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Eaglehawk

Old goldmining town now part of the larger Bendigo

The casual visitor, turning into the Loddon Valley Highway at the north-eastern edge of Bendigo, would probably think they were passing through an undifferentiated outer suburb of the sprawling city. However, the residential build-up hides the fact that they are, in fact, passing through an old goldmining town which was declared an independent borough in 1862 and which remained so until the early 1990s. Moreover, political and physical incorporation is not necessarily matched by genuine assimilation. Locals are very much aware of their identity as an independent goldmining past and a strong working-class settlement. This is reflected in the photographs of the town's past which adorn the walls of local business premises.