| House | $547,700  |
| Unit | $397,500  |
| Land | $458,300 |
Surrounding suburbs
| Bendigo | $729,100  |
| East Bendigo | $595,000 |
| Jackass Flat | $551,600 |
| Kennington | $660,600 |
| North Bendigo | $492,000 |
| House | $445 |
| Unit | $314 |
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| Map | Street view | Nearby property price |
| Planning History: |
| Registered as Victorian heritage |
| What is significant? The earliest burials at White Hills Cemetery which was formerly known as Lower Bendigo Cemetery or Junction Cemetery, took place in November 1853 in an unconsecrated non-denominational burial ground close to the Bendigo Creek. The site of approximately 10 acres was shown on a government survey as 'burial ground' in 1854 and an undated layout plan of 'Cemetery Reserve Near The Mouth of Iron Gully' appears to show the same site. A later plan dated 1857 shows a much larger cemetery which allowed for further expansion to the south-west and north-west. The cemetery is roughly triangular and is bounded by Holdsworth Road, St Killian and Plumridge Streets, and slopes from the high point on St Killian Street down to lower land along Holdsworth Road. The entrance to the cemetery was originally located at a point which is now deep within the grounds, and a sexton's cottage (demolished 1950s) was situated here. The cemetery was divided into denominational sections including Independents, Society of Friends, Wesleyan,Church of England, Presbyterians and Roman Catholics. The Chinese and 'Other Denominations' occupied the rear sections. The wide, triangular-shaped grounds were ornamentally laid out with a sinuous path system with individual loops, and the paths and brick gutters delineating the denominational boundaries of the cemetery. It is estimated that up to 1000 Chinese burials took place here, and about 260 footstones survive dating from1854. A brick hexagonal funeral tower built 1877-78 stands within the Chinese section. This funeral tower is still used by the Chinese Association at Ching Ming (sweeping of the graves around April 5th). The main entrance is from Holdsworth Road where the gates and cast iron and brick winged fences designed by Vahland in c1881 are erected. The cemetery features an octagonal rotunda built in 1898 and there are many fine headstones and monuments. The cemetery is planted with a variety of specimen trees including two Long-leaved Indian Pines, a large Canary Island Pine and an avenue of Canary Island Pines, Stone Pines, Aleppo Pines, a Monterey Pine avenue, Irish Strawberry Tree and a Phillyrea latifolia. The eastern boundary is screened by a row of Pepper Trees and framing the main entrance are a pair of very large Moreton Bay Figs and next to these a pair of Carob trees. To the north and south the boundaries are more open and permit long views into the cemetery, and the western side retains remnant bushland, including a few fine Eucalyptus tricarpa (Ironwood) trees. How is it significant? The White Hills Cemetery is of historical, aesthetic, scientific (botanical), and architectural importance to the State of Victoria. Why is it significant? White Hills Cemetery is historically significant as a substantially intact example of a mid nineteenth century goldfiel |
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