Bowna
| Bowna New South Wales | |
|---|---|
  Bowna | |
| Coordinates | 35°58′S 147°08′E / 35.967°S 147.133°E |
| Population | 110 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 2644 |
| Location |
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| LGA(s) | Greater Hume Shire Council |
| County | Goulburn |
| State electorate(s) | Albury |
Bowna is a locality in the South East part of the Riverina, New South Wales, Australia.[3]
Geography[edit]
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[edit]
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 and recreation[edit]
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[edit]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bowna (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 January 2019.
Material was copied from this source, which is available under a Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License.
- ^ Travelmate Archived 24 March 2007 at the Wayback Machine[dead link]
- ^ "Bowna". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ^ "Bowna". Geographical Names Register (GNR) of NSW. Geographical Names Board of New South Wales.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 25 March 2021
- ^ "1911 - Bowna". The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times (Albury, NSW). 22 February 1911. p. 5. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "1920 - Bowna". The Border Morning Mail and Riverina Times (Albury, NSW). 13 April 1920. p. 4. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "1920 - B. Grade Association". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 16 September 1920. p. 43. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
- ^ "1922 - Lavington". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 29 September 1922. p. 19. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
- ^ "1923 - Jindera". The Albury Banner and Wodonga Express (NSW). 14 September 1923. p. 21. Retrieved 24 January 2022.
