Heyfield
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Heyfield is a town in Victoria, Australia, with a population of 2050. It is east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington local government area. Located on the Thomson River, Heyfield is a gateway to the Victorian High Country.
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- Population
- 1529
- Elevation
- 61
- Image
- Heyfield Temple Street.jpg
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- Heyfield, Victoria
- postal code
- 3858
- male population
- 981
- female population
- 1009
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Heyfield is a town in Victoria, Australia, with a population of 2050. It is east of Melbourne, in the Shire of Wellington local government area. Located on the Thomson River, Heyfield is a gateway to the Victorian High Country.
==History== In 1841 an early settler, James McFarlane, described the district as resembling "a field of waving corn", and called it "Hayfield". By 1866, the spelling had changed to "Heyfield", but exactly when and why this happened is unclear. It may have been renamed to reflect the spelling of the nearby Heyfield Station.
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