MARYBOROUGH - VICTORIA - 3465
Population: 7,740,  
Elevation: 258,  
Latitude: -37.0300 Longitude: 143.4500
Location:   165km north west of Melbourne
Highway: Pyrenees Hwy 
Nearest Major Town: Maryborough
Nearest Airport: Maryborough
Touring Area: Goldfields
Historic Railway Station.
Significant town in the Goldfields region. Historic railway station, large shopping centre. Highlands festival. Information Centre. 8 motels, 3 caravan parks. Several National Parks on the town edge. Airstrip.
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.
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