Cowabbie is a rural community in the central part of the
Riverina region of
New South Wales, Australia. It is situated by road about south of
Ardlethan
Ardlethan () is a small service town in the Coolamon Shire in New South Wales, Australia. Ardlethan is at the intersection of the Burley Griffin Way and Newell Highway.
Ardlethan lays claim to be the birthplace of the Australian kelpie.
Histor ...
and north of
Matong along the
Wagga Wagga road.
The place name ''Cowabbie'' is derived from expression used by the local
Aboriginals for cows when they were first seen in the area by these early inhabitants,
and Cowabbie Station is one of the functioning properties in the area.
Cowabbie has a rich
Presbyterian history. The original church – dilapidated but memorialised by the small community surrounding it, was first built by the local Hannah family in 1865 and then transported to its current location by bullock-team in 1926.
Notes and references
Towns in the Riverina
Towns in New South Wales
Coolamon Shire
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