Happy Valley is a locality in the Local Government Area of the

Golden Plains Shire The Golden Plains Shire is a local government area in Victoria, Australia, located in the central-western part of the state. It covers an area of and in June 2018, had a population of 23,120. It includes the towns of Bannockburn, Inverleigh, L ...

History

Gold was discovered in the area, originally called "Wardy Yallock" (thought to have meant "winding yellow river" of Aboriginal origins) in 1849 as part of the

Australian gold rushes During the Australian gold rushes, starting in 1851, significant numbers of workers moved from elsewhere in History of Australia, Australia and overseas to where gold had been discovered. Gold had been found several times before, but the Colo ...

, with intensive mining beginning in 1853. The Aboriginal name is also given as Molong ghip. Mining Continued until the 1900s. The naming comes from the amount of gold found in the area.

Demographics

References

Towns in Victoria (state) Golden Plains Shire Ghost towns in Victoria (state) {{GrampiansAU-geo-stub