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'''Lyonville''' is a town located in the [[Shire of Hepburn]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. East of [[Daylesford, Victoria|Daylesford]] on the [[Trentham, Victoria|Trentham]] road |
'''Lyonville''' is a town located in the [[Shire of Hepburn]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. East of [[Daylesford, Victoria|Daylesford]] on the [[Trentham, Victoria|Trentham]] road. The town takes its name from James Lyon who arrived in the [[Glenlyon, Victoria|Glenlyon]] district in the 1860s.<ref>{{cite web |last=Darwin |first=Norm |title=Neighbours - Towns of Daylesford & district |publisher=Australian Web Archive |url=http://www.sebas.vic.edu.au/staff/ndarwin/neighbours.htm |archive-url=https://webarchive.nla.gov.au/awa/19990604000000/http:/www.sebas.vic.edu.au/staff/ndarwin/neighbours.htm |url-status=dead |archive-date =1999-06-04 |access-date=2009-01-04}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref> At the [[2016 Australian census|2016 census]], Lyonville had a population of 175.<ref name=Census2016Y>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC21547|name=Lyonville (State Suburb) |accessdate=31 August 2017|quick=on}}</ref> |
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| publisher =Pandora archive | url =http://www.sebas.vic.edu.au/staff/ndarwin/neighbours.htm | archive-url =http://pandora.nla.gov.au/nph-arch/1999/Z1999-Jun-4/http://www.sebas.vic.edu.au/staff/ndarwin/neighbours.htm | url-status =dead | archive-date =1999-06-04 | access-date =2009-01-04 }}</ref> At the [[Census in Australia#2016|2016 census]], Lyonville had a population of 175.<ref name=Census2016Y>{{Census 2016 AUS|id=SSC21547|name=Lyonville (State Suburb) |accessdate=31 August 2017|quick=on}}</ref> |
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==History== |
==History== |
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James Lyon had built a large saw-mill |
By 1876, James Lyon had built a large saw-mill in the [[Wombat State Forest|Bullarook Forest]]. He had built another one by 1881, at which most of the adult male residents in the local community were employed. At that time, there was a state school with 60 students.<ref>{{cite news |title=Latest Intelligence |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/232776469# |access-date=2024-10-27 |work=Kyneton Guardian |date=1881-03-09 |via=Trove}}</ref> |
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Lyonville Post Office opened on 15 May 1882 and closed in 1993.<ref name = "PostOffice">{{Cite web |
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| ⚫ | Lyonville was in the [[electoral district of Creswick]] by 1877. Lyonville Post Office opened on 15 May 1882 and closed in 1993.<ref name = "PostOffice">{{Cite web | last = Premier Postal History | title = Post Office List | url = https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country= | access-date = 2008-04-11 }}</ref> |
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The [[Lyonville railway station, Victoria|Lyonville railway station]] was on the [[Carlsruhe, Victoria|Carlsruhe]] to Daylesford line from 1880 and it closed in 1978.<ref>{{cite book| last =Osborne | first =Murrell | title =Timber, Spuds and Spa | publisher =Australian Railway Historical Society | year =1978 |
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The [[Lyonville railway station, Victoria|Lyonville railway station]] was on the [[Carlsruhe, Victoria|Carlsruhe]] to Daylesford line, which opened in 1880 and closed in 1978.<ref>{{cite book |last=Osborne |first=Murrell |title=Timber, Spuds and Spa |publisher=Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division) |year =1978 |isbn =0-85849-023-4 }}</ref> The [[Daylesford Spa Country Railway|Daylesford Spa Country tourist railway]] plans to extend its track along the former rail reserve from [[Bullarto, Victoria|Bullarto]] east to Lyonville, and then on to [[Trentham, Victoria|Trentham]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Daylesford-Macedon Rail Trail & Daylesford Spa Country Rail Extension |url=https://participate.hepburn.vic.gov.au/tracks-and-trails |website=Hepburn Shire Council |access-date=2024-10-29}}</ref> |
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The [[Daylesford Spa Country Railway]] tourist railway is planning extensions of the track to Lyonville in the future.{{Citation needed|date=March 2011}} |
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===Modern Lyonville=== |
===Modern Lyonville=== |
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The local attractions include Lyonville Hatha Yoga studio |
The local attractions include the Lyonville Spring, Lyonville Hatha Yoga studio and The Radio Springs Hotel. The latter was once owned by the radio and television personality [[Ernie Sigley]]. |
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==References== |
==References== |
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Latest revision as of 12:09, 28 October 2024
| Lyonville Victoria | |
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 Radio Springs Hotel | |
  Lyonville | |
| Coordinates | 37°24′0″S 144°16′0″E / 37.40000°S 144.26667°E |
| Population | 175 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3461 |
| LGA(s) | Shire of Hepburn |
Lyonville is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. East of Daylesford on the Trentham road. The town takes its name from James Lyon who arrived in the Glenlyon district in the 1860s.[2] At the 2016 census, Lyonville had a population of 175.[1]
History
[edit]By 1876, James Lyon had built a large saw-mill in the Bullarook Forest. He had built another one by 1881, at which most of the adult male residents in the local community were employed. At that time, there was a state school with 60 students.[3]
Lyonville was in the electoral district of Creswick by 1877. Lyonville Post Office opened on 15 May 1882 and closed in 1993.[4]
The Lyonville railway station was on the Carlsruhe to Daylesford line, which opened in 1880 and closed in 1978.[5] The Daylesford Spa Country tourist railway plans to extend its track along the former rail reserve from Bullarto east to Lyonville, and then on to Trentham.[6]
Modern Lyonville
[edit]The local attractions include the Lyonville Spring, Lyonville Hatha Yoga studio and The Radio Springs Hotel. The latter was once owned by the radio and television personality Ernie Sigley.
References
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Wikimedia Commons has media related to Lyonville, Victoria.
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Lyonville (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 31 August 2017.
- ^ Darwin, Norm. "Neighbours - Towns of Daylesford & district". Australian Web Archive. Archived from the original on 4 June 1999. Retrieved 4 January 2009.
- ^ "Latest Intelligence". Kyneton Guardian. 9 March 1881. Retrieved 27 October 2024 – via Trove.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- ^ Osborne, Murrell (1978). Timber, Spuds and Spa. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). ISBN 0-85849-023-4.
- ^ "Daylesford-Macedon Rail Trail & Daylesford Spa Country Rail Extension". Hepburn Shire Council. Retrieved 29 October 2024.
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