Tumut

Coordinates: 35°18′17″S 148°13′22″E / 35.30472°S 148.22278°E / -35.30472; 148.22278
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Tumut
Federal division(s)
Eden-Monaro
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
21.8 °C
71 °F		 6.7 °C
44 °F		 790.4 mm
31.1 in
Localities around Tumut:
Gilmore Gocup Bombowlee
Wereboldera Tumut Lacmalac
Wereboldera Jones Bridge Tumut Plains

Tumut (/ˈtjuːmət/)[2] is a town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia, situated on the banks of the Tumut River.

Tumut sits on the north-west foothills of the

Wolgalu and Ngunnawal Aboriginal peoples.[3]

Tumut is often referred to as the 'gateway to the snowy' Snowy Mountains Scheme. The former Tumut Shire was administered from offices located in the town. Tumut is approximately 410 kilometres (250 mi) south-west of Sydney and 525 kilometres (330 mi) north-east of Melbourne.

Tumut is home to a number of historic buildings, including an Anglican church designed by Edmund Blacket and a Courthouse designed by James Barnet. Many of the pubs in the town have been in use from the mid to late 1800s.

Early settlers established many European deciduous trees throughout the area. The stand of

Willow
, amongst others, create a well renowned display of colour over autumn. Tumut celebrates this with the yearly Festival of the Falling Leaf.

Etymology

The word Tumut is derived from a possibly

indigenous word for the area, possibly doo-maaht or doormat, meaning "a quiet resting place by the river".[4]

History

Wynyard Street
The town from the Rotary Lookout

The area's rivers may have been the boundaries or connection-points of the three

traditional owners linked to this 'country'. During summertime, the high country was a meeting place for tribes, with Bogong moths being an abundant food source in the warmer months.[5]

British pastoralists began acquiring land in the area during the 1830s. In 1845, a

Native Police force based mostly in Queensland.[6]

Tumut Post Office opened 1 January 1849.

Batlow and Kunama from a junction at Gilmore, a few kilometres southwest of Tumut. Train services were progressively reduced in the early 1980s before the final trains to Cootamundra ran in January 1984 before being suspended when flood damage to the line was deemed not economical to repair.[9]

Tumut was one of the ten areas short-listed in 1908 as a site for the

Lake George, Lyndhurst, Orange, Tooma and Yass-Canberra.[10]

The site of the new capital city would not have been the existing town of Tumut. It seems two sites near Tumut for a new city were proposed; one to the east of Tumut, at a site in the valley of

Adelong, near Gadara, under which Tumut itself would have become a part of the new Federal Territory. Planning work occurred for both sites.[11][12][13][14]

An earlier vote following inspections of potential sites in 1902 saw the new Federal House of Representatives vote in favour of Tumut as the location for the capital, however the Senate favoured Bombala so no consensus was reached.[15] When federal parliamentarians put the final decision to a series of nine elimination ballots, in October 1908, Tumut was eliminated in the fifth ballot.[16]

The town's rugby league team competed in the Riverina Maher Cup competition, beginning as a fixture between teams from Gundagai and Tumut under rugby union rules in 1920, before switching to league rules in 1921.

Climate

Tumut is considerably wetter than other low-lying towns on the

South West Slopes, owing to its location at the immediate foot of the Brindabella Range. Warm to hot, dry summers (though with chilly nights) and cool, wet winters characterise its climate. Occasionally, snow can occur during the winter months, with the most recent significant snowfall having occurred in August 2019, where snow covered the ground across the township.[17] Cold rain below 5 °C (41 °F) occurs with some regularity in the winter months. Under the Köppen climate classification scheme, the town is located in transitional areas between the humid subtropical (Cfa) and oceanic climates
(Cfb). The town is rather sunny, featuring 113.2 clear days annually, though winters are often cloudy.

Rainfall records began in 1883 at Adelong (Tumut St), but temperature records not until 1907, and temperature extremes not until 1965. Temperature records ceased in 1994, but those of rainfall continued to 2020 before ceasing.

Climate data for Adelong (Tumut St, 1907–1994, rainfall 1883–2020); 333 m AMSL; 35.31° S, 148.06° E
Month Jan Feb Mar Apr May Jun Jul Aug Sep Oct Nov Dec Year
Record high °C (°F) 42.6
(108.7) 		42.8
(109.0) 		41.1
(106.0) 		31.1
(88.0) 		26.1
(79.0) 		23.3
(73.9) 		23.0
(73.4) 		25.7
(78.3) 		31.7
(89.1) 		33.3
(91.9) 		39.0
(102.2) 		40.3
(104.5) 		42.8
(109.0)
Mean daily maximum °C (°F) 30.7
(87.3) 		30.4
(86.7) 		27.3
(81.1) 		22.0
(71.6) 		17.2
(63.0) 		13.5
(56.3) 		12.5
(54.5) 		14.3
(57.7) 		17.8
(64.0) 		21.4
(70.5) 		25.2
(77.4) 		28.8
(83.8) 		21.8
(71.2)
Mean daily minimum °C (°F) 12.9
(55.2) 		13.4
(56.1) 		10.5
(50.9) 		6.3
(43.3) 		3.7
(38.7) 		1.6
(34.9) 		0.9
(33.6) 		2.0
(35.6) 		3.7
(38.7) 		5.9
(42.6) 		8.5
(47.3) 		11.0
(51.8) 		6.7
(44.1)
Record low °C (°F) 2.5
(36.5) 		3.0
(37.4) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		−2.5
(27.5) 		−5.0
(23.0) 		−6.1
(21.0) 		−7.3
(18.9) 		−6.6
(20.1) 		−4.2
(24.4) 		−2.2
(28.0) 		−1.1
(30.0) 		1.5
(34.7) 		−7.3
(18.9)
Average precipitation mm (inches) 54.2
(2.13) 		44.5
(1.75) 		56.4
(2.22) 		55.2
(2.17) 		67.6
(2.66) 		82.8
(3.26) 		81.0
(3.19) 		82.5
(3.25) 		71.0
(2.80) 		75.3
(2.96) 		60.8
(2.39) 		55.8
(2.20) 		790.4
(31.12)
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) 5.4 4.7 5.5 6.6 8.6 11.1 12.1 12.1 10.2 9.0 7.0 6.3 98.6
Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Adelong (Tumut St)

Heritage listings

Tumut has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Economy

Tumut is the centre of a softwood industry based on plantation Pinus radiata. CarterHoltHarvey Woodproducts (Central and Northern Regions) Pty Ltd operate a major sawmill on Adelong Road (the Snowy Mountains Highway) and a chipboard panel factory next door. 8 km further west on the Snowy Mountains Highway at Gilmore the company also operates a sawlog processing plant.

The Visy pulp and paper mill is located north of the Snowy Mountains Highway at Gadara (between Tumut and Adelong). The Visy mill is the only paper mill owned by Visy that makes paper from wood (their other mills all use recycled paper as the raw material), and is one of the biggest wood mills in Australia.[citation needed]

Transport

Tumut is situated on the

Wee Jasper Road. Despite being more direct, the terrain and road conditions limit traffic via these routes. This has led to calls by the council and local businesses for funding to upgrade the Brindabella Road, as the increased traffic would provide the town greater economic opportunities.[23]

The town was served by a railway branch line and railway station from Cootamundra, which operated from 1903 until 1984, when services were suspended due to flooding. Although the line is not formally closed, it is unlikely to see service again with sections of track lifted during upgrades to the Hume Highway near Gundagai.[24][25]

NSW TrainLink coach services operate three times each week to Tumbarumba in the south, connecting with rail services to Melbourne and Sydney at Cootamundra three times each week.[26]

Tumut Shire operates Tumut Airport, a small facility located a few kilometres out of town catering to general aviation. Currently there are no scheduled services to the airport.

Sport

The Tumut Blues compete in the Group 9 Rugby League competition, winning premierships in 1949, 1973, 2003, 2007, 2008, 2010 and 2019.[27]

Historical population
YearPop.±%
19211,638—    
1933—    
1947—    
19543,012—    
19613,489+15.8%
19664,278+22.6%
19715,531+29.3%
19765,569+0.7%
19815,816+4.4%
19866,099+4.9%
19915,955−2.4%
19965,915−0.7%
20016,197+4.8%
20065,925−4.4%
20116,086+2.7%
20166,154+1.1%
20216,518+5.9%
Source: Australian Bureau of Statistics data.[28][29]

Notable people

See also

References

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  13. ^ "Sketch map showing proposed Federal Territory and capital site at Tumut [cartographic material] : Parishes of Adelong, Calafat, Gadara, Gilmore, Minjary, Tumut, Werebolder & Wondalga, County of Wynyard N.S.W., 1900". Trove. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
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  25. ^ The Rise & Fall of the Cootamundra - Tumut Branch Line Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin issue 648 October 1991 pages 238-247
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  31. Second Rudd Ministry

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