Cowabbie, New South Wales

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Cowabbie
state = nsw

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caption = Cowabbie Presbyterian Church
lga = Coolamon Shire Council
postcode = 2663
pop =
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county = Bourke
stategov = Murrumbidgee
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dist1 = 29
location1= Ardlethan
dist2 = 32
location2= Matong

Cowabbie is a rural community in the central part of the Riverina. It is situated by road, about 29 kilometres south from Ardlethan and 32 kilometres north from Matong along the Wagga Wagga road.

The place name "Cowabbie" is derived from expression used by the local Aboriginals for cows when they were first seen in the area by these early inhabitants, [ [http://www.gnb.nsw.gov.au/name_search/extract?id=JPckFxKmGH NSW Geographical Names Board] ] and Cowabbie Station is one of the functioning properties in the area.

Cowabbie has a rich Presbyterian history. The original church - dilapidated but proudly memorialised by the small community surrounding it, was first built by the local Hannah family in 1865 and then transported to its current location by bullock-team in 1926.

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