Bowgada is a small town in

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located on the Mullewa Wubin Road north of

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in the

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region. The townsite was gazetted as Chubble in 1913 but changed to Bowgada in 1914. ''Bowgada'' is an

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word used to describe a bush that is found in the local area, ''

Acacia ramulosa ''Acacia ramulosa'', commonly known as horse mulga or bowgada wattle, is a shrub belonging to the genus ''Acacia'' and the subgenus ''Juliflorae'' endemic to arid areas of Australia. Description ''A. ramulosa'' is an erect, spreading and mul ...

''. The town was originally a railway siding for cropping and stock, two industries that still thrive in the area. In 1932 the

Wheat Pool of Western Australia Cooperative Wheat Pool of Western Australia, commonly known as the Wheat Pool of Western Australia, is a cooperative of wheat growers in Western Australia. The cooperative was formed in 1922 and one of the inaugural trustees was Charles Walter Harp ...

announced that the town would have two

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, each fitted with an engine, installed at the railway siding. The area had a poor season in 1939, resulting in low yields. The local bulk wheat bin had 110,000

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s delivered, which was more than expected but not as good as previous harvests. The main industry of the town is

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farming, with the town being a Cooperative Bulk Handling grain receival site.

References

{{authority control Shire of Perenjori Grain receival points of Western Australia