Bowral () is the largest town in the Southern Highlands of

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, Australia, about ninety minutes southwest of

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. It is the main business and entertainment precinct of the Wingecarribee Shire and Highlands. Bowral once served as a rural summer retreat for the

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, resulting in the establishment of a number of estates and manor houses in the district. Today, it is considered a "dormitory suburb" for commuter

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, though it is 132 km away from the city centre. Bowral is often associated with the

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er Sir

Donald Bradman Sir Donald George Bradman, (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has bee ...

. Bowral is close to several other historic towns, being from Mittagong, from both

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and Berrima. The suburb of East Bowral and the village of

Burradoo Burradoo () is a suburb of Bowral, in the Southern Highlands of New South Wales, Australia, in Wingecarribee Shire. The village of Burradoo is well known as an expensive area in the Southern Highlands (among other residential areas including Mo ...

are nearby.

History

Bowral's colonial history extends back for approximately 200 years. During the pre-colonial era, the land was home to an Aboriginal tribe known as Tharawal (or Dharawal). The first European arrival was ex-convict John Wilson, who was commissioned by Governor Hunter to explore south of the new colony of

. Other people to traverse the area include John Warby and botanist

George Caley George Caley (10 June 1770 – 23 May 1829) was an English botanist and explorer, active in Australia for the majority of his career. Early life Caley was born in Craven, Yorkshire, England, the son of a horse-dealer. He was educated at the F ...

(an associate of

Joseph Banks Sir Joseph Banks, 1st Baronet, (19 June 1820) was an English naturalist, botanist, and patron of the natural sciences. Banks made his name on the 1766 natural-history expedition to Newfoundland and Labrador. He took part in Captain James ...

), the

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brothers and later famous pioneer explorers

John Oxley John Joseph William Molesworth Oxley (1784 – 25 May 1828) was an explorer and surveyor of Australia in the early period of British colonisation. He served as Surveyor General of New South Wales and is perhaps best known for his two exp ...

and Charles Throsby. Governor

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of the New South Wales colony had appointed to

in a land grant, which was later incorporated as Bowral. The town grew rapidly between the 1860s and the 1890s, mainly due to the building of the railway line from Sydney to

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. In 1863, a permanent stone building was built for the church. However, the building would be replaced by the first

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church of St Simon and St Jude. The church was designed by

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and was built on the glebe in 1874. The church was expanded in 1887 to cater for a growing number of worshippers. Today, only Blackett's belltower remains. One of the earliest houses built as a mountain retreat was Craigieburn which was constructed in 1885. Gardens and European plants flourished from 1887, when citizens of Bowral started planting deciduous trees to make the area look more reminiscent of Europe and the British. This legacy still lives on throughout Bowral. Notably, the

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s at the start of Bong Bong St are a characteristic that makes Bowral distinct from other rural towns, giving it strong autumn colour. The town became somewhat affluent, as many wealthy Sydney-siders purchased property or land in the town and built grand

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weatherboard homes.

Heritage listings

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Bowral has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: * Evans Lane:

Kurkulla Kurkulla is a heritage-listed residence and former boarding school at Evans Lane, Bowral, Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was built in the early 1880s. It was added to the New South Wales State Heritage Register on 2 April 1 ...

* Glebe Street:

Bradman Oval Bradman Oval is a heritage-listed cricket ground in Glebe Street, Bowral in the southern highlands area of New South Wales, Australia. It was named after cricketer Don Bradman, who lived locally and played at the ground in the 1920s. His ash ...

* Oxley Drive:

Mount Gibraltar Trachyte Quarries Complex Mount Gibraltar Trachyte Quarries Complex is a heritage-listed former stone quarry on Mount Gibraltar at Oxley Drive, Bowral, Wingecarribee Shire, New South Wales, Australia. It was worked from 1886 to 1986. It is also known as "Da Gib". It wa ...

Etymology

Bowral and the former spelling Bowrall. may have been derived from an Dharawal word ''bowrel'' meaning "high".

Demographics

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The 2021 census recorded Bowral's population as 10,764. At the , Bowral area, including

, had a population of 12,949. A more local area had a population of 10,335. 74.7% of people were born in Australia. The next most common countries of birth were England 7.0% and New Zealand 1.6% and 88.4% of people spoke only English at home. Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people made up 0.9% of Bowral's population. The most common responses for religion in Bowral were Anglican 26.2%, No Religion 24.2% and Catholic 22.7%. In the 21st century, Bowral has become a haven for retirees and empty nesters, commonly from

: 13.3% of Bowral's population is aged 55–64 years (compared with the national average of 11.8%) and 35.5% is aged over 64 years (compared with the national average of 15.8%). Consequently, the town has a number of retirement villages, some located only minutes' walk from the central business district and hospitals. Also, as measured during the 2016 census, 38.7% of the town's population are under the age of 45, whereas for the nation the figure is 59.4%.

Transportation

Bowral is about from the

Hume Highway Hume Highway, inclusive of the sections now known as Hume Freeway and Hume Motorway, is one of Australia's major inter-city national highways, running for between Melbourne in the southwest and Sydney in the northeast. Upgrading of the route ...

, which goes north to

and south to

Canberra Canberra ( ) is the capital city of Australia. Founded following the federation of the colonies of Australia as the seat of government for the new nation, it is Australia's largest inland city and the eighth-largest city overall. The ci ...

, the

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and

. In the past, Bowral served as an overnight stop-over for travellers.

Bowral railway station Bowral railway station is located on the Main South line in New South Wales, Australia. It serves the town of Bowral opening on 1 March 1867. Platforms & services Bowral has two side platforms. It is serviced by NSW TrainLink Southern Highland ...

is served by the Southern Highlands Line with services between Sydney and

or Goulburn. Long distance services operate to

and Griffith. It has public bus routes to Nowra,

Albion Park Albion Park is a suburb situated in the Macquarie Valley in the City of Shellharbour, which is in turn one of the three local government areas that comprise the Wollongong Metropolitan Area, New South Wales, Australia. Although it is surround ...

and

Wollongong Wollongong ( ), colloquially referred to as The Gong, is a city located in the Illawarra region of New South Wales, Australia. The name is believed to originate from the Dharawal language, meaning either 'five islands/clouds', 'ground near wate ...

. A private operator provides a service six days a week from Bowral to Greater Sydney (Campbelltown, Liverpool and Parramatta) and to the Shoalhaven and south coast of New South Wales.

Climate

Bowral has an

oceanic climate An oceanic climate, also known as a marine climate, is the humid temperate climate sub-type in Köppen classification ''Cfb'', typical of west coasts in higher middle latitudes of continents, generally featuring cool summers and mild winters ( ...

(''Cfb''), enjoying warm summers and quite cool to cold winters.

Frost Frost is a thin layer of ice on a solid surface, which forms from water vapor in an above-freezing atmosphere coming in contact with a solid surface whose temperature is below freezing, and resulting in a phase change from water vapor (a gas) ...

is common during winter and can even occur in summer. Snowfalls are rare, although falls in excess of 15 cm have been recorded. The rarity of snowfall is due in part to the

foehn effect A Foehn or Föhn (, , ), is a type of dry, relatively warm, downslope wind that occurs in the lee (downwind side) of a mountain range. It is a rain shadow wind that results from the subsequent adiabatic warming of air that has dropped most of ...

. Historic maxima and minima have ranged from on 4 January 2020 to on 11 July 1971.

Tourist attractions

Bowral is noted for its

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s, antique stores, gourmet restaurants and cafés. The

, Bradman Museum and International Cricket Hall of Fame are dedicated to the achievements of cricketer

Sir Donald Bradman Sir Donald George Bradman, (27 August 1908 – 25 February 2001), nicknamed "The Don", was an Australian international cricketer, widely acknowledged as the greatest batsman of all time. Bradman's career Test batting average of 99.94 has bee ...

and to the game of

Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve The Cecil Hoskins Nature Reserve is a protected nature reserve located in the Southern Highlands area of New South Wales Australia. The reserve is situated between the towns of and and is known for bird watching. Description The nature re ...

, in the suburb's south, is a large picnic area known for its birdwatching. Bowral is the setting for Tulip Time at the Corbett Gardens, a springtime celebration with a profusion of tulips and other flowers planted in the town centre. A comprehensive private not-for-profit

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includes a mix of exotic, native, and endemic species including a

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woodland, the endangered ecological community endemic to the site. The town has a

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Memorial and Cherry Tree Walk, constructed along the Mittagong Rivulet that flows through the town. Along a walking/cycle track beside the stream are planted 526 cherry trees, each dedicated to a soldier who died in the service of his country. Bowral and surrounding region was proclaimed a

book town A book town is a town or village with many used book or antiquarian bookstores. These stores, as well as literary festivals, attract bibliophile tourists. Some book towns are members of the International Organisation of Book Towns. List of boo ...

in 2000, having numerous bookshops and associations with many literary figures including

P. L. Travers Pamela Lyndon Travers (; born Helen Lyndon Goff; 9 August 1899 – 23 April 1996) was an Australian-British writer who spent most of her career in England. She is best known for the ''Mary Poppins'' series of books, which feature the eponymous ...

, the author of the ''Mary Poppins'' novels,

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, and many others. First held in 2016, each spring, Bowral hosts a popular cycling event: "The Bowral Classic", which draws hundreds of participants to compete. There are multiple races ranging from 35 km to 160 km. Bowral panorama

The Bong Bong Picnic Races, commenced in 1886, attracted crowds of up to 35,000 but were suspended in 1985 and resumed in 1992 as a members-only event. The event attracts around 5,000 people and is held annually in November, as well as other events during the year. Bowral is also home to a few

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s and cellar doors and is close to Mittagong, the winery centre of the Southern Highlands. There are 60 vineyards in the Southern Highlands, which is a recognised cool-climate wine district. Wineries around Bowral are listed in the Southern Highlands Wineries Index. Bowral is overshadowed by Mount Gibraltar, which rises to above sea level and has lookouts over Bowral, Mittagong,

and the ranges near Bundanoon. Bowral-nsw

Hospitals

The town is served by the

Bowral and District Hospital Bowral and District Hospital is an acute care public hospital servicing the Southern Highlands region in New South Wales, Australia. The hospital is centrally located in the town of Bowral and is the only hospital operated outside the Sydney ...

, which also serves the Southern Highlands region. Founded in 1889, it is the only hospital operated outside the

metropolitan area by the South Western Sydney Local Health District. Bowral also has access to a private hospital operated by

Ramsay Health Care Ramsay Health Care Limited is an Australian multinational healthcare provider and hospital network, founded by Paul Ramsay in Sydney, Australia, in 1964. The company operates in Australia, Europe, the UK, and Asia, specialising in surgery, rehab ...

, which includes short and long stay facilities although it lacks an emergency department.

Schools

Schools in Bowral: *

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* Bowral Public School * Chevalier College (

) * Oxley College (

) * Southern Highlands Christian School ( East Bowral) * St Thomas Aquinas Catholic Primary School

Churches

Churches in Bowral: * The Fields Church, an

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church * St Simon's and St Jude's Anglican Church * St Thomas Aquinas

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* St Andrew's Presbyterian Church * Bowral Uniting Church * Bowral First Church of Christ, Scientist * Bowral

Baptist Church Baptists form a major branch of Protestantism distinguished by baptizing professing Christian believers only (believer's baptism), and doing so by complete immersion. Baptist churches also generally subscribe to the doctrines of soul compete ...

* Bowral Salvation Army * Bowral

Church of Christ Church of Christ may refer to: Church groups * When used in the plural, a New Testament designation for local groups of people following the teachings of Jesus Christ: "...all the churches of Christ greet you", Romans 16:16. * The entire body of Ch ...

* Seventh-day Adventist Church

Notable residents

* Sir

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: First Prime Minister of Australia *

Billy Birmingham Billy Birmingham (born 1953) is an Australian humourist and sometime sports journalist, most noted for his parodies of Australian cricket commentary in recordings under The Twelfth Man name. Early career He wrote the pun-laden comedy hit "Austr ...

: comedian, aka "The 12th Man" * Sir

: Australian cricketer, the town's welcoming sign features a likeness of him getting ready to hit. * Ita Buttrose: journalist, businesswoman, and Australian of the year 2013 * Jennifer Byrne: journalist and former book publisher * Richard Carleton: former ''

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'' reporter. Born in Bowral *

Bryce Courtenay Arthur Bryce Courtenay, (14 August 1933 – 22 November 2012) was a South African-Australian advertising director and novelist. He is one of Australia's best-selling authors, notable for his book '' The Power of One''. Background and early ye ...

: South African novelist *

G. F. J. Dart Gerald Francis John Dart OBE (20 May 1905 – 17 August 1978) was a teacher, educational philosopher and playwright who was Headmaster of Ballarat Grammar School in Victoria, Australia from 1942 until 1970. He was made an Officer of the Order of ...

: headmaster of Ballarat Grammar School 1942–1970 *

Andrew Denton Andrew Christopher Denton (born 4 May 1960) is an Australian television producer, comedian, Gold Logie-nominated television presenter and former radio host, and was the host of the ABC's weekly television interview program ''Enough Rope'' and ...

: television producer, comedian, television presenter and former radio host *

Frank Debenham Frank Debenham, OBE (26 December 1883 – 23 November 1965) was Emeritus Professor of Geography at the Department of Geography, Cambridge University and first director of the Scott Polar Research Institute. Biography Debenham was born in B ...

: Antarctic scientist and geographer *

Roy De Maistre Roy De Maistre CBE (27 March 18941 March 1968) was an Australian artist of international fame. He is renowned in Australian art for his early experimentation with "colour-music", and is recognised as the first Australian artist to use pure abst ...

: painter, born Bowral 1894 * Lorrae Desmond: actress (''

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''). Born in Mittagong * John Fahey: former NSW Premier, federal parliamentarian, president of the (sports) World Anti-Doping Agency * Peter Garrett: former Gillard Government minister and band member of

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* Scott Geddes: rugby league player *

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: Rugby league international *

Nathan Hindmarsh Nathan William Hindmarsh (born 7 September 1979) is an Australian former professional rugby league footballer who captained the Parramatta Eels in the NRL. A New South Wales State of Origin and Australian international representative second-ro ...

: Parramatta Eels captain

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Geoff Jansz Geoff Jansz (born 1958 ) is a Sri Lankan-born Australian chef and television presenter. Career After graduating from the University of Sydney with a Bachelor of Pharmacy in 1984, Geoff Jansz worked as a pharmacist, but later opened a restauran ...

: television chef *

James Kemsley James Lawrence Kemsley OAM (15 November 1948 – 3 December 2007) was an Australian cartoonist who was notable for producing the comic strip ''Ginger Meggs'' (originally created by Jimmy Bancks) between 1984 and 2007. Early life James Kemsl ...

: cartoonist (

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) * Graham Kennedy: "The King" of Australian television *

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: former member of the

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, the supreme governing institution of the

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. *

Elspeth McLachlan Elspeth McLachlan (born 22 July 1942), an Australian neuroscientist, is a world authority on neural pathways within the autonomic nervous system. Her work has included detailed analyses of transmission in autonomic ganglia to studies of the org ...

: neuroscientist, born in Bowral * Geoff Morrell: artist, actor '' Blue Heelers'' *

John Olsen (Australian artist) John Henry Olsen AO OBE (born 21 January 1928) is an Australian artist and winner of the 2005 Archibald Prize. Olsen's primary subject of work is landscape. Early life and training John Olsen was born in Newcastle on 21 January 1928. He m ...

* Paul Ramsay: businessman and philanthropist *

Craig Reucassel Craig Bruce Reucassel is an Australian television and radio comedian. He is best known for being a member of satirical team The Chaser. He hosted the Australian version of ''Balls of Steel'', which premiered in April 2011. Since 2013, Reucassel ...

: television satirist, attended Bowral High School * Leo Sayer: singer-songwriter *

Clement Semmler Clement Semmler OBE, AM (23 December 1914 – 10 August 2000), often referred to as Clem Semmler, was an Australian author, literary critic, broadcaster and radio and television executive. Early life and education Semmler was born Clement Wil ...

: author, reviewer and deputy general manager of the

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Tim Storrier Tim Storrier AM (born 13 February 1949, Sydney) is an Australian artist who won the 2012 Doug Moran National Portrait Prize with ''The Lunar Savant'', a portrait of fellow artist McLean Edwards. Tim won the 2012 Archibald Prize for a 'facel ...

: artist, winner of the 2012

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: author of ''

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'' *

: author of the ''Boney'' detective novels * Paul White: "The Jungle Doctor" medical missionary to Tanganyika, author *

Geordie Williamson Geordie Williamson (born 1981 in Bowral, Australia) is an Australian mathematician at the University of Sydney. He became the youngest living Fellow of the Royal Society when he was elected in 2018 at the age of 36. Education Educated at Che ...

: Mathematician specialising in representation theory *

Tim the Yowie Man Tim the Yowie Man is an Australian writer, author and cryptonaturalist who was born in Canberra, Australian Capital Territory. Life and career Born Timothy Bull, TYM has changed his name by deed poll. He is an Australian National University gr ...

, lived his formative years in Bowral from 1982–1990. Cryptonaturalist, author, tour guide, motivational speaker, tv personality, radio broadcaster. *

Lauren Cheatle Lauren Roma Cheatle (born 6 November 1998) is an Australian cricketer who plays as a left-arm fast-medium bowler and left-handed batter. She plays domestic cricket for New South Wales in the Women's National Cricket League (WNCL) and the Sydn ...

: Lives in Bowral. Fast Bowler for Australia women's cricket team, NSW Breakers and Sydney Sixers.

References

External links

Wingecaribee Shire Council – Administering and Based in Moss Vale

Information on Bowral and its History

BookTown Australia
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