Linton, Victoria

Infobox Australian Place | type = town
name = Linton
state = vic


caption = Post office
lga = Golden Plains Shire
postcode = 3360
est =
pop = 498 (2006)Census 2006 AUS | id = SSC26017 | name = Linton (State Suburb) | accessdate = 2007-10-01 | quick = on]
elevation=
maxtemp =
mintemp =
rainfall =
stategov = Ripon
fedgov = Corangamite
dist1 = 149
dir1 = W
location1= Melbourne
dist2 = 33
dir2 = SW
location2= Ballarat
dist3 = 20
dir3 = E
location3= Skipton

Linton is a town in Victoria, Australia off of Glenelg Highway. It was first settled about 1840. The town was named after a pioneer family in an area. At the 2006 census, Linton had a population of 498. There is a bird sanctuary to the south-east of the township, near Springdallah Creek.

History

Gold was found in 1848 in what later became known as the Linton Diggings. Chinese people, among others, mined the local shafts until the gold ran out; the miners remained in the area and set up market gardens. Much mining equipment can still be found in the Linton district. In December 1998, while battling a wildfire near Linton, five firefighters were killed when they became trapped in a tanker. main|Linton bushfire

References

External links

* [http://au.geocities.com/hslinton/ au.geocities.com/hslinton] – Linton Historical Society, Victoria

* [http://www.travelmate.com.au/Places/Places.asp?TownName=Linton_%5C_VIC travelmate.com.au] – Linton, Victoria