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See also:BENDIGO (formerly See also:SANDHURST) , a See also:city of Bendigo See also:county, See also:Victoria, See also:Australia, 1o1 m. by See also:rail N.N.W. of See also:Melbourne. Pop. (1901) 31,020. It is the centre of a large See also:gold-See also:- FIELD (a word common to many West German languages, cf. Ger. Feld, Dutch veld, possibly cognate with O.E. f olde, the earth, and ultimately with root of the Gr. irAaror, broad)
- FIELD, CYRUS WEST (1819-1892)
- FIELD, DAVID DUDLEY (18o5-1894)
- FIELD, EUGENE (1850-1895)
- FIELD, FREDERICK (18o1—1885)
- FIELD, HENRY MARTYN (1822-1907)
- FIELD, JOHN (1782—1837)
- FIELD, MARSHALL (183 1906)
- FIELD, NATHAN (1587—1633)
- FIELD, STEPHEN JOHNSON (1816-1899)
- FIELD, WILLIAM VENTRIS FIELD, BARON (1813-1907)
field consisting
of See also:quartz ranges, with some alluvial deposits, and many of the mines are deep-level workings. The See also:discovery of alluvial gold in 1851 brought many immigrants to the See also:district; but the opening up of the quartz reefs in 1872 was the See also:principal See also:factor in the importance of Bendigo. It became a See also:municipality in 1855 and a city in 1871. It is the seat of See also:Anglican and See also:Roman See also:Catholic bishops. Besides See also:mining, the See also:local See also:industries are the manufacture of See also:Epsom pottery, bricks and tiles, See also:iron-See also:founding, See also:- STONE
- STONE (0. Eng. shin; the word is common to Teutonic languages, cf. Ger. Stein, Du. steen, Dan. and Swed. sten; the root is also seen in Gr. aria, pebble)
- STONE, CHARLES POMEROY (1824-1887)
- STONE, EDWARD JAMES (1831-1897)
- STONE, FRANK (1800-1859)
- STONE, GEORGE (1708—1764)
- STONE, LUCY [BLACKWELL] (1818-1893)
- STONE, MARCUS (184o— )
- STONE, NICHOLAS (1586-1647)
stone-cutting, See also:brewing, tanning and See also:coach-See also:building. The surrounding district produces quantities of See also:wheat and fruits for export, and much excellent See also:wine is made.
End of Article: BENDIGO (formerly SANDHURST)
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