Bunkers Hill, Victoria

Bunkers Hill Ballarat,  Victoria
Bunkers Hill
Coordinates	37°34′14″S143°44′32″E / 37.5706°S 143.7423°E / -37.5706; 143.7423
Population	270 (SAL 2021) [1]
Postcode(s)	3352
LGA(s)	City of Ballarat
State electorate(s)	Ripon
Federal division(s)	Ballarat
Suburbs around Bunkers Hill: Cardigan Bo Peep Bunkers Hill Winter Valley Haddon

Bunkers Hill is a locality on the southern rural fringe of the City of Ballarat in Victoria, Australia. At the 2021 census, Bunkers Hill had a population of 270. ^[2]

Bunker's Hill was originally a gold rush settlement, and diggings there opened up c. 1859. ^[3] The locality was previously known as Kopke and Trunk Lead. ^[4] A two–room state school at Bunker's Hill was active in the early 19th century but burned down in a 1934 fire. ^{[5] [6]}

Greenhalgh's Tannery, one of the few remaining in Australia, is located on Greenhalghs Road. The family–owned vegetable tannery was founded in 1865 during the gold rush. ^[7] It is the only Australian tannery still using the traditional methods, such as wattle bark. ^[8] 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. ^[7] Sago Hill Mine, off Trunk Lead Road, is listed on the Victorian Heritage Inventory as a former mine shaft. ^[9]

References

1. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bunker's Hill (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 15 November 2024. 
2. Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Bunkers Hill(State Suburb)". 2021 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 4 November 2022.
3. Carroll, Sharni (31 January 2013). "50 towns in 50 days: Booming Haddon is a haven for families" . The Courier . Retrieved 29 June 2024. In 1859 mining took off with the opening of of[ sic ] Campbell's diggings, then Sago Hill and Bunker's Hill.
4. "City of Ballarat Roads & Open Space Index" (PDF). .ballarat.vic.gov.au. 1998. p. 3. Retrieved 18 December 2022.
5. "BUNKER'S HILL SCHOOL". The Ballarat Star . 22 June 1911. p. 1 – via Trove.
6. "BALLARAT AND DISTRICT". The Argus . 16 July 1934 – via Trove.
7. Cluff, Caleb (9 May 2016). "Greenhalgh's a Ballarat institution in leather" . The Courier . Retrieved 29 June 2024.
8. Whelan, Melanie (28 November 2012). "Main Head". The Courier . ProQuest 1212049720.
9. "SAGO HILL MINE". Victorian Heritage Database . Retrieved 29 June 2024.