Tomboye Explained

Type:town
Tomboye
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.2492°N 149.9672°W
Pushpin Label Position:right
Pushpin Map Caption:Location in New South Wales
Lga:Queanbeyan-Palerang Regional Council
County:St Vincent
Parish:Tomboye
Region:Southern Tablelands
Postcode:2622
Elevation:626
Stategov:Monaro
Fedgov:Eden-Monaro
Dist1:28
Dir1:NE
Location1:Braidwood
Dist2:93
Dir2:SW
Location2:Nowra
Dist3:90
Dir3:SE
Location3:Goulburn
Dist4:118
Dir4:E
Location4:Canberra
Dist5:257
Dir5:SSW
Location5:Sydney
Near-N:Oallen
Near-E:Wog Wog
Near-Se:Charleys Forest
Near-S:Marlowe
Near-Sw:Marlowe
Near-W:Oallen
Near-Nw:Oallen

Tomboye is a locality in the Queanbeyan–Palerang Regional Council, New South Wales, Australia. It is located on the north side of the Mongarlowe River on the road from Braidwood to Nowra about 28 km north of Braidwood and 93 km southwest of Nowra.[1] At the, it had a population of 40. It consists mainly of forest and grazing country.

Tomboye had a "half-time" school from 1867 to 1879. Up to June 1893, it was called Jamboye school.[2]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Tomboye. OpenStreetMap. 27 April 2018.
  2. Web site: Tomboye in the School history database search. New South Wales Department of Education. 27 April 2018.