page_title: Beaumont, New Zealand
hierarchical_section_title: Beaumont, New Zealand
caption_attribution_description: English: Aerial photo of Beaumont area in Otago, New Zealand, looking southwest, from a commerical jet flight between Dunedin and Sydney. State Highway 8 runs from left to right across the photo (only visible in the right half), and crosses the Clutha river just below centre.
context_page_description: Beaumont is a small town in inland Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the Clutha River six kilometres southeast of Raes Junction, between Roxburgh and Balclutha. Beaumont is connected to Milton and Roxburgh by State Highway 8.
  Beaumont was named for Beaumont Burn, probably about 1857.
  For eleven years, Beaumont served as the terminus of a branch line railway that ran from a junction with the Main South Line in Milton. The railway reached Beaumont in 1914 and an extension to Millers Flat was not opened until 1925. This line ultimately became the Roxburgh Branch and operated until 1968. Relics of the railway still remain, including a stock yard and a bridge over the Beaumont River.
context_section_description: Beaumont is a small town in inland Otago, in the South Island of New Zealand. It is located on the Clutha River six kilometres southeast of Raes Junction, between Roxburgh and Balclutha. Beaumont is connected to Milton and Roxburgh by State Highway 8.
  Beaumont was named for Beaumont Burn, probably about 1857.
  For eleven years, Beaumont served as the terminus of a branch line railway that ran from a junction with the Main South Line in Milton.  The railway reached Beaumont in 1914 and an extension to Millers Flat was not opened until 1925.  This line ultimately became the Roxburgh Branch and operated until 1968.  Relics of the railway still remain, including a stock yard and a bridge over the Beaumont River.
caption: Aerial photo of the Beaumont area in 2006, State Highway 8 crosses the Clutha River just below centre
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