Bendigo is a City Built on Gold!
Gold was officially discovered at Bendigo in September 1851 at a location known as “The Rocks” near the junction of the Bendigo Creek and Golden Gully in what is now Golden Square.
The discovery was made by Mrs. Margaret Kennedy and Mrs. Julia Farrell, the wives of two employees of the nearby Ravenswood Pastoral Run. Gold discoveries had been made in this area by shepherds and prospectors as early as the 1840’s however these discoveries were kept secret by the squatters and the Victorian colonial government.
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