Bullabulling, Western Australia Explained

Type:town
Bullabulling
State:wa
Lga:Shire of Coolgardie
Local Map:yes
Zoom:9
Coordinates:-31.012°N 120.871°W
Postcode:6429
Est:1898
Elevation:450
Stategov:Eyre
Fedgov:O'Connor
Dist1:528
Dir1:ENE
Location1:Perth, Western Australia
Dist2:30
Dir2:west
Location2:Coolgardie

Bullabulling (spelled "Bulla Bulling" until 1944) is a small townsite located 526 km (327 mi) east of Perth, Western Australia on the Great Eastern Highway in the Goldfields-Esperance region.

The town was gazetted in 1898,[1] when the population of the town was 160 (140 males and 20 females).[2] Its central feature was the Rock Hotel roadhouse (also known as Rock Tavern), which closed around 2015.[3] Bullabulling is also the location of a reservoir which forms part of the Goldfields Water Supply Scheme. From here, the water gravitates (i.e. moves without pumping) to Coolgardie and Kalgoorlie.[4]

In 1996, Bullabulling was registered as a place of cultural heritage significance.[5]

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Landgate - History of Country Teon names. 2012. 6 April 2013. https://web.archive.org/web/20091026021039/http://www.landgate.wa.gov.au/corporate.nsf/web/History+of+country+town+names+-+b. 26 October 2009. dead.
  2. News: Population of Western Australia . . Perth, WA . 22 April 1898 . 16 February 2013 . 23 . National Library of Australia.
  3. Web site: Bullabulling.
  4. Web site: Archived copy . 17 March 2009 . 14 September 2009 . https://web.archive.org/web/20090914161617/http://www.ntwa.com.au/major/pipeline/article3.doc . dead .
  5. Web site: Archived copy . 2009-03-17 . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20090531103116/http://register.heritage.wa.gov.au/PDF_Files/B%20-%20A-D/Bullabulling%20%28P-AD%29.PDF . 31 May 2009 . dmy .