Tubbul

Suburb of Hilltops Council, New South Wales, Australia

Tubbul
New South Wales

Tubbul

Coordinates| 34°15′54″S 148°00′04″E﻿ / ﻿34.26500°S 148.00111°E﻿ / -34.26500; 148.00111
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

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

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[edit]

1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tubbul (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
2. ^ "NSW Place and Road Naming Proposals System: Tubbul". proposals.gnb.nsw.gov.au. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Tubbul (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
4. ^ "2021 Tubbul, Census All persons QuickStats". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 August 2022.
5. ^ "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.
6. ^ "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.
7. ^ Kinsela, Joe (2 January 2013). "Tubbul village now a remnant of past days of glory". The Young Witness. Retrieved 27 September 2021.
8. ^ 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, 13 (2), Royal Australian Historical Society: 137, ISSN 1325-9261

## Further reading[edit]

* Hanigan, Ruth (1991), Tubbul by those who remember: A brief history of Tubbul & district, R. Hanigan, ISBN 978-0-646-06116-0

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Towns and localities in Hilltops Council local government area

* Bendick Murrell
* Berremangra
* Boorowa
* Bribbaree
* Crowther
* Cunningar
* Frogmore
* Galong
* Harden
* Jugiong
* Koorawatha
* Maimuru
* Milvale
* Monteagle
* Murringo
* Murrumburrah
* Nubba
* Reids Flat
* Rugby
* Rye Park
* Tubbul
* Wombat
* Wyangala
* Young

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