Sebastian, Victoria

Sebastian is a town in northern Victoria, Australia. The town is located 22 km north of Bendigo and is in the City of Greater Bendigo.

It was named after Sebastian Schmidt, who discovered gold there in May 1863.^[2]

The railway line through Sebastian was opened in 1882 and eventually made it to Swan Hill.

References

^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (27 June 2017). "Sebastian (State Suburb)". 2016 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 5 November 2021.
^ In May 1863, Sebastian Schmidt discovered gold in an area that came to be named Sebastian (on the rim of the Whipstick), causing a large influx of prospectors from Bendigo.

Media related to Sebastian, Victoria at Wikimedia Commons

This article about a location in Victoria, Australia is a stub. You can help Justapedia by expanding it.

v t e Suburbs and localities in the City of Greater Bendigo
Suburbs	Ascot Bendigo California Gully Eaglehawk Eaglehawk North East Bendigo Epsom Flora Hill Golden Gully Golden Square Ironbark Jackass Flat Junortoun Kangaroo Flat Kennington Long Gully Maiden Gully North Bendigo Quarry Hill Sailors Gully Spring Gully Strathdale Strathfieldsaye West Bendigo White Hills
Outlying Towns	Argyle Axedale Big Hill Elmore Goornong Heathcote Huntly Lockwood Lockwood South Marong Raywood Redesdale Sebastian Toolleen
Localities	Avonmore Axe Creek Bagshot Bagshot North Barnadown Costerfield Derrinal Drummartin Emu Creek Eppalock Fosterville Harcourt North Hunter Huntly North Kamarooka Kimbolton Knowsley Ladys Pass Leichardt Longlea Mandurang Mandurang South Mia Mia Mount Camel Myrtle Creek Myers Flat Neilborough Ravenswood Redcastle Sedgwick Wellsford Whipstick Wilsons Hill Woodvale
Former Localities	Lyal