Boolarra, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Boolarra
state = vic

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caption = Bridge between Boolarra and Darlimurla
lga = City of Latrobe
postcode = 3870
est = 1880s
pop = 1119 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC25195 | name = Boolarra (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Gippsland South, Morwell
fedgov = Gippsland, McMillan
dist1 = 158
dir1 = SE
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 30
dir2 = SW
location2= Morwell
dist3 = 40
dir3 = NW
location3= Leongatha
near-nw = Narracan
near-n = Hernes Oak
near-ne = Morwell
near-w = Narracan
near-e = Morwell
near-sw = Mirboo North
near-s = Boolarra South
near-se = Yinnar

Boolarra is a small township located in the Latrobe Valley, in central Gippsland, Victoria, Australia. At the 2006 census, Boolarra had a population of 1119.

The name Boolarra is believed to be derived from an expression in one of the local Aboriginal languages meaning 'plentiful' or 'twenty'. The Post Office opened on 1 September 1884 prior to the railway arriving in 1885. Citation

last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | accessdate = 2008-04-11 ]

The town is at one end of the Grand Ridge Rail Trail, which travels for 13 kilometres through temperate rainforest and dry sclerophyll forest in the Strzelecki Ranges. The original railway branch line from Morwell to Boolarra, was opened on 10 April 1885, with the last train being run on 22 June 1974. The railway was constructed through difficult hilly terrain requiring construction of massive embankments and numerous bridges.

The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Mid Gippsland Football League.

ee also

Boolarra railway station

References

* [http://web.archive.org/web/20040511083819/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/boolarra.html Australian Places - Boolarra ]