Talbingo, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Talbingo
state = nsw


caption = Overlooking the Talbingo golf course towards Jounama Dam (December 2005)
lga = Tumut Shire
postcode = 2720
pop = formatnum:241
pop_footnotes= census 2006 AUS|id=SSC18945|name=Talbingo (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-03-31|quick=on]
elevation= 410
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county = Wallace
fedgov =Farrer
stategov =Wagga Wagga
dist1 = 454
location1= Sydney
dir1 = SW Talbingo is a small town in New South Wales, Australia at the edge of the Snowy Mountains on the Snowy Mountains Highway. The town is 410 metres above sea level. It is on the Tumut River, which has been inundated by Jounama Pondage.

Talbingo resident Jack Bridle, whose family were early settlers of the area, suggests the name to be a corruption of the English word "tall" and the Aboriginal words "Binji", "Binge" or "Bingo" meaning belly. Mount Talbingo resembles the big belly of a man lying down.

History

The original township was flooded under Jounama Dam in 1968. The town was moved to make way for the Snowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme.

Before the move, Talbingo consisted of a hotel, the station and its homestead. There was also a service station and some holiday cabins. It was a small settlement and only five families were displaced by the move.

Talbingo station was the birthplace of author Miles Franklin. The station belonged to her relatives, the Lampes, until the 1940s.

Talbingo Today

Talbingo grew rapidly while Tumut 3 power station was built, and now has a service station, golf course, motel, primary school, general store, country club and the lodge has been refurbished and now has accommodation and a restaurant.

Tourism is the lifeblood of the village. Many families stop by every summer for water skiing on Talbingo or Blowering Dam, bushwalking and exploring Kosciuszko National Park. In the winter, Talbingo becomes a hub for those visiting Mt Selwyn and other snow fields.

References

*cite book
first = Jack
last = Bridle
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year = 1979
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title = My Mountain Country Talbingo: The Story of Its History, the Aborigines, Hume and Hovell, the Kiandra Gold Rush, Early Settlers, Miles Franklin, Talbingo Pub, and the Snowy Scheme
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publisher = Talbingo Miles Franklin Memorial Committee
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id = ISBN 0-9595285-0-4
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*cite book
first = Siobhan
last = McHugh
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year = 1989
month =
title = The Snowy:the people behind the power
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pages = pages 223-7
publisher = William Heinemann Australia
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id = ISBN 0-85561-337-8
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* cite web
url = http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Sydney,+NSW&daddr=talbingo&sll=-35.384572,149.622803&sspn=2.440752,6.020508&ie=UTF8&ll=-34.723555,149.650269&spn=2.460582,6.020508&z=8
title = Sydney-Talbingo
year = 2008
accessdate=2008-03-31
work = Google Maps