Tilba, New South Wales

Tilba, New South Wales

Tilba Tilba is a town in Eurobodalla Shire, New South Wales, Australia. The area was originally inhabited by the Yuin Aboriginal tribe. Tilba is said to mean wind in the Yuin language. [cite web
url=http://www.southcoast.com.au/tilba/index.html
title=Central Tilba
publisher=Eurobodalla Tourist Information
accessdate=2006-11-01
] Others have said the word is a Thawa Aboriginal term for 'many waters'.cite web
url=http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=TRQlZxKmJP
title=Tilba Tilba
publisher=Geographical Names Board of New South Wales
accessdate=2006-11-01
] The town was settled during the Australian gold rushes of the nineteenth century.

Central Tilba is a village about 2 kilometres north north east of Tilba Tilba. The entire village is classified by the National Trust as the Central Tilba Conservation Area. [cite web
url=http://www.walkabout.com.au/locations/NSWCentralTilba.shtml
title=Central Tilba
publisher=Sydney Morning Herald
accessdate=2006-11-01
]

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* [http://nla.gov.au/nla.pic-an10800965 Collection of photographs including some taken by William Henry Corkhill 1846-1936 held in Pictures Collection National Library Australia]


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