Willalo, South Australia
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Coordinates | 33°26′S 138°47′E / 33.44°S 138.79°ECoordinates: 33°26′S 138°47′E / 33.44°S 138.79°E | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 5419 [1] | ||||||||||||||
LGA(s) | Regional Council of Goyder | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Stuart[1] | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Grey[1] | ||||||||||||||
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Footnotes | Coordinates[2] |
Willalo is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder.[1] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".[2] It was also known in its early days as North Booboorowie.[3]
The Willalo Hall was built in 1912 and demolished in 2015. The Willalo School began operating in the hall in 1912 and closed in 1971.[3][4][5][6] The Willalo Methodist Church was built in 1928; its date of closure is unknown.[7] Willalo also once had a tennis club.[8]
The locality is zoned for use in primary production, variously for either agriculture or grazing purposes.[2]
References[]
- ^ a b c d "Search result(s) for Willalo, 5419". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Search result(s) for Willalo, 5419". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ a b "BOOBOROWIE". Burra Record. Vol. XV, no. 1015. South Australia. 30 October 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "What's Happening in Goyder" (PDF). Regional Council of Goyder. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Hallett News". Burra Broadcaster. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Burra District Churches, Schools, Cemeteries, Hotels". Burra History Group. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "WILLALO METHODIST CHURCH". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. XCIII, no. 26, 956. South Australia. 7 January 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Willalo Tennis Tournament". Burra Record. Vol. 69, no. 10. South Australia. 12 March 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
Categories:
- Towns in South Australia
- Mid North (South Australia)