Barrys Reef, Victoria
- 35 km (22 mi) N of Bacchus Marsh
- 10 km (6 mi) S of Trentham
- 86 km (53 mi) NW of Melbourne
Localities around Barrys Reef: | ||
Blackwood | Lerderderg | Lerderberg |
Blackwood | Barrys Reef | Lerderderg |
Blackwood | Blackwood | Blackwood |
Barrys Reef (previously known as Bayup[2] and then Barry's Reef) is a locality near Blackwood in Australia. The population of the locality is 39.[1]
The local story of the origin of Barrys Reef refers to a man who was exiled from the town of Blackwood after a drunken brawl so he started walking to find a suitable place to live. After an hour of walking northwards away from Blackwood, the man (Barry Francis) found gold in the area and set up camp eventually building a house. Later on in the gold rush days Barry's Reef grew in size and at one stage had six hotels.[3] After the gold rush the town eventually started to dwindle in population and was usually mistaken for North Blackwood.[4] Nowadays the local people use the towns name as an excuse for not living in Blackwood or Trentham.
References
- ^ a b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Barrys Reef (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
- ^ Blackwood-Blakeville Goldfield History Archived October 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "History of Blackwood, Victoria". www.blackwoodpublishing.com. Blackwood Publishing.
- ^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.
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- Balliang^
- Balliang East
- Barkstead
- Barrys Reef
- Beremboke
- Blakeville
- Bolwarrah
- Bullarook^
- Bullarto South^
- Bunding
- Bungal
- Cargerie
- Clarendon
- Claretown
- Clarkes Hill
- Colbrook
- Coimadai
- Dales Creek
- Durham Lead^
- Fiskville
- Glen Park^
- Glenmore
- Grenville^
- Ingliston
- Korobeit
- Korweinguboora^
- Leigh Creek
- Lerderderg
- Long Forest
- Merrimu
- Millbrook
- Mollongghip^
- Morrisons^
- Mount Doran
- Mount Wallace
- Navigators
- Parwan^
- Pentland Hills
- Pootilla
- Rowsley
- Scotsburn^
- Spargo Creek
- Springbank
- Wattle Flat^
- Yendon
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