Barrys Reef, Victoria

Barrys Reef
Victoria

Entering Barrys Reef
Barrys Reef
Population: 33 (2006 census)
Established: 1856
Postcode: 3458
Elevation: 662 m (2,172 ft)
Location:
LGA: Shire of Moorabool
State District: Ballarat East
Federal Division: Ballarat
Mean max temp Mean min temp Annual rainfall
20.1 °C
68 °F		 7.5 °C
46 °F		 1,000 mm
39.4 in
Localities around Barrys Reef:
Bullarto Trentham East Trentham
Bullarto South Barrys Reef Lerderberg
Blackwood Blackwood Lerderberg

Barrys Reef (previously known as Bayup[1] and then Barry's Reef) is a town near Blackwood in Australia.

It was founded by 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 (named Barry ) 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 and about 4000 residents .[2] After the gold rush the town eventually started to dwindle in population and was usually mistaken for North Blackwood.

References

  1. ^ Blackwood-Blakeville Goldfield History
  2. ^ About Barry's Reef
Towns in the Shire of Moorabool

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