Tullamore is a small town in Parkes Shire in the Central West of New South Wales, Australia. At the 2021 census, Tullamore had a population of 369.[1]
| Tullamore New South Wales | |||||||||
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 Entering Tullamore | |||||||||
  Tullamore | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 32°38′0″S 147°34′0″E / 32.63333°S 147.56667°E | ||||||||
| Population | 369 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2874 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 239 m (784 ft) | ||||||||
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Parkes Shire | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Orange | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Calare | ||||||||
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It lies in wheat-growing country. Tullamore has a railway station on the Bogan Gate–Tottenham Branch line. It is served by a newly constructed medical centre and a K-12 central school. Tullamore is home to the Tullamore Irish Festival, which is held each Easter long weekend.
Tullamore is the first town mentioned in the original (Australian) version of the song "I've Been Everywhere".
History
editThe area known as Tullamore was first settled as "Bullock Creek" in 1870. The post office opened under that name on 1 April 1890.[2] It was then renamed Gobondery. In 1895 Tristan and Elliot Brophy, whose family came from Tullamore in Ireland, built a hotel and called it "Brophy Exchange Hotel". The Brophy family, also from the Tullamore area in Ireland, settled on a nearby property and called it Tullamore Station. It is believed that the town obtained its name from this property.[3] The post office was officially renamed "Tullamore" in 1895.[2]
Climate
editBeing near the geographical centre of New South Wales, the seasonal range is quite marked, with long, hot summers and cool winters, and rather scanty rainfall through the year – mainly resulting from severe thunderstorms and northwest cloudbands. There are two known occurrences of snowfall in the district, on 5 July 1900 and some time in 1874 (both having occurred on the Melrose Plains to the south-west).[4]
| Climate data for Tullamore (Kitchener St, 1970–1988, rainfall 1914–2024); 244 m AMSL; 32.63° S, 147.57° E | |||||||||||||
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| Month | Jan | Feb | Mar | Apr | May | Jun | Jul | Aug | Sep | Oct | Nov | Dec | Year |
| Record high °C (°F) | 45.3 (113.5) |
42.7 (108.9) |
39.0 (102.2) |
36.3 (97.3) |
28.5 (83.3) |
26.3 (79.3) |
24.0 (75.2) |
28.5 (83.3) |
35.7 (96.3) |
37.0 (98.6) |
43.1 (109.6) |
42.0 (107.6) |
45.3 (113.5) |
| Mean daily maximum °C (°F) | 33.1 (91.6) |
32.4 (90.3) |
29.5 (85.1) |
24.7 (76.5) |
19.9 (67.8) |
16.1 (61.0) |
15.3 (59.5) |
17.2 (63.0) |
20.5 (68.9) |
24.6 (76.3) |
28.4 (83.1) |
32.2 (90.0) |
24.5 (76.1) |
| Mean daily minimum °C (°F) | 17.8 (64.0) |
17.9 (64.2) |
14.4 (57.9) |
10.1 (50.2) |
6.6 (43.9) |
3.2 (37.8) |
2.4 (36.3) |
3.4 (38.1) |
5.8 (42.4) |
9.6 (49.3) |
12.6 (54.7) |
15.7 (60.3) |
10.0 (49.9) |
| Record low °C (°F) | 8.1 (46.6) |
7.5 (45.5) |
4.5 (40.1) |
−2.0 (28.4) |
−3.5 (25.7) |
−3.7 (25.3) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
−3.0 (26.6) |
−2.2 (28.0) |
0.8 (33.4) |
1.5 (34.7) |
5.5 (41.9) |
−5.6 (21.9) |
| Average precipitation mm (inches) | 52.6 (2.07) |
46.9 (1.85) |
42.6 (1.68) |
37.6 (1.48) |
38.1 (1.50) |
38.4 (1.51) |
35.5 (1.40) |
37.6 (1.48) |
33.0 (1.30) |
43.7 (1.72) |
46.4 (1.83) |
45.1 (1.78) |
497.4 (19.58) |
| Average precipitation days (≥ 0.2 mm) | 5.1 | 4.7 | 4.4 | 4.3 | 5.5 | 6.5 | 6.7 | 6.4 | 5.3 | 6.2 | 5.5 | 5.0 | 65.6 |
| Source: Australian Bureau of Meteorology; Tullamore (Kitchener St) | |||||||||||||
Tullamore Show Grounds
editThe Tullamore Show Grounds on Cornet Street hosts the annual Tullamore Show each August.[5]
References
edit- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Tullamore". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 24 September 2022.
- ^ a b Phoenix Auctions History. "Post Office List". Phoenix Auctions. Retrieved 18 February 2021.
- ^ "Tullamore Township, in the heart of NSW" Archived 2012-03-17 at the Wayback Machine. tullamoreinc.com.au. Retrieved 7 March 2012.
- ^ "5 July 1900 Snowstorm" (PDF).
- ^ "Tullamore Show in South NSW". Indian eGov Newswire. 16 July 2012. Gale A296526671 – via Gale OneFile.
External links
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Media related to Tullamore, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons