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Coordinates: 28°26′47″S 152°27′13″E / 28.44639°S 152.45361°E / -28.44639; 152.45361
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The '''Tooloom National Park''' is a [[state park|protected]] [[national park]] located in the [[Northern Rivers]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The {{convert|4380|ha|adj=on}} part is situated approximately {{convert|616|km}} north of [[Sydney]] and {{convert|20|km}} from the border town of {{NSWcity|Urbenville}}.
The '''Tooloom National Park''' is a [[state park|protected]] [[national park]] located in the [[Northern Rivers]] region of [[New South Wales]], [[Australia]]. The {{convert|4380|ha|adj=on}} part is situated approximately {{convert|616|km}} north of [[Sydney]] and {{convert|20|km}} from the border town of {{NSWcity|Urbenville}}.


The park is part of the Focal Peak Group [[World Heritage Site]] [[Gondwana Rainforests of Australia]] inscribed in 1986<ref name="ausgovdep">{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/gondwana/index.html |title=Gondwana Rainforests of Australia |accessdate=10 September 2014|date= |work=[[Department of the Environment (Australia)|Department of the Environment]]|publisher=[[Australian Government]] }}</ref> and added to the [[Australian National Heritage List]] in 2007.<ref name=anhl>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=105135|title=Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia|work=Australian Heritage Database: [[Department of the Environment (Australia)|Department of the Environment]]|date=2014|accessdate=10 September 2014|publisher=[[Australian Government]]}}</ref>
The park is part of the Focal Peak Group [[World Heritage Site]] [[Gondwana Rainforests of Australia]] inscribed in 1986<ref name="ausgovdep">{{cite web |url=http://www.environment.gov.au/heritage/places/world/gondwana/index.html |title=Gondwana Rainforests of Australia |access-date=10 September 2014|work=[[Department of the Environment (Australia)|Department of the Environment]]|publisher=[[Australian Government]] }}</ref> and added to the [[Australian National Heritage List]] in 2007.<ref name=anhl>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.gov.au/cgi-bin/ahdb/search.pl?mode=place_detail;place_id=105135|title=Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia|work=Australian Heritage Database: [[Department of the Environment (Australia)|Department of the Environment]]|date=2014|access-date=10 September 2014|publisher=[[Australian Government]]}}</ref>


The name ''Tooloom'' is derived from [[Bundjalung language|Bundjalung]] word ''Duluhm'' meaning [[headlice]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Sharpe |first=Margaret |chapter=Bundjalung |title=Macquarie Aboriginal Words |location=Sydney |publisher=Macquarie Library |pages=21}}</ref> referring to the Tooloom Falls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHeritage.aspx?id=N0091|title=Tooloom National Park: Park heritage|work=Office of Environment and Heritage|publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]]|date=|accessdate=10 September 2014}}</ref>
The name ''Tooloom'' is derived from [[Bundjalung language|Bundjalung]] word ''Duluhm'' meaning [[headlice]],<ref>{{cite book |last=Sharpe |first=Margaret |chapter=Bundjalung |title=Macquarie Aboriginal Words |location=Sydney |publisher=Macquarie Library |pages=21}}</ref> referring to the Tooloom Falls.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.environment.nsw.gov.au/NationalParks/parkHeritage.aspx?id=N0091|title=Tooloom National Park: Park heritage|work=Office of Environment and Heritage|publisher=[[Government of New South Wales]]|access-date=10 September 2014}}</ref>


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Revision as of 01:33, 12 December 2020

Tooloom National Park
New South Wales
Giant White Beech at Tooloom Scrub
Tooloom National Park is located in New South Wales
Tooloom National Park
Tooloom National Park
Nearest town or cityUrbenville
Coordinates28°26′47″S 152°27′13″E / 28.44639°S 152.45361°E / -28.44639; 152.45361
Established22 December 1995 (1995-12-22)[1]
Area43.80 km2 (16.9 sq mi)[1]
Managing authoritiesNSW National Parks & Wildlife Service
WebsiteTooloom National Park
See alsoProtected areas of
New South Wales

The Tooloom National Park is a protected national park located in the Northern Rivers region of New South Wales, Australia. The 4,380-hectare (10,800-acre) part is situated approximately 616 kilometres (383 mi) north of Sydney and 20 kilometres (12 mi) from the border town of Urbenville.

The park is part of the Focal Peak Group World Heritage Site Gondwana Rainforests of Australia inscribed in 1986[2] and added to the Australian National Heritage List in 2007.[3]

The name Tooloom is derived from Bundjalung word Duluhm meaning headlice,[4] referring to the Tooloom Falls.[5]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b "Tooloom National Park: Park management". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  2. ^ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia". Department of the Environment. Australian Government. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  3. ^ "Gondwana Rainforests of Australia, Lismore, NSW, Australia". Australian Heritage Database: Department of the Environment. Australian Government. 2014. Retrieved 10 September 2014.
  4. ^ Sharpe, Margaret. "Bundjalung". Macquarie Aboriginal Words. Sydney: Macquarie Library. p. 21.
  5. ^ "Tooloom National Park: Park heritage". Office of Environment and Heritage. Government of New South Wales. Retrieved 10 September 2014.


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