Rowsley is a locality in

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, Australia. The locality is approximately west of

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in the

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History

The post office there opened on 12 May 1890, closed on 30 April 1962, reopened on 1 January 1946 and was closed in 1950. Greystones Homestead, a historic homestead located at 565 Glenmore Road, Rowsley, is listed on the

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. Dating from 1875 to 1876, the property was purchased by prominent businessman

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in 1934 and was still held by his descendants in 2003.

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