Bearii ( ) is a town in

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. The town is in the

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. Bearii is located north of the state capital,

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, north of Waaia and is just south of the

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. At the , Bearii had a population of 136, by 2016 the town had 145 citizens.

History

Bearii was surveyed for a township about 1875 and named by Mr Stein, an early settler after a place bearing that name in Germany.GC5NKXA Bearii Dreaming (Traditional Cache) in Victoria, Australia created by mymanandi
geocaching.com, ''...History continued...Bearii was surveyed in 1875; the first school, number 2839, was built around 1888, closing in 1970 due to low attendance; Power came to Bearii in 1968; Activities included a tennis club 1929-1950s, a 12 member brass band in 1912 and a basketball team 1930-1940. The Methodist Church opened in 1904. Changes to the rural scene influenced a number of families to move away and in 1964 the church closed. It is now the local Girl Guide hall in Strathmerton. Its hard to believe today, that the Bearii community was so busy back then, with a loss of many residents in the 1970s and then a rebirth in the 1980s till today...'' The streets are named after some of the early settlers, amongst these are Myers, Tallon, Coghill, Williams and Stein streets. Bearii Post Office opened on 10 November 1913 and closed in 1956.

References

Towns in Victoria (state) Shire of Moira {{Hume-geo-stub