[3] The district is the area bounded by the New England Highway in the east, from Bartons Lane south to Mt.

The land North of Gowrie between Bartons Lane and the Duri-Dungowan Road was once part of Walhallow Station, whose headquarters was at Caroona.

[5] It has also been suggested that Gowrie may be the anglicized version of the local aboriginal word meaning'down of the eagle hawk'.

[citation needed] In February 1910 a land ballot under the Closer Settlement (NSW) Act saw 22 blocks taken up in the Gowrie area.

Inspector Mr W. F. Thompson recommended the building of a weatherboard school to accommodate forty-five pupils and a residence with three rooms and a kitchen at an estimated total cost of £650.

Most children rode horses or drove sulkies in the pre-car days, some walked 3 or 4 miles, and often in bare feet, winter and summer.

The school finally closed December 1969 (officially 21 January 1970) The exhibition was held to mark the 400th anniversary of Christopher Columbus arriving in the New World.

The female pupils of Gowrie Public School won a medallion in an international competition at the Chicago Exhibition on 20 October 1892.

One article, a pair of "knickers", still exists, the bottom of each leg broadly crocheted and carrying a neatly hand-sewn button hole!

The Progress Association is still active as a Section 355 approved organisation under the Local Government Act 1993 with the official purposes being to a) submit recommendations and advice to Tamworth Regional Council in respect of the social and economic development of the Gowrie district and b) to manage and operate the Gowrie Community Hall including the collection of income from all users.

[13] The district received much media attention in 1923 when a 9-year girl, Rita Veronica Jamieson was poisoned by chocolates laced with strychnine and posted to the home of her grandmother, Annie Moore, who was post-mistress of Gowrie at the time.

[14] Lyall Green, in his "Chronological History of Tamworth", noted "During 1928, "a freak windstorm travelling a very narrow path struck the area that contained the Catholic Church, a Union Church, Gowrie Public School, and the home of Richard Reading and his family.

"[15] This event that occurred on 2 October 1928 was also recorded as far afield as Broken Hill[16] A Methodist church was built to replace the Union Church and opened on 6 October 1933 by the senior Methodist lady in the district and Postmistress, Annie (Mrs William) Moore (née Mason).

William and Annie had a small farm along Spring Creek, a little downstream from where the Methodist Church was built.

The new church was named St Brigid's and was dedicated by the Bishop of Armidale, his Lordship Dr O'Connor on 5 May 1929.