Blowhard, Victoria

Blowhard
Victoria
Blowhard
Coordinates 37°26′04″S 143°47′28″E / 37.4345°S 143.7912°E / -37.4345; 143.7912Coordinates: 37°26′04″S 143°47′28″E / 37.4345°S 143.7912°E / -37.4345; 143.7912
Population 84 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s) 3352
LGA(s) City of Ballarat
State electorate(s) Wendouree
Federal Division(s) Ballarat

Blowhard, is a rural locality 17.7 km (10.99827 statute miles) from Ballarat, in South Western Victoria, Australia. It is located between Creswick and Learmonth. Blowhard was once a prominent mining area.[2]

The name blowhard is a term commonly used to describe a pompous person.

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

  1. 1 2 "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`. "Mt Blowhard Primary School celebrates its 140th birthday". The Courier. The Courier. Retrieved 2 September 2018.


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