Myers Flat, Victoria

Suburb of Bendigo, Victoria, Australia

36°41′S 144°12′E / 36.683°S 144.200°E / -36.683; 144.200Population545 (2021 census)^[1]Postcode(s)3551LGA(s)City of Greater Bendigo State electorate(s)Bendigo West^[2]Federal division(s)Bendigo^[3]

Myers Flat is a locality in the City of Greater Bendigo in the Australian state of Victoria. Myers Flat was named after Thomas Myers who was the co-proprietor of the Weddikar pastoral run.

History

European settlement began in Myers Flat, then known as "Myers Creek", in 1845.^[4] Gold was first discovered in Myers Flat in 1852.^[5]

School and church

On 16 July 1860, John Starkey opened a building that served as Myers Flat's church and school.^[6] This was demolished and replaced in 1864 by St Augustine's Catholic Church.^[6] Built in the German Gothic style, the church was opened on 6 November 1864 by the Very Reverend Dean Hayes: a plaque commemorates the event.^[6] The new church served as a school until 1908, when St Liborious Primary School opened in Eaglehawk.^[6]

References

^ "2021 Myers Flat". Australian Bureau of Statistics. Retrieved 1 March 2024.
^ "Which boundaries cover where I live? | Victorian Electoral Commission". vec.vic.gov.au. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "Localities". electorate.aec.gov.au. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ "History - Woodvale, Victoria, Australia".
^ "Myers Flat". Victorian Places. Retrieved 9 March 2022.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d Arnold, Jean; Arnold, Ken (2007). Out & About: Eaglehawk to Bendigo CBD. Bendigo, Victoria: Crown Castleton Publishers. p. 5. ISBN 9781875342709.