Tooma is a locality and village community in the
Snowy Valleys Council
The Snowy Valleys Council is a local government area located in the South West Slopes region of New South Wales, Australia. This area was formed in 2016 from the merger of the Tumut Shire with the neighbouring Tumbarumba Shire.
The council a ...
local government area, in the eastern part of the
Riverina
The Riverina
is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales, Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation ...
region of New South Wales.
Location
Tooma is in the valley of the
Tooma River
Tooma River, a perennial stream that has had some of its flow diverted as a result of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, is part of the Murray catchment within the Murray–Darling basin and is located in the Australian Alpine region of New South Wale ...
, not far from its
confluence with the
Murray River
The Murray River (in South Australia: River Murray) (Ngarrindjeri: ''Millewa'', Yorta Yorta: ''Tongala'') is a river in Southeastern Australia. It is Australia's longest river at extent. Its tributaries include five of the next six longest ...
. The village is adjacent to
Tumbarumba Creek, a tributary of the Tooma River. It is about east of
Welaregang and south of
Tumbarumba
Tumbarumba ( ) is a small town in New South Wales, Australia, about southwest of the state capital, Sydney. Tumbarumba is located on the periphery of the Riverina and South West Slopes regions at the western edge of the Snowy Mountains. The s ...
.
History
Tooma Post Office opened on 1 January 1873.
A school opened in Tooma in February 1876 and closed in August 1980.
The Tooma District was one of ten locations that were shortlisted for the site of Australia's national capital in 1900. It was one of the last to be eliminated. In the final series of parliamentary ballots in October 1908, Tooma was one of the eleven sites in contention, and it survived until the eighth of the nine ballots, after which only
Dalgety and the eventual capital site '
Yass Canberra' remained in contention. The site for the city was identified as being at nearby
Welaregang.
Climate
Climate data for Tooma are sourced at nearby
Khancoban
Khancoban () is a small town in Snowy Valleys Council, New South Wales, Australia. The town is located from the state capital, Sydney and from the state border with Victoria, in the foothills of the Snowy Mountains, near the upper reaches of t ...
of approximately the same altitude. Summers are hot and dry, winters cool and rainy with occasional
snowfalls
Snow comprises individual ice crystals that grow while suspended in the atmosphere—usually within clouds—and then fall, accumulating on the ground where they undergo further changes.
It consists of frozen crystalline water throughout ...
.
Gallery
Looking down upon Tooma.jpg, Looking down upon Tooma from the Welaregang Road.
Tooma - Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succor.jpg, Tooma - Church of Our Lady of Perpetual Succor.
See also
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Snowy Mountains Scheme
The Snowy Mountains Scheme or Snowy scheme is a hydroelectricity and irrigation complex in south-east Australia. The Scheme consists of sixteen major dams; nine power stations; two pumping stations; and of tunnels, pipelines and aqueducts that ...
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Tooma River
Tooma River, a perennial stream that has had some of its flow diverted as a result of the Snowy Mountains Scheme, is part of the Murray catchment within the Murray–Darling basin and is located in the Australian Alpine region of New South Wale ...
*
Tooma Dam
References
External links
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Towns in the Riverina
Towns in New South Wales
Snowy Valleys Council
Proposed sites for national capital of Australia