Tambar Springs is a town in the North West Slopes
region of New South Wales, Australia. Tambar
Springs is in the Gunnedah Shire Council local
government area, 417 kilometres (259 mi) north
west of the state capital, Sydney. At the 2011
census, Tambar Springs and the
surrounding area had a population of 540.
Tambar Springs was opened up for grazing in the
1830s. Closer settlement began in 1868 and the
village was proclaimed twenty years later in 1888.
Tambar Springs claims to have the earliest
memorial to World War I servicemen in Australia.
The memorial was erected in December 1918 at a
total cost of ₤400.