Lauriston, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
37°15′S 144°23′E / 37.250°S 144.383°E / -37.250; 144.383- 91 km (57 mi) NW of Melbourne
- 65 km (40 mi) S of Bendigo
- 8 km (5 mi) W of Kyneton
Localities around Lauriston: | ||
Denver | Kyneton | Kyneton |
Denver | Lauriston | Woodend North |
Spring Hill | Tylden | Woodend |
Lauriston is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the Coliban River, in a gully 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Kyneton. The Lauriston Reservoir, (which serves Kyneton), is 2 kilometres (1 mi) south east of the town.
At the 2016 census, Lauriston had a population of 236.[1]
Lauriston Post Office opened on 1 July 1864 after gold was discovered in the area and closed in 1969.[2] In 2019 Australian folk musician, Alana Wilkinson, recorded a single, "Partner in Crime", at the community's church.[3]
References
- ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Lauriston". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 March 2021
- ^ Corrigan, Craig. "Meet Alana Wilkinson and her touching new single, 'Partner in Crime'". Pilerats. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
External links
Media related to Lauriston, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
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Localities in the Shire of Macedon Ranges
- Ashbourne
- Bullengarook
- Carlsruhe
- Clarkefield^
- Darraweit Guim
- Drummond^
- Gisborne South
- Goldie
- Kyneton
- Lancefield
- Lauriston
- Macedon
- Malmsbury^
- Monegeetta
- Mount Macedon
- New Gisborne
- Newham
- Riddells Creek
- Romsey
- Spring Hill^
- Taradale^
- Toolern Vale^
- Tylden^
- Woodend
- Woodend North
- Baynton
- Baynton East
- Benloch
- Bolinda
- Bylands^
- Cadello
- Cherokee
- Chintin
- Cobaw
- Denver^
- Edgecombe
- Fern Hill^
- Greenhill^
- Hesket
- Kerrie
- Kyneton South
- Pastoria
- Pastoria East
- Pipers Creek
- Rochford
- Sidonia
- Springfield
- Tantaraboo
- Trentham East^
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