Neerim

Neerim
Victoria
Neerim; Victoria
	Memorial Hall
	Neerim
Coordinates	37°58′0″S 145°57′0″E / 37.96667°S 145.95000°ECoordinates: 37°58′0″S 145°57′0″E / 37.96667°S 145.95000°E
Postcode(s)	3831
Location	106 km (66 mi) E of Melbourne ; 26 km (16 mi) N of Warragul ; 27 km (17 mi) NE of Drouin ;
LGA(s)	Shire of Baw Baw
County	Buln Buln
State electorate(s)	Narracan
Federal Division(s)	Monash

Neerim is a town in Victoria, Australia, on Main Neerim Road in the Shire of Baw Baw.

The town was connected to the Victorian Railways network when on 27 March 1917 an extension of the line from Warragul to Neerim South was opened,^[1] later connecting to Noojee in 1919. The line closed in 1958.^[2]

The Post Office opened on 25 August 1877 and closed in 1967.^[3]

The town, in conjunction with neighbouring township Neerim South, has an Australian Rules football team competing in the Ellinbank & District Football League.^[4]

References[]

^ Fiddian, Marc (1997), Trains, Tracks, Travellers: a history of the Victorian Railways, South Eastern Independent Newspapers, p. 165, ISBN 1-875475-12-5
^ Fiddian (1997), p. 171.
^ Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 February 2021
^ Full Points Footy, Neerim-Neerim South, retrieved 25 July 2008

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[1] Fiddian, Marc (1997), Trains, Tracks, Travellers: a history of the Victorian Railways, South Eastern Independent Newspapers, p. 165, ISBN 1-875475-12-5

[2] Fiddian (1997), p. 171.

[a-3] Phoenix Auctions History, Post Office List, retrieved 22 February 2021

[d-4] Full Points Footy, Neerim-Neerim South, retrieved 25 July 2008

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