Willalo, South Australia Explained

Type:town
Willalo
State:sa
Coordinates:-33.44°N 138.79°W
Pushpin Label Position:top
Lga:Regional Council of Goyder
Postcode:5419[1]
Stategov:Stuart
Fedgov:Grey
Near-E:Hallett
Near-Se:Mount Bryan
Near-S:North Booborowie
Near-Sw:Spalding
Near-W:Hacklins Corner
Near-Nw:Canowie
Near-N:Hallett
Near-Ne:Hallett
Footnotes:Coordinates

Willalo is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder. 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.[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.

Notes and References

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