May 2019, Bendigo, Vic
The grand city of Bendigo developed after the discovery of gold in Central Victoria in 1851. Today it is a bustling city of close to 100,000 people with sprawling developing suburbs, and evocative names like Kangaroo Flat and Eaglehawk are now home to the ‘golden arches’ rather than gold diggings. The handsome architecture is warm and welcoming even on a cold day. We never need an excuse to return to Bendigo.
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Still gold around….a guy out for a walk a few weekends ago found a big gold nugget. He took it to the local IGA supermarket to be weighed!
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It really is quite common that nuggets are just picked up after heavy rain. After all these years of mining and fossicking.
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Apparently he was walking where earth works for a new estate had disturbed the ground. But, clearly, there’s still quite a bit out there.
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Another place we managed to get to on our visit, such an interesting town. So different to every other Aussie town we saw. Did the mine tour too which was great.
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Fabulous. If I didn’t have such a longing for the sea I could live in Bendigo, my favourite inland city.
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Wasn’t it all designed by one German guy? Seem to remember reading that on a plaque in the main street somewhere.
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I hadn’t heard that. You mean I missed a plaque somewhere? Woody will be shocked.
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We did the tree change thing last year and relocated from the city mayhem to…..Bendigo! Love it – an exciting place to live.
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Good on you. It does have a gracious feel to it and looked lovely draped in autumn leaves a couple of weeks ago.
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Love the fountain. We didn’t stop in Bendigo when we’re passing that way. Reading that it’s your favourite inland city, I think I may have missed out. Next time….. two years from now.
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I can’t explain it but I always feel good in Bendigo. The gold rush history is fascinating. I love the grand Victorian era buildings. Aah.
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Check out Fortuna Villa on google. Recommend you book in for one of the monthly high morning tea and tour. Brilliant for both food and history.
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Aha the tea and tour sounds fabulous. That was the old barracks wasn’t it? A few years ago a friend of a friend who is restoring an old bank showed us his collection of paraphernalia from the barracks when the government was moving out. It was quite incredible but he will give it all a new life.
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Small home was built by miner Ballerstedt, bought by “father” of Bendigo gold mining, George Lansell, who made it into magnificent home for those parts. Passed out of family hands and was base for Survey and Mapping Corps from WW2 into this century. Bought by current owners 2013. They doing great job of restoration, repurposing. Your friend of friend is very fortunate to have some of the history of this incredible place.
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