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Also known as Beechworth, Victoria, Beechworth, Victoria, Australia

thumb|right|Spring Creek diggings, c. 1855. Photo by Walter B. Woodbury|Walter Woodbury. thumb|right|Church, Beechworth, c. 1855. Photo by Walter Woodbury. thumb|right|Woolshed Creek c. 1855. Photo by Walter Woodbury. thumb|277x277px|Woolshed Creek thumb|Beechworth historic precinct in Ford Street Beechworth is a town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s. At the , Beechworth had a population of 3,290.

Key facts

Australian place.type
town
Australian place.name
Beechworth
Australian place.state
vic
Australian place.image
Beechworth panorama.jpg
Australian place.caption
Panorama of Beechworth town centre
Australian place.use_lga_map
yes
Australian place.lga
Shire of Indigo
Australian place.postcode
3747
Australian place.pop
3,290
Australian place.elevation
560
Australian place.maxtemp
18.4
Australian place.mintemp
7.8
Australian place.rainfall
959.7
Australian place.stategov
Benambra
Australian place.fedgov
Indi
Australian place.dist1
284
Australian place.dir1
NE
Australian place.location1
Melbourne

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Wikidata facts

Official name
Beechworth
Population
3291
Area
165
Elevation
548
Image
Beechworth panorama.jpg
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Commons category
Beechworth, Victoria
Commons gallery
Beechworth, Victoria
postal code
3747
male population
1919
female population
1942
native label
Beechworth
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27 sections
Contents
  • History
  • Gold
  • Recent years
  • Notable figures
  • Robert O'Hara Burke
  • Sir Isaac Isaacs
  • Ned Kelly
  • Margaret Bird
  • George B. Kerferd
  • John Buckley Castieau
  • [[Albert Chadwick|Sir Albert Edward (Bert) Chadwick]]
  • [[Alfred William Foster]]
  • Climate
  • Newspapers
  • Tourism
  • Sport
  • Books on Beechworth
  • Histories
  • Local histories
  • Unpublished theses
  • Biography
  • Novels set in part around Beechworth
  • Food
  • Rail
  • Chinese goldminers in the region
  • References
  • External links

thumb|right|Spring Creek diggings, c. 1855. Photo by Walter B. Woodbury|Walter Woodbury. thumb|right|Church, Beechworth, c. 1855. Photo by Walter Woodbury. thumb|right|Woolshed Creek c. 1855. Photo by Walter Woodbury. thumb|277x277px|Woolshed Creek thumb|Beechworth historic precinct in Ford Street Beechworth is a town located in the north-east of Victoria, Australia, famous for its major growth during the gold rush days of the mid-1850s. At the , Beechworth had a population of 3,290.

Beechworth's many historical buildings are well preserved and the town has re-invented itself and evolved into a popular tourist destination and growing wine-producing centre.

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