Vaughan, Victoria
Town in Victoria, Australia
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Vaughan is a locality in the Shire of Mount Alexander in the state of Victoria, Australia south of Castlemaine and east of Guildford.
Vaughan | |
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Loddon River | |
  Vaughan | |
| Coordinates: 37°09′S 144°13′E | |
| Country | Australia |
| State | Victoria |
| LGA | |
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| Population | |
| • Total | 64 (2016 census)[1] |
| Postcode | 3451 |
Vaughan is situated at the confluence of Fryer's Creek and the Loddon River which has the Lawson spring, a drinkable mineral water spring.[citation needed] The spring location is sometimes referred to as Vaughan Spring[2] or Vaughan Springs.[3] Vaughan Springs was previously the location of a large gold rush township called The Junction.
The population of Vaughan at the 2016 Census was 64.[1]
Vaughan Post Office first opened on 15 March 1859 and closed in 1922. It opened again in 1947 and closed in 1968.[4] The nearest post office is now at Guildford.
The nearest business is the Guildford general store, and the Guildford Hotel.
Gallery
Lawson spring beside the Loddon river
Cemetery at Vaughan
