| Bower South Australia | |||||||||||||||
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  Bower
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| Coordinates | 34°07′16″S 139°21′18″E / 34.12111°S 139.35500°E / -34.12111; 139.35500 | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 41 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 5374 | ||||||||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Stuart | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Barker, Grey | ||||||||||||||
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Bower is a town in South Australia, approximately halfway between Eudunda and Morgan[2] on the Thiele Highway.
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]
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