Costerfield

Suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Costerfield is a locality the City of Greater Bendigo, Victoria, Australia. The locality is 126 kilometres (78 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne and 12 km north-east of Heathcote. At the 2016 census, Costerfield had a population of 75.[1]

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Public hall at Costerfield, 2008
Public hall at Costerfield, 2008
Costerfield is located in City of Bendigo
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Interactive map of Costerfield
Coordinates: 36°52′31″S 144°47′45″E
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
CityBendigo
LGA
Location
Government
  State electorate
  Federal division
Population
  Total75 (2016 census)[1]
Postcode
3523[2]
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History

Costerfield is a combination of the surnames of Alan Coster and Edwin Field, prospectors who found gold in the locality in 1861.[3]

An Anglican school was opened in 1862 and closed in 1950. It was then reopened in 1962 and closed in 1992.[3]

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