Bower, South Australia

Bower
South Australia

Public hall
Bower
Coordinates 34°07′16″S 139°21′18″E / 34.12111°S 139.35500°E / -34.12111; 139.35500Coordinates: 34°07′16″S 139°21′18″E / 34.12111°S 139.35500°E / -34.12111; 139.35500
Postcode(s) 5374
Location
LGA(s)
State electorate(s) Stuart
Federal Division(s) Barker, Grey
Localities around Bower:
Geranium Plains, Rocky Plain Bundey Maude, Beatty
Australia Plains Bower Mount Mary
Sutherlands Brownlow

Bower is a town in South Australia, approximately halfway between Eudunda and Morgan[1] on the Thiele Highway.

The area was originally the territory of the Ngadjuri people.[2] The name Bower honours David Bower, a South Australian Member of Parliament (1865 - 1887) who donated land in the state for institutional purposes.[3] By 1916, Bower had become a dispatch centre for mallee timber and roots. These were loaded at the railway station on the Morgan railway line and sent to Adelaide.[4] A school operated in the town between 1917 and 1961.[3]

The historic Lime Kiln Ruins on Bower Boundary Road are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[5]

References

  1. ↑ "2905.0 - Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
  2. ↑ Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. "The Area - Its Settlement and Development": District Council of Robertstown. 1986.
  3. 1 2 "The Manning Index of South Australian History". State Library South Australia. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  4. ↑ "Bower Railway-Station". The Advertiser. 8 November 1916. Retrieved 2010-02-01.
  5. ↑ "Lime Kiln Ruins". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
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