Merton is a locality on the

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in north-east

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, west of Bonnie Doon. At the , Merton had a population of 190. Merton Post Office opened on 1 July 1858. The railway to Mansfield arrived in the locality from

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in 1890, and closed on 18 November 1978. The last passenger service was on 28 May 1977. Merton has a picnic horse racing club, the Merton Amateur Turf Club (established in 1865), which holds its one race meeting a year with the Merton Cup on

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. Merton Memorial Hall was opened on 20 June 1923, under the official title of Merton Mechanics' Institute. Its name was changed to the current one in 1944.

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Towns in Victoria (Australia) Towns in Central Hume Shire of Mansfield Towns in Lower Hume Shire of Murrindindi {{Hume-geo-stub