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Burra Mine
Mines, The Cornish Abroad

Burra Mine

January 28, 2024January 28, 2024 Caitlin 7 mins read

Eight years after the formation of the South Australian colony and just one year after ‘Coppermania’ started at Kapunda, more copper was found at what […]

Wallaroo Mine
Mines, The Cornish Abroad

Wallaroo Mine

December 2, 2023December 2, 2023 Caitlin 3 mins read

On the Yorke Peninsula are the scant remains of Wallaroo mine, the mine that started the third South Australian copper rush after Kapunda in 1842 […]

Kapunda Mine
The Cornish Abroad

Kapunda Mine

July 22, 2023July 22, 2023 Caitlin 4 mins read

The Kapunda Mine, established in 1844, was the first successful copper mine in Australian history. Copper was actually discovered here two years prior by Francis […]

Moonta Mine
Mines, The Cornish Abroad

Moonta Mine

June 4, 2023June 4, 2023 Caitlin 6 mins read

At the center of the town of Moonta are the remains of a once great copper mine, the Moonta Mine, one that despite being on […]

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