Tummaville is a rural

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, Australia. In the , Tummaville had a population of 63 people.

History

The locality's name is derived from the parish name, allegedly an Aboriginal corruption of the name Domville referring to pastoralist Domville Taylor who was in the area in the 1840s. Tummaville State School opened on 19 January 1880. It closed in 1962. St Paul's Anglican Church is on the corner of Church Road and Grasstree Road (). It was dedicated on 25 February 1891 by Bishop William Thomas Thornhill Webber and was closed circa 1985. The cemetery to the side of the church is now operated by the

Toowoomba Regional Council The Toowoomba Region is a local government area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and bey ...

. In the , Tummaville had a population of 63 people.

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