Jamieson

History

The area was first settled in 1860 and by 1861 approximately 300 people were working the goldfields. According to the book Jamieson Founders and Families by Dr. Brian Lloyd, the first Post Office in the upper Goulburn district was at Mansfield in 1858. The first Post and Telegraph Office at Jamieson was on the west side of Bank Street. When the Oriental Bank closed down in 1865, the Post Office was moved across the street to occupy the bank building. The Post Office at its current location in Perkins St was from about 1872. The town site was surveyed in 1862, and a borough council was established in 1864. By 1865 the town had a Catholic chapel, an Anglican church, a school, a courthouse and police station, two banks, two insurance offices, five hotels, and several stores. Jamieson reached its peak in the 1870s, but a sharp decline soon followed. Most mining operations had ceased by the beginning of the First World War, and Black Friday bushfires destroyed many mine workings in 1939. By the 1990s, the town had become a popular tourist destination, boosted by Lake Eildon (situated adjacent to the Jamieson township and formed by the damming of the Goulburn River) reaching 100% capacity in 1996. However, the tourism industry suffered in the early 2000s following a drought that affected Lake Eildon. In March 2007, the capacity of the lake reached a historic low of 7.9%. The Jamieson Magistrates' Court closed on 1 January 1983.

Most-observed species

• Oxeye Daisy

  Leucanthemum vulgare Lam. · Magnoliopsida
  296
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  263
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  254
• Rubus anglocandicans A.Newton

  Rubus anglocandicans A.Newton · Magnoliopsida
  253
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  232
• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  230
• Pied Currawong

  Strepera graculina (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  229
• Yellow-faced Honeyeater

  Caligavis chrysops (Latham, 1801) · Aves
  220

Most recent

• M 3.9 — 2024-08-06
  34 km SSW of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 4.4 — 2023-06-29
  34 km SSW of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 4.1 — 2021-09-21
  35 km SSW of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 5.9 — 2021-09-21
  39 km S of Mount Buller, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2014-01-13
  1 km SSE of Lilydale, Australia
• M 3.2 — 2013-06-22
  24 km SE of Benalla, Australia