The Maldon Historic Reserve comprises about 2500 hectares of public land and forest surrounding the historic township of Maldon, Victoria's first notable town.
The Reserve was established to protect relics from the gold mining era that gave birth to the township. The Reserve contains large areas of regrowth Box-ironbark forests and grassy woodland which were extensively harvested for the gold mining and farming industries.
HeritageAfter the initial rush, companies were set up to mine the quartz reefs and alluvial mining was carried out using puddling machines powered by horse or steam.In the 1860s the amount of quartz reef gold produced at Maldon almost rivalled Bendigo, Victoria's richest quartz mining field. This prosperity was short lived and from 1870 - 1900, Maldon remained the poor cousin to Bendigo. As gold production declined, the mines closed and the population dwindled.
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