Linton

History

Traditionally, the Wadawurrung people occupied the land around Linton and called the area "Kayjup". Today the park at Edinburgh Reserve recognises this history. Linton was then first settled by Europeans about 1840 and was named after a pioneer family in an area. Gold was found in 1855 in what became known as Linton's Diggings, which subsequently became Old Linton's when a new township was built on Surface Hill in 1860. This was the beginning of the town we know today as Linton.. Chinese people, among others, mined the local shafts until the gold ran out. The miners remained in the area and set up market gardens. The Post Office opened on 5 November 1857 as Linton's and was renamed Linton around 1860. Much mining equipment can still be found in the Linton district. The local Grenville Standard newspaper began publication in April 1895, and ran for 2,389 issues, ceasing 25 October 1941. The 1914–1918 years of the newspaper have been digitised as part of the Australian digitised newspapers project. The ALP politician and Leader of the Federal Opposition 1922–28, Matthew Charlton, was born in Linton in 1866. In December 1998, five firefighters were killed when they became trapped in a tanker while battling a bushfire near Linton.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  1,033
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  921
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  766
• Gray Fantail

  Rhipidura albiscapa Gould, 1840 · Aves
  764
• Gray Shrikethrush

  Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  684
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  653
• Laughing Kookaburra

  Dacelo novaeguineae (Hermann, 1783) · Aves
  585
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  565

Most recent

• M 3.1 — 2013-05-01
  7 km NW of Clifton Springs, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2003-02-02
  9 km N of Trentham, Australia