Bowen is a mural town It is located on the north-east coast of Queensland, Australia. The twentieth parallel (20 degrees South) crosses the main street. Bowen is in the dry tropics. It enjoys a diversified and prosperous economy based on agriculture, fishing, tourism, and mining. Much of the movie 'Australia', directed by Baz Luhrmann and starring Nicole Kidman and Hugh Jackman, was filmed in Bowen. Ref:
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This mural shows the Case children Albert, Lil and Nancy in 1922 with their goat Tago carting water from a well near Muller's Lagoon. Goats played a very important role in Bowen during the depression. Ref:
Bowen Murals Mural by Frances Rowland of Westlakes, Queensland in 1990©
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