Bowmans, South Australia
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| Coordinates | 34°09′S 138°15′E / 34.150°S 138.250°ECoordinates: 34°09′S 138°15′E / 34.150°S 138.250°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 203 (2006 census) | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5550 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 125 km (78 mi) north of Adelaide | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Wakefield Regional Council | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Goyder | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wakfield | ||||||||||||
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Bowmans (34°09′S 138°15′E / 34.150°S 138.250°E; postcode: 5550) is a locality in South Australia's Mid North. At the 2006 census, Bowmans had a population of 203. It is named after R and C Bowman who were "pastoralists in area."
Bowmans is passed by the Adelaide-Port Augusta railway line and 
Port Wakefield-Auburn Road (route B84). There is a railway spur servicing Balco Australia hay processing and sidings servicing grain receival bunkers operated by Viterra. The main industries in the area are cereal, hay and sheep farming.
This road was one of the early country roads in South Australia, as the Great Western Road for delivering copper from the mines at Burra to the port at Port Wakefield. It was used for this purpose from 1848 until 1857 when a railway from Gawler to Port Adelaide provided a more attractive transport option.
From 1870, Bowmans was a station on the Port Wakefield-Hoyles Plains tramway which ran inland from the port along a similar alignment to the road. This was built to 3 ft 6 in (1,067 mm) narrow gauge and initially used horses instead of steam locomotives.
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