Cheviot, Victoria

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

Cheviot
Victoria
The historic railway tunnel at Cheviot
Cheviot
Coordinates37°13′S 145°28′E
Postcode(s)3717
LGA(s)Shire of Murrindindi
State electorate(s)Eildon
Federal Division(s)Indi

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 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
  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. Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 11 April 2008


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