Merton, Victoria

Merton is a small town 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
Victoria
Memorial hall
Merton
Coordinates36°59′S 145°43′E
Population190 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3715
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Mansfield
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal Division(s)Indi

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

The railway to Mansfield arrived in the town 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. "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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