Acheron is a locality in

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. At the , Acheron had a population of 146.

Overview

The locality is located along the

Maroondah Highway Maroondah Highway (also known as Whitehorse Road from Deepdene, Victoria, Deepdene to Mitcham, Victoria, Mitcham) is a major east–west thoroughfare in the eastern suburbs of Melbourne, and a highway connecting the north-eastern fringes of Mel ...

, near the junction of

Acheron River The Acheron (; grc, Ἀχέρων ''Acheron'' or Ἀχερούσιος ''Acherousios''; ell, Αχέροντας ''Acherontas'') is a river located in the Epirus region of northwest Greece. It is long, and its drainage area is . Its source is ...

and

Goulburn River The Goulburn River, a major inland perennial river of the Goulburn Broken catchment, part of the Murray-Darling basin, is located in the alpine, Northern Country/North Central, and Southern Riverina regions of the Australian state of Victoria. ...

. It was initially known as Acheron Lower, with Acheron Upper being what is now known as Taggerty. Both locality developed following the discovery of gold in Acheron River in 1870. Acheron Post Office opened on 15 April 1876 and was renamed Taggerty in 1893. Acheron Lower Post Office opened in 1884, was renamed Acheron in 1894 and closed in 1974. The locality was affected by the

Black Friday bushfires The Black Friday bushfires of 13 January 1939, in Victoria (Australia), Victoria, Australia, were part of the devastating 1938–1939 bushfire season in Australia, which saw Bushfires in Australia, bushfires burning for the whole summer, and ash ...

of 1939. Seven people died near the locality while fleeing the fires.

References

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