Maldon, Victoria

Driving down the main street in Historic Maldon, Victoria. Maldon was a boom town in the 1850's goldrush. Today the population is about 1000. The township displays overall historical and architectural importance, particularly in its gold town buildings. The significance lies in the variety of building styles, and the area of mining is of interest with one mine still open to the public. Maldon boasts that it is largely unchanged since the 1850s, and has attracted considerable interest from tourists for its 19th-century atmosphere.

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• Maldon
• Country victoria
• gold mining towns
• country australia
• historical town