Tomingley, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Tomingley
State:nsw
Lga:Shire of Narromine
Postcode:2869
Pop:330
Coordinates:-32.5667°N 148.2333°W
Stategov:Dubbo
Fedgov:Parkes
Dist1:425
Dir1:W
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:53
Dir2:SW
Location2:Dubbo
Dist3:38
Dir3:S
Location3:Narromine

Tomingley is a town in the Central West region of New South Wales, Australia. The town is in the Narromine Shire local government area and on the Newell Highway, 425km (264miles) west of the state capital, Sydney and 54km (34miles) south west of the regional centre of Dubbo. At the, Tomingley had a population of 330. Tomingley is famous for gold mining and owes its origin to that. It is also known for the story that after WWII the military disposed of a large quantity of guns and other war materials down the biggest mine in the area.