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Harrietville, Victoria

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304:, the Post Office opening on 5 July 1865. Alluvial gold was mined initially. Many of the early miners were Chinese. Later, the mining shifted to deep reefs accessed via shafts. A large dredge, known as the Tronoh Monster, also worked extracting alluvial gold from the Ovens River flats. The dredge extracted gravel and created the hole it floated in, dumping the tailings behind it. It made slow progress along the river flats, eventually stopping when rock reefs were contacted at the base of the surrounding mountains. Three large and deep lakes remain near Harrietville where dredging operations ceased, the most known being the Tronoh Dredge Hole which is now a popular spot for swimming, fishing, cycling, and walking 66: 605: 50: 823: 470: 73: 211: 199: 509: 65: 893: 98: 297:
Harrietville was named after the first white woman who lived there. Gold miners were there by May 1860 when they formed a Prospecting Association.
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Harrietville today provides some accommodation for skiers visiting nearby
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convention, attracting some hundreds of performers and aficionados.
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An Athenaeum and free public library opened in 1880.
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The town began as a goldmining settlement during the
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Harrietville
Victoria

Harrietville is located in Alpine Shire
Coordinates
36°55′0″S 147°04′0″E / 36.91667°S 147.06667°E / -36.91667; 147.06667
2016 census
Postcode(s)
Melbourne
Wangaratta
Bright
LGA(s)
Alpine Shire
State electorate(s)
Ovens Valley
Federal division(s)
Indi
Victoria
Australia
Great Alpine Road
Alpine Shire
2016 census
Victorian Gold Rush
Mount Hotham
Easter Sunday
European classical music
lawn mower grand prix
Bluegrass

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