Bowmans, South Australia

Bowmans, South Australia
Bowmans
South Australia
Nantawarra silos.jpg
View of Nantawarra's silos from Highway 1, facing east, within the Bowmans locality
Bowmans is located in South Australia
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Bowmans
Population: 203 (2006 Census)[1]
Postcode: 5550
Location: 125 km (78 mi) north of Adelaide
LGA: Wakefield Regional Council
State District: Frome
Federal Division: Grey
Localities around Bowmans:
Ninnes Lochiel
Bowmans Balaklava
Port Wakefield

Bowmans (34°09′S 138°15′E / 34.15°S 138.25°E / -34.15; 138.25; postcode: 5550) is a locality in South Australia's Mid North. At the 2006 census, Bowmans had a population of 203.[1]

Nantawarra (34°00′S 138°13′E / 34°S 138.217°E / -34; 138.217; postcode: 5550) is a town in the postal area of Bowmans. The township is located just east of Highway 1, approximately 125km north of Adelaide. Nantawarra is recognisable from a distance for its imposing grain silos which, like the township, are strategically located just east of the Adelaide – Port Augusta railway line. The name Nantawarra may derive from the word nantuwara (meaning a northern yerta, or family group) in Kaurna, the language of the indigenous people of the region.

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Bowmans (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC43206&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 27 July 2011. 

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