  • TumbarumbaPostOffice.JPG

    Post office

  • TumbarumbaCourtHouse.JPG

    Court house

See also

References

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External links

Media related to Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. at Wikimedia Commons

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