Maryborough

MARYBOROUGH - VICTORIA

Now a city of 8,500, it was occupied in the 1840's by graziers until 1854 when a Gold Rush brought large number of miners to nearby White Hills, 5km north. By 1856 High St., was a thriving thoroughfare serving some 50,000 diggers.
By 1918 mining petered out and secondary industry took over, making it one of the most highly industrialised towns in Australia. A town tour will give an insight into the town, its historical attractions and amenities.
Caravan park; motels, hotels; bowls; lawn tennis; tours.
Nearby Talbot, 14km. south, has a number of historic buildings and, in its heyday, had a population of 15,000 and some 50 hotels.

PLACES OF INTEREST:

Historic Railway Station

Gold mining ruins at Timor

Paddy's Ranges State Park

EVENTS
Australian Bird Whistling Championships: October.

ACCOMMODATION & SERVICES:
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INFORMATION CENTRE:
Central Goldfields Visitor Information Centre
Cnr. Alma and Nolan Sts. Maryborough. VIC. 3465
Ph: 03 5460 4511. Free Call: 1800 356 511. Email: visitorinfo@origin.net.au

HOW TO GET THERE:
Rail, Light Plane, By car or coach along the Pyrenees Hwy from Castlemaine or Ararat. Along the Sunraysia Hwy from Avoca.
There is an airstrip west of town beside the highway.