Tumut, New South Wales
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| Tumut New South Wales |
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 Tumut from the Rotary lookout |
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| Population: | 5,925 [1] | ||||||
| Postcode: | 2720 | ||||||
| Elevation: | 305.0 m (1,001 ft) | ||||||
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| LGA: | Tumut Shire | ||||||
| County: | Wynyard | ||||||
| State District: | Wagga Wagga | ||||||
| Federal Division: | Eden-Monaro | ||||||
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Tumut is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated 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 Shire Council is administered from offices located in Tumut.
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".
Tumut is approximately 411 km south-west of Sydney and 525 km north-east of Melbourne.[2] [3] Tumut is notable for being one of the ten areas short-listed in 1908 as a site for the Australian Capital Territory. Other locations that were short-listed include Albury, Armidale, Bombala, Dalgety, Lake George, Orange, Tooma, Lyndhurst and Yass-Canberra. [4]
[edit] Industry
Tumut is home to a number of timber mills along the Tumut to Adelong Road. The Visy pulp and paper 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
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). Tumut (Urban Centre/Locality). 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Sydney-Tumut. Google Maps (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ Melbourne-Tumut. Google Maps (2008). Retrieved on 2008-03-31.
- ^ BBC Canberra, Australian Capital Territory, Australia UPDATE
