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Daylesford is a spa town located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, within the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia, approximately 108 kilometres north-west of Melbourne. First established in 1852 as a gold-mining town, today Daylesford has a population of 2,548 as of the 2016 census.[1]

Daylesford
Victoria
Daylesford as seen from Wombat Hill
Daylesford
Coordinates37°21′0″S 144°09′0″E
Population2,548 (2016 census)[1]
Established1852
Postcode(s)3460
Elevation616 m (2,021 ft)
Location
  • 108 km (67 mi) from Melbourne
  • 46 km (29 mi) from Ballarat
  • 37 km (23 mi) from Castlemaine
  • 3 km (2 mi) from Hepburn Springs
LGA(s)Shire of Hepburn
State electorate(s)Macedon
Federal division(s)Ballarat
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
15.5 °C
60 °F
7.0 °C
45 °F
882.4 mm
34.7 in

As one of Australia’s few spa towns, Daylesford is a notable tourist destination. The town’s numerous spas, restaurants and galleries are popular alongside the many gardens and country-house-conversion styled bed and breakfasts.[2]

The broader area around the town, including Hepburn Springs to the north, is known for its natural spring mineral spas and is the location of over 80 per cent of Australia's effervescent mineral water reserve.[3]

It is also the filming location for the third season of The Saddle Club, and scenes from the 2004 film Love's Brother.[4]


History


J. Tenseld, Main Street, Daylesford, 1862, State Library of Victoria
J. Tenseld, Main Street, Daylesford, 1862, State Library of Victoria

Prior to European settlement the area was occupied by the Djadja Wurrung people. Pastoralists occupied the Jim Crow and Upper Loddon districts following white settlement in 1838. A farming protectorate was established at Franklinford, but was short-lived and by 1863 most of the survivors had been moved to Corranderk station at Healesville.[5] In 1848, Irish immigrant John Egan took up land on the future town site then known as Wombat Flat. He and a party of searchers found alluvial gold in 1851 on ground now covered by Lake Daylesford initiating the local gold rush. Other finds quickly followed. With the finding of alluvial gold a town site was surveyed and founded in 1852. Between 1851, and when Daylesford was declared a municipality and formed its first Council in 1859. The population had risen to approximately 7000 Men and women of all nationalities came to this town of muddy-streets and numerous hotels. Initially called Wombat, it was renamed Daylesford.[6] Agricultural activity quickly followed the miners, and many Chinese miners quickly turned to market gardening. The early Europeans, particularly Italians, established vineyards.

In 1859, around 3400 diggers were on the local diggings. The post office opened on 1 February 1858 [7] and a telegraph office was opened in August 1859.[8] Daylesford was declared a municipality in 1859 and a borough in the early 1860s.[6]

By the 1860s, the alluvial gold was exhausted and a shift to quartz reef mining began. This continued on and off into the 1930s. In later years, Daylesford became associated as being a fashionable spa resort, but fell out of favour in the Great Depression.[6]

The Daylesford Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1990.[9]


Climate


At 616 metres (2,021 ft) above sea level, it has a cooler, wetter climate than Melbourne. Summer (January–February) temperatures range from 10 to 37 °C (50 to 99 °F), while July temperatures are cold, ranging from about 1–2 °C (34–36 °F) to 9 °C (48 °F). Annual precipitation, occasionally falling as snow, averages about 880 mm (35 in) but has ranged from 445 mm (17.5 in) to over 1,350 mm (53 in) per year.


Economy


Lake Daylesford
Lake Daylesford
Aerial panorama of Lake Daylesford in summer, 2018.
Aerial panorama of Lake Daylesford in summer, 2018.

With 65 mineral springs, the Daylesford-Hepburn Springs region accounts for more than 80 per cent of Australia’s known mineral water springs.[10] As a result, the region has a number of spa developments including Hepburn Bathhouse & Spa, Mineral Spa at Peppers Springs Retreat and Salus Spa, Lake House. The town is also known for hosting a number of annual events, including the ChillOut Festival held during the Victorian Labour Day long weekend in March each year, the largest LGTBQ festival in rural and regional Australia; the Harvest Week Festival; the Lavandula's Festivals; and the Hepburn Springs Swiss Italian Festival celebrating the town's Swiss-Italian heritage.[11] The annual Daylesford Highland Gathering features pipes and drums, a street march, dancing, Scottish Clans, Scottish clubs, stores et. al.[12][13]

Major industries in the economy of Daylesford today are healthcare, accommodation and food, and retail trade respectively.[14]


Education


Daylesford State School (b. 1875) post card
Daylesford State School (b. 1875) post card

The town is served by a number of primary schools and one public secondary school, Daylesford Secondary College. The town's Secondary College was originally established as a mining school, in 1890. In 1961 the college was established as the sole provider of secondary education in the Shire of Hepburn and has just over 500 pupils.[15] Daylesford Primary School, formerly known as Daylesford State School, is the oldest and longest-running provider of primary education in Daylesford.[16] Other primary schools in the area include St. Michael's Primary School and Daylesford Dharma School. Daylesford Primary School is host to an annual book fair which first started in 2010 and has since begun operating as an annual book fair, where used and unwanted books are donated to raise funds that go towards improving children's literacy.[17]


Transport


Aerial perspective of Daylesford Boathouse
Aerial perspective of Daylesford Boathouse

The Midland Highway runs directly through the town linking it with Castlemaine in the north and Ballarat in the south-west. The Western Freeway is the main route linking Daylesford to the state capital.

The railway to the town closed in 1978.[18] The railway layout at Daylesford station was unusual in that the lines from Creswick and Carlsruhe both entered the station from the same end.[19] The Daylesford Spa Country Railway currently operates a Sunday tourist service to Musk and Bullarto along the line towards Carlsruhe.[citation needed]


Sport


The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Highlands Football League.[20] Daylesford is also home to the Daylesford and Hepburn United Soccer Club, also known as the Saints or the Sainters. The Saints have won four league titles in their 20-year history along with two cup finals.[21]


Notable people


15 Daly Street where Karl von Möller's family lived
15 Daly Street where Karl von Möller's family lived



References


  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Daylesford (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 9 July 2017.
  2. "Woodend to Daylesford". Archived from the original on 25 February 2015. Retrieved 18 September 2014.
  3. "Tourism industry resources" (PDF). Tourism.vic.gov.au. Department of Economic Development, Jobs, Transport and Resources. 9 March 2021.
  4. "Love's Brother (2004)". IMDb.com. Retrieved 3 March 2021.
  5. "Short History of Daylesford : Updated December 2019" (PDF). Visithepburnshire.com.au. Retrieved 21 July 2022.
  6. "History of Daylesford". Archived from the original on 1 February 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  7. Freeman, Hugh H; GeoffT. White (2001). The Numeral Cancellations of Victoria. Melbourne: The Royal Philatelic Society of Victoria. ISBN 0-947345-16-7.
  8. Gibbs, Christine (1984). History of Postal Services in Victoria. Melbourne: Australia Post.
  9. "Review of Legal Services in Rural and Regional Victoria" (PDF). Parliament of Victoria Law Reform Committee. May 2001. pp. 291–292. Retrieved 12 April 2020.
  10. "Victoria's Spa and Wellbeing Action Plan 2011" (PDF). Tourism Victoria. Retrieved 24 October 2011.
  11. "Daylesford Festivals, Markets and Shows". Daylesforddelights.com. Retrieved 12 August 2016.
  12. "About the Daylesford Highland Gathering". Daylesford Highland Gathering. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  13. "Daylesford Highland Gathering". The Scottish Banner. 29 November 2021. Retrieved 9 July 2022.
  14. "National Regional Profile : Daylesford (Statistical Area Level 2)". Archived from the original on 29 January 2014. Retrieved 29 January 2014.
  15. "Daylesford Secondary College History". Archived from the original on 29 December 2018. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  16. "Daylesford Primary School History". Daylesps.vic.edu.au. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  17. "Daylesford Primary School calls for donations for book fair". Hepburnadvocate.com.au. 27 May 2014. Retrieved 3 September 2014.
  18. Osborne, Murrell (1978). Timber, Spuds and Spa. Australian Railway Historical Society. ISBN 0-85849-023-4.
  19. [dead link]
  20. Full Points Footy. "Daylesford". Archived from the original on 24 July 2008. Retrieved 25 July 2008.
  21. "Daylesford & Hepburn United Soccer Club". Daylesfordsoccerclub.com.

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Дейлсфорд[уточнить] (англ. Daylesford) — курортный город, расположенный в предгорьях Большого Водораздельного хребта, в графстве Хепберн, штат Виктория, Австралия, примерно в 108 км к северо-западу от Мельбурна. Jснован в 1852 году как золотодобывающий поселок. Население 2548 человек (по данным переписи 2016 года)[1]. Являясь одним из немногих курортных городов Австралии, Дейлсфорд является заметным туристическим направлением. Многочисленные спа-центры, рестораны и галереи города пользуются популярностью наряду с многочисленными садами, а также гостиницами в деревенском стиле[2].



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