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Vaughan is a small village in the Shire of Mount Alexander in the state of Victoria, Australia south of Castlemaine and east of Guildford.

Vaughan
Victoria
Loddon River
Vaughan
Coordinates37°09′S 144°13′E
Population64 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3451
Location
  • 117 km (73 mi) NW of Melbourne
  • 52 km (32 mi) S of Bendigo
  • 13 km (8 mi) S of Castlemaine
LGA(s)Shire of Mount Alexander
State electorate(s)Bendigo West
Federal division(s)Bendigo

Vaughan is situated at the confluence of Fryer's Creek and the Loddon River which has the Lawson spring, a drinkable mineral water spring.[citation needed] The spring location is sometimes referred to as Vaughan Spring[2] or Vaughan Springs.[3] Vaughan Springs was previously the location of a large gold rush township called The Junction.

The population of Vaughan at the 2016 Census was 64.[1]

Vaughan Post Office first opened on 15 March 1859 and closed in 1922. It opened again in 1947 and closed in 1968.[4] The nearest post office is now at Guildford.

The nearest business is the Guildford general store, and the Guildford Hotel.




References


  1. "2016 Census QuickStats: Vaughan". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
  2. "Vaughan Spring Day Visitor Ara (Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park)". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  3. "Vaughan Springs Mineral Reserve". Castlemaine, Maldon & Surrounds. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
  4. Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021


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