Lowesdale, New South Wales Explained

Type:town
Lowesdale
State:nsw
Coordinates:-35.85°N 146.3667°W
Lga:Federation Council
Postcode:2646
Pop:100
Elevation:132
County:Hume
Stategov:Albury
Fedgov:Farrer
Dist1:2
Location1:Buraja
Dist2:92
Location2:Berrigan

Lowesdale is a town community in Australia in the central south part of the Riverina and situated about 2 kilometres north of Buraja and 92 kilometres east of Berrigan on the Riverina Highway. At the 2021 census, Lowesdale had a population of 100.

Lowesdale Post Office opened on 1 August 1876 and closed in 1994.

Sport and recreation

In 1915, the small community of Lowesdale entered two football teams in the Coreen & District Football Association, Lowesdale FC and the Lowesdale Military FC[1] who went onto win the 1915 premiership.[2] Both teams went into recess in 1916 due to WW1 and neither team was ever re-established.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 1915 - Lowesdale . The Corowa Free Press (NSW . 20 September 2021 . 2 . 25 May 1915.
  2. Web site: 1915 - Coreen Football Association . The Corowa Free Press (NSW) . 20 September 2021 . 2 . 31 August 1915.