California Gully

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{{Infobox Australian place| type = suburb

| name = California Gully

| city = Bendigo

| state = vic

| image = CaliforniaGullyUnitingChurch1.JPG

| caption = The Uniting Church, formerly St Jude's Anglican Church, was built circa 1868.Arnold, Jean; Arnold, Ken (2007). Out & About: Eaglehawk to Bendigo CBD. Bendigo, Victoria: Crown Castleton Publishers. p. 22. ISBN 9781875342709.{{cite web |title=St Jude's Anglican Church - Former |url=https://www.churchesaustralia.org/list-of-churches/locations/victoria/c-e-towns/directory/1421-st-judeand%2339%3Bs-anglican-church-former |website=Australia's Christian Heritage |access-date=9 March 2024 |date=21 March 2022}}

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| coordinates = {{coord|36|44|S|144|16|E|display=inline,title}}

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| lga = City of Greater Bendigo

| postcode = 3556

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| pop = 4,476

| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}

| pop_footnotes = {{Cite web |title=2021 California Gully, Census All persons QuickStats {{!}} Australian Bureau of Statistics |url=https://abs.gov.au/census/find-census-data/quickstats/2021/SAL20444 |access-date=2022-12-08 |website=abs.gov.au}}

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| stategov = Bendigo East, Bendigo West

| fedgov = Bendigo

| dist1 = 5

| dir1 = NW

| location1= Bendigo

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California Gully is a suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The suburb is located {{convert|5|km|mi}} north-west of the Bendigo city centre along Eaglehawk Road. At the 2021 census, California Gully had a population of 4,476.

The suburb is named for the Californian miners who rushed to the area when gold was discovered in 1852.{{Cite web|url=https://www.victorianplaces.com.au/california-gully|title=California Gully | Victorian Places}}

Schools

In 1862, the California Gully School was built. It operated until 1883, when the Belltopper Hill School (No. 123) was opened. The Belltopper Hill school continues to operate as the California Gully Primary School.

Notable residents

  • Agnes Jessie Bennett, community worker in Kalgoorlie, was born here in 1880.{{Citation |last=Garrick |first=Phyl |title=Agnes Jessie (Addie) Bennett (1880–1969) |url=https://adb.anu.edu.au/biography/bennett-agnes-jessie-addie-9487 |work=Australian Dictionary of Biography |access-date=2023-11-26 |place=Canberra |publisher=National Centre of Biography, Australian National University |language=en}}
  • Archibald Edmund "Archie" Robertson, born 1884, served in World War I as a lieutenant. In 1921, he died from a fall from his bicycle. A memorial seat was erected in his honour in 1923.Arnold, Jean; Arnold, Ken (2007). Out & About: Eaglehawk to Bendigo CBD. Bendigo, Victoria: Crown Castleton Publishers. p. 21. ISBN 9781875342709.

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Category:Australian places named after U.S. places or U.S. history

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