[3] Tumblong was first claimed around 1831 by Robert Pitt Jenkins (1814–59), the son of a wealthy colonial family.

In 1856 he managed to sell the inn and an acre of land for £1,000 and in the same year was appointed as member of the NSW Legislative Council.

Alice later inherited Bangus and it was sold off by her husband Hubert de Castella to finance his vineyards in Victoria.

The Adelong Crossing railway station opened in 1903, was renamed Tumblong in 1913, and closed in 1975.

[11] Adelong Crossing Place Post Office opened on 1 August 1864, was renamed Tumblong on 15 April 1913, and closed on 30 November 1973.