Newlyn

History

In the mid-1850s, alluvial gold was now harder to find because of the Victorian gold rush. Miners from nearby Creswick—many of whom were of the Methodist church—settled in the Newlyn area after finding it was suitable for farming. The other post office in the north, conducted by J. Williams, had operated as the Newlyn Post Office ever since it had opened 46 years prior. Although 118 people signed a counter-petition to retain the name of Williams' post office, the Postmaster-General renamed it Newlyn North, much to the anger of the northern residents. Newlyn Station was on a branch line of the Mildura railway line from North Creswick to Daylesford which closed in 1953.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  5,404
• Magpie-lark

  Grallina cyanoleuca (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  5,361
• Black Swan

  Cygnus atratus (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  5,154
• Pacific Black Duck

  Anas superciliosa J.F.Gmelin, 1789 · Aves
  5,119
• wombat bush-pea

  Pultenaea reflexifolia (J.H.Willis) de Kok · Magnoliopsida
  4,936
• Eurasian Coot

  Fulica atra Linnaeus, 1758 · Aves
  4,875
• Dusky Moorhen

  Gallinula tenebrosa Gould, 1846 · Aves
  4,729
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  4,648

Most recent

• M 3.8 — 2023-05-28
  5 km W of Mickleham, Australia
• M 3.1 — 2013-05-01
  7 km NW of Clifton Springs, Australia
• M 3 — 2010-03-30
  4 km NNE of Portarlington, Australia
• M 2.8 — 2003-02-02
  9 km N of Trentham, Australia
• M 2.7 — 2001-12-31
  10 km SW of Kilmore, Australia