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Healesville was surveyed in September 1864, which resulted in the deviation of the settlement at New Chum. Healesville was at the furthest point coaches could travel along the route from Melbourne. From there, a packhorse track climbed through the mountains to the diggings. Shanties were built every five or six miles from New Chum to the diggings. Accommodation houses and stores were strung along the rest of the road.
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Two main construction camps were established in new localities on the Yarra Track at Healesville and Marysville. These were surveyed as towns to serve as base camps for construction teams and as staging towns when the coach route was completed. Marysville was founded and surveyed in August, 1864.
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In 1865, the first drays and wagons reached Woods Point via the Yarra Track, but they could only get through during the summer months. The Yarra Track shortened the trip to Woods Point from Melbourne to a little over 161 kilometres (100 mi), compared with 354 kilometres (220 mi) via
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decided to construct a 193-kilometre (120 mi) road along the route. Its original width varied between 4 and 6 metres (12 and 20 ft), and was designed to accommodate horse-drawn vehicles. This Track involved the climbing of the
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The Black Spur section became a popular tourist destination and sought after location for notable early photographers in Victoria, such as
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to the Cumberland where it followed the existing route. The old route through Paradise Plains subsequently dropped out of vogue.
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was discovered by Reick in September 1862 and became known as the Yarra Track. Early in 1863, the
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Victoria

Yarra Valley
Yarra Track is located in Victoria
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37°39′22″S 145°30′50″E / 37.65611°S 145.51389°E / -37.65611; 145.51389
37°34′11″S 146°15′15″E / 37.56972°S 146.25417°E / -37.56972; 146.25417
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Healesville
Woods Point
LGA(s)
Yarra Ranges Shire
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Marysville
Yarra Ranges National Park
Highways in Australia
National Highway
Freeways in Australia
Highways in Victoria

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