Place:Amphitheatre, Victoria, Australia

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NameAmphitheatre
Alt namesGreen Hillsource: wikipedia
Green Hillssource: wikipedia
Green Hill Creeksource: wikiepdia
Rosythsource: wikipedia
TypeTown
Coordinates37.181°S 143.402°E
Located inVictoria, Australia


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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 , Amphitheatre and the surrounding area had a population of 248.

The Avoca River rises near the town, at the foot of Mount Lonarch. Gold was discovered in the area in 1853, and a settlement was established at Amphitheatre as a result. By 1857, the Cobb and Co Telegraph Line of stage coaches passed through Amphitheatre on the Maryborough to Ararat line.

A post office opened on 22 June 1859.

The Avoca-Ararat railway, which opened in 1890, included a station at Amphitheatre. The station was closed, along with the line, in 1959. Although the line was eventually reopened, the station was not.

Amphitheatre has a primary school.

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