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{{Infobox Australian Place | type = lga
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2019}}
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| name = City of Bendigo
{{Infobox Australian place
| state = vic
| region =
| type = lga
| area = 32.53
| name = City of Bendigo
| est = 1855
| state = vic
| seat = [[Bendigo, Victoria|Bendigo]]
| region = [[North Central Victoria]]
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| area = 32.53
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| pop = 30890 (1992)<ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=52|id=ISSN 0067-1223}}</ref>
| logo =
| est = 1855
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| seat = [[Bendigo, Victoria|Bendigo]]
| logosize =
| image = Old lgadot Bendigo.png
| pop = 30,890
| caption = Location in Victoria
| pop_year = 1992
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| pop_footnotes = <ref>{{cite book|title=Victorian Year Book|author=Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office|year=1994|page=52|issn= 0067-1223}}</ref>
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| county = [[County of Bendigo|Bendigo]]
| logo = Bendigo Council 1994.png
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| near-nw = [[Borough of Eaglehawk|Eaglehawk]]
| near-n = [[Rural City of Marong|Marong]]
| image = Old lgadot Bendigo.png
| near-ne = [[Shire of Huntly|Huntly]]
| image2 = BendigoTownHall2.JPG
| near-w = [[Rural City of Marong|Marong]]
| caption = Location in Victoria
| near-e = [[Shire of Strathfieldsaye|Strathfieldsaye]]
| caption2 = [[Bendigo Town Hall]]
| near-sw = [[Rural City of Marong|Marong]]
| near-nw = [[Borough of Eaglehawk|Eaglehawk]]
| near-s = [[Shire of Strathfieldsaye|Strathfieldsaye]]
| near-n = [[Rural City of Marong|Marong]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Strathfieldsaye|Strathfieldsaye]]
| near-ne = [[Shire of Huntly|Huntly]]
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| near-w = [[Rural City of Marong|Marong]]
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| _noautocat = yes
| near-e = [[Shire of Strathfieldsaye|Strathfieldsaye]]
| near-sw = [[Rural City of Marong|Marong]]
| near-s = [[Shire of Strathfieldsaye|Strathfieldsaye]]
| near-se = [[Shire of Strathfieldsaye|Strathfieldsaye]]
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| _noautocat = yes
}}
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[[Image:BendigoTownHall2.JPG|thumb|Town hall]]
The '''City of Bendigo''' was a [[Local Government Areas of Australia|Local Government Area]] which covered the central area and inner western suburbs of the regional city of [[Bendigo, Victoria|Bendigo]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The shire covered an area of {{convert|32.53|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1855 until 1994.
The '''City of Bendigo''' was a [[Local government in Australia|local government area]] covering the central area and inner western suburbs of the regional city of [[Bendigo, Victoria|Bendigo]], [[Victoria (Australia)|Victoria]], [[Australia]]. The city covered an area of {{convert|32.53|km2|sqmi|1}}, and existed from 1855 to 1994.


==History==
==History==
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The City of Bendigo was first incorporated as the Sandhurst Municipality on 24 April 1855, and became a borough on 11 September 1863 and a City on 21 July 1871. It was renamed from Sandhurst to Bendigo on 8 May 1891.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=308–309}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>


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The City of Bendigo was first incorporated as the Sandhurst Municipality on 24 April 1855. It became a borough on 11 September 1863, and a city on 21 July 1871. It was renamed as the City of Bendigo on 8 May 1891.<ref name=vmd>{{cite book|title=Victorian Municipal Directory|year=1992|publisher=Arnall & Jackson|location=[[Brunswick, Victoria|Brunswick]]|pages=308–309}} Accessed at [[State Library of Victoria]], La Trobe Reading Room.</ref>
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On 7 April 1994, the City was abolished—one of the first to disappear under the [[Jeff Kennett|Kennett]] [[Liberal Party of Australia|Liberal]] government's statewide local government restructuring program—and merged with the [[Borough of Eaglehawk]], the Shires of [[Shire of Huntly|Huntly]] and [[Shire of Strathfieldsaye|Strathfieldsaye]] and the [[Rural City of Marong]] to form the [[City of Greater Bendigo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mav.asn.au/guide.nsf/Council/Greater+Bendigo+City+Council?OpenDocument|title=Greater Bendigo City Council|author=Municipal Association of Victoria|year=2006|accessdate=2008-01-08}} Date cross-checked with the Records Division, Greater Bendigo City Council.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Marong to fall in line on super council|last=Taylor|first=Thomas|page=6|date=6 April 1994|work=[[The Age]]}} Accessed via Factiva online.</ref>

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On 7 April 1994, the City of Bendigo was abolished, and along with the [[Borough of Eaglehawk]], the [[Rural City of Marong]] and the Shires of [[Shire of Huntly|Huntly]] and [[Shire of Strathfieldsaye|Strathfieldsaye]], was merged into the newly created [[City of Greater Bendigo]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mav.asn.au/guide.nsf/Council/Greater+Bendigo+City+Council?OpenDocument|title=Greater Bendigo City Council|author=Municipal Association of Victoria|year=2006|access-date=2008-01-08|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080117155414/http://www.mav.asn.au/guide.nsf/Council/Greater+Bendigo+City+Council?OpenDocument|archive-date=2008-01-17|url-status=dead}} Date cross-checked with the Records Division, Greater Bendigo City Council.</ref><ref>{{cite news|title=Marong to fall in line on super council|last=Taylor|first=Thomas|page=6|date=6 April 1994|work=[[The Age]]}} Accessed via Factiva online.</ref>


==Wards==
==Wards==

Bendigo was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
The City of Bendigo was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:
* Barkly Ward
* Barkly Ward
* Darling Ward
* Darling Ward
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==Suburbs==
==Suburbs==
* [[Bendigo, Victoria|Bendigo]]
* '''[[Bendigo, Victoria|Bendigo]]'''*
* [[Golden Square, Victoria|Golden Square]]
* [[Golden Square, Victoria|Golden Square]]
* [[Ironbark, Victoria|Ironbark]]
* [[Ironbark, Victoria|Ironbark]]
* [[Long Gully, Victoria|Long Gully]]
* [[Long Gully, Victoria|Long Gully]]
* [[North Bendigo, Victoria|North Bendigo]]
* [[North Bendigo]]
* [[Quarry Hill, Victoria|Quarry Hill]]
* [[Quarry Hill, Victoria|Quarry Hill]]
* [[West Bendigo, Victoria|West Bendigo]]
* [[West Bendigo]]
* [[White Hills, Victoria|White Hills]]
* [[White Hills, Victoria|White Hills]]

<small>* Council seat.</small>


==Population==
==Population==
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| 1991 || 30,134
| 1991 || 30,134
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|}

<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>
<small>* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.</small>


==References==
==References==
{{reflist}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* [https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/bendigo Victorian Places - Bendigo]


{{Victoria former LGAs}}
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{{Coord|36|45|S|144|16|E|type:adm2nd_region:AU-VIC|display=title}}4. In Zadie Smith's ''Swing Time'', the character Aimee is originally from Bendigo.

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[[Category:Former Local Government Areas of Victoria (Australia)|Bendigo]]
[[Category:Former local government areas of Victoria (state)|Bendigo]]

Latest revision as of 11:32, 12 May 2023

City of Bendigo
Victoria
Location in Victoria
Bendigo Town Hall
Population30,890 (1992)[1]
 • Density949.58/km2 (2,459.4/sq mi)
Established1855
Area32.53 km2 (12.6 sq mi)
Council seatBendigo
RegionNorth Central Victoria
LGAs around City of Bendigo:
Eaglehawk Marong Huntly
Marong City of Bendigo Strathfieldsaye
Marong Strathfieldsaye Strathfieldsaye

The City of Bendigo was a local government area covering the central area and inner western suburbs of the regional city of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The city covered an area of 32.53 square kilometres (12.6 sq mi), and existed from 1855 to 1994.

History

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The City of Bendigo was first incorporated as the Sandhurst Municipality on 24 April 1855. It became a borough on 11 September 1863, and a city on 21 July 1871. It was renamed as the City of Bendigo on 8 May 1891.[2]

On 7 April 1994, the City of Bendigo was abolished, and along with the Borough of Eaglehawk, the Rural City of Marong and the Shires of Huntly and Strathfieldsaye, was merged into the newly created City of Greater Bendigo.[3][4]

Wards

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The City of Bendigo was divided into three wards, each of which elected three councillors:

  • Barkly Ward
  • Darling Ward
  • Sutton Ward

Suburbs

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* Council seat.

Population

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Year Population
1954 28,726
1958 30,700*
1961 30,195
1966 30,792
1971 32,007
1976 32,573
1981 31,841
1986 30,704
1991 30,134

* Estimate in the 1958 Victorian Year Book.

References

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  1. ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics, Victoria Office (1994). Victorian Year Book. p. 52. ISSN 0067-1223.
  2. ^ Victorian Municipal Directory. Brunswick: Arnall & Jackson. 1992. pp. 308–309. Accessed at State Library of Victoria, La Trobe Reading Room.
  3. ^ Municipal Association of Victoria (2006). "Greater Bendigo City Council". Archived from the original on 17 January 2008. Retrieved 8 January 2008. Date cross-checked with the Records Division, Greater Bendigo City Council.
  4. ^ Taylor, Thomas (6 April 1994). "Marong to fall in line on super council". The Age. p. 6. Accessed via Factiva online.
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36°45′S 144°16′E / 36.750°S 144.267°E / -36.750; 144.2674. In Zadie Smith's Swing Time, the character Aimee is originally from Bendigo.

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