Barrys Reef, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

37°27′S 144°17′E / 37.450°S 144.283°E / -37.450; 144.283Population39 (2021 census)^[1]Established1856Postcode(s)3458Elevation662 m (2,172 ft)Location

35 km (22 mi) N of Bacchus Marsh
10 km (6 mi) S of Trentham
86 km (53 mi) NW of Melbourne

LGA(s)Shire of MooraboolState electorate(s)Macedon Federal division(s)Hawke

Localities around Barrys Reef:
Blackwood	Lerderderg	Lerderberg
Blackwood	Barrys Reef	Lerderderg
Blackwood	Blackwood	Blackwood

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]

References

^ ^a ^b Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Barrys Reef (Suburbs and Localities)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 November 2022.
^ Blackwood-Blakeville Goldfield History Archived October 18, 2009, at the Wayback Machine
^ "History of Blackwood, Victoria". www.blackwoodpublishing.com. Blackwood Publishing.
^ "Archived copy" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 April 2013. Retrieved 30 November 2013.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)