293:, the Post Office opening on 5 July 1865. Alluvial gold was mined initially. Many of the early miners were Chinese. Later, the mining shifted to deep reefs accessed via shafts. A large dredge, known as the Tronoh Monster, also worked extracting alluvial gold from the Ovens River flats. The dredge extracted gravel and created the hole it floated in, dumping the tailings behind it. It made slow progress along the river flats, eventually stopping when rock reefs were contacted at the base of the surrounding mountains. Three large and deep lakes remain near Harrietville where dredging operations ceased, the most known being the Tronoh Dredge Hole which is now a popular spot for swimming, fishing, cycling, and walking
55:
594:
39:
812:
459:
62:
702:
717:
712:
689:
747:
722:
527:
641:
767:
679:
674:
636:
664:
707:
628:
623:
200:
188:
732:
684:
532:
752:
87:
286:
Harrietville was named after the first white woman who lived there. Gold miners were there by May 1860 when they formed a
Prospecting Association.
498:
379:
54:
315:. In June the annual Harry T Ville and the Boys Blues Band concert is held at the old Chinese Hotel. In November, the town hosts an annual
882:
339:
853:
463:
887:
491:
872:
792:
193:
484:
176:
80:
846:
762:
437:
308:
470:
578:
827:
364:
839:
659:
593:
558:
275:
131:
123:
877:
775:
583:
537:
401:
727:
568:
563:
545:
8:
742:
613:
290:
259:
697:
654:
608:
669:
573:
312:
267:
618:
522:
205:
167:
29:
38:
757:
737:
646:
476:
316:
419:
823:
866:
819:
304:
102:
89:
508:
300:
271:
181:
299:
Harrietville today provides some accommodation for skiers visiting nearby
811:
161:
263:
155:
319:
convention, attracting some hundreds of performers and aficionados.
278:, Harrietville and the surrounding area had a population of 338.
458:
296:
An
Athenaeum and free public library opened in 1880.
289:
The town began as a goldmining settlement during the
377:
506:
303:. The town hosts a bush market in January and on
864:
212:
847:
492:
854:
840:
499:
485:
37:
473:Victoria Geol. Survey 1904, W.M. Bradford
334:
332:
865:
329:
480:
340:"2016 Census QuickStats Harrietville"
806:
61:
420:"Fishing in Harrietville, Victoria"
13:
402:"Tronoh Dredge Hole, Harrietville"
14:
899:
818:This article about a location in
452:
883:Mining towns in Victoria (state)
810:
592:
457:
371:
154:351 km (218 mi) NE of
60:
53:
791:Territory divided with another
344:Australian Bureau of Statistics
160:105 km (65 mi) SE of
43:Aerial panorama of Harrietville
430:
412:
394:
357:
1:
888:Hume (region) geography stubs
438:"Tronoh Dredge Walking Track"
322:
166:27 km (17 mi) S of
826:. You can help Knowledge by
7:
18:Town in Victoria, Australia
10:
904:
805:
378:Phoenix Auctions History,
281:
144:510 m (1,673 ft)
873:Towns in Victoria (state)
784:
601:
590:
515:
245:
211:
199:
187:
175:
148:
140:
130:
118:
79:
48:
36:
23:
309:European classical music
307:. Also in January are a
471:Harrietville Gold Field
464:Harrietville, Victoria
103:36.91667°S 147.06667°E
466:at Wikimedia Commons
313:lawn mower grand prix
406:Swimming Hole Heaven
108:-36.91667; 147.06667
311:competition, and a
291:Victorian Gold Rush
201:Federal division(s)
189:State electorate(s)
99: /
507:Localities in the
835:
834:
800:
799:
462:Media related to
442:visitharrietville
424:visitharrietville
268:Great Alpine Road
266:, located on the
253:
252:
249:
248:
895:
856:
849:
842:
814:
807:
763:Upper Gundowring
596:
501:
494:
487:
478:
477:
461:
446:
445:
434:
428:
427:
416:
410:
409:
398:
392:
391:
390:
388:
381:Post Office List
375:
369:
368:
361:
355:
354:
352:
350:
336:
213:
114:
113:
111:
110:
109:
104:
100:
97:
96:
95:
92:
64:
63:
57:
41:
32:
26:
21:
20:
903:
902:
898:
897:
896:
894:
893:
892:
863:
862:
861:
860:
803:
801:
796:
780:
703:Kergunyah South
597:
588:
511:
505:
455:
450:
449:
436:
435:
431:
418:
417:
413:
400:
399:
395:
386:
384:
376:
372:
363:
362:
358:
348:
346:
338:
337:
330:
325:
284:
240:
227:Annual rainfall
107:
105:
101:
98:
93:
90:
88:
86:
85:
75:
74:
73:
72:
71:
70:
69:
65:
44:
28:
27:
24:
19:
12:
11:
5:
901:
891:
890:
885:
880:
875:
859:
858:
851:
844:
836:
833:
832:
815:
798:
797:
785:
782:
781:
779:
778:
773:
765:
760:
755:
750:
745:
740:
735:
730:
725:
720:
718:Mongans Bridge
715:
713:Merriang South
710:
705:
700:
695:
690:Hotham Heights
687:
682:
677:
672:
667:
662:
657:
652:
644:
639:
634:
626:
621:
616:
611:
605:
603:
599:
598:
591:
589:
587:
586:
581:
576:
571:
566:
561:
556:
551:
543:
535:
530:
525:
519:
517:
513:
512:
504:
503:
496:
489:
481:
475:
474:
454:
453:External links
451:
448:
447:
429:
411:
393:
370:
367:. 24 May 1860.
356:
327:
326:
324:
321:
283:
280:
251:
250:
247:
246:
243:
242:
237:
234:
230:
229:
224:
219:
209:
208:
203:
197:
196:
191:
185:
184:
179:
173:
172:
171:
170:
164:
158:
150:
146:
145:
142:
138:
137:
134:
128:
127:
120:
116:
115:
83:
77:
76:
67:
66:
59:
58:
52:
51:
50:
49:
46:
45:
42:
34:
33:
17:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
900:
889:
886:
884:
881:
879:
876:
874:
871:
870:
868:
857:
852:
850:
845:
843:
838:
837:
831:
829:
825:
821:
820:Hume (region)
816:
813:
809:
808:
804:
795:
794:
788:
783:
777:
774:
772:
769:
766:
764:
761:
759:
756:
754:
751:
749:
748:Running Creek
746:
744:
741:
739:
736:
734:
731:
729:
726:
724:
723:Mount Buffalo
721:
719:
716:
714:
711:
709:
706:
704:
701:
699:
696:
694:
691:
688:
686:
683:
681:
678:
676:
673:
671:
668:
666:
663:
661:
658:
656:
653:
651:
648:
645:
643:
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
627:
625:
622:
620:
617:
615:
612:
610:
607:
606:
604:
600:
595:
585:
582:
580:
579:Tawonga South
577:
575:
572:
570:
567:
565:
562:
560:
557:
555:
552:
550:
547:
544:
542:
539:
536:
534:
531:
529:
528:Buffalo River
526:
524:
521:
520:
518:
514:
510:
502:
497:
495:
490:
488:
483:
482:
479:
472:
469:
468:
467:
465:
460:
443:
439:
433:
425:
421:
415:
407:
403:
397:
383:
382:
374:
366:
360:
345:
341:
335:
333:
328:
320:
318:
314:
310:
306:
305:Easter Sunday
302:
297:
294:
292:
287:
279:
277:
273:
269:
265:
261:
258:is a town in
257:
244:
238:
235:
232:
231:
228:
225:
223:
222:Mean min temp
220:
218:
217:Mean max temp
215:
214:
210:
207:
204:
202:
198:
195:
192:
190:
186:
183:
180:
178:
174:
169:
165:
163:
159:
157:
153:
152:
151:
147:
143:
139:
135:
133:
129:
125:
121:
117:
112:
84:
82:
78:
56:
47:
40:
35:
31:
22:
16:
878:Alpine Shire
828:expanding it
817:
802:
790:
786:
770:
692:
660:Dinner Plain
649:
642:Dandongadale
631:
559:Mount Beauty
554:Harrietville
553:
548:
540:
509:Alpine Shire
456:
441:
432:
423:
414:
405:
396:
385:, retrieved
380:
373:
359:
347:. Retrieved
343:
301:Mount Hotham
298:
295:
288:
285:
272:Alpine Shire
256:Harrietville
255:
254:
226:
221:
216:
194:Ovens Valley
182:Alpine Shire
68:Harrietville
25:Harrietville
15:
776:Wonnangatta
768:Wongungarra
584:Wandiligong
538:Falls Creek
276:2016 census
239:1,036.9 mm
132:Postcode(s)
124:2016 census
106: /
81:Coordinates
867:Categories
728:Mudgegonga
680:Glen Creek
675:Germantown
637:Coral Bank
569:Porepunkah
564:Myrtleford
546:Gundowring
323:References
162:Wangaratta
122:338 (
119:Population
94:147°04′0″E
743:Rosewhite
665:Freeburgh
614:Barwidgee
365:"The Age"
349:5 January
317:Bluegrass
274:. At the
270:, in the
264:Australia
156:Melbourne
141:Elevation
91:36°55′0″S
708:Merriang
698:Kancoona
655:Dederang
629:Cobungra
624:Buckland
609:Abbeyard
602:Locality
260:Victoria
149:Location
30:Victoria
733:Nug Nug
685:Havilah
670:Gapsted
574:Tawonga
533:Eurobin
387:8 April
282:History
241:40.8 in
233: ?
753:Selwyn
619:Bogong
523:Bright
177:LGA(s)
168:Bright
822:is a
758:Smoko
738:Ovens
647:Dargo
824:stub
516:Town
389:2021
351:2019
206:Indi
136:3741
793:LGA
869::
789:-
440:.
422:.
404:.
342:.
331:^
262:,
855:e
848:t
841:v
830:.
787:^
771:^
693:^
650:^
632:^
549:^
541:^
500:e
493:t
486:v
444:.
426:.
408:.
353:.
236:?
126:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.
