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Bendigo, Australia
| Location | Bendigo, central Victoria, Australia | Date | December 29, 2009 | Views | 947 |
| Source | en.wikipedia.org; central-deborah.com; bendigo.vic.gov.au; youtube.com | Rate | |||
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About Bendigo
Originally known as Bendigo's Valley (Sandhurst was the official designation before a plebiscite in favour of Bendigo settled the matter), the city grew quickly out of the Victorian gold rush and became established as a major provincial hub and minor financial centre, being home to Australia's only provincially headquartered retail bank, the Bendigo Bank, and the Bendigo Stock Exchange (BSX). Bendigo is notable for its Victorian architectural heritage and gold mining history. Bendigo AttractionsBendigo's Central Deborah Gold Mine Gold Mine is a well known tourist attraction that offers the unique experience of exploring a real gold mine on one of the underground mine tours. Whether it's touring the surface of the mine with its treasure trove of vintage mining machinery, gold panning for riches or taking one of the spectacular underground mine tours, visitors will never forget a stop at Central Deborah.Mine Experience Tour – 75 Minutes An exciting underground gold mine tour. Don a miner’s hat and lamp, travel 61 metres beneath the earth and walk in the footsteps of miners who discovered almost one tonne of gold. Includes guided mine surface tour. Weekday Tours depart - daily at 9.30am, 11.00am, 12.30pm, 2.00pm & 3.30pm. Weekend Tours depart - daily at 9.30am, 11.00am, 12.30pm, 1.00pm, 2.30pm & 4.00pm. Tours are more frequent in holiday periods. Cost – Adults $24.00, Concession $21.00, Child (5-15) $12.00, Family (up to four children) $60.00 Underground Adventure Tour – 2½ hours For the daring, travel to the third level of the mine – 85 metres below the surface. Gear up in overalls, boots, mining hats and lamps. Climb ladders, work mine drills and search for gold. This tour includes lunch or afternoon tea served in the underground Crib Room. Note: children must be at least eight years old. Ladder climbing involved. Includes guided mine surface tour. Tours depart – 11.00am and pm – bookings recommended. Cost – Adults $68.00, Concession $60.00, Child (5-15) $40.00, Family (up to four children) $175.00  Self-Guided Mine Surface Tour
A fascinating self-guided museum tour of the surface of the Central Deborah Gold Mine. Wander amongst the treasure trove of vintage machinery or try gold panning. Climb the mine’s Poppet Head for a fantastic bird’s eye view of Bendigo.Cost– Adults $14.00, Concession $12.00, Child (5-15) $7.00, Family (up to four children) $35.00 Ray Beer Story Room The Ray Beer Story Room is a joint initiative of the Bendigo Historical Society, Eaglehawk Historical Society and the Central Deborah Gold Mine. The project came about as a result of a need to have a place where visitors to Bendigo, and members of the community alike, could come to learn more about some of Bendigo's many gold tales. The room, which is freely accessible by members of the public, showcases a famous working replica of mining equipment – called the Kelly Model – that was built back in the 1890s, as well as other memorabilia and information that will undoubtedly capture the imagination of visitors. We are honoured to be able to name the story room after Ray Beer, who was the visionary and driving force behind getting level two of Central Deborah Gold Mine open for public tours in 1986. Entry to the Ray Beer Story Room is free. Rosalind Park Prior to 1851 the area we now call Rosalind Park was a grassy woodland with large River Red Gums lining the creek that was a chain of deep, permanent fresh water pools. The creek would have been an important source of food and water for the Dja Dja Wrung people who lived in the area. The 1851 gold rush transformed this little valley into crazy jumble of shallow shafts, mullock heaps and puddling mills. The story of Rosalind Park is about the transformation of a goldfield into an important public park. Bendigo Creek The iron bridges over the creek link the historically significant Rosalind Park to the surrounding 19th century street scape. They were built in 1882 to replace earlier narrower structures. Barracks Lane Barracks Lane is right in the heart of the old Camp Reserve and was the earliest administrative centre of the Bendigo goldfield. A short distance up this lane are the old police barracks, built in 1859 using local sandstone. Back then the barracks would have been conveniently close to the old Supreme Court building which can be seen from the western side of the fernery. Looking back into the Park there is a good view of the avenues of trees that were planted in the latter half of the 19th century. Lookout Tower The present poppet head lookout tower was erected in1931. It was shifted from the Garden Gully United mine which was one of Bendigo's richest. During the gold rush a flag was flown from the top of Camp Hill to signal the arrival of mail. Because of the absence of trees which were cut down for the mines, the flag could be seen from all parts of Bendigo. It is well worth the climb to the top of the tower as the views over Bendigo are spectacular. Cascades Water features were very popular in the 19th century. They provided a cool green contrast to what would have been a very dusty streetscape outside the park. The cascades constructed in 1880 were designed by architect William Vahland, best known as the architect of many of the significant buildings in Bendigo of the time. The original cascades featured statues, fountains and a grotto that displayed many varieties of ferns. Queen Victoria Gardens Note the Alexandra Fountain Opposite the gates and iron fence of the Queen Victoria Gardens. Of significant interest in these gardens are the Queen Victoria statue dating from 1903, the Sir John Quick bust dating from 1934, the Queensland Lilly Pilly (Waterhousea floribunda) and the floral bedding. Bendigo Tramways Vintage 'Talking' Tram A trip to Bendigo is not complete without a ride aboard one of Bendigo's famous Vintage "Talking" Trams.
Be delighted by the grand architecture of Bendigo as your tram tells you more about the city's golden past. It is a hop-on, hop-off tour which means that you can travel through the heart of the city and hop-on or hop-off the tram at any designated stop and wonder around at your leisure enjoying the many attractions, shopping and dining facilities that Bendigo has to offer.
Hop on and off at any stop The tour stops at:
Tram tours depart from the Central Deborah Gold Mine every half hour. VIDEO Central Deborah Gold MinePICTURES Seychelles islands
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Bendigo is a regional city in central Victoria, Australia, located in the City of Greater Bendigo. It is approximately 131 kilometres (82 mi) from the state capital of Melbourne. With a steadily growing[citation needed] urban population estimated at 88,031 Bendigo is currently the fourth most populous city in Victoria and the state's second largest inland city. The Greater Bendigo municipality includes some nearby towns and is home to around 110,000.
