Bullarook

Bullarook
Victoria
Bullarook is located in Shire of Moorabool
Bullarook
Bullarook
Coordinates37°32′37″S 143°58′52″E / 37.5435°S 143.981°E / -37.5435; 143.981
Population99 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3352
Elevation563[2] m (1,847 ft)
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Moorabool
State electorate(s)Buninyong
Federal division(s)Ballarat
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
18.1 °C
65 °F
7.4 °C
45 °F
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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]

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bullarook (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 7 July 2017. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ "Bullarook climate, averages and extreme weather record - Meat & Livestock Australia".
  3. ^ https://bih.federation.edu.au/index.php/William_Tell_Quartz_Mining_Co[permanent dead link].
  4. ^ "22 Nov 1921 - BULLAROOK. - Trove". Trove.
  5. ^ "15 Nov 1895 - BULLAROOK - Trove". Trove.
  6. ^ "27 Dec 1916 - BULLAROOK. - Trove". Trove.
  7. ^ "26 Apr 1861 - BULLAROOK SCHOOL. - Trove". Trove.
  8. ^ "07 Jan 1859 - BULLAROOK RACES. - Trove". Trove.
  9. ^ "14 Aug 1920 - BULLAROOK. - Trove". Trove.