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'''Clunes''' is a town in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located 36 kilometres north of [[Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]], in the [[Shire of Hepburn]]. At the 2006 [[Census in Australia|census]], Clunes had a population of 1605. |
'''Clunes''' is a town in [[Victoria, Australia|Victoria]], [[Australia]], located 36 kilometres north of [[Ballarat, Victoria|Ballarat]], in the [[Shire of Hepburn]]. At the 2006 [[Census in Australia|census]], Clunes had a population of 1605. |
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== History == |
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The town was home to Victoria's first registered gold discovery made by [[James Esmond]]. His discovery, first published in the [[Geelong Advertiser]] on [[7 July]] [[1851]] triggered the first [[Victorian Gold Rush|gold rush in Victoria]]. Subsequent [[gold mining]], predominantly driven by the ''Port Phillip and Colonial Mining Company'' saw the town's population rising to well over 5,000 residents in the late 1880s. |
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The township was established a few years later and the Post Office opened on 1 October 1857. <ref name = "a">{{Citation |
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In 1873, mine employers attempted to introduce Saturday afternoon and Sunday shifts. The miners refused to sign the new terms outlined in their contract renewals and went on [[Strike action|strike]]. Days into the action the miners organised the ''Clunes Miners' Association'' and, what was to become known as the ''Clunes Riots'', successfully resisted the use of foreign labour as [[strikebreaker]]s. The ''Clunes Miners' Association'' is one of the earliest antecedents of the [[Construction, Forestry, Mining and Energy Union]]. |
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From the 1850s through to 1893, when gold mining eventually came to an end, Clunes was an important gold production location in Victoria. During this period gold in excess of 1.2 million oz was produced at Clunes. Surrounded by grassland, meadows and pastures the town has preserved many of its elegant historic buildings until today. Clunes is recognised as one of the architecturally most intact gold towns in Victoria. |
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==The Town today== |
==The Town today== |
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| Clunes Victoria | |||||||||
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 Clunes Town Hall. | |||||||||
| Population | 1605 (2006)[1] | ||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3370 | ||||||||
| Elevation | 310 m (1,017 ft) | ||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Shire of Hepburn | ||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Ballarat East, Ripon | ||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Ballarat | ||||||||
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Clunes is a town in Victoria, Australia, located 36 kilometres north of Ballarat, in the Shire of Hepburn. At the 2006 census, Clunes had a population of 1605.
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The Town today
Clunes Booktown
Clunes held its first Booktown on 20 May 2007. Over 50 booksellers from around Australia set up shop for the day in the heritage buildings of the gold town. The town, which had worked together to create the day, was awarded as Hepburn Shire's Community Event of the Year. Now called 'Back to Booktown', the township holds the event each year on the first weekend in May.[2]
Wesley at Clunes
In recent years the town has undergone a noticeable transformation and rejuvenation[citation needed] following the decision by Wesley College, Australia's largest co-educational private school, to establish a campus for Year 9 students in Clunes. Opened in 2000, about 100 students take up residency in the Wesley Clunes Residential Learning Village, located in the centre of town, and become part of the local community for an eight-week period each term.
Film
Many of the external scenes in the 2003 film Ned Kelly, starring Heath Ledger, were shot in Clunes.
Clunes also appears in the films Mad Max starring Mel Gibson, and the remake of the 1950s classic On the Beach. It also appears in the ABC television series' Queen Kat, Carmel & St Jude and Something in the Air.
Clunes was once closed off to the public for the TV show The Mole in 2001. The mission in that episode was to direct one of the contestants to pick up another contestant in a blacked out car.
The most recent film shot in Clunes is Julius Avery's 13-minute movie Jerrycan. Jerrycan has won the 2008 Jury Prize at the 61st Cannes Film Festival in France for short films, with its portrayal of restless teenagers in rural Victoria.[3]
Sport
The town has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Central Highlands Football League. [4]
References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Linton (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 2007-10-01.
- ^ "Clunes Back to Booktown". Clunes.org. Retrieved 2008-02-08.
- ^ "From Cairns to Clunes to Cannes". Jo Roberts. www.theage.com.au. May 27, 2008. Retrieved 2008-05-27.
- ^ Full Points Footy, Clunes, retrieved 2008-07-25
External links
- Class and racism in the 1873 Clunes Riot
- Clunes Tourism Information
- Clunes Community Homepage
- Wesley@Clunes
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