- Talbingo, New South Wales
Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Talbingo
state = nsw
caption = Overlooking the Talbingo golf course towards Jounama Dam (December 2005)
lga = Tumut Shire
postcode = 2720
pop = formatnum:241
pop_footnotes= census 2006 AUS|id=SSC18945|name=Talbingo (State Suburb)|accessdate=2008-03-31|quick=on]
elevation= 410
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county = Wallace
fedgov =Farrer
stategov =Wagga Wagga
dist1 = 454
location1= Sydney
dir1 = SW Talbingo is a small town inNew South Wales ,Australia at the edge of theSnowy Mountains on theSnowy Mountains Highway . The town is 410 metres above sea level. It is on theTumut River , which has been inundated by Jounama Pondage.Talbingo resident Jack Bridle, whose family were early settlers of the area, suggests the name to be a corruption of the English word "tall" and the Aboriginal words "Binji", "Binge" or "Bingo" meaning belly. Mount Talbingo resembles the big belly of a man lying down.
History
The original township was flooded under
Jounama Dam in1968 . The town was moved to make way for theSnowy Mountains Hydro-Electric Scheme .Before the move, Talbingo consisted of a hotel, the station and its homestead. There was also a service station and some holiday cabins. It was a small settlement and only five families were displaced by the move.
Talbingo station was the birthplace of author
Miles Franklin . The station belonged to her relatives, the Lampes, until the 1940s.Talbingo Today
Talbingo grew rapidly while Tumut 3 power station was built, and now has a service station, golf course, motel, primary school, general store, country club and the lodge has been refurbished and now has accommodation and a restaurant.
Tourism is the lifeblood of the village. Many families stop by every summer for
water skiing on Talbingo or Blowering Dam, bushwalking and exploringKosciuszko National Park . In the winter, Talbingo becomes a hub for those visiting Mt Selwyn and other snow fields.References
*cite book
first = Jack
last = Bridle
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year = 1979
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title = My Mountain Country Talbingo: The Story of Its History, the Aborigines, Hume and Hovell, the Kiandra Gold Rush, Early Settlers, Miles Franklin, Talbingo Pub, and the Snowy Scheme
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publisher = Talbingo Miles Franklin Memorial Committee
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id = ISBN 0-9595285-0-4
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*cite book
first = Siobhan
last = McHugh
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year = 1989
month =
title = The Snowy:the people behind the power
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pages = pages 223-7
publisher = William Heinemann Australia
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id = ISBN 0-85561-337-8
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* cite web
url = http://maps.google.com.au/maps?f=d&hl=en&geocode=&saddr=Sydney,+NSW&daddr=talbingo&sll=-35.384572,149.622803&sspn=2.440752,6.020508&ie=UTF8&ll=-34.723555,149.650269&spn=2.460582,6.020508&z=8
title = Sydney-Talbingo
year = 2008
accessdate=2008-03-31
work = Google Maps
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