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Costerfield is a former mining locality in north central Victoria, Australia.
Costerfield is a former mining locality in north central Victoria, Australia. The locality is in the City of Greater Bendigo, 126 kilometres (78 mi) north of the state capital, Melbourne. 12 km north-east of Heathcote the town name was a combination of the surnames of
Alan Coster and Edwin Field. Prospectors who found gold in the locality in 1861.
An Anglican school was opened in 1862 and closed in 1950. It was then reopned in 1962 and closed in 1992. At the 2016 census, Costerfield had a population of 75.
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Population: 1 - 100
Time zone: UTC +11:00
Area: 44.628 km2
Elevation: 51 to 200 metres
Town elevation: 185 m
Population number: 75
Local Government Area: City of Greater Bendigo
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This article contains content imported from the English Wikipedia article on Costerfield, Victoria