Tambar Springs is a town in the

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region of

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, Australia. At the , Tambar Springs and the surrounding area had a population of 187.

Geography

The town is in the Gunnedah Shire Council local government area, north west of the state capital,

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History

Tambar Springs was opened up for grazing in the 1830s. Closer settlement began in 1868 and the village was proclaimed twenty years later in 1888. The Tambar Springs war memorial was erected in December 1918 at a total cost of . It is thought to be the first

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memorial built in New South Wales. In addition, Tambar Springs also had the largest number of men per capita enlisted in the Australian Army, over both world wars.

Fossils

Nearby Tambar Springs is a significant

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site; a typical

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assemblage. Between 1979 and 1984, the

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excavated a complete ''

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'' skeleton as well as a pelvis and femur. TambarSpringsAnglicanChurch.JPG,

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References

External links

Towns in New South Wales Gunnedah Shire {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub