Kevington, Victoria

Town in Victoria, Australia

37°22′S 146°09′E / 37.367°S 146.150°E / -37.367; 146.150Population36 (SAL 2021)^[1]Postcode(s)3723Location

163 km (101 mi) NE of Melbourne
57 km (35 mi) S of Mansfield
23 km (14 mi) SE of Jamieson

LGA(s)Shire of MansfieldState electorate(s)Eildon Federal division(s)Indi

Kevington is a town in Victoria, Australia, located south of Jamieson on the Mansfield - Woods Point Road, in the Shire of Mansfield. The Goulburn River runs through Kevington.

The town began as a small settlement in 1862 when J. S. Garrett opened a beer house on the road between Jamieson and Gaffneys Creek. When gold was discovered at the nearby Lucks All and Star Of The West mines, the settlement grew to include stores, butchers, and private residences. The town was surveyed and named Kevington. Eventually the town died, and the nearby town of Mack's Creek took on the name Kevington. The Post Office at Mack's Creek opened on 1 November 1865 and was renamed Kevington on 1 October 1884 (closing in 1974).^[2]

The Kevington Hotel (popularly known as the Kevington Hilton or the Kevy Pub) currently stands on the site of Garrett's original beer house. The Kevington Hotel was refurbished between 2007 and 2017.^[3]

References

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^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (28 June 2022). "Kevington (suburb and locality)". Australian Census 2021 QuickStats. Retrieved 28 June 2022.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 8 February 2021
^ "Kevington Hotel". Retrieved 16 January 2017.