Sailors Gully is a suburb of the regional city of Bendigo in north central Victoria, Australia, 8.5 kilometres (5.3mi) north west of the Bendigo city centre. At the 2021 census, Sailors Gully had a population of 743.[1]
History
Gold was first discovered in Sailors Gully in 1852, allegedly by a sailor or group of sailors who had abandoned their ships and headed to the goldfields.[2] On 13 August 1855, a Church of England school was opened in Sailors Gully by Hugh Morrow.[3] The following year, another building was built, serving as a church and a school.[3] This second school (No. 570) was officially opened on 1 July 1874.[3]
