Bullarto, Victoria

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Bullarto
Victoria
Bullarto Station in Bullarto, Victoria, Australia.jpg
Bullarto train station
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Bullarto
Coordinates 37°24′0″S144°14′0″E / 37.40000°S 144.23333°E / -37.40000; 144.23333
Population73 (2016 census) [1]
Postcode(s) 3461
Elevation750 m (2,461 ft)
LGA(s) Shire of Hepburn
State electorate(s) Macedon
Federal division(s) Ballarat

Bullarto is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Bullarto had a population of 73. [1]

Bullarto is 7 km south east of Daylesford on the Trentham road and is a potato growing district. [2] The Bullarto railway station is the current terminus of the Daylesford Spa Country Railway rail motor tourist services. A post office opened there in 1874 and used barred numeral number 855 cancel (rated RRRR - 4 to 12 examples considered to exist). [3] Another post office was opened at the railway station from 1884 using numeral 1392. [3]

Bullarto has a community facility in the form of the Bullarto Hall. [4] This is a popular location for weddings and community events. [5] It is operated by a group of local volunteers.

The Bullarto community holds an annual Tractor Pull event in March. [6] This event utilizes the Bullarto Hall, the railway station and surrounding areas.

The Bullarto (Australian Rules Football) Football Club won the 1914 [7] [8] and 1915 [9] Daylesford District Football Association premierships.

Historic Families

There are several families [10] who have lived in the Bullarto area for several generations. They are as follows:

References

  1. 1 2 Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Bullarto (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017. OOjs UI icon edit-ltr-progressive.svg
  2. Osborne, Murrell (1978). Timber, Spuds and Spa. Australian Railway Historical Society. ISBN   0-85849-023-4.
  3. 1 2 Freeman, Hugh H; GeoffT. White (2001). The Numeral Cancellations of Victoria. Melbourne: The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria. ISBN   0-947345-16-7.
  4. "Bullarto Hall – Central Highlands ArtsAtlas". www.artsatlas.com.au.
  5. "Spade to Blade Catering – Venue Images". www.spadetoblade.com.
  6. SCHENK, EMMA-JAYNE (12 February 2015). "Bullarto goes back to its roots". www.hepburnadvocate.com.au.
  7. "1914 - Football". Daylesford Advocate, Yandoit, Glenlyon and Eganstown Chronicle (Vic. : 1914 - 1918). 20 August 1914. p. 3. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  8. "1914 - Mates in the Country: Daylesford". The Argus. 20 August 1914. p. 10. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  9. "1915 - Bullarto wins premiership". Daylesford Advocate, Yandoit, Glenlyon and Eganstown Chronicle (Vic. : 1914 - 1918). 17 August 1915. p. 2. Retrieved 14 June 2024.
  10. "Bullarto British Red Cross effort". Daylesford Advocate, Yandoit, Glenlyon and Eganstown Chronicle . 17 July 1917. Retrieved 4 November 2020.