Spotlight on Mirboo North
Key Points in History
Date | Key Points |
1878 | Forested ranges put up for farm selections |
1881 | Survey began for railways from Morwell and terminus chosen on the grand Ridge Road. (Completed to Mirboo North in 1886) |
1882 | Baromi village established and hotel built |
1884 | Town surveyed and named Mirboo North following previous survey of Mirboo, 12km to the south |
1893 | Dairy factory opened |
1894 | Became principal town in Mirboo North Shire |
1920 | Higher elementary school created |
1973 | Swimming pool built |
1988 | Brewery established in former dairy factory |