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Tumbulgum
Tumbulgum ( ) is a village in northern New South Wales, Australia. It is in the Tweed Shire local government area, at the confluence of the Rous and Tweed Rivers, north east of the state capital, Sydney and south east of Brisbane. At the , Tumbulgum had a population of 382. History In the 1880s Tumbulgum was the principal town in the Tweed Valley with an active commercial sector, including a bank. It was not until construction of the rail line to Lismore in 1897 and the Murwillumbah Bridge in 1901 that Murwillumbah supplanted Tumbulgum as the major centre on the Tweed. The Australian Red Cedar growing in the Tumbulgum area attracted timber-cutters from the 1840s and by the early 1860s a small community and river port had been established on the northern side of the Tweed River where it met the Rous. The town was originally called "Tweed Junction" but in 1880 the residents petitioned to have the name changed to "Tumbulgum". This was claimed to mean "meeting place of the w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
North Tumbulgum
North Tumbulgum is a locality in the Tweed Shire of New South Wales, Australia. It had a population of 238 as of the . Demographics As of the 2021 Australian census, 238 people resided in North Tumbulgum, down from 256 in the . The median The median of a set of numbers is the value separating the higher half from the lower half of a Sample (statistics), data sample, a statistical population, population, or a probability distribution. For a data set, it may be thought of as the “ ... age of persons in North Tumbulgum was 39 years. There were more males than females, with 56.7% of the population male and 43.3% female. The average household size was 2.9 people per household. References {{authority control Localities in New South Wales Tweed Shire ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Rous River
Rous River, a perennial river of the Tweed River catchment, is located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. Course and features Rous River rises below Mount Hobwee on the southern slopes of the McPherson Range, near Numinbah on the New South Wales-Queensland border, and flows generally east by south, and then east, joined by four minor tributaries, before reaching its confluence with the Tweed River at Tumbulgum, northeast of Murwillumbah. The river descends over its course. In its upper reaches, Rous River is fed by a minor tributary, Hopkins Creek, on the southern slopes of the McPherson Range, south of Mount Merino; and downriver of Numinbah near the small villages of Chillingham, Jacksons Creek enters the river. In its lower reaches, Rous River is fed by two minor tributaries, Nobbys Creek and Crystal Creek that emerge from the Numinbah Nature Reserve, south of Springbrook. Adjustments to the natural flow of the river In January 2006, partially ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Eviron, New South Wales
Eviron is a small rural locality approximately south-west of Tweed Heads in the Tweed Shire, part of the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... At the , the town recorded a population of 229. References {{authority control Northern Rivers Tweed Shire Towns in New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Iain Finlay
Iain Finlay (21 October 1935 – 6 May 2025) was an Australian author, journalist, radio and television host, and humanitarian. He was known for his work with the ABC, including a lengthy stint as a foreign correspondent for ABC News. Biography Finlay was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory in 1935, his father served in the military and was an aide-de-camp to Governor-General Issac Issacs He was educated at schools both locally and internationally and worked in the mines, before becoming a journalist, which one of Finlay's earliest jobs was reporting for the United Press during the Melbourne Olympic Games in 1956. He co-founded and hosted the science and technology television series '' Beyond 2000.'' He was a presenter on the ABC current affairs radio program '' PM'', and also hosted ''This Day Tonight.'' He has written both fiction and non-fiction books. Finlay reported all over the world and visited more than 100 countries. He was named the 2017 Austra ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Faith Bandler
Faith Bandler (27 September 1918 13 February 2015; née Ida Lessing Faith Mussing) was an Australian civil rights activist of South Sea Islander and Scottish- Indian heritage. A campaigner for the rights of Indigenous Australians and South Sea Islanders, she was best known for her leadership in the campaign for the 1967 referendum on Aboriginal Australians. She was made a member of the order of Australia in 1984, and a companion of the Order of Australia in 2009, after turning down an appointment to be a member of the Order of the British Empire in 1976. She was awarded an honorary doctorate from Maquarie University in 1994, a Human Rights medal from the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission, and was named one of the 100 inaugural Australian Living Treasures by the National Trust of Australia. Following her death in 2015, the Prime Minister of Australia, Tony Abbott, offered her family a state funeral. Early life and family Bandler was born in Tumbulgum, New Sout ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tweed River (New South Wales)
The Tweed River is a river situated in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. From the middle reaches of its course, the state boundary between New South Wales and Queensland is located approximately north. The river rises on the eastern slopes of the Great Dividing Range; with its watershed bordered by the McPherson, Burringbar, Condong and Tweed ranges and containing a catchment area of . The river flows generally north east, joined by eight tributaries including the Oxley and Rous rivers before reaching its mouth at its confluence with the Coral Sea of the South Pacific Ocean, south of Point Danger; descending over its course. On its journey, it passes through the major urban centres of Murwillumbah and Tweed Heads. The river's drainage basin consists mostly of the erosion caldera of the Tweed Volcano, a huge extinct volcano of which Mount Warning is the volcanic plug. The Tweed River area has a fine subtropical climate, high rainfall and fertil ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tweed Shire
Tweed Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to the border with Queensland, where that meets the Coral Sea. Administered from the town of Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire covers an area of , and has existed as a local government entity since 1947. It was named for the Tweed River. The current mayor of Tweed Shire Council is Cr. Chris Cherry. History The European history of the Tweed Shire began in 1823 when the Tweed River was explored by John Oxley. After sheltering on Cook Island (4 km from the river's mouth), Oxely travelled up river. In 1828, Captain H. J. Rous explored up the river. Settlers began to arrive in 1828, the first of which were the cedar getters, who came to harvest Great Red Cedars and send them back to England. During the height of the cedar logging industry, the Tweed Valley was one of the wealthiest districts in Australia. The Municipality of Murwillumbah was created on ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Jim Rutherford (rugby League)
James Keith Rutherford (7 January 1908 – 8 October 1982) was an Australian rugby league footballer who played in the 1920s, 1930s and 1940s. Playing career Originally from Tumbulgum, New South Wales,Alan Whiticker/Glen Hudson: Encyclopedia of Rugby League Players. 1995 () Rutherford played five seasons with St. George between 1933-1937. Rutherford scored the match-winning after-the-bell try for St George in their 1933 semi-final against Eastern Suburbs. Rutherford captained the club during their end-of-season tour of New Zealand that year. Rutherford played second row in the 1933 Grand Final. He also represented New South Wales on four occasions in 1933, and played from New South Wales City Firsts in 1934. Rutherford was captain-coach of Young in 1939 and Dubbo Dubbo (; ) is a city in the Orana (New South Wales), Orana Region of New South Wales, Australia. It is the largest population centre in the Orana region, with a population of 43,516 at June 2021. The city is ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Condong, New South Wales
Condong is a village located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire Tweed Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to the border with Queensland, where that meets the Coral Sea. Administered from the town of Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire .... Demographics In the , Condong recorded a population of 298 people, 50% female and 50% male. The median age of the Condong population was 43 years, 6 years above the national median of 37. 88.4% of people living in Condong were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 2%, Scotland 1%, India 1%, Spain 1%, New Zealand 1%. 93.3% of people spoke only English at home; the next most common languages were 1.3% Bandjalang, 1% Punjabi, 1% Indonesian, 1% Thai, 1% Spanish. References {{authority control Suburbs of Tweed Heads, New South Wales ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Murwillumbah
Murwillumbah ( ) is a town in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire, on the Tweed River. Sitting on the south eastern foothills of the McPherson Range in the Tweed Volcano valley, Murwillumbah is 848 km north-east of Sydney, 13 km south of the Queensland border and 132 km south of Brisbane. The town's name is often abbreviated to M'bah or Murbah. At the 2021 census, Murwillumbah had a population of 9,812. Many of the buildings are Art Deco in style and there are cafes, clothes shops and antique shops in the town. History The first people to live in the area were Kalibai people. The name Murwillumbah may derive from an Aboriginal compound meaning either "camping place" – from ''murrie'', meaning "aboriginal people", ''wolli'', "a camp", and ''bah'', "place" – or alternatively from ''murra'', "big", ''willum'', "possum", and ''bah''. Nearby Mount Warning and its attendant national park are known as Wollumbin, meaning ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Duranbah, New South Wales
Duranbah is a town located in north-eastern New South Wales, Australia, in the Tweed Shire Tweed Shire is a local government area located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. It is adjacent to the border with Queensland, where that meets the Coral Sea. Administered from the town of Murwillumbah, Tweed Shire .... Demographics In the , Duranbah recorded a population of 262 people, 50.4% female and 49.6% male. The median age of the Duranbah population was 36 years, 1 year below the national median of 37. 85.2% of people living in Duranbah were born in Australia. The other top responses for country of birth were England 3.8%, New Zealand 2.3%, Scotland 1.1%, United States of America 1.1%, Indonesia 1.1%. 95% of people spoke only English at home. Tropical Fruit World Tropical Fruit World was established in 1972 in Duranbah and is a working farm and tourist attraction. References Suburbs of Tweed Heads, New South Wales {{NorthernRive ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Stotts Creek, New South Wales
Stotts Creek is a locality in the Tweed Shire of New South Wales, Australia Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising mainland Australia, the mainland of the Australia (continent), Australian continent, the island of Tasmania and list of islands of Australia, numerous smaller isl .... It had a population of 10 as of the . References Localities in New South Wales Tweed Shire {{NorthernRivers-geo-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
