Everything about Tocumwal New South Wales totally explained
Tocumwal is a town in the southern
Riverina region of
New South Wales,
Australia in the
Berrigan Shire Local Government Area, near the
Victorian border. The town is situated on the banks of the
Murray River, 270 kilometres north of the city of
Melbourne. At the 2001
census the population of Tocumwal was 1,527. The
Newell Highway, part of the main road route between
Brisbane and Melbourne commences at Tocumwal.
The town is said to be named for the local
Aboriginal word for "deep hole in the river"
History
Prior to European settlement, the Tocumwal area was inhabited by the
Ulupna and
Bangarang Aborigines. The first pastoral runs were established in the 1840s. The town was established in the early 1860s and recognised as a village in 1872. Prior to
Federation, Tocumwal was an important customs point for goods crossing between the then colonies of Victoria and New South Wales.
A
standard gauge branch line from the
New South Wales Government Railways Main Southern railway line at
Junee reached
Narrandera in 1881 and a branch from Narrandera was completed to Tocumwal in 1898. The
broad gauge Victorian Railways Melbourne-Shepparton railway line was extended to Tocumwal in 1908, creating a
break-of-gauge at Tocumwal until the New South Wales Government Railways line was closed south of Narrandera (about 1980).
During the
Second World War the town was the site of
Royal Australian Air Force Station Tocumwal, which was a major
Royal Australian Air Force training airfield and aircraft depot. Today, the airfield is a renowned
gliding site.
Because of the break-of-gauge between the railways north and south of Tocumwal, this station was a natural choice for military oriented storage facilities and
munitions dumps.
Facilities
Tocumwal has one State and one
Catholic primary school. The nearest High School is in
Finley 21 kilometres to the north.
Australian rules football,
Cricket and
Netball are all very popular in the town. Notable sporting teams include the
Tocumwal Football Club (The Bloods) who compete in the
Murray Football League
Tocumwal is in the
federal Division of Farrer and the state
Electoral district of Murray-Darling.
Tocumwal was also where the largest
Murray cod in the world was caught.
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