Vaughan, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

37°09′S 144°13′E / 37.150°S 144.217°E / -37.150; 144.217Population64 (2016 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3451Location

117 km (73 mi) NW of Melbourne
52 km (32 mi) S of Bendigo
13 km (8 mi) S of Castlemaine

LGA(s)Shire of Mount Alexander State electorate(s)Bendigo West Federal division(s)Bendigo

Vaughan is a locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander in the state of Victoria, Australia south of Castlemaine and east of Guildford.

Vaughan is situated at the confluence of Fryer's Creek and the Loddon River which has the Lawson spring, a drinkable mineral water spring.^{[citation needed]} The spring location is sometimes referred to as Vaughan Spring^[2] or Vaughan Springs.^[3] Vaughan Springs was previously the location of a large gold rush township called The Junction.

The population of Vaughan at the 2016 Census was 64.^[1]

Vaughan Post Office first opened on 15 March 1859 and closed in 1922. It opened again in 1947 and closed in 1968.^[4] The nearest post office is now at Guildford.

The nearest business is the Guildford general store, and the Guildford Hotel.

Gallery

Lawson spring beside the Loddon river

References

^ ^a ^b "2016 Census QuickStats: Vaughan". quickstats.censusdata.abs.gov.au. Retrieved 14 May 2019.
^ "Vaughan Spring Day Visitor Ara (Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park)". Parks Victoria. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ "Vaughan Springs Mineral Reserve". Castlemaine, Maldon & Surrounds. 4 June 2020. Retrieved 17 March 2021.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021