Intensive farming was carried out in the valley. Guildford borough was created in November , later being absorbed by Mount Alexander shire It took over from Fryerstown as the administrative centre of the shire from about until The Catholic and Wesleyan church buildings have been sold.
Discover Castlemaine in Central Victoria - a relaxed town with a sophisticated feel in a stately 19th century setting Grant is new to motorcycling and comes on his first breakfast run with the group. We rid.. Videos provided by Youtube are under the copyright of their owners. Guildford is a small settlement situated on the Loddon River, kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Midland Highway between Daylesford and Castlemaine.
The population recorded at the census was Facilities in the town include a post office in a building dating from , hotel, community hall and a general store. It is thought that the town was named after Guildford in England. Vaughan, is a small village in the Shire of Mount Alexander in the state of Victoria, Australia south of Castlemaine and east of Guildford.
It has one hotel, a public hall, a gallery, a general store, a post office, bed and breakfast accommodation and two local vineyards. The surrounding area is predominantly sheep and cattle country. Guildford is km north-west of Melbourne between Castlemaine and Daylesford. It is 11 km south-east of Castlemaine. The local Jaara Jaara Aborigines called the area 'Yarrayne'. When Major Mitchell passed through the area in he named the Loddon River after an English stream and probably named the town after Guildford in Surrey, England.
This beautifully preserved and healthy river red gum is thought to be the largest of its species in Victoria. The girth at the base is A plaque suggests that Burke and Wills camped beneath it on their journey from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Burke may well have been aware of the tree as he was superintendent of police in the Castlemaine district from to and would have been familiar with the terrain. Commercial Hotel The former Commercial Hotel is located at the corner of Fryers and Templeton Sts and it now serves as the Guildford general store.
On its northern side are the stables and outbuildings of a large department store that burned down in The ruins of an old assembly hall stand nearby on its northern side. Do you know what facilities are available in Guildford? Contribute your knowledge by clicking here. Do you know what recreational activities are available in Guildford? Are you a keen gardener? Do you know what edible garden plants grow in Guildford?
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