Bowraville, New South Wales
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Bowraville New South Wales |
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 Bowraville
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| Coordinates | 30°38′S 152°51′E / 30.633°S 152.850°ECoordinates: 30°38′S 152°51′E / 30.633°S 152.850°E |
| Population | 976 (2006 census) |
| Postcode(s) | 2449 |
| Elevation | 24.8 m (81 ft) |
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| LGA(s) | Nambucca Shire |
| County | Raleigh |
| State electorate(s) | Oxley |
| Federal Division(s) | Cowper |
Bowraville is a small town in the Mid North Coast hinterland of New South Wales, Australia in Nambucca Shire.
The town invites some tourists with such things as a folk museum, a war museum, a historic theatre, and other historic features. It also invites new residents with its scenic beauty and idyllic lifestyle. The Bowraville Jockey Club holds regular race meetings, and this also invites visitors from neighbouring towns and afar.
On 5 November 2011 Bowraville was honoured as the Winner of the Cultural Heritage Award and came third overall in the Tidy Towns Awards by Keep Australia Beautiful - Tidy Towns. Website: http://www.kabnsw.org.au/programs/TidyTowns.aspx
The Indigenous Gumbaynggirr and Ngaku people have inhabited the area for thousands of years, and today almost 34% of the population are still of Aboriginal origin. The Gumbaynggirr lands cover an area of the Mid North Coast from the Nambucca River to as far north as the Clarence River (Grafton), west to Armidale and eastward to the Pacific coast. The area was mostly subtropical rainforest until the arrival of Europeans.
The word Bowra comes from the Gumbaynggirr place name, Bawrrung, which possibly means cabbage tree palm. Other definitions given have been 'bullrout fish', 'scrub turkey' or 'bald head'. Originally named Bowra, the ville was added to the name in the 1870s to avoid confusion with the Southern Highlands town of Bowral.
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