Portal:Victoria/Did you know/4

...that Frank Beaurepaire (pictured), a Lord Mayor of Melbourne, member of the Victorian Legislative Assembly and multi-millionaire tyre businessman was a six-time Olympic medallist in swimming who set 15 world records in his swimming career?
...that despite declines in production in recent years, Victoria still produces almost 19.5% of Australia's crude oil?
...that William Campbell was the first acknowledged discoverer of gold in Victoria in 1850, but kept his discovery secret for fear a gold rush would disrupt his pastoral interests?
...that the town of Great Western is home to a series of labyrinthine tunnels ("drives"), originally made by miners searching for gold and now used to store sparkling wine while it is resting and settling?

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