Bowgada, Western Australia

Bowgada Western Australia
Bowgada
Established:	1913
Postcode:	6623
Elevation:	310 m (1,017 ft)
Location:	22 km (14 mi) North West of Perenjori 23 km (14 mi) South East of Morawa 366 km (227 mi) North of Perth
LGA:	Shire of Perenjori
State District:	Moore
Federal Division:	Durack

Coordinates: 29°12′S 116°06′E / 29.20°S 116.10°E / -29.20; 116.10

Bowgada is a small town in Western Australia located on the Mullewa Wubin Road 366 kilometres (227 mi) north of Perth in the Mid West Region

The townsite was gazetted as Chubble in 1913 but changed to Bowgada in 1914.^[1] Bowgada is an Indigenous Australian word used to describe a bush that is found in the local area from the Acacia ramulosa.

The town was originally a railway siding for cropping and stock, two industries that still thrive in the area.^[2]

References

1. ^ Western Australian Land Information Authority. "History of country town names". http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names. Retrieved 2010-11-12. 
2. ^ "Morowa District Historical Society". 2009. http://members.westnet.com.au/caladenia/ghosttowns/B.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-12.