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  kyneton » Triple Hill ABS
Kyneton, in the heart of Macedon Ranges and Spa Country Victoria, is immersed in history.
Kyneton is famous for its spectacular bluestone architecture, mineral springs, the meandering Campaspe River, lush botanic gardens and historic houses.
Experience the Kyneton Jazz and Heritage Festival, or the Kyneton Daffodil festival, and be sure to book your accommodation for the famous Kyneton Cup.
www.triplehillabs.com.au /kyneton   (312 words)

  
  Walkabout - Kyneton
Kyneton became the state's major agricultural town and the general prosperity and development resulted in a building boom which saw bluestone quarrying become a substantial industry.
Kyneton was proclaimed a municipality as early as 1857.
The Kyneton Cup is held on the first Wednesday of November and the Jebba Yacki Fireworks Display is held at Lauriston in November or December.
www.walkabout.fairfax.com.au /smh/locations/VICKyneton.shtml   (2986 words)

  
 Sam Sloan's Family Tree - pafg183 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Edith PALMER was born in 1869 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
Josephine PALMER was born in 1872 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
Bertha PALMER was born in 1876 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
www.samsloan.com /pafg183.htm   (928 words)

  
 Wesley Turnbull Kyneton Victoria - 22/05/2003   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The town of Kyneton is situated about 80 kms NW of Melbourne on the main Melbourne-Bendigo highway and railway.
This makes Kyneton an attractive location for those city dwellers looking to escape the smelly, congested metropolis for a slice of quiet, unspoilt country side - peace, fresh air, room to move, a relaxing pace and a community you can feel safe in.
Kyneton is a beautifully historic town, but without care and good planning, it risks becoming a victim of its own assets.
www.abc.net.au /rural/telegraph/viewpoint/stories/s861046.htm   (388 words)

  
 NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Calder Freeway   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Beyond Bendigo, it continues along the northwestern Victoria until finally reaching Mildura and Sturt Highway.
Calder Freeway is a freeway linking Melbourne to Kyneton in Victoria, Australia.
South of the Victoria/New South Wales border the highway is a two-lane, single carriageway in each direction, continuing through northwest Victoria from the Abbotsford Bridge, through Merbein to the major regional town of Mildura in the state's north-west.
www.nationmaster.com /encyclopedia/Calder-Freeway   (294 words)

  
 Travel Victoria - accommodation & visitor guide - Australia
Travel Victoria is a tourism, travel and visitor guide for Victoria, Australia, that includes:
Search for accommodation, or if you're unsure of which city or town to stay in, start with a map.
180 towns and cities covered, with attractions, facts and figures, transport details, maps, weather forecasts and 10,000 photographs from all corners of Victoria.
www.travelvictoria.com.au   (158 words)

  
 The Dispatch - Serving the Lexington, NC - News   (Site not responding. Last check: )
Kyneton (pronounced) is a town on the Calder Highway in the Macedon Ranges of Victoria, Australia with a population of approximately 5,000.
Kyneton is famous for its spectacular bluestone architecture, mineral springs, the meandering Campaspe River, lush botanic gardens and historic houses.
Kyneton hosts several events during the year including the Kyneton Jazz Festival, Kyneton Daffodil Festival and the Kyneton Cup.
www.the-dispatch.com /apps/pbcs.dll/section?category=NEWS&template=wiki&text=Kyneton,_Victoria   (109 words)

  
 Caravan Parks and Tourist Park Accommodation AustraliaGo See Australia Directory
Some Kyneton Daffodil History Daffodil enthusiasts have been improving the quality of their flowers since the 19th century, many from the Kyneton Macedon Ranges locality.
Kyneton would have the biggest and best show in Victoria, which gave the town its reputation for growing daffodils.
When it was decided to have an annual Kyneton Festival, the daffodil seemed the obvious symbol and so began the planting of massed daffodils along Kyneton's main thoroughfares.
www.holidayparksvictoria.net.au /searchdetails.asp?cat=event&ID=9044315   (419 words)

  
 lawson - pafg03.htm - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Alice was born in 1875 in Amherst Victoria.
She was buried on 21 May 1951 in Gisborne Cemetery Victoria.
Kathleen Annie LAWSON was born on 9 Jun 1904 in Gisborne Victoria.
www.sellstrom.net /lawson/pafg03.htm   (586 words)

  
 Holiday toll hits 25 - National - theage.com.au
Victoria police investigating a crash in Kyneton that claimed the life of a motorcyclist north of Melbourne are appealing for witnesses to come forward.
While Victoria's toll stands at six, the national figure has risen to 24, with eight people dying on New South Wales roads, five in Queensland, two in both South Australia and Tasmania and two in Western Australia.
Meanwhile, Victoria's top traffic cop, Assistant Commissioner Noel Ashby, has called on drivers to change their attitudes to safety on the road.
www.theage.com.au /news/national/holiday-toll-hits-25/2006/12/26/1166895265649.html   (588 words)

  
 Sam Sloan's Family Tree - pafg182 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Alice Winifred MILVAIN was born in 1901 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
Robert MILVAIN was born in 1871 in Lauriston, Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
Mary Maude MILVAIN was born in 1875 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
www.samsloan.com /pafg182.htm   (1200 words)

  
 Wines By The Hour In Victoria - Victoria, Australia, Australasia, Australasia Things to see and do, Australia, ...
Australians are said to be known for their senses of humor, and John Boucher, co-owner of the Kyneton Ridge Estate winery, in Kyneton, Victoria State was no exception.
Pointing to the huge, white tent that took up a large portion of his side yard, and where his stepson was to hold his wedding reception in two days, he made a suggestion to my fiancée, Megan, and I: "You should stay a couple of more days," John said.
Back during Victoria's Gold Rush days in the mid-1800s, Kyneton was a major stopping point between Melbourne and Bendigo, where Australian prospectors mined for gold up until the 1950s.
www.bootsnall.com /articles/06-04/wines-by-the-hour-in-victoria-victoria-australia.html   (1533 words)

  
 Hamblin Bros upright piano, 1907 - Powerhouse Museum Collection
This piano is one of only a few surviving instruments by one of Australia's early piano makers, Hamblin of Kyneton, Victoria wich was established by Joseph Hamblin in Kyneton during the 1870s.
During the late nineteenth century in Victoria a number of piano making businesses were established, possibly as a result of the the wealth generated by the gold rushes and the growth of a wealthy middle class eager to include the civilising influence of the piano in their households.
The piano is made by Hamblin Bros., Kyneton, Victoria to a traditional design between 1880 and 1910.
www.powerhousemuseum.com /collection/database/?irn=11179&search=Victorian   (407 words)

  
 Kyneton Football Club (Vic)
Kyneton completed the home and away season of the BFL in second position.
April 28 - Sandhurst 12.12.84 defeated Kyneton 11.13.79.
August 12 - Eaglehawk 36.18.234 defeated Kyneton 12.6.78.
www.footypedia.com /00001381.htm   (315 words)

  
 Kyneton Daffodil and Arts Festival Incorporated
By the early 1950’s the Kyneton Daffodil Show was as keenly contested as any show in the State of Victoria.
Kyneton would have the biggest and best show in Victoria, which gave our town a reputation for growing daffodils.
When it was decided to have an annual Kyneton Festival, the daffodil seemed the obvious symbol for our town and so began the planting of massed daffodils along the main thoroughfares.
www.visitvictoria.com /displayObject.cfm/objectid.BD6331B9-E82E-484B-AB0E2D04FDBA19B6/vvt.vhtml   (230 words)

  
 Bid to make Melbourne a books city - VicElection06News - Victoria Votes
Outgoing Arts Minister Mary Delahunty said the bid came on the back of Victoria's literary reputation, including being the home of the most independent publishers and the most voracious consumers, per capita, of books and magazines in Australia.
The centre would be a "one-stop shop" to help grow knowledge and interest for literature, she said.
■Victoria's 28 eisteddfods are set to gain $400,000 in funding.
www.theage.com.au /news/vicelection06news/bid-to-make-melbourne-a-books-city/2006/11/16/1163266712950.html   (414 words)

  
 Kyneton, Victoria Holiday Homes & Houses to rent - Australia
Isabella at Kyneton, Cottage in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia
Victoria Holiday Home - A charming and comfortable Victorian style house in the centre of historical Kyneton.
Isabella was built in the 1890’s and whilst having been lovingly restored and renovated still retains its historic charm.
www.holidayhomes.co.nz /australia/victoria/2858.html   (269 words)

  
 Kyneton, Victoria - Travelmate
The Campaspe River town of Kyneton, 84km north of Melbourne, is at its best in spring when avenues of golden flowers direct visitors to the Daffodil and Arts Festival.
English born philanthropist and early feminist Caroline Chisholm lived in Kyneton in the 1850s when her family kept a store and her husband sat on the magistrate’s court bench.
During her time in the town she resolved to ease the plight of the wives and children of miners heading north to the goldfields by developing a scheme to build a series of roadside shelters along what is now the Calder Highway.
www.travelmate.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownId=739   (258 words)

  
 Sam Sloan's Big Combined Family Trees - pafg137 - Generated by Personal Ancestral File
Ellen MILVAIN was born in 1866 in Edgecombe, Victoria, Australia.
Gilbert MILVAIN was born in 1869 in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia.
Frederick Hamilton MILVAIN was born in 1883 in Malmsbury, Victoria, Australia.
www.anusha.com /pafg137.htm   (1240 words)

  
 CSU Guide to Australia - VIC
The Municipal Association of Victoria is the peak representative and lobbying body for Victoria's 79 councils.
The MAV was formed in 1879 and the Municipal Association Act 1907 anointed the MAV the official voice of local government in Victoria.
Highlights the the tourist attractions of Victoria, region by region.
www.csu.edu.au /australia/vic.html   (901 words)

  
 Our Trip to Kyneton, Page 1 - Melbourne, Bendigo, Dingoes & Hanging Rock   (Site not responding. Last check: )
I suspect that she picked Kyneton simply by sticking a pin in a map with her eyes closed since neither of us had ever heard of Kyneton until then.
As for Kyneton Bushland Resort, we were pleasantly surprised to see that all the money we'd poured into the timeshare scheme hadn't gone to waste.
After lunch in Bendigo's Botanical Gardens we headed back to Kyneton via the Dingo Farm at Castlemaine which, by the way, is not where they brew Castlemaine beer.
www.users.bigpond.com /bobbrand/Kyneton1.html   (877 words)

  
 Kyneton - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
Kyneton - Victoria - Australia - Travel - smh.com.au
On the left-hand side of the highway, as you head towards Melbourne, is the four-storey Degraves  Mill (1856-7) which was, at the time, one of the state's largest flour mills.
To get there follow the Baynton Rd north-east of Kyneton for 21 km then turn right onto the Burke and Wills Track and it is a short distance along this road which heads south-east to
www.smh.com.au /news/Victoria/Kyneton/2005/02/17/1108500206643.html   (3038 words)

  
 Chalmers of Alvah   (Site not responding. Last check: )
She married Ian PATIENCE in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 6 May 1967.
Pamela Joy CHALMERS (#1225) was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 20 August 1948.
Julie Ann CHALMERS (#1205) was born in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia 1 October 1957.
freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com /~chalmersofalvah/I0000979.HTM   (201 words)

  
 Kyneton - Map and towns - Daylesford and the Macedon Ranges, Victoria, Australia
Kyneton is an historic gold rush town located on the Campaspe River.
Base yourself in Kyneton to explore the scenic countryside and discover treasures and historic reminders of the region’s past.
Kyneton is approximately one hour from Melbourne just off the Calder Highway.
www.visitvictoria.com.au /displayObject.cfm?objectid=000B1D3B-E3BC-1A64-88CD80C476A90318   (238 words)

  
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She was born September 3, 1892 in Manchester, England, and died March 19, 1957 in Carnegie, Victoria, Australia.
She was born September 1, 1905, and died December 29, 1990 in Yallourn, Victoria.
She was born January 16, 1924 in Richmond, Victoria, Australia.
www.hanrahanfamilytree.com /new_page_4.htm   (978 words)

  
 John Hogan 1826, Julia Meara 1829, Ireland, William Hogan 1871, Kyneton.
1871 45 William Hogan was born in Kyneton, Victoria.
1871 42 gave birth to William Hogan in Kyneton, Victoria.
1871 0 was born in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia.
genforum.genealogy.com /ireland/messages/57805.html   (207 words)

  
 "Macedon Ranges accommodation, Moorville at Kyneton, b&b, bed and breakfast, INN.HOUSE, Victoria, ...   (Site not responding. Last check: )
In the winter months the open fire in the dining room is a comforting focal point during your dinner.There is an asphalt tennis court, heated indoor swimming pool, or you can play "cross country" petanque on the undulating lawn.
Go for a drive - this is the Spa Centre of Victoria - drink from the many natural springs in the area, or partake of the waters at nearby Daylesford.
Kyneton is in the heart of the fascinating Macedon Ranges region and the quality of your accommodation at Moorville will ensure that you will enjoy the experience!
www.innhouse.com.au /moorville.html   (704 words)

  
 William Thomas Jones and Son, Stonemasons - dry stone walls, monuments, memorials and all general stone work - Kyneton ...
William Thomas Jones and Sons is a traditional stonemasonry yard at Kyneton in central Victoria.
Whilst we use as many of the time-honoured manual skills of classic stonemasonry in our work as possible, our work is always highly competitively priced.
We are based in central Victoria (think Bendigo, Ballarat and surrounds), but your project can be delivered to anywhere in Australia or we can arrange installation at your home or site.
www.wtjones.com.au   (163 words)

  
 Kyneton Guide | iExplore.com
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www.iexplore.com /guides/Australia/Kyneton   (125 words)

  
 Kyneton, Victoria - Travelmate   (Site not responding. Last check: )
The Campaspe River town of Kyneton, 84km north of Melbourne, is at its best in spring when avenues of golden flowers direct visitors to the Daffodil and Arts Festival.
English born philanthropist and early feminist Caroline Chisholm lived in Kyneton in the 1850s when her family kept a store and her husband sat on the magistrate’s court bench.
During her time in the town she resolved to ease the plight of the wives and children of miners heading north to the goldfields by developing a scheme to build a series of roadside shelters along what is now the Calder Highway.
www.needitnow.com.au /Places/Places.asp?TownId=739   (307 words)

  
 About_Us._(Made in ...
Kyneton Fine China was established in 1983 in Kyneton, Victoria, Australia upon the arrival from England of Peter and Rita Daniel.
Upon their arrival in Australia, Rita and Peter were captivated by the unique beauty of the flora and fauna and created a range of figurines using Australian porcelain naming it "Kyneton Fine China" after the town in which it was situated.
Rita continues to have a love of the traditional china making techniques and whenever time can be found, either hand paints or flower-makes special bone china Kyneton Fine China pieces in very limited quantities which in consequence are only available from the studio.
www.wattleceramics.com.au /pages/aboutus.html   (342 words)

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