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| Barrys Reef Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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  Barrys Reef | |||||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 37°27′S144°17′E / 37.450°S 144.283°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 39 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1856 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3458 | ||||||||||||||
| Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool | ||||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Hawke | ||||||||||||||
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Barrys Reef (previously known as Bayup [2] and then Barry's Reef) is a locality near Blackwood in Australia. The population of the locality is 39. [1]
The local story of the origin of Barrys Reef refers to a man who was exiled from the town of Blackwood after a drunken brawl so he started walking to find a suitable place to live. After an hour of walking northwards away from Blackwood, the man (Barry Francis) found gold in the area and set up camp eventually building a house. Later on in the gold rush days Barry's Reef grew in size and at one stage had six hotels. [3] After the gold rush the town eventually started to dwindle in population and was usually mistaken for North Blackwood. [4] Nowadays the local people use the towns name as an excuse for not living in Blackwood or Trentham.
