Merton, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia
36°59′S 145°43′E / 36.983°S 145.717°E / -36.983; 145.717Population190 (2016 census)[1]Postcode(s)3715Location
  • 148 km (92 mi) NE of Melbourne
  • 36 km (22 mi) W of Mansfield
  • 38 km (24 mi) NE of Yea
LGA(s)
  • Shire of Mansfield
  • Shire of Murrindindi
State electorate(s)EildonFederal division(s)Indi

Merton is a locality on the Maroondah Highway in north-east Victoria, Australia, west of Bonnie Doon. At the 2016 census, Merton had a population of 190.[1]

Merton Post Office opened on 1 July 1858.[2]

The railway to Mansfield arrived in the locality from Tallarook in 1890, and closed on 18 November 1978.[3] The last passenger service was on 28 May 1977.[4]

Merton has a picnic horse racing club, the Merton Amateur Turf Club (established in 1865), which holds its one race meeting a year with the Merton Cup on New Year's Day.[5]

Merton Memorial Hall was opened on 20 June 1923, under the official title of Merton Mechanics' Institute. Its name was changed to the current one in 1944.[6]

References

Media related to Merton, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons

  1. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Merton". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
  2. ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  3. ^ Brown, Sid (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
  4. ^ Banger, Chris (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.
  5. ^ "Merton Amateur Turf Club". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  6. ^ Landcare, Merton (November 2013). Merton A History. Merton: Merton Landcare. pp. 88–93. ISBN 978-0-646-90980-6.
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