Sights in Maldon
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Old Post Office
The Old Post Office built in 1870, was the childhood home of Henry Handel Richardson. She (yes, she!) writes about it in her autobiography, Myself When Young (1950).
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Penny School Gallery & Café
South of town, the excellent Penny School Gallery & Café features changing exhibitions by well-known Australian artists, and a good cafe.
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Historical Museum
Behind the visitor centre, the historical museum, in the 19th-century market building, displays local artefacts and mining memorabilia.
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Carmen’s Tunnel Goldmine
You can take a candle-lit tour of 1880s-era Carmen’s Tunnel Goldmine, off Parkin’s Reef Rd about 3km south of town.
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Porcupine Township
A quaint theme village recreating the years leading up to the gold rush (1835 to 1853) with a collection of some 40 original slab buildings, including miners' huts, a dance hall and a resident ghost. There are no costumed characters here but kids will enjoy a carriage ride and possibly some panning.
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Victorian Goldfields Railway
If you're in town on a Wednesday or Sunday, ride the beautifully restored steam train along the original line through the Muckleford forest to Castlemaine (and back). For a little extra, go 1st class (adult/child/family $40/23/93, Sunday only) in an oak-lined viewing carriage.
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Mt Tarrengower
Don't miss the 3km drive up for panoramic views from the poppet-head lookout.
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Maldon & District Museum
Behind the visitor centre, the old marketplace is now this museum with historical photos and a research room.
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Carman's Tunnel
A 570m-long mine tunnel, excavated in the 1880s, that took two years to dig yet produced only $300 worth of gold. Now you can descend with a guide for a 45-minute candlelight tour.
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