Blowhard, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
37°25′44″S 143°47′06″E / 37.429°S 143.785°E / -37.429; 143.785Blowhard, is a rural locality 17.7 kilometres (11.0 mi) north-west of Ballarat, in western Victoria, Australia. It is located between Creswick and Learmonth. Blowhard was once a prominent mining area.[1]
Mt Blowhard Primary School was erected by the Education Department in 1878 and is still operating as a primary school.[2]
At the 2021 census, Blowhard had a population of 82.
References
- ^ "MINING REVIVAL AT BALD HILLS". The Ballarat Star. Vol. XXV, no. 104. Victoria, Australia. 1 May 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ Hopkins, Ben (19 March 2018). "Mt Blowhard Primary School celebrates its 140th birthday". The Courier. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
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Localities in the City of Ballarat
- Alfredton
- Sebastopol
- Wendouree
- Ballarat Central
- Ballarat East
- Ballarat North
- Black Hill
- Bonshaw
- Brown Hill
- Buninyong^
- Bunkers Hill
- Burrumbeet^
- Canadian
- Cardigan
- Cardigan Village
- Creswick^
- Delacombe
- Durham Lead^
- Eureka
- Golden Point
- Invermay
- Invermay Park
- Lake Gardens
- Lake Wendouree
- Learmonth
- Lucas
- Magpie
- Miners Rest
- Mitchell Park
- Mount Clear
- Mount Helen
- Mount Pleasant
- Mount Rowan
- Nerrina
- Newington
- Redan
- Scotsburn^
- Smythes Creek^
- Soldiers Hill
- Sulky^
- Warrenheip^
- Waubra^
- Winter Valley
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