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Welcome to Tamworth, NSW

Tamworth is a city in the New England region of New South Wales, 318km from the Queensland border. It is in the local government area of Tamworth Regional Council and has a population of over 42,000.

History

Before European settlement, it was inhabited by the Kamilaroi people. John Oxley passed through the Peel Valley in 1818 and said “it would be impossible to find a finer or more luxuriant country that its waters” about the area.

In 1830, a company town developed on the Peel’s southwest bank. In 1850, a public town was formed and become known as Tamworth after Tamworth in Staffordshire, England.

In 1888, it became the first location in the country to have electric street lighting, giving it the name, the “First City of Lights”.

Lifestyle and Entertainment

Tamworth is known as the Country Music Capital of Australia. It hosts the Tamworth Country Music Festival every year – the second biggest country music festival in the world.