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Bendigo Town Hall, Shamrock Hotel William Charles Vahland (born Carl Wilhelm Vahland ; 2 October 1828 – 21 July 1915) was a German born and trained Australian architect who, after migrating to Bendigo in 1854 and becoming an Australian citizen on 20 July 1857, [ 1 ] became known as the "premier architect of the Victorian goldfields ".
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 36.8 square miles (95 km 2), of which 36.7 square miles (95 km 2) is land and 0.04 square miles (0.10 km 2) (0.05%) is water. U.S. Route 20A (US 20A) passes across the town. New York State Route 64 (NY 64) is a north–south highway in the southeastern part of the town.
Bendigo was officially named "Sandhurst" from 1853 to 1891. [5] In 1861, to "retain an association with Pall Mall and Charing Cross", [ 6 ] there was even a proposal to give the name St James's Park to what became the adjacent Rosalind Park , as St James's Park in London is also in the immediate proximity of Charing Cross and Pall Mall .
Bendigo was called Sandhurst, after the famous British military academy, until the gold mining town's name was changed in 1891. The building's modern-day successor is the Bendigo Stock Exchange . It was designed by noted architect Charles Webb who briefly abandoned hs architectural career in Melbourne in 1851 to become a miner on the newly ...
139M: Originally at Old Sandhurst Town theme park near Bendigo. Moved to Acacia Gardens caravan park in Mooroopna in 2009. [12] 143M: Body privately owned, near Myers Flat. 156M: Owned by VicTrack, in the care of Elecrail, stored. Double ended, Former Jolimont Pilot. 94BT: Body privately owned, at Benalla. 10CM: Owned by VicTrack, stored at ...
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From 1856 until 1863, Sandhurst Municipal Council leaders were referred to as "Chairmen". In 1863, the town of Sandhurst became a borough. All subsequent leaders were referred to as "Mayors", with John McIntyre being the first mayor of the City of Sandhurst. [3] Sandhurst was later renamed Bendigo on 8 May 1891. [4] #
The Sandhurst Football Netball Club, nicknamed the Dragons, is an Australian rules football and netball club based in Bendigo, Victoria. Sandhurst is the former name of that city. The club currently competes in the Bendigo Football Netball League. The football team is tied with Eaglehawk as the most successful team in the BFNL, with 28 ...