Overlooked by the picturesque Mt Fraser, Beveridge is a growing residential area in Victoria, Australia, located along the Hume Highway, 42 kilometres north of Melbourne. It is governed by the Mitchell Shire.
Beveridge was named after Andrew Beveridge, who established a hotel on the Sydney Road in the early 1840s.
Beveridge was named after Andrew Beveridge, who established a hotel on the Sydney Road in the early 1840s. The area was originally known as Mercer Vale, after a nearby pastoral run, but the popularity of the hotel rendered the original name redundant.
Beveridge is split between 2 municipalities, with the township and western rural area in the Shire of Mitchell and the eastern rural area in the City of Whittlesea. The explorers Hume and Hovell first viewed Port Phillip Bay from the Beveridge area in 1824. In the 1840s a number of large pastoral runs were established in the area.
Subdivision in the 1850s encouraged further settlement, including the establishment of the village of Merriang, about 5 kilometres east of Beveridge at the headwaters of the Merri Creek (1850-1920).
Merriang is thought to be Aboriginal for a stone chopper and the area east of Beveridge became known by this name. Changing agricultural activities in the late 19th century, including an expansion in grazing and a reduction in cropping, contributed to population decline.
By 1923, with the village of Merriang all but gone, the area’s postal address was changed to Beveridge, and the name fell into disuse.
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