Rowena, New South Wales

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Rowena
New South Wales
Population: 201 (2006 Census)
Postcode: 2387
LGA: Walgett Shire Council
State District: Barwon
Federal Division: Parkes

Rowena is a small town in the far north-west of New South Wales, Australia, and lies in the Walgett Shire Council. It serves an agricultural community which consists of both dry and irrigated cropping as well as grazing. A public school, which opened in 1923 and was rebuilt in 1996, serves the district.[1] The Pokataroo railway line passes through the town..[2]

[edit] References

  1. ^ NSW Department of Education. School Mission Statement. Rowena Public School. Retrieved on 2007-09-18.
  2. ^ Bozier, Rolfe. Pokataroo Line. NSWrail.net. Retrieved on 2007-09-19.


Coordinates: 29°48′S 148°55′E / -29.8, 148.917