Tocumwal, NSW
Tocumwal is a gracious historic town situated on the banks of the Murray River flanked by massive red gums. It boasts some of the largest beaches along the Murray with 25 sandy beaches close to town.
The world renowned Sportavia Soaring Centre, the largest international gliding centre in Australia is based at the Tocumwal aerodrome, recognised as the largest WWII RAAF training base in the southern hemisphere.
The riverside beaches are a popular camping spot for travellers wanting to relax with bushwalking, horse riding, fishing for Murray Cod and Yellowbelly, birdwatching, boating and swimming or simply just lazing around.
Tocumwal Area, NSW
Tocumwal is a pleasant service centre and holiday town on the Murray River and is the last NSW town you will encounter if you are headed south along the Newell Highway. Situated on the northern bank of the Murray River amidst the flatlands of the Riverina Tocumwal is 694 km south-west of Sydney via the Hume, Sturt and Newell Highways and 112 m above sea-level. Its riverside location and attractive surrounds have made it something of a tourist centre.
The name of the town derives from ‘Tucumiva’, an Aboriginal term said to mean ‘deep hole’; a reference to what is now known as ‘The Blowhole’, a bogey some 25-metres deep at its lowest point which is said to be sacred to the Ulupna and Bangarang Aborigines. According to legend a giant Murray cod lived in the waterhole, and was prone to eat young children who fell in. Hence the giant fibreglass Murray cod in the town square at Tocumwal. Furthermore it is said that a young boy, who presumably escaped the clutches of the rapacious cod, was chased into the crevice and emerged in the Murray where the old bridge now stands. Both legends point to an underground stream connecting the two. Whether this is true or not water has been known to flow from the Blowhole in times of drought.
Nearest Airport: Tocumwal
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About Tocumwal
- Locality: Urban locality
- Tocumwal Postcode: 2714
- State: New South Wales
- Region: Country NSW
- Latitude: -35.81211
- Longitude: 145.56739
- Elevation: 114m
- Population: 2682
- Median Income: $25168
- Area (Sq/km): 388.209
- Timezone: Australia/Sydney
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