Daisy Hill, Victoria

Daisy Hill
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA
Location
Established1850s
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total385 (2016 census)[2]
Postcode
3465
Mean max temp20.4 °C (68.7 °F)
Mean min temp8 °C (46 °F)
Annual rainfall524 mm (20.6 in)

Daisy Hill a locality in Victoria, Australia located in the Shire of Central Goldfields. At the 2016 census, Daisy Hill had a population of 385.[2]

Daisy Hill began as a mining settlement, after a discovery of gold during the Gold Rush of 1853, the location became known as an extremely rich goldfield soon thereafter. Prior to this discovery, Daisy Hill had gained a particular notoriety, due to a gold rush in February 1849, that was based upon the claims made by one Thomas Chapman, a shepherd and former Parkhurst prison exile. Chapman sold a gold nugget to a Melbourne Jeweller, Mr. Brentani of Collins Street. Soon afterwards Chapman left the Port Phillip District for Sydney, although he returned again many years later.

Daisy Hill has a Community Centre Hall and public tennis courts. The last commercial shop in Daisy Hill closed around 2008.

See also

Amherst, Victoria

References

  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Daisy Hill (Vic.) (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022. 
  2. ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Disy Hill". Australian Bureau of Statistics Daisy Hill. Retrieved 9 March 2019.

37°09′S 143°40′E / 37.150°S 143.667°E / -37.150; 143.667