Creswick
Creswick is a town in west-central Victoria, Australia. It is located 18 kilometres north of Ballarat and 129 km northwest of Melbourne, in Shire of Hepburn. It is 430 metres above sea level. At the 2006 census, Creswick had a population of 2,485. Creswick was named after the Creswick family, the pioneer settlers of the region.[1]
During the great Victorian gold rush Creswick had a population of over 25,000. It was named after brothers John, Henry and Charles Creswick who settled in the district in 1842.[2]
Origin of the name
History
Governance
Mayors of Creswick (1859–1921)
| # | Mayor | Term |
|---|---|---|
| [[]] | 1858–1859 | |
| [[]] | 1859–1860 | |
| [[]] | 1863–1864 | |
| [[]] | 1864–1866 | |
| [[]] | 1866 | |
| [[]] | 1869 | |
| [[]] | 1869–1871 | |
| [[]] | 1871–1872 | |
| [[]] | 1872–1873 | |
| [[]] | 1873 | |
| [[]] | 1874–1875 | |
| [[]] | 1875–1877 | |
| [[]] | 1877–1878 | |
| Thomas Cooper | 1878 | |
| [[]] | 1879–1880 | |
| James Orr | 1880 | |
| James Orr | 1881 | |
| David Luttet | 1882 | |
| [[]] | 1883 | |
| Thomas Cooper | 1884 | |
| [[]] | 1885–1886 | |
| [[]] | 1886 | |
| [[]] | 1887–1888 | |
| [[]] | 1888–1889 | |
| [[]] | 1889–1890 | |
| [[]] | 1890–1891 | |
| [[]] | 1891–1892 | |
| [[]] | 1892–1893 | |
| [[]] | 1893–1894 | |
| [[]] | 1894–1895 | |
| [[]] | 1895–1896 | |
| [[]] | 1897-1897 | |
| [[]] | 1897–1898 | |
| [[]] | 1898–1899 | |
| [[]] | 1899–1900 | |
| [[]] | 1900–1901 | |
| [[]] | 1901–1902 | |
| [[]] | 1902–1903 | |
| [[]] | 1903–1904 | |
| [[]] | 1904–1905 | |
| [[]] | 1905–1906 | |
| [[]] | 1906–1907 | |
| [[]] | 1907–1908 | |
| [[]] | 1908–1909 | |
| [[]] | 1909–1910 | |
| [[]] | 1910-1911 | |
| [[]] | 1911 | |
| [[]] | 1912–1913 | |
| [[]] | 1913–1914 | |
| [[]] | 1914 | |
| [[]] | 1914–1915 | |
| [[]] | 1915–1916 | |
| [[]] | 1916–1917 | |
| [[]] | 1917–1918 | |
| [[]] | 1918–1919 | |
| [[]] | 1919–1920 | |
| [[]] | 1920–1921 |
Geography and climate
Environment
Economy
Demography
Culture
Sport
Industry
Gold Mining
Forestry
Other businesses
Joseph Andrews, flour miller (<1887>)
Henry Beckwith, baker (<1887>)
T.Blight, baker and pastrycook (<1887>)
Creswick Brick, Tile and Potteries
R. McCulloch, tinsmith (<1887>)
Stephen Simmonds, butcher (<1861)
Tourism
Transport
Architecture
Education
Media
See also
Mining in Creswick - Mining companies in Creswick - Mining gullies in Creswick - Mining gutters in Creswick - Mining leads in Creswick - Mining reefs in Creswick
Notes
References
- ↑ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Creswick,_Victoria
- ↑ Welcome to Creswick Gold & Spa Country brochure, 1996.
Further reading
External links
--Beth Kicinski 12:24, 17 November 2016 (AEDT)