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The Ballarat–Daylesford railway line was a line constructed by the Victorian Railways, branching from North Creswick railway station, near Ballarat, on the Mildura railway line , extending northeast to Daylesford where it connected to the Daylesford railway line.
The line was opened from North Creswick to Rocky Lead (later Rocklyn) in January 1887, and from Rocky Lead to Daylesford in June 1887. It was closed in sections: from Newlyn to Daylesford in 1953, from Allendale to Newlyn in 1976, and from North Creswick to Allendale in 1986. [1]
Kingston is a small town and locality of 19.07km2 in the rural Shire of Hepburn in Victoria, Australia, located just off the Midland Highway about 10 kilometres distance from Creswick, and is about 20 km from Daylesford. Kingston's post code is 3364.
The Shire of Hepburn is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of 1,473 square kilometres (569 sq mi) and, in the 2021 Census the shire had a population of 16,604.
Allendale is a town in Victoria, Australia, located north-east of Creswick, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2016 census, Allendale and the surrounding area had a population of 166.
Ballarat railway station is located on the Serviceton line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the city of Ballarat, and opened on 11 April 1862 as Ballarat West. It was renamed Ballarat in 1865.
Creswick railway station is located on the Mildura line in Victoria, Australia. It serves the town of Creswick, and the original station opened on 7 July 1874.
The Mildura railway line is a heavy rail line in northwestern Victoria, Australia. The line runs from Yelta station to Ballarat station via the settlements of Mildura, Ouyen and Maryborough in an approximate south-southeasterly direction. Initial sections of the line opened from Ballarat in 1874 and the line reached Mildura in 1903.
Newlyn is a town in the Shire of Hepburn, in Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the Midland Highway between Creswick and Daylesford. At the 2021 census, Newlyn had a population of 136.
The Central Highlands Football League is an Australian Rules Football League in the Ballarat region. The league coordinates Senior, Reserve, Under 18, Under 15 and Under 12 grades.
The Shire of Creswick was a local government area about 120 kilometres (75 mi) west-northwest of Melbourne, the state capital of Victoria, Australia. The shire covered an area of 551.66 square kilometres (213.0 sq mi), and existed from 1859 until 1995.
Leonards Hill is a village located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. At the 2016 census, Leonards Hill had a population of 45.
The major part of the Great Dividing Trail is now re-badged as the Goldfields Track, a hiking and mountain-biking track through the historical Goldfields region of Victoria to the north-west and west of Melbourne. The trail passes along the southernmost parts of Australia's Great Dividing Range. The Goldfields Track, runs from the summit of Mount Buninyong to Bendigo, and is divided into the Eureka Track, Wallaby Track, Dry Diggings Track and Leanganook Track. A separate leg of the Great Dividing Trail, the Lerderderg Track, branches from Daylesford to Bacchus Marsh.
Nilma is a closed station on the Orbost railway line in the town of the same name in Victoria, Australia. It was originally named Bloomfield but was changed to Nilma in 1909, due to confusion with Broomfield railway station near Creswick, on the Ballarat to Daylesford railway line. Nilma station was closed in 1951.
The Creswick Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club that plays in the Central Highlands Football League and is based in the town of Creswick, Victoria.
Rocklyn railway station was on the Ballarat to Daylesford railway line in Victoria, Australia.
Kingston railway station was on the Ballarat to Daylesford railway line in Victoria, Australia.
North Creswick railway station was a small junction station on the Mildura railway line where the Ballarat to Daylesford railway line branched to the northeast. Nothing remains of the station. It was 176.407 km from the start of the main line.
The Newlyn Football Netball Club is an Australian rules football and netball club from Newlyn, Victoria which competes in the Central Highlands Football League. The Cats are one of the founding members of the CHFL.
Newlyn North is a locality in the Shire of Hepburn, in Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, it had a population of 230, decreasing from 283 in the 2011 census. Newlyn North and Newlyn split in 1915 after a naming dispute between the town's two post offices.