Bullarook
Bullarook | |
|---|---|
Bullarook | |
| Coordinates: 37°32′37″S 143°58′52″E / 37.5435°S 143.981°E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Elevation | 563[3] 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.[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
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bullarook (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bullarook (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017.
- ^ "Bullarook climate, averages and extreme weather record - Meat & Livestock Australia".
- ^ https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/William_Tell_Quartz_Mining_Co.
- ^ "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.