| Merton Victoria | |||||||||
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 Memorial hall | |||||||||
  Merton | |||||||||
| Coordinates | 36°59′S145°43′E / 36.983°S 145.717°E | ||||||||
| Population | 216 (2021 census) [1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3715 | ||||||||
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| State electorate(s) | Eildon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Indi | ||||||||
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Merton is a locality on the Maroondah Highway in north-east Victoria, Australia, west of Bonnie Doon. At the 2021 census, Merton had a population of 216. [1]
Merton Post Office opened on 1 July 1858. [3]
The railway to Mansfield arrived in the locality from Tallarook in 1890, and closed on 18 November 1978. [4] The last passenger service was on 28 May 1977. [5]
Merton has a picnic horse racing club, the Merton Amateur Turf Club (established in 1865), which holds its one race meeting a year with the Merton Cup on New Year's Day. [6]
Merton Memorial Hall was opened on 20 June 1923, under the official title of Merton Mechanics' Institute. Its name was changed to the current one in 1944. [7]
