Pioneers, Poppetheads & Prosperity

Discovering our Greater heritage

GREATER BENDIGO HERITAGE ADVISORY COMMITTEE 2014

PMS 1807 RED PMS 432 GREY PMS 142 GOLD Bendigo has much to offer Bendigo, your new home... Welcome to vibrant Bendigo; a city with a wealth of history and opportunity. You have certainly selected wisely.

Bendigo is a family friendly, innovative, and progressive city. We aspire to be ’s most liveable regional city.

Bendigo sits over the world’s richest goldfield and was created by a single generation of 19th century visionaries – migrants from Europe, America and Duchess Tribute mine, California Gully Asia, who believed in progress and built for the future. They were a generation whose hopes were realised, and together they left a remarkable cultural, Heritage is important economic and architectural heritage. mark and evidence the past, whether they The lives we lead are marked are ancient, historic or contemporary. by the people we meet, places Heritage is important because its attractiveness Hill, Bendigo expands life-style choices and services. Research we visit and the memories that has identified that Victoria’s goldfields heritage Today Bendigo combines the energy and optimism we make. Heritage is not just a encourages a greater mix of small businesses, of one of the nation’s fastest-growing urban centres such as cafes, hotels and restaurants, encouraging with the gracious framework of a handsome and word – it is place, the past, the people to stay in an area longer and to visit well-planned 19th century city. Within the shadow at different times of the day. of its pinnacles and crested roofs is a modern people who inhabit its spaces and business centre, but Bendigonians are very aware give meaning to the culture and The provision of well maintained heritage sites of the special character of their city, and fiercely and attractions, good amenities, quality visitor protective of their historical inheritance. traditions that fill and fulfil our lives. information, and a tranquil environment has positive social and economic impacts on job The people, places and attractions that draw you creation, increased property values and city to live here flow together in what is a unique regional Our rich heritage tells Bendigo’s story and continues centre regeneration. city lifestyle. Finding a place to live, whether new, to grow and evolve. By choosing to live in Bendigo old or in-between, can inspire you to think about you have inherited the city’s rich heritage. It is Bendigo’s heritage. What places can you visit; how the community’s responsibility to preserve it and old is your property; how do you look after it; where enhance it. can you find a knowledgeable tradesperson? These Heritage is broader than beautiful buildings; may be just some of your questions. it encompasses both the natural and cultural Let this booklet be your guide to find out how environment. Parks, trees, waterways, buildings, heritage is valued, managed and planned for monuments, archaeological sites, places, and in the . collections are significant to Aboriginal and non-Aboriginal people. Heritage can also be Tulips in Queen Victoria Gardens, Bendigo ceremonies, events, features, and spaces that Fortuna Villa, Bendigo

2 Pioneers, poppetheads & prosperity | discovering our Greater Bendigo heritage Pioneers, poppetheads & prosperity | discovering our Greater Bendigo heritage 3 Help conserve our heritage

Phone: 03 5449 2700 or 5449 2794 The City of Greater Bendigo Website: www.brac.vic.gov.au

can help with managing Aboriginal cultural heritage heritage buildings and advise The Dja Dja Wurrung and Taungurung are recognised as the Traditional Owners and rightful peoples to protect, on extensions and renovations. preserve and manage Aboriginal cultural heritage in the Greater Bendigo municipality. There are two For all your planning questions, go to appointed registered Aboriginal parties for our area: Website: www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/Residents_and_ Services/Planning_Services Dja Dja Wurrung Clans Aboriginal Corporation Website: www.djadjawurrung.com.au Heritage Advisory Service Taungurung Clans Aboriginal Corporation If you are thinking about renovating or restoring Phone: 03 5781 1134 your property, then contact the City of Greater Email: [email protected] Bendigo for free heritage advice.

To book an appointment with the Heritage Heritage consultants Architect / Advisor, call the Planning Department There are a number of heritage consultants who can Phone: 03 5434 6355 assist you, for a fee. Search the Heritage Victoria consultant and contractor directory. Charing Cross and Pall Mall, Bendigo Heritage Restoration Loan Scheme Financial assistance is available for owners Website: www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/heritage/heritage- of historic buildings to undertake restoration and places-and-objects/Consultants-and-contractors Bendigo was built on gold conservation projects. To find out more, call the Planner for Bendigo was built on gold – not just through its In the midst of this activity was a planned central Amendments earnings from gold but literally on top of its source district of imposing civic buildings, broad streets and Phone: 03 5434 6355 of wealth. This was a goldfield extraordinarily rich parkland, surrounded by a hilly band of impressive Find your house in a heritage study and concentrated in area and the rewards of the residential precincts. It is here that the impact of A number of heritage studies have been carried out quartz mines of Bendigo were unparalleled. By 1871 this rapid growth, fostered by the great wealth of in the City of Greater Bendigo. the population had reached around 15,000, and Bendigo’s mines, is demonstrated most clearly today. the goldfield officially became a city in less than 20 To find places of local significance, have a look at: Another strata of the city was just as essential, years. No other goldfield in the country has matched Website: www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/heritagestudies its yield from quartz mining and all this resulted from though less glamorous. It was the strings of scattered To find places of state significance, check the mines within the City’s boundaries. and unplanned settlements that grew and spread along the numerous broad “gullies” during the alluvial Victorian Heritage Database Ranged around and through the centre of Bendigo mining era. These were occupied by the labour force Website: from the 1870s to the 1890s were the surface that worked the quartz mines concentrated along manifestations of mining, sprawled along the the various reefs. These communities developed a You can also check the National Trust Register deep lines of gold-rich reef. This mining landscape village character with clusters of miners’ cottages, Website: www.nationaltrust.org.au/vic/heritage-register was characterised by mullock heaps, timber shafts, small churches, shops, inns and hotels. Industrial tailings dams and reservoirs. Sprinkled through activities such as foundries were also based in, and Trace your house through the rate books these were poppet heads, chimneys and engine drew their workforce from, these areas. Bendigo Regional Archives Centre houses the extensive houses, batteries and sheds - all structures of the public records of the five Local Government bodies Coath Cottage after the Black Saturday fires and after restoration most functional type. that have become the City of Greater Bendigo.

4 Pioneers, poppetheads & prosperity | discovering our Greater Bendigo heritage Pioneers, poppetheads & prosperity | discovering our Greater Bendigo heritage 5 Explore the heritage The ‘City in the forest’

Bendigo is fortunate to be surrounded by a of where you live greenbelt of forest. The Box-Ironbark forest of the Greater Bendigo National Park is significant and today supports a rich array of flora and fauna. Why not visit these places and explore our heritage. At the time of the gold rush this forest was Contact Bendigo Tourism www.bendigotourism.com heavily harvested in a radius of nearly 40kms for timber for building, fuel and mining. The native vegetation on the Big Hill range evokes Bendigo Art Gallery Golden Dragon Museum a sense of what the landscape looked like prior Established in 1887, Bendigo Art Gallery is one of The ‘Chinese Cultural Centre of Australia’ opened in to European settlement. the oldest and largest regional galleries in Australia. 1991 to preserve the Chinese heritage in Australia. Our natural heritage includes an amazing show Bendigo Joss House Temple Post Office Gallery of wildflowers each year for which Bendigo is Discover more about the faith of the Chinese The Post Office Gallery presents a dynamic program noted. You can see black trunked Ironbarks with migrants who came to Bendigo in search of gold. of exhibitions and events that explore the region’s carpets of golden everlastings, chocolate lilies long and proud history. and sometimes golden pennants. To the north is Bendigo ninesevensix the ‘Whipstick Scrub’ – a unique tract of Join Bendigo’s restaurant on wheels, and dine Soldiers Memorial Museum eucalypts on clay based soils. In spring, Whirrakee aboard a vintage tramcar while travelling the beautiful Visit this lasting tribute to the men and women wattle, mint-bushes, rare Westringia, Rosy Heath streets of Bendigo. of Australia who served their country. Myrtle, Sticky Boronia bloom and ground orchids Bendigo Pottery Specimen Cottage can be spectacular. For over 150 years Bendigo Pottery has been famous The Bendigo Historical Society centre for information This natural heritage provides recreation for creating high quality ceramics. about Greater Bendigo history and heritage. opportunities for bushwalkers, orienteers, Bendigo Town Hall cyclists, birdwatchers, flower enthusiasts, Step back into our golden era and experience one of or simply for a Sunday drive. ‘City in a forest’ the most remarkable boom time buildings in Victoria. Once a year indeed – a very special heritage city and an exceptionally special forest. Bendigo Bank Bendigo Easter Festival Bendigo Tramways Vintage ‘Talking’ Tram Ironbarks & Golden Everlastings – Wellsford forest The Bendigo Easter Festival has been in existence Explore the sights of Bendigo aboard a Vintage since 1870, and is the oldest community festival ‘Talking‘ Tram. in Australia. Campaspe Run, Rural Discovery Centre Bendigo Wealth Heritage Uncorked Discover the unique history of the Sunshine Harvester Come and join Bendigo’s iconic moveable feast. Explore the heritage in the forest developed in the Elmore area by Hugh Victor McKay. The winemakers of Bendigo create this unique Crusoe Reservoir & No. 7 Park Mulga Bill Bicycle Trail Central Deborah Gold Mine wine festival each year in October to showcase the Wander around the Bendigo Water Works Company “Twas Mulga Bill, from Eaglehawk, who caught the Catch gold fever at Victoria’s Heritage and Cultural best of Bendigo - Bendigo wine, superb food, local structures built to supply Bendigo with drinking water cycling craze…” Banjo Paterson penned. The Trail Tourism Attraction of the year. musicians and grand gold rush architecture. during the gold rush. connects Lake Neangar to Lightning Hill Lookout.

Goldfields Track – Leanganook Track O’Keefe Rail Trail Follow sections of the Coliban water system and Ride, cycle, or walk this disused railway line linking Like to take your own tour? discover historic water races and dissapators, which Axedale with Bendigo, named after Andrew O’Keefe, still supply Bendigo with water. a Bendigo rail pioneer. Bendigo City Tour This podcast tour is a great way to see the city, Greater Bendigo National Park Pink Cliffs Geological Reserve its beautiful Victorian buildings and discover its The park protects some of the highest quality Sluicing work was carried out here until the early colourful history. Box-Ironbark forest in north-central Victoria. 1880s, bringing to light these colourful ‘hills’.

Website: www.visitvictoria.com/Regions/Goldfields/ Heathcote – Graytown National Park Activities-and-attractions/Tours/Audio-tours/Bendigo- Explore gold rush and war era historical features or simply Bendigo Easter Festival main parade in action City-audio-tour.aspx enjoy the solitude of this Box-Ironbark bush setting.

6 Pioneers, poppetheads & prosperity | discovering our Greater Bendigo heritage Pioneers, poppetheads & prosperity | discovering our Greater Bendigo heritage 7 Want to find out more? Links Goldfields Research Centre Local history resource collection Website: www.ncgrl.vic.gov.au/libraries/goldfieldsresearchcentre Greater Bendigo Thematic Environmental History Exploring the themes that have shaped Greater Bendigo today Website: www.bendigo.vic.gov.au/gbteh Heritage Overlays Places of local significance in the Planning Scheme Website: www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/heritage/local-government/heritage- overlays-local-heritage-legislation Planning Schemes Online Access the Greater Bendigo Planning Scheme online Website: planningschemes.dpcd.vic.gov.au/ Safe in the Shed Caring for historic farm machinery Central Deborah Gold Mine Website: www.shop.nsw.gov.au/pubdetails.jsp?publication=9278 Sustainability and Heritage Guidance Sheets Improving the efficiency of heritage houses Contact: Website: www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/heritage/projects-and-programs/ Dr Dannielle Orr heritage-places-and-sustainability Heritage Planner Technical leaflets City of Greater Bendigo On rising damp, metal, timber, gardens…. PO Box 733 Website: www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/heritage/Forms-and-Guidelines/ Bendigo VIC 3552 technical-information Phone: 03 5434 6125 What House is That? Email: [email protected] A guide to Victoria’s house styles & paint schemes Website: www.dpcd.vic.gov.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0006/87018/ What-House-is-That.pdf Books The Traveller’s Guide to the Goldfields Richard Everist (Torquay : Best Shot Publications, 2006) - history and natural heritage trails through central and western Victoria. Image Credits City of Greater Bendigo – Fortuna Villa, Pall Mall, and Tulips Heritage Advisory Committee – Bendigo Easter Festival & Central Deborah – Darren Wright, Bendigo Trust – Coath Cottage & Victoria Hill – Elaine Doling, National Trust – Duchess Tribute Mine – Kay McGregor, Bendigo Historical Society – Wellsford Forest – Peter Ellis, OAM

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