Bunkers Hill is a locality on the southern rural fringe of the
City of Ballarat in
Victoria, Australia. At the , Bunkers Hill had a population of 270.
Bunker's Hill was originally a
gold rush
A gold rush or gold fever is a discovery of gold—sometimes accompanied by other precious metals and rare-earth minerals—that brings an onrush of miners seeking their fortune. Major gold rushes took place in the 19th century in Australia, ...
settlement, and
diggings there opened up . The locality was previously known as Kopke and Trunk Lead. A tworoom state school at Bunker's Hill was active in the early 19th century but burned down in a 1934 fire.
Greenhalgh's Tannery, one of the few remaining in Australia, is located on Greenhalghs Road. The familyowned
vegetable tannery was founded in 1865 during the gold rush.
It is the only Australian tannery still using the traditional methods, such as
wattle bark. 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.
Mine, off Trunk Lead Road, is listed on the
Victorian Heritage Inventory as a former
mine shaft.
References
Suburbs of Ballarat
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