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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 Ballard
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| 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) | ||||||||||||||
| 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. It is located 11 kilometres (7 mi) east from the Toowoomba city centre.
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.
Ballard has a number of heritage-listed sites, including:
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