- Bowgada, Western Australia
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Bowgada
Western Australia
BowgadaEstablished: 1913 Postcode: 6623 Elevation: 310 m (1,017 ft) Location: LGA: Shire of Perenjori State District: Moore Federal Division: Durack Coordinates: 29°12′S 116°06′E / 29.20°S 116.10°E
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
- ^ 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.
- ^ "Morowa District Historical Society". 2009. http://members.westnet.com.au/caladenia/ghosttowns/B.pdf. Retrieved 2010-11-12.
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Categories:- Towns in Western Australia
- Australian Aboriginal placenames
- Mid West (Western Australia)
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