Bower, South Australia

Bower is a town in South Australia, approximately halfway between Eudunda and Morgan^[2] on the Thiele Highway.

Bower South Australia
Public hall
Bower
Coordinates	34°07′16″S 139°21′18″E
Population	41 (SAL 2021)[1]
Postcode(s)	5374
Location	130 km (81 mi) NW of Adelaide 75 km (47 mi) E of Waikerie 27 km (17 mi) W of Eudunda
LGA(s)	Regional Council of Goyder Mid Murray Council
State electorate(s)	Stuart
Federal division(s)	Barker, Grey
Localities around Bower: Geranium Plains, Rocky Plain Bundey Maude, Beatty Australia Plains Bower Mount Mary Sutherlands Brownlow

The area was originally the territory of the Ngadjuri people.^[3] The name Bower honours David Bower, a South Australian Member of Parliament (1865 – 1887) who donated land in the state for institutional purposes.^[4] By 1916, Bower had become a dispatch centre for mallee timber and roots. These were loaded at the railway station on the Morgan railway line and sent to Adelaide.^[5] Bower Public School operated in the town between 1917 and 1960, replacing an earlier Lutheran school forcibly closed during World War I.^[4][6][7]

The historic Lime Kiln Ruins on Bower Boundary Road are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.^[8]