Plan drawn on light paper. Written on LH side of plan 'Plan of Part of the Parish of Strathfieldsaye 1854. Scale (shown) Lithographed at the Surveyor Generals Office, Melbourne July 10th. By I. Jones'. Plan shows Emu Creek and Village Reserve at top of plan, Shepherd's Creek on RH side, Parish Boundary Line on RH and bottom of plan.map, bendigo, shire of strathfieldsaye 1854

Document, Sedgwick, was known as Upper Emu Creek until 1901. It is located ten miles south of Bendigo in hilly sedimentary and granite country.The first freehold grants were taken up in 1854. In 1861 the Strathfieldsaye Road District was Proclaimed. Five years later it became the Shire of Strayhfieldsaye.Mining west of the Axe Creek commenced in 1863. Agriculture, farmers made modest livings from vineyards, orchards,dairy cattle, eggs and tomatoes. The Osborne family had seventy acres planted to apples. Prior to 1934 Favaloros collected cream from district farms, then fresh milk in cans was carted to Bendigo until 1970.document, sedgwick