Bullarook
Bullarook | |
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  Bullarook | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′37″S 143°58′52″E / 37.5435°S 143.981°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
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| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 563[1] m (1,847 ft) |
| Population | |
| • Total | 99 (2016 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3352 |
| Mean max temp | 18.1 °C (64.6 °F) |
| Mean min temp | 7.4 °C (45.3 °F) |
Bullarook is a locality in the Central Highlands in Victoria, near Ballarat.
Bullarook was home to the William Tell Quartz Mining Co., a gold mining company which was active until 1865.[3]
The town had a cricket club which operated during the 1920s.[4] The town had a State school, which operated from the 1860s to at least until the end of the First World War.[5][6][7] Bullarook was also serviced by the Sawyers' Arms and the Fellmongers' Arms Hotels.[8] The town has an Avenue of Honour, which was planted in August 1920.[9]
Notable residents
[edit]Denis Murphy - Hanged at Ballarat for a murder at Bullarook on 16 April 1867[10]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Bullarook climate, averages and extreme weather record - Meat & Livestock Australia".
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bullarook (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ↑ https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/William_Tell_Quartz_Mining_Co[permanent dead link].
- ↑ "22 Nov 1921 - BULLAROOK. - Trove". Trove.
- ↑ "15 Nov 1895 - BULLAROOK - Trove". Trove.
- ↑ "27 Dec 1916 - BULLAROOK. - Trove". Trove.
- ↑ "26 Apr 1861 - BULLAROOK SCHOOL. - Trove". Trove.
- ↑ "07 Jan 1859 - BULLAROOK RACES. - Trove". Trove.
- ↑ "14 Aug 1920 - BULLAROOK. - Trove". Trove.
- ↑ "17 Apr 1867 - THE BULLAROOK MURDER - Trove". Trove.
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