Lancefield Victoria
Main street, Lancefield
Population:	1,151
Postcode:	3435
Elevation:	495 m
Location:	70 km from Melbourne 21 km from Kilmore 83 km from Bendigo
LGA:	Macedon Ranges Shire
State District:	Macedon
Federal Division:	McEwen

The Antiques Centre, a restored hostel.

Lancefield is a town in the Macedon Ranges Shire Local government area in Victoria, Australia. The town is located 92 kilometers north of the state capital, Melbourne and had an population of 1,151 at the 2001 census.^[1] A marker in the town indicates the centre of Victoria. Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 826 KB) Streetscape, Lancefield, Victoria. ... Postcodes are used by Australia Post to identify postal districts in Australia. ... Basic Definition In geography, the elevation of a geographic location is its height above mean sea level (or some other fixed point). ... km redirects here. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ... km redirects here. ... Kilmore is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. ... km redirects here. ... Bendigo is a regional city in central Victoria, Australia, located in the City of Greater Bendigo. ... Municipalities of Greater Melbourne City of Banyule City of Bayside City of Boroondara City of Brimbank Shire of Cardinia City of Casey City of Darebin City of Frankston City of Glen Eira City of Greater Dandenong City of Hobsons Bay City of Hume City of Kingston City of Knox City... Macedon Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... State Electoral District is a term used to refer to a voting area within Australian states. ... The Australian House of Representatives is elected from 150 single-member districts called Divisions. ... The Division of McEwen is an Australian Electoral Division in the state of Victoria. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1030 KB) Antiques Centre, Lancefield, Victoria. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 1030 KB) Antiques Centre, Lancefield, Victoria. ... Macedon Ranges Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. ... Local Government Area (abbreviated LGA) is a term used in Australia (and especially by the Australian Bureau of Statistics) to refer to areas controlled by each individual Local Government. ... Emblems: Pink heath (floral)Weedy Seadragon (Aquatic) helmeted honeyeater (bird) Leadbeaters possum (faunal) Motto: Peace and Prosperity Slogan or Nickname: Garden State, The Place To Be, On The Move Other Australian states and territories Capital Melbourne Government Const. ... Melbournes Yarra River is a popular area for walking, jogging, cycling, rowing and for relaxing on the banks with a picnic Melbourne (pronounced ) is the second most populous city in Australia, with a metropolitan area population of approximately 3. ...

The area was used by the Wurundjeri Aboriginal people as a quarry site for the manufacture of stone axes and was first settled by European squatters in 1837. Lancefield's elevation and climate made it a popular summer resort in the 1880s. In recent years, many local wineries have been established in the area. The Wurundjeri are Aboriginal people of the Kulin nation, who occupied what is now Melbourne, Australia prior to European settlement of the area. ... Australian Aborigines are the indigenous peoples of Australia. ... Queen Victoria, Queen of the United Kingdom (1837 - 1901) 1837 (MDCCCXXXVII) was a common year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ... // Development and commercial production of electric lighting Development and commercial production of gasoline-powered automobile by Karl Benz, Gottlieb Daimler and Maybach First commercial production and sales of phonographs and phonograph recordings. ... Wine Barrels A winery is a facility where fruit, usually grapes, is processed into wine. ...

Burke and Wills passed through Lancefield in 1862 on their fateful exploration into the centre of Australia. A marker commemorates the site of their camp on Deep Creek north of the town.

The town has a connection to the Kelly Gang; for it was here that Constable Fitzpatrick, the instigator of the Kelly Outbreak in 1878 was finally found by the Victorian police to be no good and for his actions was finally discharged from the force.^[2][3] Ned Kelly the day before his execution Edward Ned Kelly (c. ...

Lancefield district had a reputation for some of the best fertile soils in Victoria. Prior to being cut up into small blocks during the early 1970s the region produced high yields per acre of potatoes, fat lambs, fat cattle, wheat and other cereal crops.

John Allan, the 29th Premier of Victoria, was born near Lancefield in 1866. John Allan John Allan (27 March 1866 - 22 February 1936), Australian politician, was the 29th Premier of Victoria. ... List of Premiers of Victoria Before the 1890s there was no formal party system in Victoria. ... 1866 (MDCCCLXVI) is a common year starting on Monday of the Gregorian calendar or a common year starting on Wednesday of the 12-day-slower Julian calendar. ...

A large fossil deposit from the Pleistocene epoch was discovered near Lancefield, containing the remains of many species of extinct megafauna, including ; Macropus titan, a giant kangaroo; Diprotodon, a rhinoceros-sized wombat; and Genyornis, a giant flightless bird. The Pleistocene epoch (IPA: ) is part of the geologic timescale. ... In biology and ecology, extinction is the ceasing of existence of a species or group of species. ... Australian megafauna is a term used to describe a number of comparatively large animal species in Australia. ... This article is about kangaroos, the marsupial. ... Species Diprotodon opatum Diprotodon minor Diprotodon loderi Diprotodon annextans Diprotodons were the largest marsupials that ever lived. ... Genera and Species Vombatus Vombatus ursinus Lasiorhinus Lasiorhinus latifrons Lasiorhinus krefftii †Rhizophascolomus †Phascolonus †Warendja †Ramasayia Wombats are Australian marsupials; they are short-legged, muscular quadrupeds, approximately one metre (3 feet) in length and with a very short tail. ... Binomial name Genyornis newtoni Stirling & Zietz, 1896 Genyornis (Genyornis newtoni) was a genus of large, flightless bird that lived in Australia until about 50,000 years ago. ...

The local Australian rules football team, Lancefield Football Club competes in the Riddell District Football League. The Big Men Fly - high marking is a key skill and spectator attribute of Aussie Rules Precise field and goal kicking using the oval shaped ball is the most important skill in Aussie Rules Footy Australian rules football, also known as Australian football, Aussie rules, or simply football or footy... The Lancefield Football Club, nicknamed the Tigers, is an Australian Rules Football club playing in the Riddell District Football League. ... The Riddell District Football League is a semi-professional Australian rules football league affiliated with Football Victoria. ...

Railway

Farmland south of Lancefield. The local cemetery can be seen in the right foreground.

A railway branch line off the Melbourne-Bendigo line originated at Clarkefield (known then as Lancefield Junction) and ran to Bolinda, Monegeeta, Romsey and Lancefield arriving in 1881. Later an eastern loop was built out of Lancefield across to Kilmore. This was one of the most infamous white elephant late-nineteen century rail projects of the then Victorian government, the other being the Melbourne Outer Circle. Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 717 KB) A farm near Lancefield, Victoria. ... Image File history File linksMetadata Download high-resolution version (2272x1704, 717 KB) A farm near Lancefield, Victoria. ... Bendigo is a regional city in central Victoria, Australia, located in the City of Greater Bendigo. ... Clarkefield is a small town north of Sunbury and 45 km north-west of Melbourne, the capital city of Victoria, Australia. ... Romsey is a town in Victoria, Australia with a population of about 4,500. ... Kilmore is a town in the Australian state of Victoria. ... A white elephant is a supposedly valuable possession whose upkeep costs exceed its usefulness, and it is therefore a liability. ...

The Lancefield-Kilmore line was not only an expensive project for it had to climb the Lancefield Gap, but due to the steep nature of the topography, it meandered to Kilmore, across almost uninhabited land with no passenger customers, or producers. The line was so unsuccessful that the tracks were torn up in 1914. Some of the old right of way is visible around the Lancefield Gap and on the approach into Kilmore.

The Lancefield-Clarkefield line was closed in 1956 when the wooden trestle bridge at Clarkefield required extensive maintainance repairs. Though the railway right of way no longer exists, the massive earth works onto the decaying trestle bridge is visible from the road-side at the Bolinda bridge. The old Lancefield railway station almost disintegrated after its closure and has a new lease of life now as a refurbished Bed and Breakfast cum garden nursery.

External links

• Lancefield community webite
• Lancefield megafauna excavation website
• Lancefield tourist website
• SMH Travel webpage

References

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