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Bullarook is a locality in the Central Highlands in Victoria, near Ballarat.

Bullarook Victoria
Bullarook
Coordinates	37.5435°S 143.981°E / -37.5435; 143.981
Population	99 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)	3352
Elevation	563[2] m (1,847 ft)
Location	105 km (65 mi) SE of Melbourne 17 km (11 mi) SE of Creswick 14 km (9 mi) W of Ballarat
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 ?

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]

Notable residents

Denis Murphy - Hanged at Ballarat for a murder at Bullarook on 16 April 1867[10]

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