| Eaglehawk Bendigo, Victoria | |||||||||||||||
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 Town hall, now a cinema, with the war memorial in the foreground | |||||||||||||||
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| Coordinates | 36°43′0″S 144°15′0″E / 36.71667°S 144.25000°E | ||||||||||||||
| Population | 5,538 (2021 census)[1] | ||||||||||||||
| Established | 1852 | ||||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3556 [2] | ||||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | City of Greater Bendigo | ||||||||||||||
| Federal division(s) | Division of Bendigo | ||||||||||||||
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Eaglehawk is a suburb within the City of Greater Bendigo and a former gold-mining town in Victoria, Australia.
The town is situated to the north-west of Bendigo on the Loddon Valley Highway. The highway is known locally as High Street until the intersection with Sailors Gully Road (Bendigo - Pyramid Road) and as Peg Leg Road to the west. Located on this intersection is Brassey Square which is the location of the town hall. Next to the town hall is the former post office and the Mechanics' Institute. To the north of the intersection on Napier Street is Canterbury Park and Lake Neangar while the Swan Hill railway line and the local railway station are located to the south.[4]
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Eaglehawk (State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 18 August 2023.
- ^ "Eaglehawk". Gazetteer of Australia online. Geoscience Australia, Australian Government.
- ^ a b "travelmate.com.au". Archived from the original on 24 March 2007. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
- ^ "Travel:Eaglehawk". The Sydney Morning Herald. 8 February 2004. Retrieved 9 November 2007.
