Mount Alexander is a mountain that is located approximately 125 km north-west of Melbourne, near the small town of Harcourt

Harcourt, Victoria

Harcourt is a small Central Highlands town located approximately 9 km northeast of Castlemaine, where the Midland Highway meets the Calder Highway. At the 2006 census, Harcourt had a population of 439.-History:...

. It rises 350 metres above the surrounding area to a level of 744 metres above sea level. Being a prominent local landmark, the mountain has its name associated with the surrounding district once known as the Mount Alexander goldfield

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...

s, and presently defined as the Shire of Mount Alexander, centred on Castlemaine

Castlemaine, Victoria

Castlemaine is a 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. It is the administrative and economic centre of the Shire of Mount Alexander. The...

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Most of the mountain is included within the boundaries of the Mount Alexander Regional Park managed by Parks Victoria

Parks Victoria

-Department:Parks Victoria was established in December 1996 as a statutory authority, reporting to the Minister for Environment and Climate Change. The Parks Victoria Act 1998 makes Parks Victoria responsible for managing national parks, reserves and other land under the control of the state,...

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Transmission facilities

The mountain has a number of transmission sites including:

• Broadcast Tower, which includes transmitters for:

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

Australian Broadcasting Corporation

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Macquarie Regional RadioWorks

Macquarie Regional RadioWorks

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 (Radio 3BO & Star Fm 91.9)

Special Broadcasting Service

Special Broadcasting Service

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Telstra

Telstra

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WIN Television

WIN Television

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• Southern Cross
  Southern Cross Ten
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• Telstra
  Telstra
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• 3CCC-FM Site
• Victoria Police
  Victoria Police
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History

The mountain, known as Lanjanuc to the Jaara Jaara people, was the location of a sacred ceremonial ground and used as an outlook.

The first European to climb the peak was Major Thomas Mitchell on 28 September 1836 during his journey of exploration through Australia Felix. He named it Mount Byng, after Lord Byng, a Field Marshal

Field Marshal

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 during the Peninsular War

Peninsular War

The Peninsular War was a war between France and the allied powers of Spain, the United Kingdom, and Portugal for control of the Iberian Peninsula during the Napoleonic Wars. The war began when French and Spanish armies crossed Spain and invaded Portugal in 1807. Then, in 1808, France turned on its...

, but soon changed it to honour Alexander the Great, emperor of ancient Greece.

External links

• Mount Alexander Regional Park Parks Victoria
• Place Names Search: Mount Alexander Geoscience Australia