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Tambar Springs

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Gunnedah Shire Council NSW, PO Box 63, Tambar Springs, NSW 2381
02 6740 2100

Description

Tambar Springs is a town in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia.

Tambar Springs is a town in the North West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2016 census, Tambar Springs and the surrounding area had a population of 187.

History

Tambar Springs was opened up for grazing in the 1830s. Closer settlement began in 1868 and the village was proclaimed twenty years later in 1888.The Tambar Springs war memorial was erected in December 1918 at a total cost of £400. It is thought to be the first World War I memorial built in New South Wales.In addition, Tambar Springs also had the largest number of men per capita enlisted in the Australian Army, over both world wars.

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Type: Towns

Population: 101 - 1,000

Time zone: UTC +11:00

Area: 664.219 km2

Elevation: 201 to 500 metres

Town elevation: 458 m

Population number: 187

Local Government Area: Gunnedah Shire Council

Location

Gunnedah Shire Council NSW, PO Box 63, Tambar Springs, NSW 2381

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Attribution

This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Tambar Springs, New South Wales