Ballard, Queensland


Ballard is a locality in the Lockyer Valley Region, Queensland, Australia. It is located 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.
In December 1885, "The Highfields Estate" made up of 147 allotments was advertised for sale by Arthur Martin & Co. Despite the use of the Highfields name, the estate is not within present day Highfields but is predominantly within present day Ballard with small areas in Blue Mountain Heights and Murphys Creek. A map advertising the land sale illustrates the location of the estate in proximity to the "S & W Railway line" and the Highfields railway station and shows town allotments in the area of the intersection of Valley View Road and Hanleys Road. The map describes the estate as the "Sanatorium and Garden of Queensland".
At the Ballard had a population of 355 people.

Heritage listings

Ballard has a number of heritage-listed sites, including: