Australian Trivia Only
- supersparky
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Bernie, Is it a copper mine in the Flinders Ranges SA. I remember something about the Cornish Copper miners cutting down all the trees around the district for the boilers, and then the (now wild) goats denuded everything. I think they told us that story whilst travelling through that area on the Ghan a few years ago. Don't know the name of the mine though.
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Well, that was quick!!
Yep, that's the one in Burra.
Went up there last week, interesting history up there.
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Yep, that's the one in Burra.
Went up there last week, interesting history up there.
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Saw that one a couple of years ago too, not much left of it though.supersparky wrote: ↑Sat Jul 13, 2019 8:23 pm Bernie, Is it a copper mine in the Flinders Ranges SA. I remember something about the Cornish Copper miners cutting down all the trees around the district for the boilers, and then the (now wild) goats denuded everything. I think they told us that story whilst travelling through that area on the Ghan a few years ago. Don't know the name of the mine though.
The one at Burra I found really interesting, again Cornish miners.
The Cornish Beam engine especially interested me.
250Hp from the single cylinder used to pump the water from the bottom of the mine.
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This is a model of the engine that's now inside the restored engine house.
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11ft stroke x 6'6" bore IIRC.Cheers,
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We visited Burra a couple of years ago ,a great place full of history.
This bridge is over a river near a free camp
This bridge is over a river near a free camp
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Is it in Victoria?
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Genoa.
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Spot on Bob,the old bridge over the Genoa river,has been restored and is now a walking path into Genoa from the the old caravan park that now is the free camp(great place).......Peter
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Great to hear the bridge has been restored and open for use. That was the spot I was thinking of but I remember the bridge being closed off so a rather dangerous walk along the side of the road to get to the village.
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