Amphitheatre, Victoria
| Amphitheatre Victoria | |
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Hotel Amphitheatre | |
  Amphitheatre | |
| Coordinates | 37°10′0″S 143°25′0″E / 37.16667°S 143.41667°ECoordinates: 37°10′0″S 143°25′0″E / 37.16667°S 143.41667°E |
| Population | 291 (2006 census)[1] |
| Postcode(s) | 3468 |
| Location | |
| LGA(s) | Pyrenees Shire |
| State electorate(s) | Ripon |
| Federal Division(s) | 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 22 June 1859.[2]
At the end of the gold mining period of the late 19th century the township was moved to the highway. A plaque remains in the original location as the only reminder of this.
The town has a primary school, a Post Office and an Ice Creamery in the old Amphitheatre Hotel. Accommodation is available in the hotel.
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Australian Bureau of Statistics (25 October 2007). "Amphitheatre (State Suburb)". 2006 Census QuickStats. Retrieved 16 March 2010.
- ↑ Premier Postal History, Post Office List, retrieved 2008-04-11
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