Corowa (35°59′ S 146°23′ E) is a town in the state of New South Wales in Australia. It is on the bank of the Murray River, the border between New South Wales and Victoria. Motto: Orta Recens Quam Pura Nites (Newly Risen, How Brightly You Shine) Nickname: First State, Premier State Other Australian states and territories Capital Sydney Government Governor Premier Const. ... A branch of the Murray in its middle reaches, near Howlong, New South Wales The Murray River is Australias second-longest river in its own right (the longest being its tributary the Darling). ... Jump to: navigation, search Motto: Peace and Prosperity Nickname: Garden State Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Governor Premier Const. ...

There are two bridges over the Murray to Wahgunyah in Victoria. The heritage-listed John Foord bridge was supplemented in 2005 by the Federation Bridge, opened on 2 April 2005. The Murray River has been a significant barrier to land-based travel and trade. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2 April is the 92nd day of the year (93rd in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar, with 273 days remaining. ... Jump to: navigation, search 2005(MMV) is a common year starting on Saturday of the Gregorian calendar. ...

In the 1890s, Corowa was the site of several important conferences leading to the federation of the various colonies into the Commonwealth of Australia in 1901. The 1890s were sometimes referred to as the Mauve Decade, because William Henry Perkins aniline dye allowed the widespread use of that colour in fashion, and also as the Gay Nineties, under the then-current usage of the word gay which referred simply to merriment and frivolity, with no... Jump to: navigation, search 1901 was a common year starting on Tuesday (see link for calendar). ...

Prominent people

• Nigel Lappin is an Australian Rules Football player born in Corowa
• Ben Mathews is another Australian Rules Football player from Corowa
• George Palmer was a cricketer in the 1880s born in Corowa

Nigel Lappin (born 21 June 1976) is an Australian Rules footballer. ... Jump to: navigation, search Australian rules football at the Melbourne Cricket Ground. ... Ben Mathews (born 29 November 1978) is an Australian Football League player with the Sydney Swans, originally recruited from the Corowa-Rutherglen region of New South Wales. ...

External links

• New bridge information