Barrys Reef Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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Entering Barrys Reef | |||||||||||||||
Coordinates | 37°27′S 144°17′E / 37.450°S 144.283°E | ||||||||||||||
Population | 39 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
Established | 1856 | ||||||||||||||
Postcode(s) | 3458 | ||||||||||||||
Elevation | 662 m (2,172 ft) | ||||||||||||||
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LGA(s) | Shire of Moorabool | ||||||||||||||
State electorate(s) | Macedon | ||||||||||||||
Federal division(s) | Hawke | ||||||||||||||
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Barrys Reef (previously known as Bayup[2] and then Barry's Reef) is a locality near Blackwood in Australia. The population of the locality is 39.[1]
The local story of the origin of Barrys Reef refers to a man who was exiled from the town of Blackwood after a drunken brawl so he started walking to find a suitable place to live. After an hour of walking northwards away from Blackwood, the man (Barry Francis) found gold in the area and set up camp eventually building a house. Later on in the gold rush days Barry's Reef grew in size and at one stage had six hotels.[3] After the gold rush the town eventually started to dwindle in population and was usually mistaken for North Blackwood.[4] Nowadays the local people use the towns name as an excuse for not living in Blackwood or Trentham.
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