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  Walkabout - Castlemaine
Castlemaine is a name which is probably familiar to most Australians even though relatively few may have visited the former goldmining settlement.
Castlemaine is located amidst low red hills at the confluence of Barkers, Campbells and Forest Creeks, 119 km north-west of Melbourne via the Calder Highway and 39 km south of
Castlemaine Woollen Company (one of the first large-scale woollen mills in the state) and Thompson's iron and brass foundry and engineering workshops were established in 1875.
www.walkabout.com.au /fairfax/locations/VICCastlemaine.shtml   (6135 words)

  
 Castlemaine - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
An Anglican Church was raised on this prominence in 1854.
It became a railway foundry in 1860 and then a portion was used by Cobb and Co as a coach factory and farriery establishment from 1864.
On a slight knoll at the cemetery are a Chinese burning tower and lodge.
www.smh.com.au /news/Victoria/Castlemaine/2005/02/17/1108500206304.html   (6161 words)

  
 Maldon Castlemaine Victoria, Australia - Arts Atmosphere ... The rest is history - Arts & Culture
Castlemaine Art Gallery and Historical Museum, located in Lyttleton Street, is one of the finest regional art galleries in the state.
Complete with the family’s art and craft collections, furnishings and domestic effects, Buda is a uniquely authentic record of the creative family who occupied this house for a period of 120 years.
Another fine gallery in Castlemaine is Brian Nunan’s Studio and Gallery which presents a diverse collection of exciting, spiritual, evocative, and sometimes disturbing oil paintings.
www.maldoncastlemaine.com /?id=artculture   (460 words)

  
 Castlemaine, Victoria - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Castlemaine (pronounced /ˈkæsəlmæɪn/; note the Flat A rather than a Broad A) is a town in Victoria, Australia, in the "Midlands" region about 120 kilometres northwest by road from Melbourne, and about 40 kilometres from the major provincial centre of Bendigo.
In 2001 Castlemaine's population was 6,835 (2001 census data), of whom about 8% were born overseas (mostly in the United Kingdom) and 2% of whom speak a language other than English, a pattern typical of much of rural Australia.
Castlemaine was established during the gold rush of 1851 and was originally named Forest Creek.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Castlemaine,_Victoria   (428 words)

  
 The best of Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.
Castlemaine began as the centre of the Mount Alexander gold fields in 1850.
It was briefly larger than Melbourne, as that city's population moved to Castlemaine to seek it's fortune.
This is because Castlemaine's was the earliest of gold discoveries and the gold being mostly alluvial, ran out relatively quickly.
castlemaine.org   (443 words)

  
 Castlemaine Brewery at beer Collections
In 1859 Nicholas and Edwin Fitzgerald, sons of an Irish brewer, established the Castlemaine Brewery in Castlemaine, Victoria.
The first brew produced in the Castlemaine Milton Brewery was made to the same formula as the Castlemaine Brewery in Victoria.
In 1928 the Castlemaine Brewery bought out major rival Perkins & Co which included the City Brewery in Mary St, a wines and spirits department on the opposite side of the street, the Toowoomba Brewery, the Toowoomba Maltings and a number of hotels.
www.beercollections.com /Breweries-Pacific/Castlemaine.htm   (348 words)

  
 Castlemaine
Castlemaine became the headquarters of the Government Camp for the area in 1852, and its impressive buildings were all built during the following ten years.
The house and gardens give an insight into the good life enjoyed in the goldrush days, and much work by Leviny and his family is on display, including lampshades, carved woodhangings and embroidery made by his daughters, as well as early photography and the family’s art and silverware collection.
Collectively the three Victorian art galleries in Ballarat, Bendigo and Castlemaine hold some of Australia's key art pieces and other works which portray early regional scenes are valuable historical references and certainly worth noting.
www.pacificislandtravel.com /australia/victoria/castlemaine.asp   (1042 words)

  
 Prehistoric Life - Ordovician Period in Victoria.   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
the Castlemaine and Bendigo goldfields) and in the eastern highlands (e.g.
Most of the Ordovician rocks in Victoria were deposited in deep water, and most of the fossils they contain are forms that floated in the surface waters, such as graptolites.
Many of the graptolites occurring in Victoria are also found in rocks of the same age in other parts of the world.
www.museum.vic.gov.au /prehistoric/fossils/ordovician.html   (157 words)

  
 Parks Victoria: Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park page
A Victoria amateur fishing license is required unless the person is under 16 years of age or an old aged/disability benefits pensioner.
Gold was discovered in the Castlemaine area in 1851 and was first won from surface or shallow workings, mostly by panning or cradling.
Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park is located a few kilometres south and east of Castlemaine in central Victoria, 120 km north-west of Melbourne.
www.parkweb.vic.gov.au /1park_display.cfm?park=90   (788 words)

  
 Castlemaine Colonial Motel Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia - Castlemaine Colonial Motel Group Booking Reservation ...
The Castlemaine Colonial Motel is the perfect place to hold a corporate event such as; team building, sales meetings, board of director meetings, or just corporate hospitality.
A Castlemaine Colonial Motel conference center is one of many conference centers in Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia.
A Castlemaine Colonial Motel wedding reception is a party where guests come to celebrate the marriage of the bride and groom.
www.meetingforce.com /castlemaine-colonial-motel-55h478.html   (796 words)

  
 Castlemaine Accommodation - Viewpoint Bed & Breakfast
This Castlemaine accommodation is centrally located and offers exclusive use of our self-contained brick cottage.
The Viewpoint Bed and Breakfast is a comfortably furnished and charmingly renovated 1860s cottage and is perfect for that weekend getaway, romantic holiday or family trip.
Just one and half hours from Melbourne, our Castlemaine accommodation is in the perfect position to enjoy the many attractions of the Central Victorian Goldfields.
www.castlemaineaccommodation.com.au   (199 words)

  
 Bed & Breakfast Castlemaine | Viewpoint Bed&Breakfast | Central Victorian Goldfields Railway | Castlemaine Bed ...   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
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Comfortably furnished in nostalgic period fashion, Viewpoint is perfect for a romantic weekend away or relaxing family holiday as guests have exclusive use of the self-contained property, which is fully equipped for a weekend stay or a longer break.
Castlemaine is ideally situated to experience the many attractions of the Central Victorian Goldfields.
www.viewpointbnb.com.au   (147 words)

  
 AusEmade: Castlemaine Information and Attractions, Victoria (VIC), Australia
The Castlemaine Trail is one way of enjoying not only the history but the food and wine trails, as well as the many small cafes and food providores found in this historic town.
Castlemaine Diggings National Park — Forest Creek Historic Gold Diggings is part of the Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park.
The inner circles are made from conglomerate, which is a mixture of all sorts of older rocks and gold bonded together with cement-like clay and sand.
www.ausemade.com.au /vic/destination/c/castlemaine-information.htm   (1139 words)

  
 Goldfields Library Corporation   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
The Castlemaine Branch Library is located in the historic former Mechanics Institute Building.
This building, which is on the historic register, has housed a library since it was built back in 1855 and it still retains an elegant classical façade typical of the town's Mid-Victorian civic architecture.
The library is supported by a strong 'Friends of Castlemaine Library Group' that helps with regular book sales and fundraising, organising talks by noted authors and volunteer activities to help stretch the annual budget.
www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au /castlemaine.shtml   (430 words)

  
 Castlemaine Cycles - Road and MTB bikes, parts and service - Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Castlemaine Cycles - Road and MTB bikes, parts and service - Castlemaine, Victoria, Australia
Here at Castlemaine Cycles we talk bikes, fix bikes, dream about bikes, race bikes, and ride bikes.
Castlemaine Cycles caters to all types of riders, with all types of bikes and accessories.
www.castlemainecycles.com   (303 words)

  
 Cricket Victoria - Castlemaine & District Cricket Assoc
Cricket Victoria - Castlemaine & District Cricket Assoc
Cricket has been played in the district since the gold rush days of the 1850's when the first clubs were formed.
This was the first defeat of an English team on Victorian soil and their second loss for the tour in the colony.
cdca.cricketvictoria.com.au /history.html   (223 words)

  
 KR Castlemaine   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
KR Castlemaine Foods is one of the largest manufacturers of hams, bacons, and smallgoods, remaining 100 percent Australian owned.
The innovative and pioneering efforts of KR Castlemaine Foods is also recognised with the l au nch of bred-free range hams and bacons.
KR Castlemaine produces a wide range of smallgoods with a focus on quality and presentation, always seeking to anticipate and meet the needs of its consumers, delivering a reliability Australians can trust.
www.krcastlemaine.com.au /company.cfm   (409 words)

  
 Castlemaine Things To Do - Travel Guides - VirtualTourist.com
Castlemaine's Visitor Information centre, besides being the best place to start your visit to this small city, is also a National Trust classified significant historic building and a tourist attraction in its own right.
The remaining building is now thought of as one of regional Australia's finest heritage buildings (after much restoration) and is a centrepiece of Castlemaine's historic precinct.
Now it is also an Interpretive centre where you can see many interesting displays about the early gold years and history, and the centre portion running the length of the building displays a range of art which is also for sale.
www.virtualtourist.com /travel/Australia_and_Oceania/Australia/State_of_Victoria/Castlemaine-1878273/Things_To_Do-Castlemaine-BR-1.html   (575 words)

  
 Castlemaine, Victoria - Travelmate
Castlemaine is a Victorian town which was certainly built on gold taken from the fabulously rich local surface fields.
The Theatre Royal, where femme fatale Lola Montez once entertained the miners, is one of the oldest surviving theatres in the state.
While it honours its heritage, modern Castlemaine is a pleasant town whose biennial Festival of Gardens attracts visitors from far and wide to enjoy such gems as the Buda historic home and garden.
www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownId=300   (307 words)

  
 Demetrius at The Australian National University: Item 1885/88
Victoria illustrated, published by Sands and Kenny, Melbourne and Sydney, 1857.
View of figures, animals and activities on open land in front of buildings in the town of Castlemaine.
Gill's sketch was executed in 1855 and shows Castlemaine at a time of rapid growth four years after gold was discovered at the Mount Alexander goldfields.
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 Castlemaine - Map and towns - Goldfields, Victoria, Australia
Castlemaine, at the intersection of the Pyrenees and Midland highways, is a town that serves a substantial fruit-growing and farming area.
Paved by gold, Castlemaine’s history and heritage is visible in its fine public buildings, wide streets, ornate hotels and century-old shops selling everything from gourmet food to antiques and art.
Castlemaine has a thriving arts and cultural community.
www.visitvictoria.com.au /displayObject.cfm?ObjectID=000E757E-6E57-1A5E-88CD80C476A90318   (294 words)

  
 HMAS Castlemaine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
HMAS Castlemaine (J-244/M-244/A-248), named for the town of Castlemaine in Victoria, Australia, is a Bathurst-class corvette of the Royal Australian Navy.
Castlemaine paid off to reserve on 14 December 1945 and was immobilised at HMAS Cerberus at Crib Point in Victoria as a training hulk for Engine Room Artificers who ran the boilers in part providing steam heating throughout the base.
Castlemaine is presently berthed at Gem Pier, Williamstown, Victoria, adjacent to the historic Customs House.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/HMAS_Castlemaine   (197 words)

  
 RSPCA Victoria: Victorian Districts > RSPCA Castlemaine
Midland Animal Welfare was granted RSPCA status in October 1995 and became RSPCA Castlemaine.
Their shop in Forest Street is a major source of revenue and continues to go from strength to strength.
With the establishment of the shelter the call for volunteers is always urgent.
www.rspcavic.org /about_us/castlemaine.htm   (87 words)

  
 Castlemaine, Victoria Web Design Services - Web Site Design Firms
Here are the most recent Castlemaine, Victoria web design service vendors that have requested a listing on Marketingtool.com.
Click here to learn more about why a Marketingtool.com Castlemaine web site design firm featured listing is one of the best methods of advertising your business.
This web design service services: Castlemaine, Victoria from a local, regional or national office.
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 Castlemaine, Victoria Public Relations Firms - Publicity Firms   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-11-06)
Here are the most recent Castlemaine, Victoria pr firm vendors that have requested a listing on Marketingtool.com.
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Click here to learn more about why a Marketingtool.com Castlemaine publicity firm featured listing is one of the best methods of advertising your business.
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 KR Castlemaine jobs move | The Courier-Mail
A company spokesperson said the Toowoomba factory was supplied with town water and bore water from its property in the north Toowoomba suburb of Willowburn and did not need to draw from the city supply.
KR Castlemaine's President, Mike Adams announced the closure today, saying the company needed to consolidate its smallgoods production into one site rather than maintain its current two sites in Castlemaine, Victoria and Toowoomba.
Once the details of KR Castlemaine's decision are fully understood, the Queensland Government would be in a better position to offer an appropriate package built around an Immediate Response Plan.
www.news.com.au /couriermail/story/0,,20411421-952,00.html?from=rss   (803 words)

  
 Weekender - Castlemaine - Victoria - Australia - Travel - theage.com.au
Castlemaine and district's Festival of Gardens committee has been organising an open garden display every couple of years since 1987 - and it gets harder every time.
It's the rain, you see - or rather the lack of it - and, as any green thumb will indicate, drought is the natural enemy of the garden.
The Botanical Gardens are among the oldest in Victoria, with barbecues and National Trust registered trees.
www.theage.com.au /news/victoria/weekender--castlemaine/2006/10/19/1160851065028.html   (650 words)

  
 Reinheimer & Koch
Anna Margaretha (Margaret) KOCH came to Australia in 1854, with her parents and younger brother Philip.
The family left their village in Hessen, Germany, to travel to the goldfields at Castlemaine where they hoped to find gold.
In 1885, Martin and Margaret selected land in the Parish of Kalkee, which is today still owned and farmed by their descendants.
www.angelfire.com /my/pioneer/reinheimer.htm   (171 words)

  
 Weekender - Castlemaine - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
Entry fee is $3 per garden, which range from large formal town gardens to cottage displays and rambling rural properties.
Castlemaine is 90 minutes from Melbourne, with Maldon 15 minutes further on.
The Empyre (5472 5166) is in a magnificently refurbished 1860s building described by the Age Good Food Guide as a time-warp treasure with a fairly ambitious menu.
www.smh.com.au /news/victoria/weekender--castlemaine/2006/10/19/1160851065028.html   (650 words)

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