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Bendigo Creek is a seasonal stream, or creek, in North Central Victoria, Australia. The city of Bendigo is named for the creek and valley in which it was founded in 1851. Gold was officially discovered on Bendigo Creek in late October 1851, transforming the area in less than a year from a secluded bushland to a scene which "beggared description ...
Location map of the Bendigo Goldfields. Alluvial gold was first discovered in Bendigo Creek as a result of the rush to the Dunstan area in September 1862. [6] The initial prospectors arrived in Bendigo Creek, a tributary of the Clutha River, by traversing Thomson's Saddle in the Dunstan Mountains and dropping into Thomson Gorge.
In the 1850s gold was discovered in the area, radically transforming the area that is now Rosalind Park. Bendigo was one of the richest gold mining regions in the world, with more gold found in the region from 1850 to 1900 than anywhere else in the world. At present it remains the seventh richest goldfield in the world. [2]
The goldfields region is more strongly linked to the impact of the Victorian Gold Rush than the discovery of gold in Victoria. As a result of the gold rush, the region contains many old buildings, including celebrated examples of Victorian architecture, some of which are heritage listed, while others have fallen into disrepair and become derelict.
The Bendigo Creek forms a geographic spine through the city and suburbs of Bendigo. The valley is notable as a major tourist destination and is the location of one of the world's largest and longest-lived gold production areas. Bendigo Valley is broadly surrounded by the Greater Bendigo National Park and other state forests. The 17,020-hectare ...
There is no doubt that Henry Frencham, under the pen-name of "Bendigo", [90] was the first to publicly write anything about gold-mining at Bendigo Creek, with a report about a meeting of miners at Bendigo Creek on 8 and 9 December 1851, published respectively in the Daily News, Melbourne, date unknown [116] and 13 December 1851 editions of the ...
Until overtaken in the 1890s by the Western Australia goldfields, Bendigo was the most productive Australian gold area, with a total production over 622 tonnes (20 million ounces). [63] Over the 100-odd year period from 1851 to 1954, the 3,600-hectare area that made up the Bendigo gold field yielded 777 tonnes (25 million ounces) of gold. [64]
There is a monument along the Bendigo Creek Trail on the South Side of the Maple Street Bridge dedicated to the discovery of Bendigo gold at that location. [3] The Post Office opened on 10 January 1863. [4] The local swimming pool was built in 1918 originally called the Golden Square Baths, later renamed to Golden Square Swimming Pool.