Location
Bowning, altitude: 602 metres, is a small town in the Southern Tablelands, 14 kilometres west of Yass on the Hume Highway in Yass Valley Shire. Bowning is an aboriginal word meaning ‘big hill’.
Nearby Bowning Hill is 796 metres and Hume and Hovell mentioned it in their 1824 journal. Bowning was one of the earliest settlements in the district. (wikipedia)
History
Historic buildings include the Troopers Cottage on the Binalong Road and the old Cobb and Co Coaching Station in Bogolong Street. The coaching station was built sometime between 1850 and 1870. The original local school was amongst the earliest established schools in inland New South Wales, founded in 1849, but now replaced. (wikipedia)
Places of Interest
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