Tabor, Victoria
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Tabor is a regional locality in Shire of Southern Grampians in the Western District of Victoria
, Australia
named after Tábor
in Bohemia
now part of the Czech Republic
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A Lutheran church was built at Tabor in 1884, being replaced by a larger bluestone
church building in the 1930s. The original bluestone church was turned into a primary school around that time, Victorian School number 84. The school was closed and de-registered in the early 1990’s. A Post Office opened around 1905 though known for some time as Croxton East R(ailway)S(tation). It closed in 1952.
A cemetery is located in the grounds of the Tabor church precinct.
Victoria (Australia)
Victoria is the second most populous state in Australia. Geographically the smallest mainland state, Victoria is bordered by New South Wales, South Australia, and Tasmania on Boundary Islet to the north, west and south respectively....
, Australia
Australia
Australia , officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country in the Southern Hemisphere comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands in the Indian and Pacific Oceans. It is the world's sixth-largest country by total area...
named after Tábor
Tábor
Tábor is a city of the Czech Republic, in the South Bohemian Region. It is named after Mount Tabor, which is believed by many to be the place of the Transfiguration of Christ; however, the name became popular and nowadays translates to "camp" or "encampment" in the Czech language.The town was...
in Bohemia
Bohemia
Bohemia is a historical region in central Europe, occupying the western two-thirds of the traditional Czech Lands. It is located in the contemporary Czech Republic with its capital in Prague...
now part of the Czech Republic
Czech Republic
The Czech Republic is a landlocked country in Central Europe. The country is bordered by Poland to the northeast, Slovakia to the east, Austria to the south, and Germany to the west and northwest....
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A Lutheran church was built at Tabor in 1884, being replaced by a larger bluestone
Bluestone
Bluestone is a cultural or commercial name for a number of dimension or building stone varieties, including:*a feldspathic sandstone in the U.S. and Canada;*limestone in the Shenandoah Valley in the U.S...
church building in the 1930s. The original bluestone church was turned into a primary school around that time, Victorian School number 84. The school was closed and de-registered in the early 1990’s. A Post Office opened around 1905 though known for some time as Croxton East R(ailway)S(tation). It closed in 1952.
A cemetery is located in the grounds of the Tabor church precinct.