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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = town
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| name = Bowning
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| state = nsw
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| image = Entering Bowning.jpg
| postcode = 2582
| caption = Entering Bowning
| pop = 355 (within 7 km radius)<ref>[http://www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/2/Bowning.html www.fallingrain.com/world/AS/2/Bowning]</ref>
| coordinates = {{coord|34|43|57|S|148|48|02|E|display=inline,title}}
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| est =
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| elevation= 602
| lga = [[Yass Valley Council|Yass Valley Shire]]
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| maxtemp =
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| postcode = 2582
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| dist1 = 10
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| elevation = 602
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| location1= [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]]
| dist2 = 19
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| mintemp =
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| location2= [[Bookham, New South Wales|Bookham]]
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| stategov = [[Electoral district of Goulburn|Goulburn]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Eden-Monaro|Eden-Monaro]]
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| dist1 = 10
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| location1 = [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]]
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| location2 = [[Bookham, New South Wales|Bookham]]
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| dir3 = W
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| local_map = yes
| near-n = [[Kangiara]]
| near-ne = [[Laverstock, New South Wales|Laverstock]]
| near-e = [[Bango, New South Wales|Bango]]
| near-se = {{NSWcity|Yass}}
| near-s = {{NSWcity|Good Hope}}
| near-sw = [[Woolgarlo]]
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'''Bowning''' ({{coor dm|34|37|S|148|49|E|region:AU-NSW_type:village(191)}}, altitude: 602m) is a small town in the [[Southern Tablelands]], 14 km west of [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]] on the [[Hume Highway]] in [[Yass Valley, New South Wales|Yass Valley Shire]]. Bowning is an aboriginal word meaning big hill.
'''Bowning''' is a small town in the [[South West Slopes]], {{convert|14|km}} west of [[Yass, New South Wales|Yass]] on the [[Hume Highway]] in [[Yass Valley Council|Yass Valley Shire]]. Bowning is an [[Australian Aboriginal languages|aboriginal word]] meaning 'big hill'.<ref>{{NSW GNR|id=MnIOFxxO|title=Bowning|access-date=20 June 2009}}</ref> At the {{CensusAU|2016}}, Bowning and the surrounding area had a population of 573.<ref name="ABS">{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC10535 |name=Bowning (State Suburb)|access-date=29 June 2017|quick=on}}</ref>


Nearby Bowning Hill is 796 metres above sea level and [[Hume and Hovell expedition|Hume and Hovell]] mentioned it in their 1824 journal. Bowning was one of the earliest settlements in the district. The railway was completed to Bowning in 1876; Bowning station closed in 1992.
Nearby Bowning Hill is {{convert|796|m}} {{AHD}} and [[Hume and Hovell expedition|Hume and Hovell]] mentioned it in their 1824 journal. Bowning was one of the earliest settlements in the district.


Historic buildings include the '''Troopers Cottage''' on the Binalong Road and the old [[Cobb and Co]] Coaching Station in Bogolong Street. The coaching station was built sometime between 1850 and 1870. The original local school was amongst the earliest established schools in inland New South Wales, founded in 1849, but now replaced.<ref>[http://bowning.visitnsw.com/HolidayLocation/TNSW601055CT.htm Tourism New South Wales]</ref>
Historic buildings include the ''Troopers Cottage'' on the Binalong Road and the old [[Cobb and Co]] Coaching Station in Bogolong Street. The coaching station was built sometime between 1850 and 1870. The original local school was amongst the earliest established schools in inland New South Wales, founded in 1849, but now replaced.


==Railway==
[[Bowning railway station, New South Wales|Bowning railway station]] is on the [[Main Southern railway line, New South Wales|Main South railway line]], and opened in 1876 consisting of two island platforms.<ref>[http://www.nswrail.net/locations/show.php?name=NSW:Bowning&line=NSW:main_south:0 Bowning Railway Station]. NSWrail.net. Accessed 9 April 2008.</ref> The station closed in 1992; however, the structure is still largely intact with a double storey station building on the down platform (now a local craft shop).

==Heritage listings==
Bowning has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
* Main Southern railway: [[Bowning railway station]]<ref name=nswshr-1096>{{cite NSW SHR|5011951|Bowning Railway Station group|hr=01096|access-date=18 May 2018}}</ref>

==Gallery==
<gallery>
<gallery>
image:Part of Bowning Township.jpg|<small>Part of Bowning Township</small>
Part of Bowning Township.jpg|Part of Bowning township.
image:Commercial Hotel - Bowning.jpg|<small>Commercial Hotel - Bowning</small>
Commercial Hotel - Bowning.jpg|The Commercial Hotel.
</gallery>
</gallery>
{{Riverina}}


==References==
==References==
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==External links==
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{{Localities in Yass Valley Council}}
{{LGAs Southern Tablelands}}


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[[Category:Towns in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Towns in New South Wales]]
[[Category:Southern Tablelands]]
[[Category:Yass Valley Council]]
[[Category:Hume Highway]]

Latest revision as of 10:48, 21 December 2023

Bowning
New South Wales
Entering Bowning
Bowning is located in New South Wales
Bowning
Bowning
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Coordinates34°43′57″S 148°48′02″E / 34.73250°S 148.80056°E / -34.73250; 148.80056
Population290 (UCL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)2582
Elevation602 m (1,975 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Yass Valley Shire
State electorate(s)Goulburn
Federal division(s)Eden-Monaro
Localities around Bowning:
Binalong Kangiara Laverstock
Bookham Bowning Bango
Woolgarlo Good Hope Yass

Bowning is a small town in the South West Slopes, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of Yass on the Hume Highway in Yass Valley Shire. Bowning is an aboriginal word meaning 'big hill'.[2] At the 2016 census, Bowning and the surrounding area had a population of 573.[3]

Nearby Bowning Hill is 796 metres (2,612 ft) AHD  and Hume and Hovell mentioned it in their 1824 journal. Bowning was one of the earliest settlements in the district.

Historic buildings include the Troopers Cottage on the Binalong Road and the old Cobb and Co Coaching Station in Bogolong Street. The coaching station was built sometime between 1850 and 1870. The original local school was amongst the earliest established schools in inland New South Wales, founded in 1849, but now replaced.

Railway[edit]

Bowning railway station is on the Main South railway line, and opened in 1876 consisting of two island platforms.[4] The station closed in 1992; however, the structure is still largely intact with a double storey station building on the down platform (now a local craft shop).

Heritage listings[edit]

Bowning has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

Gallery[edit]

  • Part of Bowning township.
    Part of Bowning township.
  • The Commercial Hotel.
    The Commercial Hotel.

References[edit]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bowning (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bowning". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 June 2009. Edit this at Wikidata
  3. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bowning (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ Bowning Railway Station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 9 April 2008.
  5. ^ "Bowning Railway Station group". New South Wales State Heritage Register. Department of Planning & Environment. H01096. Retrieved 18 May 2018. Text is licensed by State of New South Wales (Department of Planning and Environment) under CC-BY 4.0 licence.

External links[edit]

Media related to Bowning, New South Wales at Wikimedia Commons

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