History The first Pub in the area and licensed since 1887 with a wonderful collection of old photo's and Pubobillia. Tales of fishing exploits abound in pubs all over Australia but few have a display of the 800 pound fish that didn't get away. People come from all over to see the painting and read the story of this days fishing. The board is a painting of the Famous Tumbulgum Groper (1/2 the real size in fact). Put that in perspective with the door to the left. Here is the story as written on the board: This painting depicts the Groper at 1/2 size caught at Tumbulgum in 1828 by Joe Ostram. It weighed in at 800 pounds and was shown at the Tweed Show. A 17 stone man could sit in its mouth with head room. A full mould of ice in its gut looked like loaf sugar. Joe was working on the Banana's on the mountain when he noticed a big dark shape moving in the river where children were bathing nearby. So he downed tools and raced across the river on the ferry and got the kids out. He had the blacksmith make this hook, baited it with the hind of a calf, with a 44 gallon drum for a float and a bushell bag of rocks for an anchor. The lure was set. The first bite near sunk the drum but it soon tired and drowned from no ventilation. It was rushed to the freezer of the Tweed Butter factory till the Show.

TUMBULGUM TAVERN Tumbulgum Drive Tumbulgum NSW PHONE 02 66766 202
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