MATLOCK TOWNSHIP

WARBURTON-WOODS POINT ROAD MATLOCK, MANSFIELD SHIRE

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    MATLOCK TOWNSHIP - History

    Heritage Inventory History of Site: The settlement of matlocksprang up in 1863 and expanded rapidly. it developed as a centre for "Grand Balls and Entertainments" and this remained its reputation. By 1865 it boasted seven hotels, three restaurants, seven stores, a bakery, two butchers, two banks, one sharebroker and a few private residences. In December 1873 the town was almost completely burnt out in a bushfire. The remaining inhabitants moved down the hill to re-establish the town ona new site.

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    MATLOCK TOWNSHIP - Heritage Inventory Description

    Evidence of hilltop mining town: bottle dumps, domestic rubbish, street alignments, house and hotel sites, and cemetery.

    Heritage Inventory Significance: Regional/State. Matlock was the centre of a lively and important mining district and was heavily dependent on the Yarra Track. The remains of the town's short, but intense, ten year life offer a glimpse of the early mining period in this district, free of the overlay of later habitation.

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