Daylesford

Daylesford is a town located in the Shire of Hepburn, Victoria, Australia. It is a former goldmining town about 115 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, in the foothills of the Great Dividing Range. At the 2006 census, Daylesford had a population of 3,073.

Origin of the name

Daylesford was initially called Wombat, and was known as the Jim Crow Goldfield.

Governance

Daylesford Mayors

#	Mayor	Term
	[[]]	1858-1859
	[[]]	1859–1860

Daylesford Mayors (1863–1921)

#	Mayor	Term
	[[]]	1859–1860
	[[]]	1863–1864
	[[]]	1864–1866
	[[]]	1866
	[[]]	1869
	William E. Stanbridge	1870–1871
	[[]]	1871–1872
	[[]]	1872–1873
	[[]]	1873
	Henry Head Sainsbury	1874–1875
	Henry Head Sainsbury	1875–1876
	Alexander Kidd	1876–1877
	[[]]	1877–1878
	George Patterson	1878
	[[]]	1879–1880
	George Patterson	1880
	Alexander Kidd	1881
	Owen Jones	1882
	[[]]	1883
	J.H. Wheeler	1884
	[[]]	1885–1886
	Thomas Deakin	1886-1887
	[[]]	1887–1888
	[[]]	1888–1889
	[[]]	1889–1890
	[[]]	1890–1891
	[[]]	1891–1892
	[[]]	1892–1893
	[[]]	1893–1894
	[[]]	1894–1895
	[[]]	1895–1896
	[[]]	1897-1897
	Howe	1897–1898
	[[]]	1898–1899
	[[]]	1899–1900
	[[]]	1900–1901
	[[]]	1901–1902
	[[]]	1902–1903
	[[]]	1903–1904
	[[]]	1904–1905
	John William King	1905–1906
	[[]]	1906–1907
	[[]]	1907–1908
	[[]]	1908–1909
	Dr Trewhella	1909–1910
	[[]]	1910-1911
	R. C. Densem	1911-1912
	[[]]	1912–1913
	[[]]	1913–1914
	[[]]	1914
	[[]]	1914–1915
	G. H. Walton	1915–1916
	J.B. Howe	1916–1917
	W. L. Harris	1917–1918
	[[]]	1918–1919
	Robert Marshall	1919–1920
	[[]]	1920–1921
	Trembath	1923–1924
	J. W. King	1924–1925, retired due to ill health in October 1924.
	W. A. Weir	Oct 1924–1925
	[[]]	1925–1926
	H. A. M. Broomfield	1932
	A. Lehmann	1940–1941
	Edgar Hart	1955 (died in office)

Industry

Manufacturers

A.C. Martin

C.R. Moore

Daylesford Butter Factory

Daylesford Worsted and Woollen Mills

Daytex

White and Oldham, wheelwrights and coach builders

Wombat Hill Sawmills

Services

Daylesford and Hepburn Waterworks

Daylesford Pyrites Works

Daylesford Powder Magazine

Daylesford Fire Brigade

Tourism

Daylesford New Year's Eve Parade

“BACK TO DAYLESFORD.”

The municipal welcome to “home comers” was held in the Town Hall this morning, and several hundreds, among whom were Mrs Harvey, the first native white girl in Daylesford, who was born at Tipperary Point, in 1855; Mrs Emmitt, born Daylesford, 1856; Mr “Ned” Moore, here in 1854, and “Sam” Morris, an old-time famous cricketer, when Bonnar brought the Australian Eleven to Daylesford many years ago, "stumped” three of them, Bonnor included, in three successes balls. Morris, who for a great number of years was connected with the South Melbourne Club, is now unfortunately totally blind. He received a hearty greeting when invited to a seat on the platform. Speeches of welcome were made by the mayor (Cr Lehman), Cr Smythe (presidents of Glenlyon Shire), Crs M'Donald and Trembath. Dr Smythe, of the University, and Mr Ned Moore responded. Subsequently a group photograph was taken and numbers spent half-an-hour in meeting old friends who had not fore gathered for lengthy periods, and almost forgotten friendships were renewed.

Transport

Daylesford Spa Country Railway

Education

Daylesford School of Mines

See also

Daylesford Cemetery

Daylesford Avenue of Honour

Daylesford New Year's Eve Parade

Daylesford Railway Line

Hepburn Shire Council

J.J. Larkins

Samuel Morris

Maurice Sartori

Mount Stuart House

Mining in Daylesford - Mining companies in Daylesford - Mining gullies in Daylesford - Mining gutters in Daylesford - Mining leads in Daylesford - Mining reefs in Daylesford

External links

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--Sallyanne Doyle 23:27, 21 February 2013 (EST); --C.K.Gervasoni 09:26, 8 May 2014 (EST); --Clare K.Gervasoni 16:36, 18 June 2016 (AEST)