Bunkers Hill, Victoria

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Bunkers Hill is a locality on the southern rural fringe of the City of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. At the {{CensusAU|2021}}, Bunkers Hill had a population of 270.{{Census 2021 AUS|id=SAL20410|name=Bunkers Hill(State Suburb)|accessdate=4 November 2022|quick=on}}

Bunker's Hill was originally a gold rush settlement, and diggings there opened up {{Circa|1859}}.{{Cite web |last=Carroll |first=Sharni |date=31 January 2013 |title=50 towns in 50 days: Booming Haddon is a haven for families |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/1263262/50-towns-in-50-days-booming-haddon-is-a-haven-for-families/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=The Courier |quote=In 1859 mining took off with the opening of of {{sic}} Campbell's diggings, then Sago Hill and Bunker's Hill.}} The locality was previously known as Kopke and Trunk Lead.{{Cite web |date= |others=1998. Revised 21 January 2017 |title=City of Ballarat Roads & Open Space Index |url=https://www.ballarat.vic.gov.au/sites/default/files/2019-04/Roads%20and%20Open%20Space%20Historical%20Index.pdf |access-date=18 December 2022 |website=City of Ballarat |pages=3}} A two{{Endash}}room state school at Bunker's Hill was active in the early 19th century but burned down in a 1934 fire.{{Cite news |date=22 June 1911 |title=BUNKER'S HILL SCHOOL |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/216641761 |work=The Ballarat Star |pages=1 |via=Trove}}{{Cite news |date=16 July 1934 |title=BALLARAT AND DISTRICT |url=https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/10955756 |work=The Argus |via=Trove}}

Greenhalgh's Tannery, one of the few remaining in Australia, is located on Greenhalghs Road. The family{{Endash}}owned vegetable tannery was founded in 1865 during the gold rush.{{Cite web |last=Cluff |first=Caleb |date=9 May 2016 |title=Greenhalgh's a Ballarat institution in leather |url=https://www.thecourier.com.au/story/3889107/hide-a-ballarat-institution/ |url-access=subscription |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=The Courier}} It is the only Australian tannery still using the traditional methods, such as wattle bark. {{Cite news |last=Whelan |first=Melanie |date=Nov 28, 2012 |title=Main Head |work=The Courier |id=ProQuest [https://www.proquest.com/docview/1212049720/ 1212049720]}} They enjoy a reliable source of income through high-end saddlery. However, they could become threatened by recent housing developments on farmland and tighter regulations. Sago Hill Mine, off Trunk Lead Road, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Inventory as a former mine shaft.{{Cite web |title=SAGO HILL MINE |url=https://vhd.heritagecouncil.vic.gov.au/places/11842 |access-date=29 June 2024 |website=Victorian Heritage Database}}

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Category:Suburbs of Ballarat