Ballard, Queensland
| Ballard Queensland | |||||||||||||
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 Contractors Yard Ballards Camp during the construction of the Ipswich to Toowoomba Railway, 1865 | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 27°29′56″S 151°58′52″E / 27.499°S 151.981°ECoordinates: 27°29′56″S 151°58′52″E / 27.499°S 151.981°E | ||||||||||||
| Population | 355 (2006 census)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 4352 | ||||||||||||
| Location | 11 km (7 mi) NE of Toowoomba | ||||||||||||
| LGA(s) | Lockyer Valley Region | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Lockyer | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Wright | ||||||||||||
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Ballard is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia.[2] It is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) east from the Toowoomba city centre.
History
The locality, historically known as Ballaroo, is named for Robert Ballard, a railway engineer who oversaw the construction of part of the Ipswich–Toowoomba railway.[2]
Heritage listings
Ballard has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
- 6 kilometres (3.7 mi) north of Toowoomba: Swansons Rail Bridge[3]
References
- ↑ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Ballard (Gatton Shire) (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- 1 2 "Ballard (entry 45006)". Queensland Place Names. Queensland Government. Retrieved 4 June 2011.
- ↑ "Swansons Rail Bridge (entry 600871)". Queensland Heritage Register. Queensland Heritage Council. Retrieved 10 July 2013.
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