Gheringhap, Victoria
| Gheringhap Victoria | |||||||||||||
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  Gheringhap | |||||||||||||
| Coordinates | 38°05′0″S 144°14′0″E / 38.08333°S 144.23333°ECoordinates: 38°05′0″S 144°14′0″E / 38.08333°S 144.23333°E | ||||||||||||
| Postcode(s) | 3331 | ||||||||||||
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| LGA(s) | Golden Plains Shire | ||||||||||||
| State electorate(s) | Polwarth | ||||||||||||
| Federal Division(s) | Corangamite | ||||||||||||
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Gheringhap is a rural township near Geelong, Victoria, Australia, located approximately 83 km southwest of Melbourne, between Geelong and Meredith on the Midland Highway. Gheringhap is located in the Golden Plains Shire.
Gheringhap Post Office opened on 1 April 1869 and closed in 1968.[1] The town is located at the junction of the Western standard gauge railway between Melbourne and Adelaide, and the Geelong-Ballarat railway.[2] Railpage Australia operate a series of Railcams at this location capturing freight and passenger train movements. [3]
References
- ↑ Premier Postal History. "Post Office List". Retrieved 2008-04-11.
- ↑ "Rail Geelong - Gallery - Gheringhap". www.railgeelong.com. Retrieved 2008-11-10.
- ↑ "Railpage Gheringhap Loop Railcam Project". www.railpage.com.au. Retrieved 2013-11-25.
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