Tumbarumba Tumbarumba

Tumbarumba - Definition and Overview

Tumbarumba is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, about 500 kilometers southwest of Sydney.

The community was established in the 1850s after gold was discovered in the district. Gold mining petered out in the 1930s, and the region's economy now depends on agriculture and tourism.

In Australian English, a tumbarumba is also a tmesis, due to the popularity of tmesis in the dialect.

Example Usage of Tumbarumba

ArgoShots: Video: Driving back to the ranch from Tumbarumba in the rain I ran across (not into or over!) an Echidna,... http://tumblr.com/xu94o7cyr
_JessicatStack: is eden in Tumbarumba? :s
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