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The ghostly gold towns of the Bendigo Goldfields provide a glimpse of the life of the miners in the late 19th century. These three deserted mining towns are 20km from Cromwell. Bendigo was initially an alluvial gold mine. When quartz reefs were discovered the local miners moved on to quartz crushing.

The district's population peaked at about 200, and you can see the remnants of the town's bakery, pub, store and houses. Dozens of crumbling stone cottages and huts still stand, some in the scrub and others out in the open. You will also find deep mine shafts and tunnels (not all of which are marked or covered!) and piles of tailings. The deepest of the mine shafts is 159m.