    diamond creek is a suburb of melbourne, victoria, australia, 23&nbsp;km north-east of melbourne's central business district. its local government area is the shire of nillumbik. at the 2011 census, diamond creek had a population of 11,504. in the postwar years, population increased dramatically in diamond creek and its neighbouring areas. the diamond valley shire was created out of the northern part of the shire of heidelberg in 1964. further population growth occurred throughout the 1970s.  the early twentieth century saw a decline in the orchard industry, as orchards in melbourne's eastern townships such as doncaster and nunawading, fell into favour due to better marketing. diamond creek remained relatively untouched during the boom in recreational travel that followed the popularity of the motor car.  ==diamond creek gold mine==  gold was first found on a site at the top of fraser street in 1862 by two brothers. the owner of the property, dr j b phipps, floated a company and sank a shaft. over the next 50 years the mine developed into a major local industry, employing up to 200 men at its peak, going down to 300 metres and drawing 5000 ounces of gold a year. on wednesday 20 january 1915 a spark escaped from the boiler and set fire to the entire above ground plant and buildings. because of the depth of water which accumulated, it was found unprofitable to re-open the main shaft. a serious attempt was made 
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