Bunkers Hill, Victoria
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| Coordinates: 37°34′14″S 143°44′32″E / 37.5706°S 143.7423°E | |||||||||||||
| Country | Australia | ||||||||||||
| State | Victoria | ||||||||||||
| City | Ballarat | ||||||||||||
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| • Total | 270 (SAL 2021)[1] | ||||||||||||
| Postcode | 3352 | ||||||||||||
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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]
