Bowenville is a town in the Toowoomba Regional Council

Toowoomba Regional Council

The Toowoomba Region is a Local Government Area located in the Darling Downs part of Queensland, Australia. Established in 2008, it was preceded by several previous local government areas with histories extending back to the early 1900s and beyond....

 Local government area in Queensland

Queensland

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, Australia. The town was based around the rail industry and with the winding down of the railways the population declined. At the 2006 census

Census in Australia

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, Bowenville had a population of 160.

Located just north of the Warrego Highway

Warrego Highway

The Warrego Highway is located in southern Queensland, Australia. It connects coastal centres to the south western areas of the state, and is approximately 750 km in length. It takes its name from the Warrego River, which is the endpoint of the highway...

 east of Dalby

Dalby

Dalby is a Scandinavian place name meaning "valley settlement", during the Viking Age, the name was brought to England and it later also became an English surname...

, Bowenville has the basic requirements for the traveller, including fuel, a post office, barbecues, a hotel and public telephone. It is a short drive from two major tourist attractions in the region, the historic Jondaryan Woolshed and the Acland Coal Mine.