Cheviot, Victoria

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Cheviot
Town
The historic railway tunnel at Cheviot
The historic railway tunnel at Cheviot
Cheviot is located in Shire of Murrindindi
Cheviot
Cheviot
Coordinates: 37°13′S 145°28′E / 37.217°S 145.467°E / -37.217; 145.467
CountryAustralia
StateVictoria
LGA(s)
Government
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Postcode
3717

Cheviot is a locality in Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area.

History

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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 an active railway station here on the now historic and abandoned Cheviot railway station which took route on the 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 goods 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

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  1. ^ Nigel Sinnott, Place-names of the Alexandra, Lake Eildon and Big River area of Victoria (ISBN 0957-809-80-8)
  2. ^ Harvey Blanks, The Story of Yea (ISBN 0725-601-07-8)
  3. ^ a b Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 24 March 2021


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