Hughes Pump House – MOONTA Yorke Peninsula, South Australia
The historic town of Moonta is approximately 165 kilometres north-west of Adelaide, in the upper Yorke Peninsula region known alternately as South Australia’s ‘Copper Triangle’ or ‘Little Cornwall’.
The Moonta Mines State Heritage Area extends approximately 2.5 kilometres east-west, and 3.5 kilometres north-south, of the town. It covers most of the former Moonta Mining Company lease, and includes the main mining, industrial and residential components of Moonta Mines and Yelta.
The town of Moonta on the Yorke Peninsula, South Australia was the place that in 1861, Paddy Ryan found copper traces coming out of a wombats burrow. The wombat’s burrow was on the pastoral lease of Walter Sir Walter Watson Hughes. Hughes formed the Tipara Mining Company, which later became the Moonta Mining Co.
More information on Moonta & its Mines please have a look at these links below:
History of Moonta“
balu, 5 months ago
woh.great work
Tiamaria, 5 months ago
Top images Glenn. Well done!!