Victorian Goldfields Railway
1839-1880
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| 1839 |
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Maldon - First pastoral holding taken up in Maldon District |
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| 1851 |
September |
Gold discovered at Forest Greek (Castlemaine) |
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| 1853 |
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Gold discovered in Maldon District. A rush of up to 18,000 miners seeking alluvial gold but little was found. |
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| 1854 |
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Maldon - Population grows to about 2,000 |
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| 1856 |
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Maldon - Mining of the quartz reefs commenced. |
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| 1861 |
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Maldon - 8th largest town in Victorian - Population 3,341 |
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| 1862 |
October |
Melbourne to Sandhurst (Bendigo) Railway opened. |
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| 1864 |
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Maldon - Population around 6,000. |
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| 1875 |
July |
Castlemaine to Maryborough Railway opened. |
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| 1876 |
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Preliminary survey for railway from Castlemaine to Maldon and Newbridge. |
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| 1880 |
28th December |
Railway Construction Act of 1880 No. DCLXXXII - Schedule eleven - Castlemaine-Maldon Line authorized. |
BL#61 p4 |
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