California Gully
{{Use Australian English|date=August 2019}}
{{Use dmy dates|date=July 2019}}
{{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}}
| use_lga_map = yes
| coordinates = {{coord|36|44|S|144|16|E|display=inline,title}}
| pushpin_label_position = right
| lga = City of Greater Bendigo
| postcode = 3556
| est =
| pop = 4,476
| pop_year = {{CensusAU|2021}}
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| stategov = Bendigo East, Bendigo West
| fedgov = Bendigo
| dist1 = 5
| dir1 = NW
| location1= Bendigo
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| zoom = 12
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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}}
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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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