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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.
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 ...
Bendigo diggings gold mine in c.1857 - Bendigo, Victoria, Australia Richard Daintree and Antoine Fauchery (circa 1858) A gang of diggers at Forrest Creek, Chewton Richard Daintree, Castlemaine gold diggings on 15 January 1858, Forrest Creek
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]
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] Puddling mills, shafts and piles of mine wastes and cast offs dominated the landscape. [3]
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 ...
The beginnings of this gold-mining was reported from the field by Henry Frencham, under the pen-name of "Bendigo", [14] [90] [118] who stated that the new field at Bendigo Creek, which was at first treated as if it were an extension of the Mount Alexander or Forest Creek (Castlemaine) rush, [119] [120] was already about two weeks old on 8 ...
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