Bowna

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Bowna
New South Wales
Bowna is located in New South Wales
Bowna
Bowna
Coordinates35°58′S 147°08′E / 35.967°S 147.133°E / -35.967; 147.133Coordinates: 35°58′S 147°08′E / 35.967°S 147.133°E / -35.967; 147.133
Population110 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2644
Location
  • 524 km (326 mi) from Sydney
  • 33 km (21 mi) from Albury
  • 18 km (11 mi) from Table Top
  • 7 km (4 mi) from Mullengandra[2]
LGA(s)Greater Hume Shire Council
CountyGoulburn
State electorate(s)Albury

Bowna is a locality in the South East part of the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia.[3]

Geography[]

Bowna is situated by road, about 7 kilometres (4.3 miles) south west of Mullengandra and 18 kilometres (11.2 miles) east of Table Top.

History[]

The former village of Bowna was inundated by the Hume Reservoir but the locality and community outside the village still exist.[4]

Bowna Post Office opened on 1 May 1869 and closed in 1994.[5]

Sports & Recreation[]

The Bowna Football Club was established in 1911[6] and they played some friendly against other local towns up until 1915. The club was re-established in 1920 after World War Two.[7] Bowna were runner's up to St. Patrick's FC in the 1921 Albury B. Grade Football Association premiership.[8] Bowna were once again runners up in the Albury B. Grade FA premiership in 1922, this time to the Lavington Football Club.[9] After being minor premiers in the Albury B. Grade FA for the third successive year, Bowna once again lost the premiership, this time to Jindera in 1923, after kicking 2.18 - 30 to Jindera's 5.3 - 30 in the grand final.[10]

Bowna FC competed in the Albury & Border Football Association in 1925 & 1926, before going into recess in 1927, Bowna then competed in the Central Hume Football Association in 1928, before permanently folding up as a club after the 1928 football season.

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bowna (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 January 2019. Edit this at WikidataCC-BY icon.svg Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
  2. ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
  3. ^ "Bowna". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata
  4. ^ "Bowna". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales. Edit this at Wikidata
  5. ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 25 March 2021
  6. ^ "1911 - Bowna". The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times (Albury, NSW). 22 February 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. ^ "1920 - Bowna". The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times (Albury, NSW). 13 April 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  8. ^ "1920 - B. Grade Association". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 16 September 1920. p. 43. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  9. ^ "1922 - Lavington". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 29 September 1922. p. 19. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
  10. ^ "1923 - Jindera". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 14 September 1923. p. 21. Retrieved 24 January 2022.


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