Blowhard, Victoria

Blowhard
Victoria
Blowhard; Victoria
	Blowhard
Coordinates	37°26′04″S 143°47′28″E / 37.4345°S 143.7912°ECoordinates: 37°26′04″S 143°47′28″E / 37.4345°S 143.7912°E
Population	84 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3352
LGA(s)	City of Ballarat
State electorate(s)	Wendouree
Federal division(s)	Ballarat

Blowhard, 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.^[2]

Mt Blowhard Primary School was erected by the Education Department in 1878 and is still operating as a primary school.^[3]

At the 2016 census, Blowhard had a population of 84.^[1]

References[]

^ ^a ^b "Blowhard". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 September 2018.
^ "MINING REVIVAL AT BALD HILLS". The Ballarat Star. XXV (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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[census16-1] "Blowhard". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

[2] "MINING REVIVAL AT BALD HILLS". The Ballarat Star. XXV (104). Victoria, Australia. 1 May 1880. p. 3. Retrieved 13 November 2016 – via National Library of Australia.

[3] Hopkins, Ben (19 March 2018). "Mt Blowhard Primary School celebrates its 140th birthday". The Courier. Retrieved 2 September 2018.

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