Amphitheatre

Directions to your first story point: From Avoca take the Pyrenees Highway in a southwesterly direction. Follow the highway to Amphitheatre for 14 kilometres. Look for the Avoca River on your left. Pause this video and enjoy the scenery. Park safely anywhere in Amphitheatre. Play the video after parking safely in Amphitheatre. Gold was discovered in 1853 and a substantial rush of miners led to the establishment of a permanent village. Cooped by the southern Pyrenees in a semi-circle effect or amphitheatre, the fertile valley was farmed as market gardens mainly by former Chinese miners. Orchards were planted. Apples, pears, cherries, grapes, and potatoes were renowned and exported. Mining also continued, and allowed the mining industry to continue. A large gold dredge worked the Avoca River as late as 1951- 1957. Sawmills proliferated to eight by the late 1880s, supplying timber for gold mines and railway sleepers.