Tungamah Heritage Walk
Tungamah means "place of the brush-turkey". While the Australian Brush-Turkey is no longer endemic to this area, it is clear that it once was.
The walk, incorporating twenty four podium signs, enables the visitor to imagine what a bustling community Tungamah must have been a century and more ago. The walk covers most of the town and incorporates many of the significant sites. Buildings and sites on the walk include the Tungamah Hotel, Tungamah Store, Tungamah Timber Yards, Water Tower, Peter Peters' Store, Tungamah Shire Offices, Victoria Hotel, Tungamah Garage, National Bank of Australasia, Pharmacy/Bakery, Post Office, Court House and Fire Station.
The walk will take perhaps one and a half hours to complete.
Either download the brochure with map using the link below or pick up a copy from a Moira Shire council Visitor Information Centre.
Tungamah Heritage Walk Map
The positioning of the Podium Signs is indicated by the numbers on the map. Please follow the numbers from outside the Tungamah Store. The Walk ends just around the corner at the old Fire Station.
1. Tungamah Store: Established in 1885, this building dates from 1887. The store is currently operated by Mr & Mrs S. Jovanovski.
2. Peter Peters' Store: Mr. Peter Peters came to Tungamah in 1930 and operated a store here until 1966. The building was demolished in 1986, one hundred years after it was erected.
3. Tungamah Shire Offices: Stood on this site from 1884 until their replacement with more modern premises in 1965.
4. Victoria Hotel: This business operated from 1885 to 1900, when it became a private home. In 1995 the building was demolished, and the bricks used in the present residence.
5. Tungamah Hotel: The current building was built in 1891, and replaces an earlier one on the same site which was destroyed by fire.
6. Tungamah Garage: A garage has operated on this site since the 1920s, and the existing building was erected in 1970.
7. Tungamah Timber Yards: The business was established in the 1870s by Mr. Thomas Farr, a respected builder who won contracts for the building of the Presbyterian and Anglican Churches, and the Shire Hall. The business closed in 1940.
8. The National Bank of Australasia: A sub-branch of the Bank opened in the Tungamah Hotel in 1882. This land was purchased in 1883, and after a brief period in a weatherboard office, a fine brick building was built in 1888.
9. The Pharmacy/Bakery: This building began its life in 1890 as a chemist’s shop. In 1915 a bakery was installed in the premises, and operated with various owners until 1976.
10. The Post Office: The building was completed in 1889 and operated as a Post Office until 1968. It is now a private residence.
11. The Court House: This building served as a court house for some eighty years after its opening in 1890. It has served since as a Youth Club and Pre-School. It is now occupied by the Tungamah Historical Society and serves as a museum.
12. The Fire Station: A Fire Brigade was formed in 1888, and a fire station erected on this site in 1889, and served until 1991, when a new building was erected in Boyd Street.
Location
Barr Street, Tungamah 3728 View Map
Web Links
→ Tungamah Heritage Walk Brochure (PDF)
