Fryerstown
Town in Victoria, Australia
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Fryerstown is a town in Mount Alexander Shire, Victoria, Australia.
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| Coordinates: 37°08′S 144°15′E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 232 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3451 | ||||||||||||
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At the 2016 census, Fryerstown and the surrounding area had a population of 228,[2] which peaked at 15,000 during the Victorian gold rush.
The Post Office opened on 19 April 1854 as Fryer's Creek, was renamed Fryerstown in 1856, and closed in 1975.[3] Fryerstown Court House opened in 1879 and closed in 1930.[4]
Fryerstown formerly had a police station, court, churches, school, hotels and various stores. All are now closed and the nearest general store, church or petrol station is now at Chewton, Campbells Creek or Castlemaine. There is a public hall.
Gardenvale Primary School's school camp used to be located in Fryerstown.[citation needed]
