Tumblong is a village community in the central east part of the Riverina

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. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...

 and situated about 18 kilometres south east from Mundarlo

Mundarlo, New South Wales

Mundarlo is a farming community in the central east part of the Riverina and situated about 13 kilometres south east from Wantabadgery and 18 kilometres north west from Tumblong...

 and 25 kilometres north west from Adelong

Adelong, New South Wales

Adelong is a small town in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia and is a part of the Tumut Shire. The Adelong district has a population of about 1400, while Adelong itself has a population of 829 people....

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History

The Pub here commenced operation when the gold rush started in Adelong about 1860 and was called "The Adelong Crossing Hotel". Adelong Crossing Place Post Office opened on 1 August 1864, was renamed Tumblong in 1913 and closed in 1973.

Today

Tumblong consists of a wrecking yard, a few private residences on the road to Adelong and a pub

Public house

A public house, informally known as a pub, is a drinking establishment fundamental to the culture of Britain, Ireland, Australia and New Zealand. There are approximately 53,500 public houses in the United Kingdom. This number has been declining every year, so that nearly half of the smaller...

, one of only a few remaining directly on a part of a road called the Hume Highway

Hume Highway

The Hume Highway/Hume Freeway is one of Australia's major inter-city highways, running for 880 km between Sydney and Melbourne. It is part of the Auslink National Network and is a vital link for road freight to transport goods to and from the two cities as well as serving Albury-Wodonga and...

, though another such pub is situated in Coolac

Coolac, New South Wales

Coolac is a village in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia in Gundagai Shire. At the 2006 census, Coolac had a population of 386 people....

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The Tumblong area is also home to a reasonably large vineyard area which is a part of the Southcorp Wines group which includes well know Australian wine

Wine

Wine is an alcoholic beverage, made of fermented fruit juice, usually from grapes. The natural chemical balance of grapes lets them ferment without the addition of sugars, acids, enzymes, or other nutrients. Grape wine is produced by fermenting crushed grapes using various types of yeast. Yeast...

 names such as Penfolds

Penfolds

Penfolds is an Australian wine producer, founded in 1844 by Christopher Rawson Penfold, an English physician who emigrated to Australia, and his wife, Mary Penfold...

 and Lindemans

Lindemans (wine)

Lindeman's is an Australian winery, owned by Treasury Wine Estates. It was founded in 1843 by Henry Lindeman who planted its first vines in the Hunter Valley region of New South Wales. This original vineyard no longer exists, and the winery now has vineyards in South Australia , in Padthaway and at...

. The vineyard known as Tumblong Vineyard is on the Tumblong to Mundarlo road.