Daisy Hill, Victoria

Daisy Hill a town in Victoria, Australia located in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2016 Census, Daisy Hill had a population of 385.[1]

Daisy Hill
Victoria
Population385 (2016 census)[1]
Established1850s
Postcode(s)3465
Location
  • 172 km (107 mi) NW of Melbourne
  • 56 km (35 mi) N of Ballarat
LGA(s)Shire of Central Goldfields
State electorate(s)Ripon
Federal Division(s)Mallee
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.4 °C
69 °F		 8 °C
46 °F		 524 mm
20.6 in

The town began as a mining settlement, after a discovery of gold during the Gold Rush of 1853, the location became known as an extremely rich goldfield soon thereafter. Prior to this discovery, Daisy Hill had gained a particular notoriety, due to a gold rush in February 1849, that was based upon the claims made by one Thomas Chapman, a shepherd and former Parkhurst prison exile. Chapman sold a gold nugget to a Melbourne Jeweller, Mr. Brentani of Collins Street. Soon afterwards Chapman left the Port Phillip District for Sydney, although he returned again many years later.

Daisy Hill has a Community Centre Hall and public tennis courts. The last commercial shop in Daisy Hill closed around 2008.

See also

Amherst, Victoria

References
  1. "2016 Census QuickStats Disy Hill". Australian Bureau of Statistics Daisy Hill. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

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