Bower, South Australia
Town in South Australia
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Bower is a town in South Australia, approximately halfway between Eudunda and Morgan[2] on the Thiele Highway.
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| Coordinates: 34°07′16″S 139°21′18″E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | South Australia | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 41 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 5374 | ||||||||||||
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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]
