Bowelling is the site of a former railway station in the south west region of Western Australia, and is now a locality in the Shire of West Arthur.
| Bowelling Western Australia | |
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 Bowelling is in the centre of the photograph (the number 147 is the miles from Perth) | |
  Bowelling | |
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| Coordinates | 33°25′18″S 116°29′16″E / 33.4218°S 116.4878°E |
| Population | 84 (SAL 2021)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 6225 |
| Area | 699.6 km2 (270.1 sq mi) |
| LGA(s) | Shire of West Arthur |
| State electorate(s) | Roe |
| Federal division(s) | O'Connor |
It was a junction of the Narrogin to Collie (usually known as Bowelling to Narrogin) and the Wagin to Collie (usually known as Bowelling to Wagin) railway lines.[2]
Narrogin and Wagin were the locations of junctions on the Great Southern Railway, while the railway to Collie connected with the South Western Railway at Brunswick Junction.
The branch lines were regularly reviewed as to their viability in the 1980s by Westrail management,[3] and also by the Transport Commission.[4][5]
Notes edit
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bowelling (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ "WAGIN BOWELLING RAILWAY". Sunday Times. Perth, Western Australia: National Library of Australia. 12 July 1914. p. 7. Retrieved 22 October 2012.
- ^ Skead, R. (Richard); Westrail. Management Services Bureau. Planning Division (1982), Future prospects for the Bowelling-Wagin line, Planning and Services Division, Management Services Bureau, Westrail, retrieved 22 October 2012
- ^ Transport Commission of Western Australia. Research Section (1983), A report on the Bowelling-Wagin railway branchline : an evaluation of the proposal for partial branchline closure, The Commission, retrieved 22 October 2012
- ^ Salerian, Soy Nia; Bursztyn, N. L; Westrail (1986), Economic evaluation of Collie-Bowelling, Bowelling-Narrogin and Bowelling-Wagin lines, Management Services Bureau, retrieved 22 October 2012
