Like many towns on the diggings which closed their doors after the gold was won, Maldon lay almost dormant for decades. In the 1960's and 70's, the preservation of Victoria's visible history was recognised, and there is probably no gold rush town more deserving as an authentic showpiece. Thirty years ago, Maldon was declared Australia's first 'notable town' by the National Trust.
Maldon is crowded with shops, hotels and tea houses that are over 120 years old. Broad footpaths shaded by corrugated iron verandahs, iron-lace trimmed hotels, deep stone gutters and original shopfronts are a time warp to the past. Over summer High Street is cool and verdant with its swathe of deciduous European trees that then strike brilliant colours in autumn.
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