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{{distinguish|Bulla, New South Wales}}
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{{Use dmy dates|date=June 2021}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}}
{{Use Australian English|date=April 2012}}
{{Infobox Australian place | type = suburb
{{Infobox Australian place
| name = Bulla
| type = town
| state = vic
| name = Bulla
| state = vic
| image = View_of_Bulla,_Victoria.JPG
| image = View of Bulla, Victoria.JPG
| caption = View of Bulla and the Deep Creek valley
| lga = City of Hume
| caption = View of Bulla and the Deep Creek valley
| lga = City of Hume
| postcode = 3428
| pop = 651
| postcode = 3428
| pop = 668
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| pop_footnotes = (2011)<ref name="abs">{{Census 2011 AUS | id = SSC20203 | name = Bulla (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2011-06-21 | quick = on}}</ref>
| est = 1850s
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
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| pop_footnotes = <ref name="abs">{{Census 2021 AUS | id = SAL20381 | name = Bulla (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities) | access-date = 1 July 2022 | quick = on}}</ref>
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| elevation= 129
| est = 1850s
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| elevation = 129
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| alternative_location_map = Australia Victoria metropolitan Melbourne
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in metropolitan Melbourne
| latd =37 |latm =38|lats =13
| coordinates = {{coord|37|38|13|S|144|48|11|E|display=inline,title}}
| longd =144|longm =48|longs =11
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Yuroke|Yuroke]]
| stategov = [[Electoral district of Sunbury|Sunbury]]
| fedgov = [[Division of Calwell|Calwell]]
| fedgov = [[Division of McEwen|McEwen]]
| dist1 = 29
| dist1 = 23
| dir1 = NW
| location1= [[Melbourne]]
| location1 = [[Melbourne]]
| dist2 = 7
| dist2 = 4
| location2= [[Melbourne Airport]]
| dist3 = 9
| dir2 = NW
| location3= [[Sunbury, Victoria|Sunbury]]
| location2 = [[Melbourne Airport, Victoria|Melbourne Airport]]
| dist3 = 9
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| near-nw = [[Sunbury, Victoria|Sunbury]]
| dir3 = SE
| near-n =
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| location3 = [[Sunbury, Victoria|Sunbury]]
| near-ne =
| near-w = [[Diggers Rest, Victoria|Diggers Rest]]
| near-nw = [[Sunbury, Victoria|Sunbury]]
| near-e = [[Oaklands Junction, Victoria|Oaklands Junction]]
| near-n = [[Wildwood, Victoria|Wildwood]]
| near-ne = [[Oaklands Junction, Victoria|Oaklands Junction]]
| near-sw =
| near-s = [[Keilor North, Victoria|Keilor North]]
| near-w = [[Diggers Rest, Victoria|Diggers Rest]]
| near-se = [[Melbourne Airport]]
| near-e = [[Greenvale, Victoria|Greenvale]]
| near-sw = [[Keilor North, Victoria|Keilor North]]
| near-s = [[Keilor North, Victoria|Keilor North]]
| near-se = [[Melbourne Airport, Victoria|Melbourne Airport]]
}}
}}


[[File:Bulla Bridge.JPG|180px|thumb|[[Bulla Bridge]], built 1869]]
[[File:Bulla Bridge.JPG|180px|thumb|[[Bulla Bridge]], built 1869]]


'''Bulla''' is a locality and township of [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], {{convert|29|km|mi}} north-west from Melbourne's [[Melbourne city centre|central business district]]. Its [[Local Government Areas of Victoria|Local Government Area]] is the [[City of Hume]]. At the [[Census in Australia#2011|2011 Census]], Bulla had a population of 651, and is adjacent to the Melbourne metropolitan area.
'''Bulla''' is a locality and township in [[Melbourne]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]], {{convert|23|km|mi}} north-west of Melbourne's [[Melbourne city centre|Central Business District]], located within the [[City of Hume]] [[Local government areas of Victoria|local government area]]. Bulla recorded a population of 668 at the [[2021 Australian census|2021 census]].<ref name=abs/>


[[Deep Creek (Victoria)|Deep Creek]], a tributary of the [[Maribyrnong River]], flows through the township.
Bulla is located adjacent to the Melbourne metropolitan area. [[Deep Creek (Victoria)|Deep Creek]], a tributary of the [[Maribyrnong River]], flows through the township.


==History==
==History==


Bulla's name is of [[Indigenous Australians|Indigenous]] origins but the meaning is unclear. It was first settled by William "Tulip" Wright, the former chief constable of Melbourne in 1843. In 1851 the village was surveyed. A flour mill, brickworks and pottery works were built to exploit local [[kaolinite]] reserves, and facilities were quickly erected to serve the local population, including several churches (two of which are now listed by the [[National Trust of Australia|National Trust]]), a school, general store, and from 1862, council offices.{{Citation needed | date = May 2011}}
The word Bulla is of [[Indigenous languages of Australia|indigenous Australian]] origins meaning 'two'.<ref name=reed>{{cite book |title=Place Names of Australia |author=Reed, A. W. |author-link=Alexander Wyclif Reed |page=47 |publisher=Reed Books Pty Limited |location=Frenchs Forest |isbn=0-589-50128-3 |date=1973 |edition=1984 reprint first }}</ref> It was first settled by William "Tulip" Wright, the former chief constable of Melbourne in 1843. In 1851 the village was surveyed. A flour mill, brickworks and pottery works were built to exploit local [[kaolinite]] reserves, and facilities were quickly erected to serve the local population, including several churches (two of which are now listed by the [[National Trust of Australia|National Trust]]), a school, general store, and from 1862, council offices.<ref name = "vicplacesbulla">{{Citation | work = Victorian Places | title = Bulla and Bulla Shire | publisher = Victorian Places | url = https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/bulla-and-bulla-shire | access-date = 24 July 2022}}</ref>


Bulla Post Office opened on 1 March 1851 but was known as Bulla Bulla until 1854.<ref name = "a">{{Citation | work = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = eAgecy Vietnam | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC& | accessdate = 11 April 2008}}</ref>
Bulla Post Office opened on 1 March 1851, but was known as Bulla Bulla until 1854.<ref name = "a">{{Citation | work = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | publisher = eAgecy Vietnam | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC& | access-date = 11 April 2008}}</ref>


At the time it was the largest town in the region, but competition from [[Sunbury, Victoria|Sunbury]] limited the growth of the town. In 1956, the [[Shire of Bulla|Bulla Shire Council]] (now part of the City of Hume following amalgamation in 1994) moved to Sunbury, and in 1996, the [[Jeff Kennett|Kennett]] [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] government closed the primary school.{{Citation needed | date = May 2011}}
At the time it was the largest town in the region, but competition from [[Sunbury, Victoria|Sunbury]] limited the growth of the town. In 1956, the [[Shire of Bulla|Bulla Shire Council]] (now part of the City of Hume following amalgamation in 1994) moved to Sunbury,<ref name=vicplacesbulla/> and in 1996, the [[Jeff Kennett|Kennett]] [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] government closed the primary school.<ref name=vicplacesbulla/>


In 1910, the Bulla Cream Company took up dairy farming in the area, transporting the cream by horse and cart to their processing facility at [[Moonee Ponds, Victoria|Moonee Ponds]] in suburban Melbourne.{{Citation needed | date = May 2011}}
In 1910, the Bulla Cream Company took up dairy farming in the area, transporting the cream by horse and cart to their processing facility at [[Moonee Ponds, Victoria|Moonee Ponds]] in suburban Melbourne.<ref name=vicplacesbulla/>


==Present day==
==Present day==
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The ABS reported in 2001 that 12% of the town's residents are of [[Italian Australians|Italian]] descent. A Calabria Club is located on Uniting Lane.
The ABS reported in 2001 that 12% of the town's residents are of [[Italian Australians|Italian]] descent. A Calabria Club is located on Uniting Lane.


Next to the former Shire's bluestone hall in the main street of Bulla is the Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden. [[Alister Clark]], who was the Shire's president several times and whose house 'Glenara' lies on Deep Creek in the old Shire of Bulla, was the most prolific and best known of Australian rose breeders.<ref name="Ref_b">TR Garnett, ''Man of Roses: Alister Clark of Glenara,'' Kangaroo Press, 1990. ISBN 0-86417-332-6.</ref> The garden, created and maintained by local volunteers, has a nearly complete collection of his surviving roses.<ref name="Ref_c">[http://www.rosarosam.com/gardens/clark/clark_index.htm The Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden]</ref>
Next to the former Shire's bluestone hall in the main street of Bulla is the [[Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden]]. [[Alister Clark]], who was the Shire's president several times and whose house 'Glenara' lies on Deep Creek in the old Shire of Bulla, was the most prolific and best known of Australian rose breeders.<ref name="Ref_b">TR Garnett, ''Man of Roses: Alister Clark of Glenara,'' Kangaroo Press, 1990. {{ISBN|0-86417-332-6}}.</ref> The garden, created and maintained by local volunteers, has a nearly complete collection of his surviving roses.<ref name="Ref_c">[http://www.rosarosam.com/gardens/clark/clark_index.htm The Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100711010939/http://www.rosarosam.com/gardens/clark/clark_index.htm |date=11 July 2010 }}</ref>


==Transport==
==Transport==


[[List of Melbourne bus routes|Bus routes]] 479 and 500 connect both suburban Melbourne and nearby Sunbury, at the former [[Victoria University, Australia|Victoria University]] campus.<ref name="Ref_d">[http://www.tullamarinebus.com.au/ Tullamarine Bus Lines website], accessed 23 November 2006</ref>
[[List of Melbourne bus routes|Bus route]] 479 passes through Bulla. It operates between [[Westfield Group|Westfield]] [[Airport West, Victoria|Airport West]] Shopping Centre and [[Sunbury railway station, Melbourne|Sunbury railway station]].<ref name="ptv479">[https://www.ptv.vic.gov.au/route/8185/airport-west-sc-sunbury-station-via-melbourne-airport/ 479 Airport West SC - Sunbury Station via Melbourne Airport] Public Transport Victoria</ref>


==See also==
==See also==
* [[Shire of Bulla]] - A former Local Government Area of the same name.
* [[Shire of Bulla]] – Bulla was previously within this former local government area.
* [[List of reduplicated Australian place names]]


==References==
== References ==
{{Reflist}}
{{Reflist}}


==External links==
== External links ==
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*[http://web.archive.org/web/20040511081320/www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/bulla.html Australian Places - Bulla]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20040511081320/http://www.arts.monash.edu.au/ncas/multimedia/gazetteer/list/bulla.html Australian Places - Bulla]
*[http://www.netconnect.com.au/~tlss Tullamarine Live Steam Society] (homepage)
* [http://www.netconnect.com.au/~tlss Tullamarine Live Steam Society]{{dead link|date=November 2016 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }} (homepage)


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{{City of Hume suburbs}}


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Revision as of 09:43, 7 May 2023

Not to be confused with Bulla, New South Wales.

Bulla
Victoria
View of Bulla and the Deep Creek valley
Bulla is located in Melbourne
Bulla
Bulla
Location in metropolitan Melbourne
Coordinates37°38′13″S 144°48′11″E / 37.63694°S 144.80306°E / -37.63694; 144.80306
Population668 (2021 census)[1]
Established1850s
Postcode(s)3428
Elevation129 m (423 ft)
Standort
LGA(s)City of Hume
State electorate(s)Sunbury
Federal division(s)McEwen
Localities around Bulla:
Sunbury Wildwood Oaklands Junction
Diggers Rest Bulla Greenvale
Keilor North Keilor North Melbourne Airport
Bulla Bridge, built 1869

Bulla is a locality and township in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 23 kilometres (14 mi) north-west of Melbourne's Central Business District, located within the City of Hume local government area. Bulla recorded a population of 668 at the 2021 census.[1]

Bulla is located adjacent to the Melbourne metropolitan area. Deep Creek, a tributary of the Maribyrnong River, flows through the township.

History

The word Bulla is of indigenous Australian origins meaning 'two'.[2] It was first settled by William "Tulip" Wright, the former chief constable of Melbourne in 1843. In 1851 the village was surveyed. A flour mill, brickworks and pottery works were built to exploit local kaolinite reserves, and facilities were quickly erected to serve the local population, including several churches (two of which are now listed by the National Trust), a school, general store, and from 1862, council offices.[3]

Bulla Post Office opened on 1 March 1851, but was known as Bulla Bulla until 1854.[4]

At the time it was the largest town in the region, but competition from Sunbury limited the growth of the town. In 1956, the Bulla Shire Council (now part of the City of Hume following amalgamation in 1994) moved to Sunbury,[3] and in 1996, the Kennett Liberal government closed the primary school.[3]

In 1910, the Bulla Cream Company took up dairy farming in the area, transporting the cream by horse and cart to their processing facility at Moonee Ponds in suburban Melbourne.[3]

Present day

The town centre of Bulla contains a large reserve which includes a sports centre, tennis club and community centre. This reserve is home to the Tullamarine Live Steam Society, who maintain a miniature railway which is open to the public on the first and third Sunday afternoon of each month, with a monthly market on the third Sunday between 9am and 3pm with train rides all day. It also contains hotel-motel accommodation and a country fire station.[5]

The ABS reported in 2001 that 12% of the town's residents are of Italian descent. A Calabria Club is located on Uniting Lane.

Next to the former Shire's bluestone hall in the main street of Bulla is the Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden. Alister Clark, who was the Shire's president several times and whose house 'Glenara' lies on Deep Creek in the old Shire of Bulla, was the most prolific and best known of Australian rose breeders.[6] The garden, created and maintained by local volunteers, has a nearly complete collection of his surviving roses.[7]

Transport

Bus route 479 passes through Bulla. It operates between Westfield Airport West Shopping Centre and Sunbury railway station.[8]

See also

References

  1. ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bulla (Vic.) (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 1 July 2022. Edit this at Wikidata
  2. ^ Reed, A. W. (1973). Place Names of Australia (1984 reprint first ed.). Frenchs Forest: Reed Books Pty Limited. p. 47. ISBN 0-589-50128-3.
  3. ^ a b c d "Bulla and Bulla Shire", Victorian Places, Victorian Places, retrieved 24 July 2022
  4. ^ "Post Office List", Premier Postal History, eAgecy Vietnam, retrieved 11 April 2008
  5. ^ Map 177, Melway street directory (28th ed., 2001)
  6. ^ TR Garnett, Man of Roses: Alister Clark of Glenara, Kangaroo Press, 1990. ISBN 0-86417-332-6.
  7. ^ The Alister Clark Memorial Rose Garden Archived 11 July 2010 at the Wayback Machine
  8. ^ 479 Airport West SC - Sunbury Station via Melbourne Airport Public Transport Victoria
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