Bahgallah Explained

Type:town
Bahgallah
State:vic
Coordinates:-37.6333°N 164°W
Use Lga Map:yes
Pushpin Label Position:right
Lga:Shire of Glenelg
Postcode:3312[1]
Pop:35
Stategov:South-West Coast
Fedgov:Wannon

Bahgallah is an isolated farming town in Victoria, Australia. It is located south of the Glenelg Highway. At the, Bahgallah recorded a population of 35.

Traditional ownership

The formally recognised traditional owners for the area in which Bahgallah sits are the Gunditjmara People.[2] The Gunditjmara People are represented by the Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation.[3]

Demographics

As of the 2016 census, 35 people resided in Bahgallah. The median age of persons in Bahgallah was 54 years. There were more males than females with 57.5% of the population male and 42.5% female. The average household size is 1.7 people per household.

History

A wooden school was built in Bahgallah in 1875. Prior to the school being built few children in the area travelled to denominational schools in Tasmania or attended one of the three schools in Casterton.[4] A proposal was made in 1872 by a local committee to build a school in Bahgallah and in 1875 the school was opened with 20 students. By the end of that year 55 children had enrolled. Until the present day, 35 teachers have taught more than 800 children in this school.

An honor roll board in Balgallah Soldiers Memorial Hall remembers 38 Old Scholars ad 14 District Volunteers who signed up for World War I.[5] [6] Of those, 15 lost their lives in the war.

Notes and References

  1. Web site: 3312 Postcode.
  2. Web site: Map of formally recognised traditional owners. Aboriginal Victoria. 2 June 2019.
  3. Web site: Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation . Gunditj Mirring Traditional Owners Aboriginal Corporation . 2 June 2019.
  4. Web site: Bahgallah SS 1586. Casterton & District Historical Society . 2 June 2019 .
  5. Web site: The villages that can never forget the boys they lost in Flanders . The Age . 2 June 2019 . 11 November 2018.
  6. Web site: Bahgallah Old Scholars & District Volunteers Honour Roll. Casterton & District Historical Society . 2 June 2019 .