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Bendigo

American  
[ben-di-goh] / ˈbɛn dɪˌgoʊ /

noun

  1. a city in central Victoria in SE Australia: gold mining.


Bendigo British  
/ ˈbɛndɪˌɡəʊ /

noun

  1. a city in SE Australia, in central Victoria: founded in 1851 after the discovery of gold. Pop: 68 715 (2001)

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Two days before it was due to begin in August last year, Bendigo Writers Festival issued a code of conduct requiring speakers to "avoid language or topics that could be considered inflammatory, divisive, or disrespectful".

From BBC • Jan. 12, 2026

At its annual strategy day this week, Bendigo reiterated a 2030 target for its return on equity rising above 10%.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 5, 2025

It introduces a 10% discount to its valuation of Bendigo and Adelaide Bank.

From The Wall Street Journal • Nov. 26, 2025

A Bendigo historian to her left held a crinkled page from the archives showing that Mr. Joseph was buried on July 25, 1858.

From New York Times • Apr. 5, 2023

Only the Bendigo arms—a clenched fist—carved on the granite lintel, had been left untouched by the whitewash, and showed a sullen grey.

From Beggars on Horseback by Jesse, F. Tennyson (Fryniwyd Tennyson)

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