Amphitheatre, Victoria
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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.
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.
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.
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...
. It is located on the Pyrenees Highway
Pyrenees Highway
Pyrenees Highway in western Victoria, Australia is a 206 kilometre highway serving to link the Calder Highway in Elphinstone with the Glenelg Highway in Glenthompson...
in the Pyrenees Shire
Pyrenees Shire
Pyrenees Shire is a Local Government Area in Victoria, Australia. It is located in the western part of the state. It includes the towns of Avoca and Beaufort. It was formed in 1994 from the merger of the Shire of Avoca, Shire of Lexton and Shire of Ripon...
, south-west of Avoca
Avoca, Victoria
Avoca is a town in the Central Highlands of Victoria, Australia, north west of Ballarat. It is one of two main towns in the Pyrenees Shire, the other being Beaufort to the south. At the 2006 census, Avoca had a population of 951.-Geography:...
. At the 2006 census
Census in Australia
The Australian census is administered once every five years by the Australian Bureau of Statistics. The most recent census was conducted on 9 August 2011; the next will be conducted in 2016. Prior to the introduction of regular censuses in 1961, they had also been run in 1901, 1911, 1921, 1933,...
, Amphitheatre and the surrounding area had a population of 291.
Amphitheatre was originally located further south of its current location, in the natural amphitheatre
Amphitheatre
An amphitheatre is an open-air venue used for entertainment and performances.There are two similar, but distinct, types of structure for which the word "amphitheatre" is used: Ancient Roman amphitheatres were large central performance spaces surrounded by ascending seating, and were commonly used...
after which it is named. A Post Office opened on 22 June 1859.
At the end of the gold mining
Gold mining
Gold mining is the removal of gold from the ground. There are several techniques and processes by which gold may be extracted from the earth.-History:...
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.