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Beechworth
1911 Encyclopedia Britannica
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a town of Bogong county, Victoria, Australia, 172 m. by rail N.E. of Melbourne. Pop. (1901) 7359. The town is the centre of the Ovens goldfields, and the district is mainly devoted to mining with both alluvial and reef working, but much of the land is under cultivation, yielding grain and fruit. The water supply is derived from Lake Kerferd in the vicinity, which is a favourite resort of visitors; the scenery near the town, which lies at an elevation of 1805 ft. among the May Day Hills, being singularly beautiful. The industries of Beechworth include tanning, ironfounding and coach-building.
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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Beechworth'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/beechworth.html. 1910.
Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Beechworth'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/encyclopedias/eng/bri/b/beechworth.html. 1910.
