Bendigo Creek, Rosalind Park, Bendigo

This week I thought I would share with you the historic Bendigo Creek. Thanks again to Bendigo Tourism for the text. The photos are mine.

The three iron bridges over the creek link the historically significant Rosalind Park to the surrounding 19th century street scape. 

They were built in 1882 to replace earlier narrower structures. 

A Royal Commission recommended the construction of a timber box drain along the realigned creek in 1857, completed in the early 1860’s. 

Later, to improve channel drainage, the creek was widened, lined with flagstones and walled with sandstone capped with granite. 

This is a significant example of late 19th century urban infrastructure development and stone masonry.

I know these bridges well having crossed them numerous times in the two years that I studied at Bendigo Senior Secondary College, the same school my daughter now attends. During extremely heavy downpours the creek can run the full width of the bed and part way up the walls. This all eventually flows out to White Hills.

Talk again soon

Jeanette