Lauriston, Victoria
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  Lauriston | ||||||||||
| Coordinates: 37°15′S 144°23′E / 37.250°S 144.383°E | ||||||||||
| Country | Australia | |||||||||
| State | Victoria | |||||||||
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| • Total | 236 (2016 census)[2] | |||||||||
| Postcode | 3444 | |||||||||
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Lauriston is a locality in Victoria, Australia. It is situated on the Coliban River, in a gully 8 kilometres (5 mi) west of Kyneton. The Lauriston Reservoir, (which serves Kyneton), is 2 kilometres (1 mi) south east of the town.
At the 2016 census, Lauriston had a population of 236.[2]
Lauriston Post Office opened on 1 July 1864 after gold was discovered in the area and closed in 1969.[3] In 2019 Australian folk musician, Alana Wilkinson, recorded a single, "Partner in Crime", at the community's church.[4]
References
[edit]- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Lauriston (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2016 Census QuickStats Lauriston". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 2 November 2018.
- ^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 March 2021
- ^ Corrigan, Craig. "Meet Alana Wilkinson and her touching new single, 'Partner in Crime'". Pilerats. Retrieved 28 November 2020.
External links
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Media related to Lauriston, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
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