Merton, Victoria

Merton
Town
Memorial hall
Memorial hall
Merton is located in Shire of Mansfield
Merton
Merton
Coordinates: 36°59′S 145°43′E / 36.983°S 145.717°E / -36.983; 145.717
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGAs
Location
Government
 • State electorate
 • Federal division
Population
 • Total216 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode
3715
Annual rainfall689.5 mm (27.15 in)[2]

Merton is a locality on the Maroondah Highway in north-east Victoria, west of Bonnie Doon, Australia. At the 2021 census, Merton had a population of 216.[1]

Merton Post Office opened on 1 July 1858.[3]

The railway to Mansfield arrived in the locality from Tallarook in 1890, and closed on 18 November 1978.[4] The last passenger service was on 28 May 1977.[5]

Merton has a picnic horse racing club, the Merton Amateur Turf Club (established in 1865), which holds its one race meeting a year with the Merton Cup on New Year's Day.[6]

Merton Memorial Hall was opened on 20 June 1923, under the official title of Merton Mechanics' Institute. Its name was changed to the current one in 1944.[7]

References

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  1. 1 2 "2021 Census QuickStats Merton". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
  2. ↑ "Monthly rainfall: Merton (Enderlee)". bom.gov.au. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 March 2025. Rainfall includes all forms of precipitation that reach the ground, such as rain, drizzle, hail and snow.
  3. ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
  4. ↑ Brown, Sid (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
  5. ↑ Banger, Chris (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.
  6. ↑ "Merton Amateur Turf Club". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
  7. ↑ Landcare, Merton (November 2013). Merton A History. Merton: Merton Landcare. pp. 88–93. ISBN 978-0-646-90980-6.
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