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Bowning, New South Wales

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Population
  
713 (2011 census)

State electorate(s)
  
Goulburn

Postal code
  
2582

Federal division
  
Division of Hume

Postcode(s)
  
2582

Elevation
  
602 m

Local time
  
Friday 11:40 PM

Bowning, New South Wales

Location
  
10 km (6 mi) from Yass 19 km (12 mi) from Bookham

Weather
  
18°C, Wind E at 23 km/h, 77% Humidity

Bowning, altitude: 602m, is a small town in the Southern Tablelands, 14 km west of Yass on the Hume Highway in Yass Valley Shire. Bowning is an aboriginal word meaning big hill. At the 2011 census, Bowning and the surrounding area had a population of 713.

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Map of Bowning NSW 2582, Australia

Nearby Bowning Hill is 796 metres above sea level 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

Bowning railway station is on the Main South railway line, and opened in 1876 consisting of two island platforms. 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).

References

Bowning, New South Wales Wikipedia