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Golden Square
	Golden Square; Bendigo, Victoria
	; Golden Square Hotel
Population:	8170 (2006)
Postcode:	3555
Location:	147 km (91 mi) NW of Melbourne; 3 km (2 mi) SW of Bendigo;
LGA:	City of Greater Bendigo
	Suburbs around Golden Square:

Golden Square is a suburb of Bendigo in Victoria, Australia.

[edit] History

The Post Office opened on 10 January 1863. ^[2]

[edit] Today

Golden Square is home to The Bulldogs Football and Netball Team competing in the Bendigo Football League. ^[3] , Golden Square Secondary College(which has since been closed), Golden Square Primary School, (Laurel St. Primary School) Maple St. Primary School and the Golden Square Shopping Centre.

The new Bendigo Police station is located on the edge of Golden Square and was opened in March 2007.

The local railway station on the Melbourne - Bendigo railway opened with the line but was closed in 1981.^[4]

[edit] Notable people

Golden Square Football Club has produced AFL stars such as Brownlow Medallist Greg Williams, Richmond stars Wayne Campbell and Nathan Brown, and former Fitzroy, Brisbane and Melbourne player Nick Carter.

Leading AFL player manager Ricky Nixon also started his playing career at Golden Square before playing VFL football with Carlton, St Kilda and Hawthorn.

Other former VFL players to hail from Golden Square include Des Dickson, Ray Byrne, Tony Southcombe and Peter McConville.

[edit] References

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^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Golden Square (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC24046&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-25.
^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
^ Full Points Footy, Golden Square, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/golden_square.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25
^ Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): page 319.

Coordinates: 36°46′S 144°15′E / 36.767°S 144.25°E / -36.767; 144.25

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[abs-0] Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Golden Square (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. http://www.censusdata.abs.gov.au/ABSNavigation/prenav/LocationSearch?collection=Census&period=2006&areacode=SSC24046&producttype=QuickStats&breadcrumb=PL&action=401. Retrieved 2007-10-25.

[a-1] Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11

[d-2] Full Points Footy, Golden Square, http://www.fullpointsfooty.net/golden_square.htm, retrieved 2008-07-25

[nrnd-3] Scott Martin and Chris Banger (October 2006). "'New Deal' for County Passengers - 25 years on". Newsrail (Australian Railway Historical Society (Victorian Division)): page 319.

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[edit] History

[edit] Today

[edit] Notable people

[edit] References