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Discover Rowena in Australia

Rowena in the region of New South Wales is a town located in Australia - some 379 mi or ( 610 km ) North of Canberra , the country's capital .

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Local time in Rowena is now 05:47 PM (Wednesday) . The local timezone is named " Australia/Sydney " with a UTC offset of 11 hours. Depending on your flexibility, these larger cities might be interesting for you: Old Burren, Merrywinebone, and Katoomba. When in this area, you might want to check out Old Burren . Are you looking for some initial hints on what might be interesting in Rowena ? We have collected some references on our attractions page.


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Rowena, New South Wales

Rowena is a small town in the far north-west of New South Wales, Australia, and lies in the Walgett Shire. It serves an agricultural community which consists of both dry and irrigated cropping as well as grazing. At the 2006 census, Rowena had a population of 201 people. A public school, which opened in 1923 and was rebuilt in 1996, serves the district. The Pokataroo railway line passes through the town.

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Located at -29.80 148.92 (Lat./Long.); Less than 0 km away
Tags: Towns in New South Wales

Merrywinebone, New South Wales

Merrywinebone is a locality in far north-western New South Wales, Australia. It is the current terminus of the Pokataroo railway line, and features a large grain loading facility. It is located in the Walgett Shire.

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Located at -29.68 148.82 (Lat./Long.); Less than 16 km away
Tags: Localities in New South Wales

Brewarrina, New South Wales

Brewarrina (locally known as 'Bre') is a town in North West New South Wales, Australia on the banks of the Barwon River in Brewarrina Shire. The name Brewarrina is derived from 'burru waranha', a Wayilwan name for a species of Acacia or Cassia tree. Also: 'Acacia clumps', 'a native standing' or 'place where wild gooseberry grows'. It is 98 km east of Bourke and west of Walgett on the Kamilaroi Highway, and 808 km from Sydney. The population of Brewarrina in 2011 was 1,254.

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Located at -29.95 148.87 (Lat./Long.); Less than 17 km away
Tags: Australian Aboriginal missions, Australian Aboriginal placenames, IUCN Category V, IUCN Category VI, Murray-Darling basin, Protected areas of Australia, River ports of Australia, Towns in New South Wales