Willalo, South Australia

Willalo
South Australia
Willalo
Coordinates 33°26′S 138°47′E / 33.44°S 138.79°E / -33.44; 138.79Coordinates: 33°26′S 138°47′E / 33.44°S 138.79°E / -33.44; 138.79
Postcode(s) 5419 [1]
LGA(s) Regional Council of Goyder
State electorate(s) Stuart [1]
Federal Division(s) Grey [1]
Localities around Willalo:
Canowie Hallett Hallett
Hacklins Corner Willalo Hallett
Spalding North Booborowie Mount Bryan
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

  1. 1 2 3 4 "Search result(s) for Willalo, 5419". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 "Search result(s) for Willalo, 5419". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
  3. 1 2 "BOOBOROWIE". Burra Record. XV, (1015). South Australia. 30 October 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  4. ↑ "What's Happening in Goyder" (PDF). Regional Council of Goyder. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  5. ↑ "Hallett News". Burra Broadcaster. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  6. ↑ "Burra District Churches, Schools, Cemeteries, Hotels". Burra History Group. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
  7. ↑ "WILLALO METHODIST CHURCH". The Register (Adelaide). XCIII, (26, 956). South Australia. 7 January 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
  8. ↑ "Willalo Tennis Tournament". Burra Record. 69, (10). South Australia. 12 March 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
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