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Tumbulgum (VILLAGE), NSW Details
History
This locality was originally known as Tweed River Junction or The Junction until 1880 when the name of the post office was changed to Tumbulgum. Folklaw has it that this word meant meeting of waters
Description
A village on the Pacific Highway. It is about 10 km NE of Murwillumbah Also assigned as an address locality.
Meaning
From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word tumbul or chumbul a fig tree. Sources: Science of Man 1.7.1910 & J A Gresty. The Numinbah Valley p71. 1947.
Origin
Aboriginal.
Tumbulgum (VILLAGE), NSW
| title | Tumbulgum (VILLAGE) |
| additional | |
| state | NSW |
| reference | 60478 |
| placename | Tumbulgum |
| designation | VILLAGE |
| geographical name | |
| previous names | |
| lga | TWEED |
| description | A village on the Pacific Highway. It is about 10 km NE of Murwillumbah Also assigned as an address locality. |
| meaning | From the Bandjalung-Yugambeh dialect chain word tumbul or chumbul a fig tree. Sources: Science of Man 1.7.1910 & J A Gresty. The Numinbah Valley p71. 1947. |
| origin | Aboriginal. |
| history | This locality was originally known as Tweed River Junction or The Junction until 1880 when the name of the post office was changed to Tumbulgum. Folklaw has it that this word meant meeting of waters |
