Lowesdale, New South Wales
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Lowesdale is a town community in Australia
in the central south part of the Riverina
and situated about 2 kilometres north from Buraja
and 92 kilometres east from Berrigan
on the Riverina Highway
. At the 2006 census
, Lowesdale had a population of 220 people.
Lowesdale Post Office opened on 1 August 1876 and closed in 1994.
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
in the central south part of the Riverina
Riverina
The Riverina is an agricultural region of south-western New South Wales , Australia. The Riverina is distinguished from other Australian regions by the combination of flat plains, warm to hot climate and an ample supply of water for irrigation. This combination has allowed the Riverina to develop...
and situated about 2 kilometres north from Buraja
Buraja, New South Wales
Buraja is a town community in the central south part of the Riverina "Buraja" is the indigenous name for Lowesdale they are the same place not two separate places it is about east from Berrigan on the Riverina Highway.-Notes and references:...
and 92 kilometres east from Berrigan
Berrigan, New South Wales
Berrigan is a town located on the Riverina Highway in the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. Berrigan is in the Berrigan Shire Local Government Area and is the location of the Berrigan Shire Council offices...
on the Riverina Highway
Riverina Highway
Riverina Highway is a highway in New South Wales, Australia.Westwards, the highway stretches from Hume Weir, immediately east of Albury to Deniliquin...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Lowesdale had a population of 220 people.
Lowesdale Post Office opened on 1 August 1876 and closed in 1994.