- Tumbarumba is and aboriginal word meaning "Hollow Sounding Ground" and is situated in a valley at the foothills of the Snowy Mountains 507kms south of Sydney and 440kms north of Melbourne.
- The first settlers arrived in Tumbarumba around 1836 after Hume and Hovell passed through the district in 1824. Mainly people looking for good grazing land for sheep and cattle.
Some of the first settlers to arrive were;
- Brodribb, William Hutchison, Shelly Campbell, Murray and the Guise brothers.
Other early settlers were Osborne, Manton, Dutton, Hawdon, Rose and Manton.
- Later settlers were Robert McMicking, and Thomas Mate. Some of the earlier grazing properties were Tooma, Maragle, Greg Greg, Welaregang, Burra, Willigobung, Mannus, Mundaroo, Coppabella, Wolseley Park, Carabost and Rosewood.
By the 1850's the town had been established and gold discoveries in the Tumbarumba district led to many families coming to the area.
- Some of the miners that worked the area around Tumbarumba were Tom, George and Harry Bell, Joe, Jack and Ted Broadhurst, Brian and Tom Murphy, Bill and Bert Hartnett, G Kellam, Charlie and Bob Wood, Dave Booth, Dick Curry, Jack, Fred and Ted Tonkin, George and Jack Rutherford Tim McAuliffe, Bill and Alf Lucas.
- Licensee's for some of the hotels were, Stephen Daly, Robert Watson, John Murphy, George Draws, Mary Broadhurst, William Norman, William Henry and August Langeschmeidt
Sawmilling commenced in the 1880-1890's by the Hides, Hussell and Gaylard families. Other mills were Kopsen's Mill at Laurel Hill started operating in 1910. In 1917 George Brown owned a mill at Bago.
Chapman
The wife of HJ Chapman had a son at the Germantown-Post Office
on 17.8.1884. Germonton Times 22.8.1884. 
- Aughtie In memory of my husband who departed this life 21.11.1910. S Aughtie. Tumberumba Times -.11.1910
- Bell Benjamin died aged 90 years, funeral held last Saturday. Tumberumba Times 17.2.1911.
- Bowler Samuel of Annandale Station died on Saturday. Germonton Times 29.11.1884.
- Boston Mrs D of Adelong died last week aged 78 years. Tumberumba Times 23.8.1912.
- Broome Mrs T formerly of Batlow died in Tumut last week aged 77 years. Tumberumba Times 6.9.1912.
- Burgess Mrs Snr resident of Tumberumba died Saturday last aged 70 years. Tumberumba Times 13.10.1911.
- Burgun Mrs Geo of Tumberumba died Sunday of bronchitis aged 68 years. She leaves 7 sons and 4 daughter. Geo and Jno, Coppabella, Henry of Germantown, Wm , Herbert , Ernest and Jacob of Tumberumba. Mesdames English of Corryong, Harden of Corowa, Lyon and Miss Myrtle Burgun. Tumberumba times 10.5.1912.
- Byrne Mr Arthur, eldest son of Mr and Mrs JJ Byrne of the Star Hotel Tumberumba died on Sunday aged 22 years. Three months ago he broke his back from a fall from a horse. Tumberumba Times 21.6.1912.
- Clarke Mr James of Ournie died aged 80 years. He had been a resident of the district for 50 years. Tumberumba Times 1.9.1911.
- Cowley Mrs Snr. Born at Yass died aged 74 years on Saturday. Married Jas Murphy and leaves one son who died 20 years ago and a daughter Mrs F Beeche of Wagga. Her second husband predeceased her 25 years ago. Children are Mrs F Herbert of Lockhart, WT Kelly of Bright and Mr Austin and Frank of Tumberumba. Tumberumba Times 12.5.1911.
- Crain Mr John died at Adelong. Tumberumba Times 31.3.1911.
- Cunningham Charles aged 52 years died in the Wagga Hospital, he was a resident of the Tarcutta district. Tumberumba Times 7.7.1911.
- Diessel Henry of Tumberumba, miner. Probate notice. Tumberumba Times 2.1911.
- Diessel Mrs H died aged 73 years, a resident in the district for over 50 years. Came to Tumberumba from South Australia aged 18 years. Born Devonshire England, the eldest daughter of the late Rev John Madderford, Church of England Minister. Married three times, Henry Rowe Newness, John Allen and Henry Diessel. Children HJ Rowe, FC Allen Tumberumba, Mesdames Edwards, Grafton, TW Griffiths, W Rice and J Mathers of Tumberumba Tumberumba Times 9.7.1909.
- Diessel Mrs, in memory of my mother who died 6.7.1910, inserted by daughter Ada HE Mather. Tumberumba Times 5.7.1912.
- Donaldson Mr R funeral held Friday last. Tumberumba Times 1.4.1910.
- Downie Thomas of Wolseley Park aged 10 years, died in Tumut Hospital. Tumberumba Times 5.5.1911.
- Dutton Mrs Abel died Saturday last. Tumberumba Times 14.4.1911.
- Eagan James, son of Peter Eagan of Greg Greg drowned whilst crossing the Murray River, aged 15 years. Germonton Times 19.9.1884.
- Ferguson Myra Annie aged 17 years daughter of Sergeant Ferguson succumbed to a heart problem at Wagga. Tumberumba Times 17.2.1911 .
- Fuller Mrs CJ of Manus died Friday aged 30 years from acute appendicitis. She leaves a child 3 years of age. Tumberumba Times 13.5.1910.
- Gibbs Mrs died 1 April at the residence of her son Mr CD Gibbs "Argyle" Carabost aged 88 years. She came to Sydney in 1834. Tumberumba Times 8.4.1910.
- Greenhalgh Mr Thomas a resident of Adelong and Tumbarumba for over 50 years, died Friday last in the Tumut Hospital aged 70 years. Tumberumba Times 21.5.1909
- Griffiths Mrs, a very old resident of the district died at McCabe's Creek on Wednesday aged over 80 years. She leaves a son and four daughters. Tumberumba Times 5.2.1909.
- Lees Mrs George died Thursday aged 71 years. Twice married. Leaves two sons Walter and John , six daughters, J Perkins, T Cross and G Grey of Tumberumba, A & D McCallum and H Stockwell of Tooma. Tumbarumba Times 15.3.1912.
- Harrigan Mr William of Forest aged 25 years died in Mr Brogan's arms when he was riding into Yass with his brother on Sunday Last after his horse stumbled. He was killed within a few hundred yards from where his father was killed. Germonton Times 29.8.1884.
- Heriot Elliott Jnr died at Carabobala on the 11th October 1884 aged 27 years. Germantown Times 17.10.1884.
- Horsley Charles late of Tumberumba NSW labourer. Probate granted to Minnie Mabel Horsley. Tumberumba Times 2.1911 .
- Humphrey Mr John resident of Tooma died at Corryong aged 66 years. He had been in the Colony for 60 years. Tumberumba Times 11.11.1910.
- Jephcott Mr E one of the oldest residents of the Upper Murray died of senile decay last week aged 90 years. Tumberumba Times 5.5.1911.
- Keenan family of Batlow, all struck down with either scarlet fever, diptheria and typhoid, some of the family have died. Germonton Times 25.7.1884.
- Kendal Mr TE of Willowbend Carabobala, a pioneer of the district died aged 87 years. Tumberumba Times 2.6.1911.
- Lambert Mrs, grandmother of Mrs CD Bordwell, Oberne Station died last week aged 84 years. Tumberumba Times 5.10.1909.
- Levin Mr H, son of Mr L Levin MLA committed suicide at Corowa by drowning, inquest held.
- Letter to the Editor
- A Gross Scandal
"Sir, you must have noticed at Mr H Levin's funeral on Monday after the disgraceful use to which our cemetery is being appliced. Is there no way or law for punishing people who put their cattle into such sacred ground as a cemetery. - An answer will oblige".
- Signed: One who was present. Germonton Times 17.10.1884.
- McAuliffe Garret of Glenroy died aged 68 years at his sister's residence Miss McAuliffe, second son of the late John McAuliffe, who with the late Patrick Craven AKA Toko Pat held Old Glenroy Station granted to them on 2.10.1862. Tumberumba Times 12.7.1912. His mother died 25.11.1907, leaves brothers and sisters Denis of Peak Hill, John of Wosley Park, Thomas of Lakeroy, Mrs O'Keefe and Miss Mary and Annie McAuliffe of Tumberumba. Tumbarumba Times 12.7.1912
- McAuliffe Mr John of Glenroy, an old resident of the district died 11.30 on Monday night last. He arrived in Tumbarumba about 30 years ago. Father Carroll left Germonton at 2.30 on Sunday arrived at Glenroy at 6pm. Forty five miles in 3 hours 30 mins Germonton Times 29.11.1884.
- McEachern Mr and Mrs John H , return thanks for their recent bereavement. Tumberumba Times 3.11.1911.
- McMickering Thomas Esq, brother of Mr Robert McMickering JP of Mannus Station near Tumberumba, eldest son of Mr McMickering of Miltonaise, landed gentry of Wistown Shire died at his residence "Burnbrae, Helenburgh Scotland on 11.7.1884 aged 72 years. Germonton Times 29.8.1884.
- More Mr Chas . Thanks for letter for the death of his wife. Tumberumba Times 3.11.1911.
- O'Loughlin Ada died aged 19 years of blood poisoning. She was employed at the Tumberumba Hotel. Tumberumba Times 25.8.1911.
- O'Meally Graeme died from fatal injuries received at Wangaratta Hurdle race on 7 March 1904. Tumbarumba Times 6.3.1907.
- Perfect Mr John of Tumberumba died at Cootamundra aged 109 years. He carried wool from Bago to Sydney by wagon for the late Mr John Goldspink. Tumberumba Times 27.5.1910.
- Perrott. Young son of Mr H Perrott of Tumberumba died this week. Tumberumba Times 22.4.1910.
- Redman Robert aged 6 years, son of a selector near Wallacetown was shot throught the heart by his brother. Germonton Times 3.10.1884.
- Regan Mr James, licensee of Terminus Hotel, formerly of Tumberumba died Saturday last of an internal complaint at Wagga aged 31 years. Tumberumba Times 26.4.1912.
- Renfrey Ella May daughter of Mr and Mrs A Renfrey of Tumberumba died of whooping cough on Friday aged 12 months. Tumberumba Times 26.8.1910.
- Richards Mr J second eldest son of Mr T Richards of Tumberumba died of typhoid fever in Wagga Thursday. Tumberumba Times 3.6.1910.
- Ritchie Mr William of Adelong died Friday aged 77 years. He came to Adelong in 1859. Tumberumba Times 14.4.1911.
- Shore. Three year old son of Mr and Mrs G Shore. Tumberumba Times 2.12.1910.
- Simpson Mr died at his daughter's residence, Mrs W Whitehead, after spreading butter on his bread which had been mixed with strychnine for the purposes of killing mice. He was aged 90 years and died several hours later. Tumberumba Times 7.4.1911.
- Smith Mrs Roderick of Rosewood, youngest daughter of the late John Doughty of Torrington Glenroy died aged 41 years from measles and pneumonia. Early last week a child was born. She leaves 10 motherless children aged 19 years and under. Tumberumba Times 25.11.1910. The baby died three days after the mother. Tumberumba Times 2.12.1910.
- Stewart Mr John, Post Master Kyamba died Tuesday from a fall from a ladder, aged 55 years. Tumberumba Times 19.4.1912.
- Walsh Mr J, an old resident of the district died of senile decay aged 87 years. Tumberumba Times 13.10.1911.
- Wappet Mrs E of Cudgewa died last week. Tumberumba Times 30.8.1912.
- White Mrs P, late of Terminus Hotel Tumberumba, died Saturday morning, leaving three children. Germonton Times 12.9.1884,
- Whitehead Mr D Snr aged 74 was thrown from his buggy near the top of the Wabba Gap on Monday last week found him unconscious and he died of heart failure three hours later. Tumberumba Times 1.3.1912.
- Wright Mr of Jingellic died early this week aged 90 years. Tumberumba Times 24.6.1910.
Arnold Mr Peter of Tumbarumba Upper, reported loss of several bags of seed oats and potatoes stolen from barn. Germonton Times 18.7.1884.
- Edward Keane, parish of Forest Creek.
Archibald Joseph Riall, parish of Coppabella.
- Robert Ghushing parish of Talmalmo.
Bryon O'Brien, Co pf Selwyn, parish of Bringenbrong transferred to Thomas Whitehead. Germonton times 18.7.1884.
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