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Historic Walking Trail

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Learn about Lyonville’s history whilst enjoying its modern-day beauty.

Key sites in Lyonville are listed below. Click here for the map.

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Radio Springs Hotel

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The Radio Springs Hotel is now closed for business.

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Wesleyan Church

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Magilton's Bakehouse

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Miller's General Store

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Roman Catholic Church

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Originally constructed in 1927, the Church at Lyonville is a treasured historic building renovated into a delightful 3-bedroom short term holiday accommodation in the centre of Lyonville.

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State school

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Lyonville State School grounds provide a portal into the history of Lyonville. The picturesque ruins include a schoolhouse which provided tuition for up to 60 students, commencing in 1881 and officially closing in 1968. The site also includes a collection of historically significant WWII Nissen huts.

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School Superintendent's residence

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J.P. Gleeson Park
 

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Woodchop Competition site

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Lyonville Hall

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The Lyonville Hall was previously known as the Lyonville Mechanics Institute and Free Library and was constructed in the 1880’s with donated land and timber. 

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G.A. Schule Blacksmith

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Elliott's Hotel

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Weighbridge

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Railway station

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The Lyonville Railway Station opened in 1880 transporting passengers on the Carlsruhe/Daylesford line. The trains ceased and the station closed in 1978. The Daylesford Spa Country Railway Tourist Railway is planning extensions of the railway track to Lyonville in the future.

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Gleeson's Hotel

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Streckfuss' Hotel

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Church of England

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Kia Ora Guest House

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Frith's Mill

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Railway Trestle bridge

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Sutton's Residence

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Football Oval

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Debernardi Charcoal Burners

Burning the kiln. D Debernadi supplied most of the charcoal for Trewhella Brothers Foundry

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Lyonville Mineral Springs

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The Lyonville Mineral Springs have been a favoured picnic spot since the early 1900s. The area offers toilets, drinking water, free camping, wildlife viewing and walking tracks and is dog friendly. Take a cup or bottle, fill up from the mineral pumps and enjoy the health benefits of this unique local mineral water.

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D. Scala Blacksmith

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Leishman's Residence

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Avenue of honour

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The Lyonville community planted an Avenue of Honour on the Daylesford-Trentham Road in 2022. Lyonville's Avenue of Honour, graced by solemn trees, honours those who've served with gratitude and reverence, embodying a lasting symbol of remembrance.

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Phoebe's Cottage

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Tramway to Orde's and Ogden Bros' Mills

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Tyrell, Cann & Miller's Mill

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Lyon & Weatherhead's Mill

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James Lyon's Residence

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Water Reserve

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