Tilba, New South Wales
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Eurobodalla Shire
Eurobodalla Shire is a Local Government Area in the state of New South Wales, Australia. It is located in a largely mountainous coastal region on the South Coast of New South Wales. It is on the Pacific Ocean, the Princes Highway and the Kings Highway....
, New South Wales
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, Australia
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. At the 2006 census
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, Central Tilba had a population of 223 people, and Tilba Tilba had a population of 275 people.
The area was originally inhabited by the Yuin
Yuin
Yuin people are those Australian Aborigines from the South Coast of New South wales who are considered to be the traditional owners of the land and water from Merimbula to Port Jackson.- Country :...
Aboriginal
Indigenous Australians
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tribe. Tilba is said to mean wind
Wind
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in the Yuin language. Others have said the word is a Thawa Aboriginal term for 'many waters'. The town was settled during the Australian gold rushes
Australian gold rushes
The Australian gold rush started in 1851 when prospector Edward Hammond Hargraves claimed the discovery of payable gold near Bathurst, New South Wales, at a site Edward Hargraves called Ophir.Eight months later, gold was found in Victoria...
of the nineteenth century.
Central Tilba is located around 10 kilometres south south west of Narooma. The entire village is classified by the National Trust
National Trust of Australia
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as the Central Tilba Conservation Area.