White Hills, Victoria

White Hills is a suburb of the City of Bendigo in central Victoria, Australia. It is located 4 kilometres north-west of the city centre.

White Hills
Bendigo, Victoria
War memorial entry to the Botanical Gardens
White Hills
Coordinates36°44′S 144°18′E
Population3,275 (2011 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3550
Location4 km (2 mi) N of Bendigo
LGA(s)City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s)Bendigo East
Federal Division(s)Bendigo

Its name came about from the colour of the clay which was exposed by gold miners at that part of the Bendigo diggings.[2]

The Bendigo Creek, the site of the first gold find, runs upstream through White Hills.

At the 2011 census, White Hills had a population of 3,275.[1]

Facilities

White Hills Post Office opened on 21 August 1857 during the gold rush.[3]

The Bendigo Jockey Club, a horse racing club, is based at the Bendigo racecourse in White Hills and the Bendigo Cup is run here in mid-November.[4]

White Hills is home of the White Hills Cricket Club; there is a public swimming pool.

Weeroona College Bendigo, a co-educational secondary college catering for students in years 7 to 10, is located in the suburb.

The White Hills Cemetery was officially opened in 1854, but had been in use well before that. The Bendigo WS web site notes that

The White Hills Public Cemetery is regarded as significant because it is a substantially intact example of a mid nineteenth century gold-fields cemetery. The cemetery lies in a picturesque setting of curved pathways and has a number of significant and rare plantings."[5]

Notable people

Alfred Hampson (1864–1924) Labor MLA for Bendigo East and MHR for Bendigo was born in White Hills.

Thomas Flanagan (1832-1899) who found the first gold in Kalgoorlie in 1893, with his companions Paddy Hannan and Daniel Shea, is buried in the White Hills cemetery.

So is his nephew, Michael John Flannigan (1862-1901), after whom King Island's Lake Flannigan is named.

William Kain (1999–Present) from Mortlake Victoria, of the White Hills Football and Netball Club, kicked 6 goals in three forward line quarters of Australian rules football in the Heathcote District Football Netball league grand final in 2019. He also completed his accolades by earning best on ground that day. "Toad" as he is known to his friends, is also a part of the real faithful.

References
  1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (31 October 2012). "White Hills (State Suburb)". 2011 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 23 June 2015.
  2. "White Hills". Victorian Places. Retrieved 15 August 2019.
  3. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008
  4. Country Racing Victoria, Bendigo Jockey Club, archived from the original on 19 July 2008, retrieved 7 May 2009
  5. "White Hills Public Cemetery Bendigo Victoria", Bendigo WS, url=http://www.bendigo.ws/Bendigo-History/Bendigo-Architecture-and-Buildings/White-Hills-Public-Cemetery.html, viewed 5 May 2017.
  • White Hills Uniting Church Hall
  • White Hills Uniting Church
  • White Hills Anglican Church
  • White Hills Catholic Church
  • White Hills Cemetery Shady Entrance
  • White Hills Cemetery Chinese Section
  • White Hills Cemetery Section E3
  • White Hills' Butcher's Shop
  • Plumridge Street White Hills
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