Merton, Victoria

Merton
Victoria
Merton; Victoria
	Memorial hall
	Merton
Coordinates	36°59′S 145°43′E / 36.983°S 145.717°E
Population	190 (2016 census)
Postcode(s)	3715
Location	148 km (92 mi) NE of Melbourne ; 36 km (22 mi) W of Mansfield ; 38 km (24 mi) NE of Yea ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Mansfield; Shire of Murrindindi;
State electorate(s)	Eildon
Federal division(s)	Indi

Merton is a locality on the Maroondah Highway in north-east Victoria, Australia, west of Bonnie Doon. At the 2016 census, Merton had a population of 190.^[1]

Merton Post Office opened on 1 July 1858.^[2]

The railway to Mansfield arrived in the locality from Tallarook in 1890, and closed on 18 November 1978.^[3] The last passenger service was on 28 May 1977.^[4]

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.^[5]

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.^[6]

References[edit]

Media related to Merton, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census QuickStats Merton". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 May 2019.
^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
^ Brown, Sid (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
^ Banger, Chris (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.
^ "Merton Amateur Turf Club". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
^ Landcare, Merton (November 2013). Merton A History. Merton: Merton Landcare. pp. 88–93. ISBN 978-0-646-90980-6.

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[ABS2016-1] "2016 Census QuickStats Merton". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 11 May 2019.

[PostOffice-2] Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.

[newsrail-line-3] Brown, Sid (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.

[nrs-4] Banger, Chris (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.

[5] "Merton Amateur Turf Club". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.

[6] Landcare, Merton (November 2013). Merton A History. Merton: Merton Landcare. pp. 88–93. ISBN 978-0-646-90980-6.

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v t e Localities in the Shire of Mansfield
Town	Barwite Bonnie Doon Goughs Bay Jamieson Maindample Mansfield Merrijig Merton^ Mount Buller^ Tolmie^
Locality	Ancona Barjarg Boorolite Bridge Creek^ Creek Junction^ Delatite Enochs Point^ Gaffneys Creek Howes Creek Howqua Howqua Hills Howqua Inlet Kanumbra^ Kevington Knockwood Lake Eildon Macs Cove Matlock^ Mirimbah^ Mountain Bay Piries Reynard^ Sawmill Settlement Woodfield Woods Point
^ - Territory divided with another LGA

v t e Localities in the Shire of Murrindindi
Town	Alexandra Buxton Castella Eildon Flowerdale^ Glenburn Kinglake^ Kinglake Central Kinglake West^ Marysville^ Merton^ Narbethong Pheasant Creek Strath Creek Taggerty Thornton Toolangi^ Yea
Locality	Acheron Cathkin Caveat Devils River Dropmore Enochs Point^ Fawcett Ghin Ghin Gobur Gooram^ Highlands^ Homewood Kanumbra^ Kerrisdale Killingworth Koriella Limestone Maintongoon Molesworth Murrindindi Rubicon Ruffy^ Taylor Bay Terip Terip Trawool^ Whanregarwen Yarck
^ - Territory divided with another LGA