Tubbul
Suburb of Hilltops Council, New South Wales, Australia
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Tubbul is a place in southern New South Wales, Australia. The locality is in the Hilltops Council local government area.[2]
Tubbul | |
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  Tubbul | |
| Coordinates: 34°15′54″S 148°00′04″E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | New South Wales |
| LGA | |
| Location |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 63 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode | 2594 |
In the 2016 census, Tubbul and surrounds had a population of 79,[3] but had dropped to 63 at the 2021 census.[4]
Charles Fagan was appointed teacher at the Tubbul Public School in 1895.[5] The school closed before 1971 when the site was sold at auction.[6]
As of 2013 there was not much remaining of the township – the school and teacher's cottage had been pulled down. The church was demolished in 1972. Built of pisé it was jointly owned by the Church of England and Presbyterian churches.[7]
According to C. A. Irish, the name "Tubbul" is an Aboriginal word for "a bone".[8]
