A 200 mile freeway that runs through Bower, South Australia was named after an author. He was born 16 November 1920.
 It is named after author Colin Thiele who lived most of his life in towns along the route, and set some of his stories in the area. 
Colin Milton Thiele AC ( ; 16 November 1920  4 September 2006) was an Australian author and educator. 
Bower is a town in South Australia, approximately halfway between Eudunda and Morgan on the Thiele Highway. 
