Cowabbie Explained

Type:town
Cowabbie
State:nsw
Coordinates:-34.6°N 147.01°W
Postcode:2663
Dist1:504
Dir1:SW
Location1:Sydney
Dist2:74
Dir2:NW
Location2:Wagga Wagga
Dist3:34
Dir3:NW
Location3:Coolamon
Lga:Coolamon Shire Council
County:Bourke
Stategov:Cootamundra
Fedgov:Riverina

Cowabbie is a rural community in the central part of the Riverina region of New South Wales, Australia. It is situated by road about 29km (18miles) south of Ardlethan and 32km (20miles) north of Matong along the Wagga Wagga road.

The place name Cowabbie is derived from expression used by the local Aboriginals for cows when they were first seen in the area by these early inhabitants, and Cowabbie Station is one of the functioning properties in the area.

Cowabbie has a rich Presbyterian history. The original church – dilapidated but memorialised by the small community surrounding it, was first built by the local Hannah family in 1865 and then transported to its current location by bullock-team in 1926.