Lyonville, Victoria
| Lyonville Victoria | |
|---|---|
 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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- ^ 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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