Lower Cowley is a rural

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in the Cassowary Coast Region,

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, Australia. In the , Lower Cowley had a population of 64 people.

Geography

Liverpool Creek flows through Lower Cowley and enters the

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at Cowley Beach. The land is flat and low-lying and is used to grow crops, predominantly

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. There is a cane tramway through the locality to transport the harvested sugarcane to the local sugar mills.

History

The locality takes its name from Cowley Beach, which in turn is named after horticulturalist

Ebenezer Cowley Ebenezer may refer to: Bible * Eben-Ezer, a place mentioned in the Books of Samuel People * Ebenezer (given name), a male given name Places Australia * Ebenezer, New South Wales * Ebenezer, Queensland, a locality in the City of Ipswich * Ebeneze ...

, who was the overseer at

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. In the , Lower Cowley had a population of 64 people.

References

{{Cassowary Coast Region Cassowary Coast Region Localities in Queensland