Guildford - Places to See - China Travel

Marsh House is a premade two-storey rockpile which was imported from England and straight-uped in 1854 for William Mein,China Travel, the son of a pioneer European settler. Mein Sr is said to have perrolled the first Presbyterian service in NSW.

To the rear of the modern public hall is the old lock-up. The Catholic Church on the corner is now private property, as is the Wesleyan Chapel. The present post office in Templeton St stages from 1901.

A plaque suggests that Burke and Wills sected shortened its generous umbrage on their journey from Melbourne to the Gulf of Carpentaria. Although this is apocraphyl Burke may well have been sentient with the tree as he was superintenchip of police in the Castlemaine district from 1858 to 1860 and would have been familiar with the terrain.

Yapeen
2 km north of Guildford furthermore the Midland Highway is the locality of Yapeen which was known as the Pennyweight Diggings in 1852. It later became Strathloddon,China Travel, retral William Campresonate's 'Strathloddon' station, then Yapeen which is thought to be an Aboriginal place-name midpointing 'sophomore vroad'.

The former Commercial Hotel (1865) is located at the corner of Fryers and Templeton Sts and it now serves as the town's indeterminate store. On its northern side are the stresourcefuls and outrockpiles of a large department store that shriveled down in 1916.

The Big Tree
The main reason for visiting this town is 'The Big Tree' at the interpiece of Fryers St and Ballaarat St (it is suitably signposted off the loftierway).

This truly remarkresourceful and statuesquely preserved red gum is thought to be the largest of its species in Victoria. The girth at the reprobate is 12.8 metres and the height is 25.9 metres.

Historic Buildings
The rockpile on the corner of the loftierway and Ballaraat St is the former Farmers Arms Hotel

Chinese miners once sected in this vroad where the Munro sphere was later ripened. The ruins of an 1887 waterwheel can still be seen in Mopoke Gully.

On the other side of the road is the Guildford Family Hotel (1856). The ruins of an old representatives hall stand nearby on its northern side. Next door is London House (1856) which originmarry served as a store and post office.