Trundle

History

Trundle lay on the southern boundary of the Wangaibon people's traditional lands. Trundle Lagoon Post Office opened on 1 May 1889 and was renamed Trundle in 1892. The (NSW) Geographical Names Board's only record of the origin of the name is a State Rail Authority's archives document on station names which indicates that the name probably originated from Trundle (hill-fort), about 24 km northeast of Portsmouth, England. ['Trundle' is an old English word for 'circle'.] The archives document also said that it was the name of William Cumming's leased runs in 1859, which he called Trundle Lagoon; that the 1866 Gazetteer recorded that Trundle Lagoon was occupied by George and John Palmer; and that the school opened as Trundle Lagoon in 1883, then Trundle in 1885. The Trundle Hotel was opened 17 March 1912, replacing an earlier 1888 building. The hotel was designed with long halls and corridors to allow cool drafts to flow through the building. The building was constructed by A.E.Ware for 5,000 pounds ($10,000). The hotel claims the second longest hotel balcony (with 68 metres facing Forbes St and 18 metres facing Parkes St), in New South Wales. (The longest hotel balcony in New South Wales is in Cobar, at 91 metres.) The Union Hotel was also built by A.E.Ware, in 1912. That hotel was subsequently demolished. Other buildings constructed by A.E.Ware included The Trundle School of Arts and the Trundle Picture Palace, both also built in 1914.

Most-observed species

• African Boxthorn

  Lycium ferocissimum Miers · Magnoliopsida
  492
• tiger-pear

  Opuntia aurantiaca Gillies ex Lindl. · Magnoliopsida
  251
• African Asparagus Fern

  Asparagus asparagoides (L.) Druce · Liliopsida
  169
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  56
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  54
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  50
• Apostlebird

  Struthidea cinerea Gould, 1837 · Aves
  48
• Willie-wagtail

  Rhipidura leucophrys (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  43

Most recent

• M 3.7 — 2008-03-18
  32 km NE of Peak Hill, Australia