Rowena is a small town in the far northeast of

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, and lies in the

Walgett Shire Walgett Shire is a local government area in the Orana region of New South Wales, Australia. The northern boundary of the Shire is located adjacent to the border between New South Wales and Queensland. The town of Walgett is located on the Namoi ...

. It serves an agricultural community which consists of both dry and irrigated cropping as well as grazing. At the , Rowena had a population of 201 people. A public school, which opened in 1923 and was rebuilt in 1996, serves the district. The

Pokataroo railway line The Pokataroo railway line is a railway line in New South Wales, Australia. It branches from the Walgett line at Burren Junction, and opened in 1906. There are signs of the line being constructed across the Barwon River all the way to Collare ...

passes through the town. The school has about 30 children with the last name Bartlett (2009). The town has a pub, a general store, and a post office, as well as an oval and a swimming pool.

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Towns in New South Wales Walgett Shire {{NewSouthWales-geo-stub