Merton Victoria | |
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Memorial hall | |
Coordinates | 36°59′S 145°43′E / 36.983°S 145.717°E |
Population | 216 ( 2021 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 3715 |
Location | |
LGA(s) | |
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 2021 census, Merton had a population of 216. [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]
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Merton Victoria | |
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Memorial hall | |
Coordinates | 36°59′S 145°43′E / 36.983°S 145.717°E |
Population | 216 ( 2021 census) [1] |
Postcode(s) | 3715 |
Location | |
LGA(s) | |
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 2021 census, Merton had a population of 216. [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]
Media related to
Merton, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons