This trail goes from the Museum through the Richmans Area and back around to the Museum. It is an approximate length of 2.5 kms. You can allow 2 hours to complete this comfortably. At various points you will see guide posts (green with white tops) to assist your direction. Features (From the museum in a […]
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This trail goes from the Museum through the Truers area and back around to the Museum. It is an approximate length of 2.5 kms. You can allow 2 hours to complete this comfortably. At various points you will see guide posts (green with white tops) to assist your direction. Features (From the museum in an
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There are 4 main trails which can be explored- taking you around the heritage area of the mines. Trail 1 – Museum/Railway Station/Museum – Approximate length 5kms. Allow 2 hours- NOT CURRENTLY ACCESSIBLE BE CAREFUL Some of the area where you will be walking is natural terrain. While the National Trust does monitor its condition,
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The beautiful old Railway Station was erected by Gambling & Son and opened in 1909. In 1985 the Moonta Railway Station became part of the Moonta Mines State Heritage Area and is a stately and very special part of Moonta’s history. The Old Railway Station now houses the Moonta Visitor Information Centre, which provides a
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Hughes Enginehouse played a focal role in the operations of the Moonta Mine. Its function was to dewater the underground workings on the mine’s largest orebodies. These orebodies, known as Elders and Elders West Lodes, were worked over a length of 1000 metres and to depths of more than 700 metres. This classic Cornish enginehouse
Richmans concentrating plant was one of three at the Moonta Mine, the others being Hancocks and Ryans. It operated from 1869 until the mine closed in 1923, crushing and concentrating ore from nearby shafts. During this period many alterations were made to the plant to suit the improved technology of mining and processing. Waste from
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Built around 1870, this Cottage in the Mines Settlement is typically Cornish. The land on which the Cottage was built is only one third of an acre, similar to other blocks allocated to miners in the 1870s when they arrived to mine copper, after its discovery, so that they could build a home for their
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The museum is located in the former Moonta Mines Model School, built in 1878. The school remained an active and important centre for the Moonta Mines community for ninety years and closed in 1968. The National Trust of SA, Moonta Branch took over the building and established a museum which now tells the story of
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FREE FAMILY EVENT FOR FLAME FESTIVAL National Trust of South Australia lights up our National Heritage and presents a Family Fun NIGHT LIGHTS LANTERN FETE Our intention is to highlight the Moonta Mines Museum (formally the Moonta Mines School) and bring to you heritage in a fun and informal way. We jumped at the opportunity
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GREAT NEWS !!! Today work has commenced on our Moonta Mines National Heritage Project which is a Commonwealth funded project to restore, conserve and build new experiences for this Heritage Place. Our intention is to open up all works to the community and allow public access as we proceed with the project. Work is commencing
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Mr Hancock also spoke about the push for UNSESCO World Heritage Listing and how the current National Heritage Place project linked into the future recognition for the site.
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Contractor Nelson Surveyors spent a couple of days using laser survey technology to capture National Heritage listed areas including Richmans and Hughes Enginehouses.
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