Specimen Hill

Specimen Hill is a locality of Bendigo, 3 km west of the city centre. It is now the northern part of Golden Square.

In 1853 two miners turned from looking for surface or alluvial gold and opened up a quartz reef at Specimen Hill. It is probable that the nuggets or specimens taken from the reefs were the inspiration for the place name. The Specimen Hill United mine operated from 1860 to 1920.