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Bowning Location in New South Wales
Postcode(s)	2582
Elevation	602 m (1,975 ft)
Location	10 km (6 mi) ENE of Yass 19 km (12 mi) WNW of Bookham 95 km (59 mi) W of Goulburn 89 km (55 mi) NE of Gundagai 287 km (178 mi) WSW of Sydney
LGA(s)	Yass Valley Shire
State electorate(s)	Goulburn
Federal Division(s)	Eden-Monaro
Localities around Bowning: Binalong Kangiara Laverstock Bookham Bowning Bango Woolgarlo Good Hope Yass

Bowning is a small town in the South West Slopes, 14 kilometres (8.7 mi) west of Yass on the Hume Highway in Yass Valley Shire. Bowning is an aboriginal word meaning 'big hill'. At the 2016 census, Bowning and the surrounding area had a population of 573.

Nearby Bowning Hill is 796 metres (2,612 ft) AHD  and Hume and Hovell mentioned it in their 1824 journal. Bowning was one of the earliest settlements in the district.

Historic buildings include the Troopers Cottage on the Binalong Road and the old Cobb and Co Coaching Station in Bogolong Street. The coaching station was built sometime between 1850 and 1870. The original local school was amongst the earliest established schools in inland New South Wales, founded in 1849, but now replaced.

Railway

Bowning railway station is on the Main South railway line, and opened in 1876 consisting of two island platforms. The station closed in 1992; however, the structure is still largely intact with a double storey station building on the down platform (now a local craft shop).

Heritage listings

Bowning has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:

• Main Southern railway: Bowning railway station

Gallery

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  Part of Bowning township.

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  The Commercial Hotel.