Tummaville, Queensland Explained

Type:suburb
Tummaville
State:qld
Coordinates:-27.9166°N 151.5°W
Pop:55
Postcode:4352
Area:279.7
Timezone:AEST
Utc:+10:00
Lga:Toowoomba Region
Stategov:Southern Downs
Fedgov:Maranoa
Near-N:Brookstead
Kincora
Near-Ne:North Branch
Near-E:Ellangowan
Near-Se:Leyburn
Near-S:Stonehenge
Near-Sw:Punchs Creek
Near-W:Yandilla
Near-Nw:Pampas

Tummaville is a rural locality in the Toowoomba Region, Queensland, Australia.[1] In the, Tummaville had a population of 55 people.

History

The locality's name is derived from the parish name, allegedly an Aboriginal corruption of the name Domville referring to pastoralist Domville Taylor who was in the area in the 1840s.[1]

Tummaville State School opened on 19 January 1880. It closed in 1962.

St Paul's Anglican Church is on the corner of Church Road and Grasstree Road . It was dedicated on 25 February 1891 by Bishop William Thomas Thornhill Webber and was closed circa 1985.[2] The cemetery to the side of the church is now operated by the Toowoomba Regional Council.[3]

Demographics

In the, Tummaville had a population of 63 people.

In the, Tummaville had a population of 55 people.

Further reading

Notes and References

  1. 29 December 2020.
  2. Web site: Closed Churches. Anglican Records and Archives Centre. https://web.archive.org/web/20190403003329/https://www.anglicanarchives.org.au/churches/#S. 3 April 2019. 19 June 2019. dead.
  3. Web site: Cemetery locations. Toowoomba Regional Council. https://web.archive.org/web/20190615005349/http://www.tr.qld.gov.au/facilities-recreation/cemeteries/cemetery-locations/3227-drayton-a-toowoomba. 15 June 2019. 19 June 2019. live.