Peter Maltezos wrote on Fri, 01/03/2013 - 08:25
Maryborough
Photos from my last trip to Maryborough, Victoria.
Enjoy! 
The Bull & Mouth Hotel in High Street - built in 1904, this remarkable hotel was designed by Ballarat architect W E Gribble.
The Maryborough Railway Station is the icon for this former gold mining town, and the highlight of my trip.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Maryborough,_Victoria
From wikipedia
The area was originally inhabited by the Jajowurrong people. The first Europeans to settle were the Simson brothers, who established a sheep station, known as Charlotte Plains, in 1840. Gold was discovered at White Hill, 4 kilometres north of Maryborough, in 1854, leading to prospectors rushing to the area. At its peak, Maryborough had a population of up to 50,000.
The town site was surveyed in 1854, with a police camp, Methodist church, and hospital amongst the first infrastructure. The Post Office opened on 19 October 1854.
The settlement was originally known as Simsons, but later changed to Maryborough by the gold commissioner James Daly, after his Irish birthplace. One of Victoria's earliest newspapers, The Maryborough Advertiser, was established in 1854. Land sales commenced in 1856, and Maryborough became the administrative and commercial centre of the area. The town became a borough in 1857.
The last gold mine in Maryborough closed in 1918. In 1924 the Maryborough Knitting Mills opened, which established the town as a centre for the wool industry. Maryborough became a city in 1961.
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