Tumut, New South Wales

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Tumut New South Wales
Tumut from the Rotary lookout
Population:	11,347[1]
Postcode:	2720
Elevation:	305.0 m
Location:	423 km from Sydney
LGA:	Tumut Shire
State District:	Wagga Wagga
Federal Division:	Farrer
Mean Max Temp Mean Min Temp Rainfall 21 °C 70 °F 6.6 °C 44 °F 907.2 mm 35.7 in

Tumut is a town and the centre of a local government area in New South Wales, Australia. It is situated within the Riverina part of New South Wales on the banks of the Tumut River. Tumut is at the foothills of the Snowy Mountains and is referred to as the gateway to the Snowy Mountains Scheme.

Tumut is home to a number of historic buildings. The most notable building is the Anglican Church, designed by Edmund Blacket.

Tumut (originally 'Dumot'), is claimed to be an Aboriginal name for "Resting Place by the River".

Contents 1 Short-listed as the nations capital 2 Timber Mills 3 References 4 External links

[edit] Short-listed as the nations capital

Being approximately 423 km south-west of Sydney and in fact, geographically at about equal distance from both Sydney and Melbourne, Tumut is notable for being one of the ten areas (including Albury, Armidale, Bombala, Dalgety, Lake George, Orange, Tooma, Lyndhurst and Yass-Canberra) shortlisted in 1908 as a site for the Australian Capital Territory ^[2].

[edit] Timber Mills

Tumut is home to a number of timber mills along the Tumut to Adelong Road. The Visy timber mill is located near to the site of the original Court House from which sometime explorer Frederick Walker (1820-1886) set out on his policing expeditions in Northern NSW and Queensland in the 1850s.

[edit] References

Coordinates: 35°18′17″S, 148°13′22″E

[edit] External links

• Tumut Shire Council
• Walkabout - Tumut
• SMH Travel Article about Tumut