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Maldon, Australia's First Notable Town
CONTENTS
History of Maldon
Map of Maldon
National Trust Town
Notable People of Maldon
Places of interest
Walks around the town
Maldon's Climate
Places of interest Maldon is, by nature of its
historic past, a town filled with places of interest. A few of these places are
listed and further information can be obtained from the publications listed
below and the Buildings and Places of Interest page:
Anglican Church, Holy Trinity, High Street
Anzac Hill and the Turkish cannon
Beehive Gold Mine site
Butts Reserve
Carman's tunnel
Derby Hill
Excavator and Gold Dredge
Grave of Elisabeth Anset and son
Hospital - original Maldon Hospital
Lake Cairn Curran
Maldon Cemetery
Maldon Court House
Maldon gaol
Mount Tarrangower and lookout tower
Museum
North British Mine
Penny School
Porcupine Township
Post Office
Red, White and Blue mine
Reservoir - original town reservoir
Rock of Ages, Nuggety Ranges, Mount Moorul
School - stone and brick primary school
South German mine
Tarrangower Tunnelling Company Mine
Union Hill - open cut gold mine
Uniting Church, Fountain Street
Victorian Goldfields Steam Train
Welsh Congregational Church
Further Information
This provides a list of some of the material that is available on the history of Maldon
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Walks around Maldon
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A walking and car tour of the major historic buildings and sites in and around Maldon.
Free publications available from the
Maldon Maps Page
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| Discovering the Mount Alexander Diggings
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Maps and site descriptions to guide you to historic places around Castlemaine and Maldon, $10.
Available at the Maldon Museum and Maldon Visitor Information Centre.
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| Maldon Memories
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The history of Maldon as told by ten of Maldon's senior residents.
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Romulus, My Father
by R Gaita
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A biography of one of the immigrants who worked on the construction of Lake Cairn Curran
and lived in the district.Text Publishing, Melbourne, 1998.
The film of the book was made in the Maldon region in 2006 and was made available in 2007.
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Jeremy, Jeremiah
by Antonia Barron
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Story of two friends living in Mount Hawke in Maldon, one living in 1998 and the other in 1898;
and their common adventures.
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