Bower, South Australia

Bower
South Australia
Bower; South Australia
	Public hall
	Bower
Coordinates	34°07′16″S 139°21′18″E / 34.12111°S 139.35500°E
Population	41 (SAL 2021)
Postcode(s)	5374
Location	130 km (81 mi) NW of Adelaide ; 75 km (47 mi) E of Waikerie ; 27 km (17 mi) W of Eudunda ;
LGA(s)	Regional Council of Goyder; Mid Murray Council;
State electorate(s)	Stuart
Federal division(s)	Barker, Grey
	Localities around Bower:

Bower is a town in South Australia, approximately halfway between Eudunda and Morgan^[2] on the Thiele Highway.

The area was originally the territory of the Ngadjuri people.^[3] The name Bower honours David Bower, a South Australian Member of Parliament (1865 – 1887) who donated land in the state for institutional purposes.^[4] 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.^[5] Bower Public School operated in the town between 1917 and 1960, replacing an earlier Lutheran school forcibly closed during World War I.^[4]^[6]^[7]

The historic Lime Kiln Ruins on Bower Boundary Road are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.^[8]

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bower (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ "2905.0 – Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.
^ Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. "The Area – Its Settlement and Development": District Council of Robertstown. 1986.
^ ^a ^b "The Manning Index of South Australian History". State Library South Australia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ "Bower Railway-Station". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 8 November 1916. Retrieved 1 February 2010.
^ Dreckow, Betty (1986). Hills, Valley and Plains: History of the Eudunda District. p. 141.
^ "CLOSING GERMAN SCHOOLS". Daily Herald. Vol. 8, no. 2260. South Australia. 18 June 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
^ "Lime Kiln Ruins". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

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[1] Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bower (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.

[APPENDIX_STATE_SUBURBS_3-2] "2905.0 – Statistical Geography: Volume 2 -- Census Geographic Areas, Australia, 2006". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 8 December 2009.

[emmausngadjuri-3] Emmaus to Worlds End: a history of the Robertstown Council Area. "The Area – Its Settlement and Development": District Council of Robertstown. 1986.

[Manning-4] "The Manning Index of South Australian History". State Library South Australia. Archived from the original on 24 November 2009. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[5] "Bower Railway-Station". The Advertiser. Adelaide. 8 November 1916. Retrieved 1 February 2010.

[6] Dreckow, Betty (1986). Hills, Valley and Plains: History of the Eudunda District. p. 141.

[7] "CLOSING GERMAN SCHOOLS". Daily Herald. Vol. 8, no. 2260. South Australia. 18 June 1917. p. 3. Retrieved 24 December 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[8] "Lime Kiln Ruins". South Australian Heritage Register. Department of Environment, Water and Natural Resources. Retrieved 8 April 2016.

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