Amphitheatre, Victoria
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| Amphitheatre Victoria |
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| Population: | 291 |
| Postcode: | 3377 |
| Location: | 13 km (8 mi) S of Avoca |
| LGA: | Pyrenees Shire |
| State District: | Ripon |
| Federal Division: | Wannon |
Amphitheatre is a small town in Victoria, Australia. It is located on the Pyrenees Highway in the Pyrenees Shire, south-west of Avoca. At the 2006 census, Amphitheatre and the surrounding area had a population of 291.[1]
Amphitheatre was originally located further south of its current location, in the natural amphitheatre after which it is named. A Post Office opened on June 22, 1859 [2].
At the end of the gold mining period of the late 1800s the township was moved to the highway. A plaque remains in the original location as the only reminder of this.
[edit] References
- ^ Australian Bureau of Statistics (9 March 2006). Amphitheatre (State Suburb). 2001 Census QuickStats. Retrieved on 2007-07-21.
- ^ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, <https://www.premierpostal.com/cgi-bin/wsProd.sh/Viewpocdwrapper.p?SortBy=VIC&country=>. Retrieved on 11 April 2008
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