Blowhard, is a rural locality north-west of

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, in western

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. It is located between

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and Learmonth. Blowhard was once a prominent

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area. Mt Blowhard Primary School was erected by the Education Department in 1878 and is still operating as a primary school. At the 2021 census, Blowhard had a population of 82.

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