Creswick
CRESWICK, a borough of Talbot county, Victoria, Australia. 85 m. by rail N.W. of Melbourne. Pop. (1901) 3060. It is the centre of a mining, pastoral and agricultural district. gold is found both in alluvial and quartz formations, the quartz being especially rich. The surrounding country is fertile and well-timbered, and there is a government plantation and nursery in connexion with the forests department.
Note - this article incorporates content from Encyclopaedia Britannica, Eleventh Edition, (1910-1911)
