Irishtown is a locality in
Mount Alexander Shire
The Mount Alexander Shire (officially Shire of Mount Alexander) is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central part of the state. It covers an area of and, in August 2021, had a population of 20,253. It includes the ...
,
Victoria
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,
Australia
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. It is noted for heritage sites associated with the
Victorian Gold Rush
The Victorian gold rush was a period in the history of Victoria, Australia, approximately between 1851 and the late 1860s. It led to a period of extreme prosperity for the Australian colony and an influx of population growth and financial capi ...
, near or within the
Castlemaine Diggings National Heritage Park. These include the Red Hill hydraulic gold sluicing site and the Burying Flat Cemetery, also known as Deadmans Gully Burial Ground. At the , Irishtown had a population of 15.
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History
A rush began to New Year's Flat on Fryers Creek on New Year's Day, 1853. The rush was described by a digger as "the most animated sight of those stirring times that I ever witnessed".[
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References
Towns in Victoria (state)
Populated places established in 1853
Ghost towns in Victoria (state)
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