Clunes is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 36 kilometers north of Ballarat, in the Hepburn Shire. It has a population of approximately 850. The town was home to Victoria's first registered gold strike on 7 July 1851. Today the town retains many of its elegant historic buildings, surrounded by agricultural fields. Motto: Peace and Prosperity Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Governor HE Mr John Landy Premier Steve Bracks (ALP) Area 237,629 km² (6th)  - Land 227,416 km²  - Water 10,213 km² (4. ... Ballarat is the largest inland city in Victoria, Australia, approximately 120 kilometres north-west of Melbourne, with a population of 87,000 people. ... Hepburn Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... July 7 is the 188th day of the year (189th in leap years) in the Gregorian Calendar, with 177 days remaining. ... 1851 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...

In 1873, mine employers attempted to use Chinese labourers in the mines, when miners refused to consent to reduced conditions of work and went on strike. The miners organised the Clunes Miners' Association and successfully resisted the importation of Chinese labour. The Clunes Miners' Association is one of the earliest antecedants of the Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union. 1873 was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calaber). ... The Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union (CFMEU) is Australias main trade union in construction, forestry and forest products, mining and energy production. ...

Many of the external scenes in the 2003 film Ned Kelly, starring Heath Ledger, were shot in Clunes. Clunes also appears in the film Mad Max starring Mel Gibson, the remake of the 1950s classic On the Beach and recent ABC television series Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude and Something in the Air. Ned Kelly film poster Ned Kelly is a 2003 film directed by Gregor Jordan. ... Heath Ledger Heathcliff Andrew Ledger (born April 4, 1979) is an Australian film actor with a strong and increasing international reputation. ... Mad Max is an Australian apocalyptic science fiction film starring Mel Gibson. ... Mel Columcille Gerard Gibson (born January 3, 1956) is an American-born Australian-reared actor, director and producer best known for acting in the Mad Max movie series, the Lethal Weapon series, acting in and directing the Academy Award winning Braveheart and directing the 2004 blockbuster The Passion of the... On the Beach is a post-apocalyptic end-of-the-world novel written by British author Nevil Shute after he had emigrated to Australia. ... Something in the Air is an Australian television soap opera transmitted by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation between 2000 and 2002. ...

External links

• Class and racism in the 1873 Clunes Riot
• Clunes Information
• Clunes' homesite
• Clunes photographs