Kingston, Victoria
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Kingston is a small town in rural Shire of Hepburn in Victoria, Australia. Kingston is located about 15 km from Creswick, just off the Midland Highway
and is about 20 km from Daylesford
. Kingston's post code is 3364.
Kingston was once a thriving gold mining
town during the Victorian Gold Rush
and became the administrative centre of the Creswick Shire. Kingston Post Office opened on 11 October 1858.
Kingston once had a large coach and vehicle building manufacturer, Barker Brothers, up to five hotels, a flour mill and numerous chaff mills. After the miners left so did the industry and in 1976 the railway station and the Creswick-Daylesford train line closed.
Now, Kingston supports numerous bed and breakfasts, a small country pub and rural cropping. The area's rich red volcanic soil and good rainfall support agricultural industries including potatoes (typically grown for food processor McCains), sheep and wheat
. Kingston still retains some of its old buildings (now all in private ownership) such as the old Shire Office building, the former Church of England
and Uniting Church, the Commercial Hotel and a magnificent Avenue of Honour of elm trees dedicated to those who served in World War I
.
In December 2004, Kingston Primary School closed its doors due to declining enrollments after 142 years.
Midland Highway
The Midland Highway links major towns in Victoria , beginning from Geelong and leading all the way to Mansfield. It winds through country Victoria in a large arc, travelling via the towns of Ballarat, Bendigo and Shepparton...
and is about 20 km from Daylesford
Daylesford, Victoria
Daylesford is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. It is a former goldmining town about 115 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2006 census, Daylesford had a population of 3,073...
. Kingston's post code is 3364.
Kingston was once a thriving gold mining
Gold mining
Gold mining is the removal of gold from the ground. There are several techniques and processes by which gold may be extracted from the earth.-History:...
town during the Victorian Gold Rush
Victorian gold rush
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. In 10 years the Australian population nearly tripled.- Overview :During this era Victoria dominated the world's gold output...
and became the administrative centre of the Creswick Shire. Kingston Post Office opened on 11 October 1858.
Kingston once had a large coach and vehicle building manufacturer, Barker Brothers, up to five hotels, a flour mill and numerous chaff mills. After the miners left so did the industry and in 1976 the railway station and the Creswick-Daylesford train line closed.
Now, Kingston supports numerous bed and breakfasts, a small country pub and rural cropping. The area's rich red volcanic soil and good rainfall support agricultural industries including potatoes (typically grown for food processor McCains), sheep and wheat
Wheat
Wheat is a cereal grain, originally from the Levant region of the Near East, but now cultivated worldwide. In 2007 world production of wheat was 607 million tons, making it the third most-produced cereal after maize and rice...
. Kingston still retains some of its old buildings (now all in private ownership) such as the old Shire Office building, the former Church of England
Church of England
The Church of England is the officially established Christian church in England and the Mother Church of the worldwide Anglican Communion. The church considers itself within the tradition of Western Christianity and dates its formal establishment principally to the mission to England by St...
and Uniting Church, the Commercial Hotel and a magnificent Avenue of Honour of elm trees dedicated to those who served in World War I
World War I
World War I , which was predominantly called the World War or the Great War from its occurrence until 1939, and the First World War or World War I thereafter, was a major war centred in Europe that began on 28 July 1914 and lasted until 11 November 1918...
.
In December 2004, Kingston Primary School closed its doors due to declining enrollments after 142 years.
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