Everton is a small town located from
Wangaratta
Wangaratta ( ) is a city in the northeast of Victoria, Australia, from Melbourne along the Hume Highway. The city had an estimated urban population of 19,318 at June 2018. Wangaratta has recorded a population growth rate of almost 1% annually ...
in northeast
Victoria
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* Victoria (Australia), a state of the Commonwealth of Australia
* Victoria, British Columbia, provincial capital of British Columbia, Canada
* Victoria (mythology), Roman goddess of Victory
* Victoria, Seychelle ...
, along the
Great Alpine Road
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The Great Alpine Road (B500) is a country tourist road in Victoria, Australia, running from Wangaratta in the north to Bairnsdale in the east, and passing through the Victorian Alps. The road was given its current name because it was considere ...
. At the , Everton and the surrounding area had a population of 203.
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Attractions of the town and area include the ]Murray to the Mountains Rail Trail
The Murray to Mountains Rail Trail is a cycling and walking rail trail in northern Victoria, Australia. It extends from Wangaratta to Bright, with a side branch to Beechworth, following the route of the former Bright railway line. This side branch ...
(a sealed off-road bicycle path offering of cycling along former railway tracks), wineries, and the Victorian High Country.
Everton Post Office opened in 1876 and closed in 1965. An earlier Everton office opened on 8 May 1873, was renamed Everton Station in 1876, Everton Rail around 1909, Everton Upper in 1922 and also closed in 1965.
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External links
Australian Places - Everton
Towns in Victoria (Australia)
Towns in Central Hume
Rural City of Wangaratta
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