BENDIGO (formerly SANDHURST)
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Originally appearing in Volume
V03,
Page 716
of the 1911 Encyclopedia Britannica.
BENDIGO (formerly SANDHURST)
, a city of Bendigo county, Victoria, Australia, 1o1 m. by rail N.N.W. of Melbourne
.
Pop
.
(1901) 31,020
.
It is the centre of a large gold- See also: - FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
- FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
- FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
- FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
- FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
- FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
- FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
- FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
- FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
- FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
- FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)
consisting
of quartz ranges, with some alluvial deposits, and many of the mines are deep-level workings
.
The discovery of alluvial gold in 1851 brought many immigrants to the district; but the opening up of the quartz reefs in 1872 was the principal factor in the importance of Bendigo
.
It became a municipality in 1855 and a city in 1871
.
It is the seat of Anglican and Roman Catholic bishops
.
Besides mining, the local industries are the manufacture of Epsom pottery, bricks and tiles, iron- founding, See also: - STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
-cutting, brewing, tanning and coach- building
.
The surrounding district produces quantities of wheat and fruits for export, and much excellent wine is made
.
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