Ballard, Queensland
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| Ballard Queensland |
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Contractors Yard Ballards Camp during the construction of the Ipswich to Toowoomba Railway, 1865
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| 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
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