Merton | |
|---|---|
 Memorial hall | |
| Coordinates: 36°59′S 145°43′E / 36.983°S 145.717°E / -36.983; 145.717 | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGAs | |
| Location | |
| Government | |
| • State electorate | |
| • Federal division | |
| Population | |
| • Total | 216 (2021 census)[2] |
| Postcode | 3715 |
| Annual rainfall | 689.5 mm (27.15 in)[3] |
Merton is a locality on the Maroondah Highway in north-east Victoria, west of Bonnie Doon, Australia. At the 2021 census, Merton had a population of 216.[2]
Merton Post Office opened on 1 July 1858.[4]
The railway to Mansfield arrived in the locality from Tallarook in 1890, and closed on 18 November 1978.[5] The last passenger service was on 28 May 1977.[6]
Merton has a picnic horse racing club, the Merton Amateur Turf Club (established in 1865), which holds its one race meeting a year with the Merton Cup on New Year's Day.[7]
Merton Memorial Hall was opened on 20 June 1923, under the official title of Merton Mechanics' Institute. Its name was changed to the current one in 1944.[8]
References
Media related to Merton, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Merton (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
- ^ a b "2021 Census QuickStats Merton". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 16 June 2021.
- ^ "Monthly rainfall: Merton (Enderlee)". bom.gov.au. Bureau of Meteorology. Retrieved 13 March 2025.
Rainfall includes all forms of precipitation that reach the ground, such as rain, drizzle, hail and snow.
- ^ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 11 April 2008.
- ^ Brown, Sid (March 1990). "Tracks Across the State". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 71–76.
- ^ Banger, Chris (March 1997). "Rail Passenger Service Withdrawals Since 1960". Newsrail. Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division). pp. 77–82.
- ^ "Merton Amateur Turf Club". Archived from the original on 18 December 2014. Retrieved 2 December 2014.
- ^ Landcare, Merton (November 2013). Merton A History. Merton: Merton Landcare. pp. 88–93. ISBN 978-0-646-90980-6.
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