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interesting historic copper mining town, well worth a visit for photographers
from 1845-1867, the Burra Mine was an ungerground mine worked to 165m deep and effectively saved the fledgling Sth Australian Govt from bankrupcy - between 1845-1877 it produced 50,000 tonnes of copper metal
purchase a Burra Passport and you gain entry for self-guided tours of many of the town's historic buildings, including the gaol and some museums
book accommodation through the Burra Tourism website as most are not listed on wotif.com or the like
Thames Street cottages 1846 - among the earliest domestic buildings still in occupation in SA
Powder Magazine 1847
Police Lockup and Stables 1847
Burra Smelter 1849
Smelters' Home Hotel 1849
Paxton Square cottages 1849
Miners Dugouts 1850
Tiver's Row miners' cottages 1856
Redruth Gaol 1856
Hampton township 1857 - ruins now after abandoned in 1920's - modeled on an English village
Morphett's Enginehouse Museum 1858
Bon Accord Mine Museum 1859
Kooringa Telegraph Station 1861
Burra Mine Site 1870
Unicorn Brewery Cellars 1873
Burra Town Hall 1874
Bon Accord Hotel 1874
Royal Exchange Hotel 1880
Burra Railway Station 1883