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]
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| Coordinates | 34°43′57″S 148°48′02″E / 34.73250°S 148.80056°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 290 (UCL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 2582 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 602 m (1,975 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Yass Valley Shire | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goulburn | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Eden-Monaro | ||||||||||||||
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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
editBowning 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
editBowning has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- Main Southern railway: Bowning railway station[5]
Gallery
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Part of Bowning township. -
The Commercial Hotel.
References
edit- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bowning (urban centre and locality)". Australian Census 2021.
- ^ "Bowning". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Retrieved 20 June 2009.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bowning (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 29 June 2017.
- ^ Bowning Railway Station. NSWrail.net. Accessed 9 April 2008.
- ^ "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
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