Fosterville, Victoria
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Fosterville Bendigo, Victoria | |
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Coordinates | 36°41′49″S 144°29′56″E / 36.69694°S 144.49889°E |
Population | 63 (2016 census)[1] |
Established | 1852 |
Postcode(s) | 3557 |
LGA(s) | City of Greater Bendigo |
State electorate(s) | Bendigo East |
Federal division(s) | Bendigo |
Fosterville is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo in the Australian state of Victoria. The nearby Fosterville mine is one of Australia's most productive gold mines, operated by Canada's Agnico Eagle.
History
It was founded in 1852 as Ellesmere when gold was discovered. In 1894 it was renamed Fostervile after Henry Foster, the minister for mines. A school was opened in 1898 and closed in 1953.[2]
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