Tubbul, New South Wales - Australia

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Tubbul is a place in southern New South Wales, Australia. The locality is in the Hilltops Council local government area.[2]

Tubbul New South Wales
Tubbul
Coordinates	34°15′54″S 148°00′04″E
Population	63 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	2594
Location	30 km (19 mi) WNW of Young
LGA(s)	Hilltops Council
State electorate(s)	Cootamundra
Federal division(s)	Riverina

In the 2016 census, Tubbul and surrounds had a population of 79,[3] but had dropped to 63 at the 2021 census.[4]

Charles Fagan was appointed teacher at the Tubbul Public School in 1895.[5] The school closed before 1971 when the site was sold at auction.[6]

As of 2013 there was not much remaining of the township – the school and teacher's cottage had been pulled down. The church was demolished in 1972. Built of pisé it was jointly owned by the Church of England and Presbyterian churches.[7]

According to C. A. Irish, the name "Tubbul" is an Aboriginal word for "a bone".[8]

References

Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tubbul (Suburb and Locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
"NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System: Tubbul". proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 September 2021.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: url-status (link)
Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tubbul (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
"2021 Tubbul, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
"Government Gazette Appointments and Employment". New South Wales Government Gazette. No. 385. New South Wales, Australia. 14 June 1895. p. 3844. Retrieved 27 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
"Auction on Terms". Government Gazette of the State of New South Wales. No. 65. New South Wales, Australia. 18 June 1971. p. 2096. Retrieved 28 September 2021 – via National Library of Australia.
Kinsela, Joe (2 January 2013). "Tubbul village now a remnant of past days of glory". The Young Witness. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
Irish, C. A. (1 April 1927), "Names of Railway Stations in New South Wales. With their Meaning and Origin. (1 April 1927)", Journal and Proceedings, Royal Australian Historical Society, 13 (2): 137, ISSN 1325-9261

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