Bullarook

Bullarook
Bullarook
Coordinates: 37°32′37″S 143°58′52″E / 37.5435°S 143.981°E / -37.5435; 143.981
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Elevation
563[3] m (1,847 ft)
Population
 • Total99 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
3352
Mean max temp18.1 °C (64.6 °F)
Mean min temp7.4 °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.[4]

The town had a cricket club which operated during the 1920s.[5] The town had a State school, which operated from the 1860s to at least until the end of the First World War.[6][7][8] Bullarook was also serviced by the Sawyers' Arms and the Fellmongers' Arms Hotels.[9] The town has an Avenue of Honour, which was planted in August 1920.[10]

Notable residents

Denis Murphy - Hanged at Ballarat for a murder at Bullarook on 16 April 1867[11]

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bullarook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bullarook (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
  3. ^ "Bullarook climate, averages and extreme weather record - Meat & Livestock Australia".
  4. ^ https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/William_Tell_Quartz_Mining_Co.
  5. ^ "22 Nov 1921 - BULLAROOK. - Trove". Trove.
  6. ^ "15 Nov 1895 - BULLAROOK - Trove". Trove.
  7. ^ "27 Dec 1916 - BULLAROOK. - Trove". Trove.
  8. ^ "26 Apr 1861 - BULLAROOK SCHOOL. - Trove". Trove.
  9. ^ "07 Jan 1859 - BULLAROOK RACES. - Trove". Trove.
  10. ^ "14 Aug 1920 - BULLAROOK. - Trove". Trove.
  11. ^ "17 Apr 1867 - THE BULLAROOK MURDER - Trove". Trove.