Myers Flat, Victoria

Myers Flat
Bendigo, Victoria
Myers Flat is located in City of Bendigo
Myers Flat
Myers Flat
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Coordinates36°41′S 144°12′E / 36.683°S 144.200°E / -36.683; 144.200
Population545 (2021 census)[1]
Postcode(s)3551
LGA(s)City of Greater Bendigo
State electorate(s)Bendigo West[2]
Federal division(s)Bendigo[3]

Myers Flat is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo in the Australian state of Victoria. Myers Flat was named after Thomas Myers who was the co-proprietor of the Weddikar pastoral run.

History

European settlement began in Myers Flat, then known as "Myers Creek", in 1845.[4] Gold was first discovered in Myers Flat in 1852.[5]

School and church

On 16 July 1860, John Starkey opened a building that served as Myers Flat's church and school.[6] This was demolished and replaced in 1864 by St Augustine's Catholic Church.[6] Built in the German Gothic style, the church was opened on 6 November 1864 by the Very Reverend Dean Hayes: a plaque commemorates the event.[6] The new church served as a school until 1908, when St Liborious Primary School opened in Eaglehawk.[6]

References

  1. ^ "2021 Myers Flat". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
  2. ^ "Which boundaries cover where I live? | Victorian Electoral Commission". vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  3. ^ "Localities". electorate.aec.gov.au. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  4. ^ "History - Woodvale, Victoria, Australia".
  5. ^ "Myers Flat". Victorian Places. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
  6. ^ a b c d Arnold, Jean; Arnold, Ken (2007). Out & About: Eaglehawk to Bendigo CBD. Bendigo, Victoria: Crown Castleton Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 9781875342709.


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