Lowesdale, New South Wales

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Lowesdale
New South Wales
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Lowesdale Public School
Lowesdale is located in New South Wales
Lowesdale
Lowesdale
Coordinates35°51′0″S 146°22′0″E / 35.85000°S 146.36667°E / -35.85000; 146.36667Coordinates: 35°51′0″S 146°22′0″E / 35.85000°S 146.36667°E / -35.85000; 146.36667
Population220 (2006 census)[1]
Postcode(s)2646
Elevation132 m (433 ft)
Location
  • 2 km (1 mi) from Buraja
  • 92 km (57 mi) from Berrigan
LGA(s)Federation Council
CountyHume
State electorate(s)Albury
Federal division(s)Farrer

Lowesdale is a town community in Australia in the central south part of the Riverina and situated about 2 kilometres north of Buraja and 92 kilometres east of Berrigan on the Riverina Highway. At the 2006 census, Lowesdale had a population of 220.[1]

Lowesdale Post Office opened on 1 August 1876 and closed in 1994.[2]

Sport and recreation[]

In 1915, the small community of Lowesdale entered two football teams in the Coreen & District Football Association, Lowesdale FC and the Lowesdale Military FC[3] who went onto win the 1915 premiership.[4] Both teams went into recess in 1916 due to WW1 and both team's were never re-established.

A rest area on the Riverina Highway, near Lowesdale

Notes and references[]

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Lowesdale (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 26 October 2009.
  2. ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 June 2009
  3. ^ "1915 - Lowesdale". The Corowa Free Press (NSW. 25 May 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
  4. ^ "1915 - Coreen Football Association". The Corowa Free Press (NSW). 31 August 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 20 September 2021.
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