Tooleybuc, New South Wales

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


caption = Bridge across the Murray
lga = Council of the Shire of Wakool
postcode = 2736
est =
pop = 180 (2006 census)
pop_footnotes =
elevation=
maxtemp =
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county = Wakool
stategov = Murray-Darling
fedgov = Farrer
dist1 = 919
location1= Sydney
dist2 = 381
location2= Melbourne

Tooleybuc is a town in the western Riverina district of New South Wales, Australia. The town is located on the Mallee Highway, 919 kilometres south west of the state capital, Sydney and 381 kilometres north west of Melbourne. Situated on the banks of the Murray River across from Piangil in the neighbouring state of Victoria, at the 2006 census, Tooleybuc has a population of 180.Census 2006 AUS
id=UCL175100
name=Tooleybuc (L) (Urban Centre/Locality)
accessdate=2007-10-29
quick=on] The town is the Wakool Shire Local government area.

The Post Office opened on 1 February 1873 and closed in 1885. Citation
last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

Tooleybuc is home to a historic bridge over the Murray River. Constructed in 1907, the bridge is designed to rise to let paddle steamers through.

The town in conjunction with nearby township Manangatang has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Murray Football League.Citation | last = Full Points Footy | title = Tooleybuc Manangatang | url = http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/Tooleybuc-M'tang.htm | accessdate = 2008-07-25 ]

References

External links

* [http://www.wakool.local-e.nsw.gov.au/ Wakool Shire Council] - Official site