- Cheviot, Victoria
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Cheviot
Victoria
The historic railway tunnel at Cheviot
CheviotPostcode: 3717 LGA: Shire of Murrindindi State District: Seymour Federal Division: McEwen Cheviot is a locality in Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area. The nearest town is Yea.
History
The locality was named after a nearby pastoral run called Cheviot Hills, which in turn was named after the locality on the English-Scottish border. It was also called Ross Creek.[1][2] From 1889 until 1978 there was a railway station here on the now abandoned Mansfield-Tallarook line. Cheviot Post Office opened on 9 April 1890 after the arrival of the railway, and closed in 1944.[3] The rails have gone but an old cargo shed survives, and to the northeast the Cheviot Tunnel provides an excellent example of brick workmanship of the nineteenth century.
A Ross Creek Post Office opened on 14 October 1865 and closed in 1969.[3]
References
- ^ Nigel Sinnott, Place-names of the Alexandra, Lake Eildon and Big River area of Victoria (ISBN 0957-809-80-8)
- ^ Harvey Blanks, The Story of Yea (ISBN 0725-601-07-8)
- ^ a b Premier Postal History, Post Office List, https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=, retrieved 2008-04-11
Coordinates: 37°13′S 145°28′E / 37.217°S 145.467°E
Towns in the Shire of Murrindindi Acheron • Alexandra • Buxton • Castella • Cheviot • Eildon • Flowerdale • Glenburn • Hazeldene • Highlands • Kinglake • Kinglake West • Limestone • Marysville • Molesworth • Murrindindi • Narbethong • Pheasant Creek • Strath Creek • Taggerty • Thornton • Toolangi • Yarck • Yea •
Categories:- Towns in Victoria (Australia)
- Victoria (Australia) geography stubs
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