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Daisy Hill, Victoria

Coordinates: 37°09′S 143°40′E / 37.150°S 143.667°E / -37.150; 143.667
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Daisy Hill
Victoria
Population385 (2016 census)[1]
Established1850s
Postcode(s)3465
Location
LGA(s)Shire of Central Goldfields
State electorate(s)Ripon
Federal division(s)Mallee
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.4 °C
69 °F
8 °C
46 °F
524 mm
20.6 in

Daisy Hill a locality in Victoria, Australia located in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2016 census, Daisy Hill had a population of 385.[1]

Daisy Hill began as a mining settlement, after a discovery of gold during the Gold Rush of 1853, the location became known as an extremely rich goldfield soon thereafter. Prior to this discovery, Daisy Hill had gained a particular notoriety, due to a gold rush in February 1849, that was based upon the claims made by one Thomas Chapman, a shepherd and former Parkhurst prison exile. Chapman sold a gold nugget to a Melbourne Jeweller, Mr. Brentani of Collins Street. Soon afterwards Chapman left the Port Phillip District for Sydney, although he returned again many years later.

Daisy Hill has a Community Centre Hall and public tennis courts. The last commercial shop in Daisy Hill closed around 2008.

See also

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Amherst, Victoria

References

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  1. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Disy Hill". Australian Bureau of Statistics Daisy Hill. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

37°09′S 143°40′E / 37.150°S 143.667°E / -37.150; 143.667