[PAR] [TLE] SS Cheviot [SEP] SS "Cheviot" was an iron screw steamer built by Charles Mitchell and Co., of Low Walker, Newcastle upon Tyne, England in 1870.  She was owned by Wm. Howard Smith & Sons, Melbourne, Australia, for the transportation of coal and passengers.  In 1887, she was wrecked in rough seas near Point Nepean in Victoria, Australia, with the loss of 35 lives, after the propeller was disabled.  The beach nearby was subsequently named Cheviot Beach. [PAR] [TLE] Point Nepean [SEP] Point Nepean marks the southern point of The Rip (the entrance to Port Phillip) and the most westerly point of the Mornington Peninsula, in Victoria, Australia.  It was named in 1802 after the British politician and colonial administrator Sir Evan Nepean by John Murray in HMS "Lady Nelson" .  Its coast and adjacent waters are included in the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park, while its land area is part of the Point Nepean National Park.  Cheviot Beach is located on Point Nepean, where the "SS Cheviot" was wrecked in 1887 and Prime Minister of Australia, Harold Holt, disappeared on 17 December 1967, presumed drowned.
[PAR] [TLE] SS Cheviot [ SEP ] SS " Cheviot " was an iron screw steamer built by Charles Mitchell and Co. , of Low Walker , Newcastle upon Tyne , England in 1870 . She was owned by Wm . Howard Smith & Sons , Melbourne , Australia , for the transportation of coal and passengers . In 1887 , she was wrecked in rough seas near Point Nepean in Victoria , Australia , with the loss of 35 lives , after the propeller was disabled . The beach nearby was subsequently named Cheviot Beach . [PAR] [TLE] Point Nepean [ SEP ] Point Nepean marks the southern point of The Rip ( the entrance to Port Phillip ) and the most westerly point of the Mornington Peninsula , in Victoria , Australia . It was named in 1802 after the British politician and colonial administrator Sir Evan Nepean by John Murray in HMS " Lady Nelson " . Its coast and adjacent waters are included in the Port Phillip Heads Marine National Park , while its land area is part of the Point Nepean National Park . Cheviot Beach is located on Point Nepean , where the " SS Cheviot " was wrecked in 1887 and Prime Minister of Australia , Harold Holt , disappeared on 17 December 1967 , presumed drowned .
SS Cheviot was wrecked in rough seas near the point of which Peninsula ?
SS Cheviot was wrecked in rough seas near the point of which Peninsula ?
Mornington Peninsula
Mornington Peninsula