Willalo is a rural locality in the Mid North region of South Australia, situated in the Regional Council of Goyder.[2] It was established in August 2000, when boundaries were formalised for the "long established local name".[3] It was also known in its early days as North Booboorowie.[4]
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][7] The Willalo Methodist Church was built in 1928; its date of closure is unknown.[8] Willalo also once had a tennis club.[9]
The locality is zoned for use in primary production, variously for either agriculture or grazing purposes.[3]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Willalo (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b c d "Search result(s) for Willalo, 5419". Location SA Map Viewer. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 14 December 2016.
- ^ a b c "Search result(s) for Willalo, 5419". Property Location Browser. Government of South Australia. Retrieved 26 November 2016.
- ^ a b "BOOBOROWIE". Burra Record. Vol. XV, no. 1015. South Australia. 30 October 1912. p. 2. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "What's Happening in Goyder" (PDF). Regional Council of Goyder. 29 June 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Hallett News". Burra Broadcaster. 10 July 2015. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "Burra District Churches, Schools, Cemeteries, Hotels". Burra History Group. Retrieved 17 January 2017.
- ^ "WILLALO METHODIST CHURCH". The Register (Adelaide). Vol. XCIII, no. 26, 956. South Australia. 7 January 1928. p. 7. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
- ^ "Willalo Tennis Tournament". Burra Record. Vol. 69, no. 10. South Australia. 12 March 1946. p. 1. Retrieved 17 January 2017 – via National Library of Australia.
