Victorian Goldfields Railway

 
To celebrate my birthday, we took a train ride on the Victorian Goldfields Railway. This is a steam engine that pulls five cars between Castlemaine and Maldon. We purchased 1st class tickets and rode in what seemed to be the club car.

North British Mine

Just on the edge of Maldon are the remains of the North British Mine. Much of structure that remains is related to the heaters and crushers required to extract the gold ore from the quartz in which it was imbedded.

Maldon

The town of Maldon is a delightful place. It was designated as Australia's first notable town in 1966 and is a great place to visit to see a very large collection of well preserved 19th century buildings in a small place. The 2011 census put the population at 1,432 but it was not always so small.