Cheviot, Victoria
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Cheviot is a locality in Victoria, Australia in the Shire of Murrindindi local government area. The nearest town is Yea, Victoria.
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.
From 1889 until 1978 there was a railway station here on the now abandoned Mansfield-Tallarook line. 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.
[edit] References
- Harvey Blanks, The Story of Yea (ISBN 0725-601-07-8)
- Nigel Sinnott, Place-names of the Alexandra, Lake Eildon and Big River area of Victoria (ISBN 0957-809-80-8)
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