Strathfieldsaye, Victoria
Strathfieldsaye is a suburb of the city of Greater Bendigo in Victoria, Australia.
In the 2006 census, Strathfieldsaye had a population of 3,147. A Strathfieldsaye Post Office opened on 1 January 1864 and a Strathfieldsaye North office on 8 December 1876. In 1877 Strathfieldsaye was renamed Emu Creek, and Strathfieldsaye North became Strathfieldsaye[1]
A railway connected Strathfieldsaye with Bendigo between 1888 and 1958[2].
Strathfieldsaye is one of Bendigo's outer-lying suburbs. Strathfieldsaye is one of the 'higher class' suburbs of Bendigo.[citation needed] Housing prices are extremely high in Strathfieldsaye.[citation needed]
Lately a new sporting complex was built in Strathfieldsaye which included netball courts, football ovals, cricket nets, cricket pitches & a functions room. This sporting complex is the home ground of the Strathfieldsaye Storm an AFL team that plays within the Bendigo Football League.
[edit] References
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
- ^ The Heathcote Junction to Bendigo and Associated Railways Turton, Keith Australian Railway Historical Society Bulletin, April, 1970 pp69-88
