Bullarook
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| Bullarook Victoria | |||||||||
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  Bullarook | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°32′37″S 143°58′52″E / 37.5435°S 143.981°E | ||||||||
| Population | 99 (2016 census)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3352 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 563[2] m (1,847 ft) | ||||||||
| Location | |||||||||
| LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Buninyong | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Ballarat | ||||||||
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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]
