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Goldfields region of Victoria

Index Goldfields region of Victoria

The Goldfields region of Victoria is a region commonly used but typically defined in both historical geography and tourism geography (in particular heritage tourism). [1]

42 relations: Ararat, Victoria, Australian rules football, Avoca, Victoria, Ballarat, Beechworth, Bendigo, Box–ironbark forest, Buninyong, Castlemaine, Victoria, Chiltern, Victoria, Clunes, Victoria, Creswick, Victoria, Daylesford, Victoria, Eureka Rebellion, Fossicking, Ghost town, Gold mining, Heritage tourism, Historical geography, Inglewood, Victoria, Maldon, Victoria, Maryborough, Victoria, Moyston, Victoria, North Central Victoria, Origins of Australian rules football, Region, Road, Sovereign Hill, St Arnaud, Victoria, Tom Wills, Tourism geography, Trams in Bendigo, Victoria (Australia), Victorian architecture, Victorian gold rush, Vineyard, Viticulture, Walhalla, Victoria, Warburton, Victoria, Warrandyte, Victoria, Western District (Victoria), Winery.

Ararat, Victoria

Ararat is a city in south-west Victoria, Australia, about west of Melbourne, on the Western Highway on the eastern slopes of the Ararat Hills and Cemetery Creek valley between Victoria's Western District and the Wimmera.

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Australian rules football

Australian rules football, officially known as Australian football, or simply called Aussie rules, football or footy, is a contact sport played between two teams of eighteen players on an oval-shaped field, often a modified cricket ground.

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Avoca, Victoria

Avoca is a town in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, north west of Ballarat.

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Ballarat

Ballarat is a city located on the Yarrowee River in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia.

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Beechworth

Beechworth is a well-preserved historical town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s.

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Bendigo

Bendigo is a city in Victoria, Australia, located very close to the geographical centre of the state and approximately north west of the state capital, Melbourne.

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Box–ironbark forest

Box–ironbark forest is a forest or woodland ecosystem that is largely limited to central Victoria in south-eastern Australia.

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Buninyong

Buninyong is a town 11km from Ballarat in Victoria, Australia.

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Castlemaine, Victoria

Castlemaine is a small city in Victoria, Australia, in the goldfields region of Victoria about 120 kilometres northwest by road from Melbourne and about 40 kilometres from the major provincial centre of Bendigo.

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Chiltern, Victoria

Chiltern is a town in Victoria, Australia, in the northeast of the state between Wangaratta and Wodonga, in the Shire of Indigo.

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Clunes, Victoria

Clunes is a town in Victoria, Australia, 36 kilometres north of Ballarat, in the Shire of Hepburn.

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Creswick, Victoria

Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia 18 kilometres north of Ballarat and 129 km northwest of Melbourne, in the Shire of Hepburn.

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Daylesford, Victoria

Daylesford is a spa town located in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range, within the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia, approximately 108 kilometres north-west of Melbourne.

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Eureka Rebellion

The Eureka Rebellion was a rebellion in 1854, instigated by gold miners in Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, who revolted against the colonial authority of the United Kingdom.

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Fossicking

In Australia, New Zealand and Cornwall, fossicking is prospecting, especially when carried out as a recreational activity.

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Ghost town

A ghost town is an abandoned village, town, or city, usually one that contains substantial visible remains.

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Gold mining

Gold mining is the resource extraction of gold by mining.

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Heritage tourism

Cultural heritage tourism (or just heritage tourism or diaspora tourism) is a branch of tourism oriented towards the cultural heritage of the location where tourism is occurring.

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Historical geography

Historical geography is the branch of geography that studies the ways in which geographic phenomena have changed over time.

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Inglewood, Victoria

Inglewood is a township in Victoria, Australia, located on the Calder Highway in the Shire of Loddon.

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Maldon, Victoria

Maldon is a town in Victoria, Australia, in the Shire of Mount Alexander local government area.

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Maryborough, Victoria

Maryborough is a small town in Victoria, Australia, located on the Pyrenees Highway, north of Ballarat, north-west of Melbourne, in the Shire of Central Goldfields.

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Moyston, Victoria

Moyston is a town in the Western District region of Victoria, Australia, near the Grampians mountain range.

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North Central Victoria

North Central Victoria is a rural region in the Australian state of Victoria.

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Origins of Australian rules football

The origins of Australian rules football date back to the late 1850s in Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria.

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Region

In geography, regions are areas that are broadly divided by physical characteristics (physical geography), human impact characteristics (human geography), and the interaction of humanity and the environment (environmental geography).

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Road

A road is a thoroughfare, route, or way on land between two places that has been paved or otherwise improved to allow travel by foot or some form of conveyance, including a motor vehicle, cart, bicycle, or horse.

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Sovereign Hill

Sovereign Hill is an open-air museum in Golden Point, a suburb of Ballarat, Victoria, Australia.

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St Arnaud, Victoria

St Arnaud is a town in the Wimmera region of Victoria, Australia, 244 kilometres north west of the capital Melbourne.

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Tom Wills

Thomas Wentworth Wills (19 August 1835 – 2 May 1880) was a sportsman who is credited with being Australia's first cricketer of significance and a founder of Australian football.

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Tourism geography

Tourism geography is the study of travel and tourism, as an industry and as a social and cultural activity.

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Trams in Bendigo

Trams have operated in the city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia since 1890, and continue to operate today as a tourist attraction.

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Victoria (Australia)

Victoria (abbreviated as Vic) is a state in south-eastern Australia.

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Victorian architecture

Victorian architecture is a series of architectural revival styles in the mid-to-late 19th century.

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Victorian gold rush

The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s.

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Vineyard

A vineyard is a plantation of grape-bearing vines, grown mainly for winemaking, but also raisins, table grapes and non-alcoholic grape juice.

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Viticulture

Viticulture (from the Latin word for vine) is the science, production, and study of grapes.

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Walhalla, Victoria

Walhalla is a small town in Victoria, Australia, founded as a gold-mining community in late 1862 and at its peak home to around 4,000 residents.

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Warburton, Victoria

Warburton is a country town in Victoria, Australia, 72 kilometres east of Melbourne's central business district.

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Warrandyte, Victoria

Warrandyte is a suburb of Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 24 km north-east of Melbourne's Central Business District.

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Western District (Victoria)

The Western District comprises western regions of the Australian state of Victoria.

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Winery

A winery is a building or property that produces wine, or a business involved in the production of wine, such as a wine company.

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Australian Goldfields, Victorian Goldfields.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Goldfields_region_of_Victoria

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