District Council of BURRA BURRA (Part)
HERITAGE SURVEY OF THE LOWER NORTH j __
4;1 Department of Environment and Plannin ~ HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS
HERITAGE SURVEY OF THE LOWER NORTH
(REGION 8 - SOUTH AUSTRALIA)
PART TWO
5 . D. C. BURRA BURRA
I TEM I DENT I F ICATION SHEETS
Prepared for the Heritage Conservation Branch of the Department of Environment and Planning by John Dallwitz and Susan Marsden of Heritage Investigations, assisted by Penny Baker, Pam Carlton and Paul Stark . Adelaide, 1983 .
Funded by the South Australian Heritage Committee and the Australian Heritage Commi ssi on (National Estate Programme, 1981/2). PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref . No. 1 Heritage ITEM IOENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Stone Wall Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other Hill River Stone Wall DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Add'tess Camels Hump This massive stone boundary wall extends along the ridge of Range the Camels Hump Range and Brown Hill Range for a total dis Town tance of approximately 65 kilometres, following a large part Postcode of the eastern boundary of the Clare District (see Clare D.C . ) Section and the entire western boundary of the Burra Burra D.C . It Hundred is believed that the wall was erected a f ter the granting of County freehold in the Hundreds of Anne and Ayers in 1864-66, and L.G.A. Burra Burra that either of the landowners Scott or Browne started the con S . H. P. Region 8 struction and others followed suit . An estimated 7 , 040 , 000 A.M.G . Ref . 6630-III & IV stones were used over the total length of the wall . Since 54 from 28640 627310 these were gathered in the immediate vicinity the form of the wall varies as the stone type varies from hill to hill. It SUBJECT is a remarkable relic, possibly unique in Australia. 4 . 10
PERIOD State
Study Area 1855-68
TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Natural feature D National Trust, 2490; Historical site D Northern Argus, 21 Nov . 1941; Historica l Gdn. D SAA 1324/109; SAA 1324/50; BUILDING ITI Schmaal, Clare - a backward glance, pp 19-20 STRUCTURE D PHYSICAL CONDITION
Verbal Jean Schmaal, 1981 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 267 Negative No. 13 STATUS Direction of view to S Reg . of State Her. Items Reg. D I nter i m L D Nominated D National Estate Reg . D Proposed L D National Trust CL 0 RL Q File[K] Other ' S .A. Highways Dept. D r-l Insti t . of Engineers D co. r-l r-l. l!) N ...... ~ Cl ...... RECOMMENDATION U) H H (A) StateUU (B) LocalD PREPARED BY HER ITAGE INVESTIGATIONS
Date : 1982 PROJECT HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Item Ref. No. l ( a) L. G. A. Burra Burra
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Film No . Ne gative No. Direction of view PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 6 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Booborowie Waterhole Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Address This was a well- known watering place (still used), which Town Booborowie attracted the Browne brothers to take up the Booborowie run Postcode in the early 1840s. The name "Booborowie" is an Aboriginal Section word meaning "round waterhole", (which was this waterhole) . Hu ndred Ayers County L.G.A. Burra Burra S. H.P . Region 8 A.M .G . Ref. 6630 - I 54 29120 628600
SUBJECT
4 . 9
PERIOD State
Study Area 1837- 54
TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Natural feature [[] S. A. Archives 1324/29 Historical site c:J Historical Gdn. c=J BUILD I NG (:] STRUCTURE (:J PHYSICAL CONDITION
Verbal Shirley Madigan, 1981 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 267 Negative No. 3 STATUS Direction of view to N Reg. of State Her. Items Reg . D Interim L D Nom i nated D National Estate Reg. D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL 0 File D Other S .A. Highways Dept. D r-1 Insti t . of Engineers D c:o. r-1 r-1
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Date: 1981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REG ION 8 Au s tralian Item Ref. No . 7 He ritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act Office Use 1978-80 ITEM NAME: Former South Booborowie Homestead ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No . ' Bungaree ' ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess As early as 1846 William Browne and his brother John held the extensive Booborowie run under Occupation Licence. According Town Booborowie to Cockburn the Brownes held the land as early as 1843. In Postcode 1851 they were granted the land under the Waste Lands of the Section 1000 Crown Leases Act . The lease was wholly resumed by 1869. Hundred Ayers Present homestead probably dates from the 1870s and 80s . County According to present owners, Burke and Wills camped on the L.G.A. Burra Burra verandah on their way north . S.H.P. Region 8 A.M. G. Re£ . 6630- I In 1877 the town of Booborowie was proclaimed on Browne land, 54 29130 628520 to the South East of Section 1000. (See also sheets for shearing shed and sheep yards) . SUBJECT 2.1 4 . 1
PERIOD State
Study Area 1869- 84
TYPE OF I TEt-1 REFERENCES SAA, 1324/29; LAND Natural feature Cockburn, Pastoral Pioneers; c=J Historical site Booborowie Centenary Souvenir c:J Historical Gdn. c=J BUILDING [RJ STRUCTURE c:J PHYSICAL CONDITION
Verbal Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 267 Negative No. 11 STATUS Direction of view to W Reg . of State Her. Items Reg .O Interim LO Nominated D National Estate Reg . 0 Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL 0 FileD Other S.A. Highways Dept . c:J M Insti t. of Engineers D co. lf1 N ...... Date: 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 8 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Shearing Shed , Yards and Office Use 1978-80 Water Tank ITEM No. Former or other South Booborowie Shearing DOCKET No. Shed HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess While Booborowie Township was surveyed in 1877 it d id not actually come into existence until ·the early 1900s, with Town Boobor owi e closer settlement. Till then, the original Booborowie Head Postcode Station (see separate sheet) provided t he small local popu Section 1000 lation with a social focu s , and "the twent y four stand shear Hundred Ayer s ing shed completed in the late SO ' s was the regular scene for County a variety of social occasions". L.G.A. Burra Burra S.H.P. Region 8 The size of the shearing shed reflects the extent of the A.M.G. Ref. 6630 - I famous Booborowie run, first established by the Browne 54 29130 628540 brothers in the 1840s , and developed as one of the best sheep s tations and merino studs in S .A. The shed is one of the SUBJECT largest in the Region. 4.1 The shearing shed, yards and stone water tank are in good 2 . 7 original conditi on a nd are still in use . PERIOD State Study Area 1885- 1904 TYPE OF ITEJ.I.l REFERENCES LAND Natural feature D "A History of the Booborowie District", (quote , p . ll) Historical site D Historical Gdn . D BUILDING [!] STRUCTURE m PHYSICAL CONDITION Good Verbal S. Madigan , Andrew Hawker , 1981 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 267 Negative No. 6 STATUS Direction of view to NW Reg. of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim I.. D Nominated D National Estate Reg. D Proposed I.. D National Trust CL D RL [:] FileD Other S.A. Highways Dept. c:J Insti t. of Engineers D r-i r-i Lf) N ...... ' Date: 1981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 9 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Former Booborowie Council Office Use 1978-80 Chambers ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No . ··. . HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess This stone f arm storage shed was once Council offices . The District Council of Booborowie was proclaimed in 1875 , and Town Near Booborowie from 1877 was based at Council offices at Baldry (See separate Postcode sheet) . However , it was soon apparent that the Council needed Section Ad j 42 to be based in a more central area , particularly as the popu Hundred Ayers lation was increasing rapidly in the southern part of the County Hundred. L.G.A. Burra Burra Without referring to r e s idents ' preferences for the location S . H.P. Region 8 of a central township, the Government surveyed the township A.M.G. Ref. 6630- I of Booborowie , which was declared in 1877. It was not well 54 29170 628650 received and no buildings were at first erected ther e . The District Council made the first move to accept the new town , SUBJECT and as no provision was made in the s urvey for Council Chamber 3 . 3 the Council erected this buil ding on a site north o f the· town. The office was built by Sara and Dunstan for £131/4/0 and completed in 1888. The Council ceased to exist when it amalgamated with the Burra ~------~ Burra District Council in 1935 . PERIOD State Study Area 1885- 1904 TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Natural feature D Abbott, Ed . , Iron Mine Image , No . 6 , May 1982 , pp l - 2 ; Historical sit e D No. 4 , March 1982 , p . 2. Hist orical Gdn. D Booborowie Centenary Souvenir BUILDING []] STRUCTURE D PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal S. Madigan; Lucy Abbott; B. & M. Hoga n, 1982 Fair Archival photographs Mapof 1912Auctioh sale, Booborowie : J .Hawk r PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 247 Negative No. 14 STATUS Dir ection of view to W Reg. of State Her. Items Reg. O InterimL.D Nom inated D Nati onal Estate Reg . 0 Proposed L. D National Trust CL D RL 0 FileD Other S .A. Highways Dept. D ,...; Inst i t . of Engineers D co. I.{) N '..r ~ RECOMMENDATION U) H H (A) State[]] (B) LocalD PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REG I ON 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 10 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Booborowie District Soldiers' Office Use 1978-80 Memorial Institute ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No . ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess South Tee Officially opened on 12th October, 1921 , this large hall is a Town Booborowie local landmark and has served the district for local f unct ions Postcode 5417 until the present. It is a good r epresentative example of Section the Memorial Halls which were constructed throughout the State Hundred Ayers in the years following World War I. County L.G .A. Burra Burra S . H.P . Region 8 A. M.G. Ref. 6630- I 54 29180 628420 SUBJECT 2. 6 PERIOD State Study Area 1905- 28 TYPE OF ITEl-1 REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c:J Historical site Burra Record 26/4/77 c:J Hist orical Gdn. c:J BUILDING [[] STRUCTURE c:J PHYSICAL CONDI TION Verbal s . Madigan, 1981 Archival photographs Burra Record , 26/4/77 PHOTOGRAPH Film No . 246 Negative No. 11 STATUS Direction of view to s Reg . of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim L. c:J Nominated 0 National Estate Reg . D Proposed L. D National Trust CL D RL 0 FileD Other S . A. Highways Dept . D .--1 Insti t. of Engineers D co. RECOMMENDATION (A) StateD (B) Local(][] PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. ll Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Uniting Church Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other Booborowie Methodist Church DOCKET No. ··. . HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess Lot 48 , Fourth Although Booborowie was surveyed and proclaimed a town in St., 1877 , it was not well received and no buildings were erected Town Booborowie there until the 1890s : the Wesleyan Methodist Church, which Postcode 5417 was opened in 1892 , was t he first. Because of this , the Section Church building was used for a great variety of community uses Hundred Ayers as the surrounding pastoral land was subsequently subdivided County and more closely settled. L.G.A. Burra Burra S.H.P. Region 8 Under agreement with the Education Department, the bui lding A.M .G. Ref . 6630- I was also used as the public school, from 1892 to 1918, though 54 29180 628410 relations were strained at times when the different uses conflicted . SUBJECT The small and simple structure reflects the small size and 2. 5 limited resources of the original congregation. I t cost 2 . 6 £194 to build. PERIOD State Study Area 1885- 1904 TYPE OF ITEl-1 REFERENCES LAND Na tural feature D Abbott, ed . Iron Mine Image , No . 6 , May 1982 , p.2 ; Historical site D "A History of the Booborowie District", p . 11. Hi s t orical Gdn. D BUILDING rn STRUCTURE D PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal S. Madigan (from written notes compiled by L.M . Sutton Archival photographs 1981) PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 246 Negative No. 13 STATUS Direction of view to NE Reg. of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim L D Nominated 0 National Estate Reg • D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL r::=J File D Other S . A. Highways Dept. c:J .-i Insti t . of Engineers D co. r-i r-i. Lf) N ...... "<%' E2. RECOMMENDATION (/) H H (A) Statel20 (B) LocalD PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 12 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Post Office Office Use 1978-80 z -~.r' - ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCAT.ION Aadtess Lots 22/27 , The Post Office was built c . 1915 (when it was connected to Fifth St. , the telephone network) , which was when the Booborowie town Town Booborowie Postcode 5417 ship started to grow, following the subdivision of the Section Booborowie estates in the early 1900s and closer settlement. Hundred Ayers County L.G.A. Burra Burra S . H. P. Region 8 A.M .G. Ref . 6630- I 54 29190 628380 SUBJECT 4 . 8 PERIOD State Study Area 1905- 28 TYPE OF ITE~1 REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c=J "A History of Booborowie District", p . 11; Historical site c=J Historical Gdn . c:J Abbott, ed., Iron Mine Image , No . 6 , May 1982, p . 2 . BUILDING (Jg STRUCTURE [:] PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Archi val photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 247 Negative No. 3 STATUS Direction of view to NE Reg. of State Her. Items Reg . D Int erim I.. D Nom i nated D Na tional Estate Reg . D Proposed r.. D National Trust CL D RL 0 FileD Other S .A. Highways Dept. D .-l Insti t. of Engineers D co. 1.() N "~ ~ RECOMMENDATION tl) H H (A) StateD (B) LocalD:O PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date : 1981 PROJ ECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No . 13 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act Office Use 1978-80 ITEM NAME: General Store e ·~·i' - ITEM No . Former or other Benton's Carpenters. and DOCKET No. Builders Sho ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION AddieSSLot 22, Fifth St . This characteristic country town store was in operation as a Town Booborowie general store by 1917. It was built to serve a rapidly Postcode 5417 developing district, following the subdivision of the Section surrounding Booborowie pastoral estates in the early 1900s. Hu ndr ed Ayers Beneath the store is a cellar which was used as Tea- Rooms , County its coolness 'much appreciated by travellers during the L.G .A . Burra Burra hot summer months". S.H. P. Reg ion 8 A.M.G. Ref. 6630- I 54 29190 628380 SUBJECT 4 . 6 PERIOD State Study Area 1905- 28 TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c:J "A History of the Booborowie District", p.ll; Historical s ite c:J Historical Gdn. Abbott, ed., Iron Mine Image , No. 6, May 1982, p.2 . c:J BUILDING (K] STRUCTURE c:J PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal S. Madigan, 1981 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 247 Negative No. 5 STATUS Direction of view to NE Reg . of State Her. Items ------~ Reg. D I nterim L D Nominated D National Estate Reg . D Proposed L D National Trust ' t --. t CL D RL CJ FileD -; BENTON} 'e"uiLDERS Other RPENTERS .(V..a- CA sooaoRowiE PHONE 38 S .A. Highways Dept. D ..-! Instit. of Engineers 0 (X). ..-! ..-!. 1.{) N ...... o:r ~ RECOMMENDATION Cll H H (A) State D (B) LocalliJ PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1981 PROJ ECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 14 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Booborowie Hotel Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION AddteSS Lot 3 , South Tee . The first Council assessment appearing for Booborowie Hotel was recorded in February 1918 , it having been first licensed Town Booborowie on 14th December , 1917. So it would appear that the Hotel Postcode 5417 was built during 1917. "The hotel appeared ort the scene Section during the absence overseas of local menfolk and its timely Hundred Ayers completion provided a v enue for many a reunion after the County cessation of hostilities" . The building is a good , well-kept L.G.A . Burra Burra example of hotel architecture of that period. S . H.P. Region 8 A.M.G. Ref. 6630- I A massive grape- vine trained along the verandah dates from 54 29190 628360 the establishment of the hotel. SUBJECT 4 . 6 PERIOD State Study Area 1905- 28 TYPE OF ITEt-1 REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c:J "A History of the Booborowie District" , p . ll. Historical sit e c:J Historical Gdn. c=J BUILDING [[) STRUCTURE [:] PHYSICAL CONDITION Excellent Verbal S. Madigan, 1981 Archi val photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 247 Negative No. 7 STATUS Direction of view to N Reg . of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim L c:J Nom inated D National Estate Reg . D Proposed L 0 National Trust CL D RL 0 File D Other S.A. Highways Dept. c:J . Insti t. of Engineers D r-1 r-1 lf) N ...... ~ ~ RECOMMENDATION C/) H H (A) StateOU (B) LocalD PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 15 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: First Booborowie D.C. Chambers Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No . Former or other Hogan House DOCKET No . ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCAT I ON Add-ress The two front rooms of this house , originally one room, are the ones used by the Council , before it moved to Sec . 42 , Town Baldry/Leighton Hundred of Ayers (see separate Item Sheet) . The District Postcode Council of Booborowie was formed in 1875 , its first meetings Section 454 being held in a private house. In 1876 tenders were called Hundred Ayers to have permanent headquarters erected at Baldry township County (Booborowie township not then in existence) . The builder was L.G.A. Burra Burra H. Jolly, the price being £125 and the Council office was S . H. P . Region 8 completed in 1877 . A .M.G . Ref. Baldry was proclaimed in 1875. Its name was changed to Leighton in 1877. SUBJECT The Council later moved to a more central location near Booborowie (see separate sheet). 3.3 The original Council office was subsequently used as a private residence , coming into Hogan ownership in 1910, when the wooden partitions in the Council room were put up , and possibl PERIOD the other extensions were made. State Pound Yard: In yard next to Chambers . 1 post and 2 r ails remain of the old yard, handcut. The Pound was establ ished Study Area in 1876. 1869-84 TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES ~~ND Natural feature D Minutes of Booborowie D.C . , S . A. Archives; Historical site D "Booborowie Centenary" Souvenir; Historical Gdn. D Northern Mail (1876- 1877); BUILDING [TI Abbott, ed. Iron Mine Image, No. 2. January 1982 , pp 1- 2 STRUCTURE D No . 4 . March 1982 , p . 8 . PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Martin & Brendan Hogan , Lucy Abbott, 1981 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 248 Negative No . 14 STATUS Direction of view toW Reg . of State He r. Items Reg. D Interim I.. D Nom inated D Nati onal Estate Reg . D Pr oposed I.. D National Trust CL D RL 0 FileD Other S .A. Highways Dept . D M Insti t. of Engineers D ro. RECOMMENDAT ION (A ) State D (B) LocalDU PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REG I ON 8 Australian Item Re f. No . 16 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME : We 11 Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess Leighton Forest This stone-lined well is right next to stock route, which is Reserve Town Le i ghton still marked out as a road; l of 2 wells , the other i n the Postcode opposite f or est , and is still 10- 1 2 ft . deep; this one is Section 168 covered with branches. Hundred Ayers County An interesting relic of the major North-South stock route L.G . A. Burra Burra through Booborowie . S . H. P. Region 8 A.M.G . Ref. 6630- I SUBJECT 4 . 9 PERIOD State Study Area 1855-68 TYPE OF ITEI-1 REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c:J Historical s ite [:] Historical Gdn. c=J BUILDING (:J STRUCTURE [[] PHYSICAL CONDIT I ON Ve r bal Martin & Brendan Hogan, Lucy Abbott, 1981 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 248 Negative No . 10 STATUS Directi on of v i ew to E Reg . of State Her . I tems Reg. O InterimL D 1\ Nominated '• " D National Estate Reg . D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL 0 File D I Other \ S.A. Highways Dept. c:J r--1 Insti t. of Engineer s 0 CX). r--1 r--1 L{) N '~ 0 RECOMMENDATI ON U) 'H H (A) St ateD (B) LocalOQ PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1981 - PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian I tern Ref. No. 17 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: House Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other Baynes House DOCKET No. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Add.t.ess John Baynes bought from White, ca . 1869-70; the house was probably already established at that time. Baynes came from Town World's End/Baldina district; Corni sh . Postcode Section 463 Baynes was well- known locally as a farmer, Wesleyan preacher Hundred Ayers and musician. He gave extensive help to the Baldry wesleyan County Chapel, and was one of its trustees. L.G.A. Burra Burra S.H.P. Region 8 A.M .G. Ref. 6630-I SUBJECT 2.2 PERIOD State Study Area TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c:J Abbot t, e d., Iron Mine Ima ? e , No . 2, Jan. 1982, p.l . ; Historical s ite c:J No . 3, Feb. 1982, p . S . Historical Gdn. c:J BUILDING [}0 STRUCTURE [:] PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal L. Abbott, 198 1 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. Negative No. STATUS Direction of view Reg. of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim I.. c:J Nominated D National Estate Reg . D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL CJ FileD Other S.A. Highways Dept. c:J ..--1 Insti t. of Engineers D co. 1.{) N ...... ' Date : 1 981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No . 18 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: House Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Aadtess Booborowie Burra Road This is a picturesque r epresentative example of a small Town corrugated galvanised iron f armhouse (with a stone and Postcode brick chimney) . It probably dates from the early 1900s. Section 194 Hundred Ayers County L .G . A. Burra Burr a S .H.P. Region 8 A.M . G. Ref. 6630- I 54 29550 628150 SUBJECT 2 . 2 4 . 10 PERIOD State Study Area TYPE OF I TEt-1 REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c:J Historical site c:J Historical Gdn. c=J BUILDING ~ STRUCTURE c:J PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 247 Negative No. 11 STATUS Direction of view to NW Reg. of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim L D Nominated 0 National Estate Reg . D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL r=J FileD Other S. A. Highways Dept. c:J r-1 Insti t . of Engineers D 00. RECOMMENDATION (A) StateD (B) LocallJD PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 19 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Leighton Hall Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No • .. .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addi.ess The stone and brick hall was openeq by the Hon. John Lewis Town Leighton on November 24th, 1909. Postcode Section The subdivision and closer settlement of several of the large Hundred Hanson nearby pastoral properties at about the same time resulted in County a "population expl osion", with the new District Hall providing L.G .A. Burra Burra an important social centre. S.H.P. Region 8 A.M.G . Ref. 6630- I · 54 29530 627340 SUBJECT 2.7 PERIOD State Study Area 1905- 28 TYPE OF ITEN REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c=J Auhl , Burra and district . . . , p .l80; Historical site c:J Hi storical Gdn. c=J Abbott, ed. , Iron Mine Image , No. 8 , July 1982, p .l; BUILDING (]] No . 9, August 1982 , p. l. STRUCTURE c:J PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Archival photographs Auhl, p . l80 (1909) PHOTOGRAPH Fil m No. Negative No. STATUS Direction of view Reg. of State Her . Items Reg. D Interim L D Nominated D National Estate Reg. D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL CJ File 0 Other S . A. Highways Dept . c:J r-{ Insti t. of Engineers 0 (l) r-{ r-{. l[) N ...... ' Da t e: 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 20 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Leighton School Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No . ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess Leighton School was establ ished in 1876 and the permanent Town Leighton buil ding was erected in 1878 on r e serve land. This was a Postcode wooden school- room (now school library) and later included the Section teacher ' s residence, another c l ass- room and outbuildings. Hundred Hanson County The school must now be one of the very few small early L .G .A. Burr a country schools standing in an isolated location and still in S.H.P. Region 8 use as such (most having been c l osed long since by the A.M.G. Ref.6630-I Education Department). However , it was closed for a period 54 29550 627340 from 1945 (when enrolments dropped to 2) and was reopened in 1957 whe n it received students from the closed Gum Creek SUBJECT School. 2.6 PERIOD State Study Area 1869- 84 TYPE OF ITEM REFERENCES LAND Natural feature D Abbott, e d., Iron Mi ne Image, No. 11, Oc tober , 1982, pp.l , 6; Historical site D No. 10, Sept ember , 1982, p. 2 . Historical Gdn. D BU ILDING m STRUCTURE D PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Archival photog raphs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. Negative No. STATUS Direction of view Reg. of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim L D Nomina t ed 0 National Estate Reg. D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL r:::J File 0 Othe r S.A. Highways Dept. c:J r-l Insti t. of Engineers 0 co. r-l r-l. Lf) N "~ €2. RECOMMENDATION U) H H (A) StateD (B) LocalliJ PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date : 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 21 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: House & Woolshed Complex Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Aadtess Philip Oates, one of Iron Mine Primitive Methodist Chapel trustees (in the 1870s) (see Item Sheet) lived in the house . Town near Iron Mine Postcode Oates carne to Burra late 1840s early 1850s and worked as a Section 426 whim boy at 10-12 years old . Originally a two- roomed house , Hundred Ayers and attached to a stone and galvanised iron woolshed and County underground tank . In ca. 1860s Oates built a second, larger L.G.A. Burra Burra house; but this has been considerably altered since . Oates S.H.P. Region 8 may have bought the first house and the land from the A.M.G. Ref. 6630- I speculators who originally owned the land, and the house may 54 29650 627370 have been an old boundary hut probably dating from the 1850s. SUBJECT 2.2 4 . 1 PERIOD State Study Area 1855- 68 TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Na tural feature D Abbott, ed. , Iron Mine Image, No. 5, April 1982 , p . 2. Hi storical site D Historical Gdn. D BUILDING ~ STRUCTURE D PHYSICAL COND I TION Verbal Lucy Abbott , 1981 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 248 Negative No. 7 STATUS Direction of view to sw Reg. of State Her . Items Reg. D Interim L 0 Nominated D National Estate Reg . D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL 0 FileD Other S.A . Highways Dept. c:J Insti t. of Engineers c:J RECOMMENDAT ION (A) StateD (B) LocalCXl PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGI ON 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 22 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act Office Use 1978-80 ITEM NAME: House and Iron Mine ITEM No. Former or other Primitive Methodist Chapel DOCKET No. & Iron Mine Soldiers ' ·Memorial Hall ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess Near Leigh ton The Chapel was built in 1871, with addition ca . 1909 ; Hall built 1923 as one r oom : 2 soldiers from Congregation died in Town World War I : George Williams and Ray Flower; so the hall Postcode was built; one stained glass window put i n by parents, the Section 427 other by Iron Mine Sunday School; back part added 1932 for Hundred Ayers supper room; 1934 kitchen added; Church closed in 1974. County The buil d i ng has been converted to a residence. L.G.A. Burra Burra S.H.P . Region 8 Behind the pr operty is the site of the original iron mine A.M.G . Ref. 6630- I (from which the locality derived its name); once used f or 54 29750 627350 flux in Burra smelters. It was operating in the 1850s and cl osed in the 1860s. SUBJECT 2.5 4. 2 PERIOD State Study Area 1837- 54 1869- 84 1905- 28 TYPE OF ITEt-1 REFERENCES LAND Natural f eature c:J Abbott, ed., Iron Mine Image , No . 1 , Nov. 1981 Historical site c:J No . 11 , Oct. 1982. Historical Gdn. c=J BUILDING (]] STRUCTURE (]] PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Lucy Abbott (owner) , 1982 Archival photographs PHOTOG RAPH Film No. 240 Negative No. 3 STATUS Direction of view t o NE Reg. of State Her . Items .. Reg . D I nterim L c:J Nom ina ted c:J National Estate , Reg. D Pr oposed L D National Trust CL D RL 0 FileD Othe r S.A. Highways Dept. c:J .-l Insti t. of Engineers D co. .-l .-l. 1.[) N "<%' "Q RECOMMENDATION Cl) "H H {A) State D (B) LocallKJ PREPARED BY HERITAGE I NVESTIGATIONS Date: 1982 PROJECT HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Item Ref . No . 22(a) L. G. A. Burra Burra No . 248 Negative No . 4 Direction of viewto S Film No . 248 Negative No . 1 Direction of view to W Film No . Negati ve No. Direction of view PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 23 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act Office Use 1978-80 ITEM NAME: "Mackerode" homestead compl ex .r:. ·O.:.~; r - ITEM No • Former or other DOCKET No. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Address The homestead was buil t in 1872 for. the pioneer Lincoln and Town Merino stud breeder, Gustav Gebh ardt. The property is still Postcode owned by that family, which has made various additions to Section 108 the house. The stud was dispersed onl y in 1973 , having been Hundred Kingston founded in 1882. County L.G.A. Burra Burra The well- maintained and substantial house is typical of those S.H.P. Region 8 built by successful pastoralists. Such residences " speak of A.M.G . Ref. 6630-I the final success of some pioneers but tell us nothing of 54 30300 628090 their early hardships" . Gebhardt himself, had started work as a butcher's assistant. SUBJECT 2 . 2 4 . 1 PERIOD State Study Area 1869- 84 TYPE OF ITEl>l REFERENCES LAND Na tural feature D Auhl , Burra and district ... , p. 54 ; Historical s ite D Stock Journal, October 7 , 1982, p . 40; Historical Gdn. D Auhl and Finch, Burra i n col our (2nd ed. ), pp. 56-57 (quote) BUILDING 00 STRUCTURE D PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Archival photographs Auhl, p.54 (homestead) STATUS Reg. of State Her. Items Reg . D Interim L. D Nominat ed 0 National Estate Reg . D Proposed L. D Na t ional Trus t CL D RL W File D Other S.A. Highways Dept. c:J r-1 I nsti t . of Engineers 0 (X). r-1 r-1. L/) N ...... ~ E:. RECOMMENDATION CJ) H H (A) Statel10 (B) LocalD PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVEST IGATIONS Date: 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Item Ref. No. 24 Act 1978-80 ITEM NAME: Te acher ' s r esidence Office Use ITEM No. Former or other Publ ic School DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Address Built i n 1884. The first s chool in the area was opened in Town Mt . Bryan 1880. Bef or e t he railwa y was opened in 1878 (see separate Postcode I . D. sheet), the t own ship served a ver y small popula tion of Section pastoralists. Hundre d Kingston County L .G . A. Burr a Burr a S.H.P. Region 8 A. M.G . Re f . 6630-I SUBJ ECT 2 . 6 PERI OD Sta t e St udy Area 1869- 84 REFERENCES TYPE OF ITE.t-1 LAND Na tural f e ature c:J P .B. D. S . 91; Hi s t orical s ite c:J SAA , RN 385; Historica l Gdn . c:J SAA 1324/45 ; BUI LDI NG [jil SAA 1324/103; STRUCTURE c:J National Trus t , 1446 PHYS I CAL CONDI TION Ver bal Archival phot ographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 267 Negative No. 2 STATUS Direction of view to w Reg . o f St a t e Her . Items --- Reg . D I nterim I.. D ------Nom i nated D Na tiona l Es tate Reg . D Proposed I.. D National Trus t CL D RL [:] File[]] Othe r S .A . Hi ghways Dept. [:] Ins ti t . of Engineer s c:J 1.1) N '" Date : 1981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Item Ref. No. 25 Act 1978-80 ITEM NAME: Railway Station Office Use ITEM No. Former or other Offices DOCKET No. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Aadtess The Burra to Hallett section of r ailway was opened on 10 May 1878 , and the station dates from this period. "Mt. Bryan" Town Mt . Bryan was the name o f the large pastoral run to the north of Burra , Postcode held by Joseph Gilbert from at l east 1848. Section Hundred Kingston County L.G.A. Burra Burra S.H.P. Region 8 A.M.G. Ref. 6630-I SUBJECT 4 . 7 PERIOD State Study Area 1869- 84 REFERENCES TYPE OF ITEl-1 LAND Natural feature c=J SAA : 1324/45; Historical site c=J 1324/103; Research note 385 ; Historical Gdn. c:J BUILDING []] National Trust 2495 STRUCTURE c:J PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Archival photographs Film No. 267 Negative No. 1 STATUS to SE · Reg. of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim r... c=J Nominated D National Estate Reg. D Proposed r... c=J National Trust CL D RL [K] FileD Other S.A. Highways Dept. c:J .-1 Insti t. of Engineers D co. 1.11 N ...... ~ ~ RECOMMENDATION U) H H (A) StateD (B) LocaliJD PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 28 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Mongolata Goldfield & battery Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess At a time of general economic depression nothing e l se. arouses Sections Pt 36E (Battery as much interest and energy as the -prospect of winning a & dugouts) fortune in gold . In 1930 gold was discovered in the hil ls 177 (Mines & Eating House east o f Burra at Mongolata by Harry Byles , and the new gold 23N , 23NM, 23M , 23S (Mi nes) field soon attracted a population of unemployed men living on Hundred Mongolata Government rations, sheltering in dugouts. Between 1932 and County 1934 there were 120 people there. L.G .A. Burra Burra S.H.P. Region 8 A Government gold battery was opened in 1933 . The 10 stamp A .M.G. Ref. 6730- V crusher was manufactured by Forwood Down Pty. Ltd . of 54 32100 628240 (Battery) Adelaide . No doubt interest in the goldfield increased when William SUBJECT Pexton mined a gold nugget weighing 183 ounces in 1934. How 4 . 2 ever, the gol dfield lasted only nine years , perhaps again indicating its link with the depression , which ended at the same time . The whole goldfield is of interest , with its intact crusher , and other equipment, the mines , and ruins of dugouts and Bill Carpenter ' s Eating and Boarding House. PERIOD State Study Area 1929- present TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Natural feature D National Trust file No . 2784 ; Historical site D Bierbaum (Public Buildings Dept. ); Historical Gdn. D Auh l, Burra ... pictorial memoir, pp 29- 31 , 215 ; BUILDING w Auhl and Finch, Burra in colour, (2nd ed. ) , p . 63 STRUCTURE [X] PHYSICAL CONDITION Ruined building and several structures . Verbal Archival photographs Auhl (above ref.) pp 29 - 31 . PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 266 Negative No. 14 STATUS Direction of view to SW Reg . of State He r. Items Reg .O InterimLD Nominated 0 National Estate Reg . D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL r=J FileOD Other S .A. Highways Dept. D . Insti t. of Engineers D r-l r-l l{) N ...... o:j' Q ...... RECOMMENDATION tf) H H (A) StateUU (B) LocalO PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1982 PROJECT HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Item Ref . No.28(a) L.G.A . Burra Burra No . 266 No. 15 view to SE Film No. 266 Negative No . 7 Direction of view to W Film No . 266 Negative No . 13 Direction of view to s PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 30 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Homestead complex and for mer Office Use 1978-80 t: , •..:_ ...; r - school ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Add tess During the 1850s subdivision of the huge Gum Creek Run began. John Bailey bought a block at Gum Creek i n 1857 and began Town Gum Creek carting wood to the Burr a Mi nes with his own bullock teams. Postcode The small house he built i n 1857 , cl ose to the northern track Section 755 i s still standing as part of the homestead complex. (Bailey Hundred Hanson was in 1872 one of the first Councillors for the ne~ District County Council of Hanson) . L.G.A . Bur ra S.H.P . Region 8 Another small stone building on the site was built by Gum A.M.G. Ref. 6630- I Creek residents and opened in 1898 as the first Gum Creek 54 29280 626820 school. It was closed in 1918 when a second school was opened. For several years after 1908 the buil ding served a SUBJECT dual purpose as church and school, being used by the Church 1.4; 2.6; of Engl and congregation. 2 . 2; This was not the only community buil ding there; for a time 2. 5 ; 4 . 5 the site (owned by a son, Thomas Bailey) was, in effect, the Gum Cr eek township. About the same date as the school, a blacksmith ' s s hop (surviving) and a community hall were also PERIOD built there . State Study Ar ea 1855- 68 1885- 1904 TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Natural feature D Abbott, ed., Iron Mi ne Image, No. 1 ., December 1981, pp 1,8; His torical s ite D No. 2 ., January 1982 , p .8; Historical Gdn. D No. 3 ., February, 1982 , p.7; BUILDING []] No. 5, April, 1982 , pp.l- 2 STRUCTURE D PHYSICAL CONDITION Ve rbal Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. Negative No . STATUS Direction of view Reg . of State Her. Items Reg.O InterimLD Nominated D Na tiona l Estate Reg. D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL 0 FileD Other S.A. Highways Dept. c:J r-l Insti t. of Engineers 0 o:>. r-l r-l. Ll) N ...... ~ ~ RECOMMENDAT ION tJ) H H (A) StateOD (B) LocalO PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 32 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Former School Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No . HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATI ON ABdtess Levi st. , Of architectural interest this small building is built of Town Farrell Flat sandstone rubble with semi circular headed openings . Postcode Section The chimney remains and the building appears largely intact. Hundred Hanson County The building served as the Farrell Flat Primary School L .G .A. Burr a Burra until recently. S . H. P. Region 8 A.M.G. Ref. 6630- II SUBJECT 2. 6 4 . 10 PERIOD St ate Study Area TY PE OF ITE.t-1 REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c:J Hist orical s ite c:J Hi storica l Gdn. c=J BUILDING (1D STRUCTURE c:J PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal J.O. Denton, 1982 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 293 Negative No. l STATUS Direction of to sw Reg. of State Her. Items .:n.·.~:a~ Reg . D Interim L. c:J Nominated D National Estat e Reg . D Proposed L. D Na tional Trust CL D RL r=J File 0 Other s .A. Highways Dept. D ..-! Insti t. of Engineers D CX) ..-! ..-!. 1.{) N ...... ~ E:. RECOMMENDATION U) H H {A) State D (B) Localr::x::J PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date : 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Item Ref. No. 33 Act 1978-80 ITEM NAME: Former Shop and Residence Office Use ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Aadtess Love St. , Town Farrell Flat Th i s building is dist inguished by scalloped valences and Postcode earl y window gl azi ng. Section Hundred Hanson It was f ormer ly t he Ma s t e r s Saddlers Shop and Residence i n County c . 1930s. L.G.A. Bur ra Burr a S.H. P . Region 8 A.M.G. Ref. 6630- II SUBJECT 4 . 6 PERIOD State Study Area 1869- 84 REFERENCES TYPE OF ITEt-1 LAND Natural feature c:J Historical site c:J Historica l Gdn . c=J BUILDING (}0 STRUCTURE c=) PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal J . O. Denton , 1982 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 293 Negative No. 5 STATUS Direction of view to the East Reg. of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim I. D Nominated D National Estate Reg. D Proposed I. D National Trust CL D RL [:] FileD Other I S.A. Highways Dept. c:J r-l ' / /' Insti t . of Engineers 0 00. r-l r-l. U') N -...... ~ Cl -...... RECOMMENDATION (/) H H (A) StateD (B) LocalOD PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Da t e : 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERI TAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 34 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: General Store Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addt ess Patterson St., This building of unusual plan form combines shop, agency Town Farrell Flat and r esidence . The facade appears intact and or iginal . Postcode Section Possibly establi shed by Mr . Sexton c . 1880s, it was purchased Hundred Hanson by Joseph Denton in 1907 and is presently run by his daught er County Mrs . J . H. Torr. L.G.A. Burra Burra S.H.P. Region 8 A.M .G. Re f. 6630- II 54 29580 625440 SUBJ ECT 4 . 6 PERI OD Stat e Study Area 1885-1904 TYPE OF ITEJ.I1 REFERENCES LAND Nat ural feature c:J Hi s t orical s ite c:J Cyclopedia of S .A., p . 453 Hi s t orical Gdn . c=J BU ILDING (]] STRUCTURE (:] PHYSI CAL CONDI TI ON Verbal J . O. Denton , 1982 Archival pho tographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 293 Negative No. 4 STATUS Direction of view to the NW Reg. of State He r. Items Reg. D Interim L. c:J Nom i nated D Na tional Es t a t e Reg . D Propos ed L. D National Trus t CL D RL CJ File D Ot her S .A. Highways Dept . D .-I I nsti t . of Engineer s D co. .-I .-I 1.{) N ...... ' Da te: 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian I tern Ref • No • 3 5 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Hanson Hotel Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Address This was described in 1871 , when it was being completed by Town Farrell Flat Mr. Bleechrnore of Mintaro, as one of the neatest hotels in Postcode the country districts , constructed of l imestone with the Section eastern front in Auburn bluestone, dressed. Hundred Hanson County The hotel ' s name reflects the town ' s name, Hanson , until L.G.A . Burra Burra 1940; as the nearby railway station was call ed Farrell' s S.H.P. Region 8 Flat, the two names caused much confusion. A.M.G. Ref. 6630-II 54 29580 625430 SUBJECT 4 . 6 PERIOD State Study Area 1869-84 TYPE OF ITEt-1 REFERENCES LAND Natural feature D I-Iistor ical s ite D Regist er , 20th January, 1871; 16th Novemb er, 187 1 Historical Gdn. D BUILDING ~ STRUCTURE D PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Ian Auhl , 198 2 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Auhl , Burra and district .. . . , p . llS, (c.l936) 1 STATUS Reg . of State Her. Items Reg .O InterimL D Nominated 0 National Estate Reg. 0 Proposed L D National Trust CL 0 RL Q File D Other S.A. Hi ghways Dept. c:J Insti t. of Engineers 0 .-I .-I l{) N '' Date : 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Austra lian I tem Ref. No . 36 He ritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act Office Use 1978-80 ITEM NAME: Farrell Flat Railway Station complex ITEM No . Former or othe r DOCKET No . ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess The station building was erected between 1897 and 1899 , Town Far rell Flat possibly by the Burra firm, Sara and Dunstan, who built many Post code of the stations on t he norther n l ine . Section Hundred Hanson The Railway Station s imil ar t o Manoora , Tar lee and other County stations on the northern line . It is notable f or t he rai lway L.G.A. Burra Bur ra station building, the water tower on masonry base and the S . H. P . Region 8 corrugated iron goods shed which was built c . 1870s . There A. M.G. Ref. 6630- II is also a hand crane of inter est. 54 29590 625430 SUBJ ECT 4 . 7 PERI OD State Study Area 1869- 84 1885- 1904 TYPE OF ITEt-1 REFERENCES LAND Natural featur e D Auhl, Burra . . . pictorial memoir, NO. 193 , and p. 180; His t o rical site D Histo rica l Gdn . D Register, 16th November , 1871 BU ILDI NG [LJ STRUCTURE D PHYSI CAL CONDITION Ver bal Archival photogr aphs Auhl (above ref . ) c . 1900 PHOTOGRAPH Film No . 293 Negative No. 3 STAT US Direction of v i ew Reg. of State He r . I tems Reg . D Interi m L D Nom i nated D National Estat e Reg. D Proposed L D National Trust CL 0 RL W File D Other S. A. Highways Dept. c:J ,...; I nst i t. of Engi neer s D co ,...; ,...;. lJ") N ...... "" ~ RECOMMENDATION U) H H (A) State iJD (B) Local O PRE PARED BY HERITAGE I NVESTIGATIONS Da t e : 1982 PROJ ECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Au s tra lian Item Ref . No . 37 He ritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Roman Catholic Church Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No . ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess The Foundation Stone was laid 17/12/1911 by Patritus A. Town Farrell Fl at Enright . Postcode Secti on The building is an imposing landmark in Farrell Flat and a n Hundred Hanson inter esting example of church architecture of the early 20th Count y century. L.G. A. Burra Burra S. H. P. Region 8 A.M . G. Ref. 6630- II 54 29620 625430 SUBJECT 2 . 5 PERIOD St ate Study Area 1905- 28 TYPE OF I TEH REFERENCES LAND Natural f eature c:J Histori cal site c:J Historical Gdn. c=J BUILDING (R] STRUCTURE c=J PHYSICAL COND I TI ON Verbal Archi v al photog raphs PHOTOG RAPH Film No . 293 Negative No. 2 STATUS Direction of view to S Reg. o f State He r. Items Reg. D I nte r i m L 0 Nom i nated D Nati onal Estate Reg . D Proposed L D Nati onal Tr ust CL D RL 0 File D Ot her S .A. Highways Dept. c:J Insti t. of Engineer s D RECOMMENDAT ION (A} St ate[]] (B) Loc a l O PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATI ONS Date : 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 38 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: Old Koonoona Homestead Office Use 1978-80 z . ·0.:.-i' - ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Aadtess In 1862 Walter Duffield (of Gaw l er) and Thomas Saunders Town . Porter bought l and on which this homestead was built, in Postcode 1863, and the first merino stud in the Burra district was Section 2045 established. "Old Koonoona" homestead was enlarged in 1873 Hundred Kooringa to p l ans by the well-known Adelaide architect, Daniel Garlick. County L.G.A. Burra Burra The freestone house is an impressive building and has been S.H.P. Region 8 well- maintained. A.M.G. Ref. 6630- II 54 30560 626180 SUBJECT 2.2 4.1 4 .10 PERIOD State Study Area 1855-68 1869- 84 TYPE OF ITE.t-1 REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c:J Historical site c:J Auhl and Finch, Burra in Colour , (2nd ed.) pp 6- 7; Historical Gdn. c=J BUILDING U[) Auhl, Burra and district .... , pp 56, 59 STRUCTURE c:J PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Ian Auhl, 1982 Archival photographs STATUS- Reg. ·of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim L D Nom ina ted c:J National Estate Reg~ D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL!:] FileD Other S.A. Highways Dept. c:J . Insti t. of Engineers D .-I .-I I!) N ...... ~ 0 ...... RECOMMENDATION C/l H H (A) StateDO (B) LocalD PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 40 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: "Princess Royat' Homestead complex Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Princess Royal Address Station' Built 1864 , architect Wright & Woods. First owner , Mr . A. Burra Road , T own . McCu lloch; Complex includes homstead, coach- house, stabl es Near Burra and main gate , and other out buildings as well as suspension P OS t CO d e 5417 bridge. Section 2 Hundred Kooringa The property was taken up on a mining lease in 1845: the County Princess Royal Copper Mine was worke d for some years. I n L.G.A. Burra Burra the early 1850s the mining lease was relinquished and the S.H.P. Region 8 Hon. Wa l ter Duffield took it up as a pastoral lease. A.M.G. Ref. 6630- II McCulloch bought it in 1863 , and had his house built by the following year . The Tennant family purchased t h e property in 1900. SUBJECT 2 . 2 4 . 1 4 . 10 PERIOD State Study Area 18 55- 68 TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Natural feature D National Trus t, 45; Historical site D Coc kburn, Pastoral Pion eers , p .l296 . Historical Gdn. D Count ry Life , 31 Oct., 1968 ; BUILDING D Historic Homest e ad of Aus tralia; STRUCTURE D Walkabout, Oc t. 1969 ; PHYSICAL CONDITION Sou t h Au s tralia Re gis ter , 4 Ma rch, 1864. Verbal Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Heritage Conservat ion Branch file STATUS Reg. of State Her. Items Reg. D Interim L [X] Nominated D Nati onal Estate Reg . [Jil Proposed L D National Trust CL DO RL r=J FileD Othe r S.A. Highways Dept. c:J ..--l Insti t. of Engineers D co. . I.!) N ...... ~ E:. RECOMMENDATION (/) H H (A) StateDO (B) Local0 PREPARED BY -- HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1981 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No. 41 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act Office Use 1978-80 ITEM NAME: Pickett hut ruin ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Addtess In 1845 two shepherds , Thomas Pickett and William Streair, found rich specimens copper rock near the Surra Creek . Town Pickett ' s find led to the opening of the Surra Surra Mine Postcode by the South Australian Mining Association - an event o f Section 1 great significance to South Australia as a whole. However , Hu ndred Koori nga the mining association gave Pickett a miserly reward of £20 County although he was struggling for a living, and he died soon L.G.A. Surr a Surra afterwards in 1851. S.H . P. Region 8 A.M.G. Ref . 6630- I This ruin was Pickett's shepherd ' s hut , on Diprose Creek. 54 31190 627240 The memorial, opposite , was erected in 1971 by the Surra Burra branch of the National Trust. SUBJECT 2 . 1 4 . 1 PERIOD State Study Area 1837- 54 TY PE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Natural feature D Auhl and Finch, Surra in colour (2nd ed. ) , pp 52- 53 Hi s torical site D Historical Gdn. D BUILDING IT] STRUCTURE D PHYS I CAL CONDITION Hut ruin is derelict but undisturbed Verbal Ian Auhl , 1982 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 265 Negative No. 8 STATUS Direction of view to SE Reg. of State Her. Items Reg .O Interim LO Nominated D National Estate Reg . D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL r=J File 0 Other S . A. Highways Dept. c:J M Instit. of Engineers D co. lf) N ' ~ ~ RECOMMENDAT ION U) H H (A) State [i] (B) LocalO PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date : 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian Item Ref. No . 43 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Act ITEM NAME: House and butter factory ruin Office Use 1978-80 ITEM No. Former or other World ' s End Post Office; DOCKET No. The Creamer ·· .. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCAT.ION Add 'tess Before 1900 World ' s End was a thriving small t ownship with Town its own school, church and post office - the latter located Postcode in this house . The Creamery was the local butter f actory. Section 18 Hundred Baldina County L.G.A. Burra Burra S .H.P. Reg ion 8 A. M.G. Ref. 6730-III 54 32010 626030 SUBJECT 2 . 2 4 . 3 4 . 8 PERIOD State Study Area TYPE OF ITEH REFERENCES LAND Natural feature c:J Historical site c:J Auhl and Finch, Burra in Colour, (2nd ed . ) , p.56. Historical Gdn. c=J BUILDING (!] STRUCTURE c:J PHYSICAL CONDITION House fair , creamery ruined . Verbal Ian Auhl , Mr s . J esse Rooke, Dudley Ruediger , 1982 Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 265 Negative No. 10 STATUS Direction of view to s Reg . of State Her . Items Reg . 0 Interim L D Nominated D National Estate Reg . D Proposed L D National Trust CL D RL 0 FileD Other S .A. Highways Dept . c:J ...-{ Insti t . of Engineers c:J co ...-{ ...-{ Lf) N ...... '<.1' E:. RECOMMENDATION U} H H {A) State D (B) LocallXJ PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1982 PROJECT South HERITAGE SURVEY HERITAGE SURVEY REGION 8 Australian 44 Heritage ITEM IDENTIFICATION SHEET Item Ref. No. Act ITEM NAME: Former Wor ld ' s End Wesl eyan 1978-80 Office Use Methodist Church and School ITEM No. Former or other DOCKET No. ··.. HERITAGE SIGNIFICANCE LOCATION Address Town Postcode Section Hundred County L.G.A . S.H.P. Region 8 A.M.G. Ref. SUBJECT PERIOD State Study Area REFERENCES TYPE OF ITEN LAND Natural feature c:J Historical site c:J Historical Gdn. c:J BUILDING c=J STRUCTURE c:J PHYSICAL CONDITION Verbal Archival photographs PHOTOGRAPH Film No. 265 Negative No. ll STATUS Direction of view Reg. of State Her. Items Reg . D Interim L D Nominated 0 National Estate Reg. D Proposed L c:J National Trust CL D RL 0 FileD Other S.A. Highways Dept . c:J . Insti t. of Engineers D r-i r-i. 1.{) N '~ Cl RECOMMENDATION U) 'H H (A) StateD (B) LocalDO PREPARED BY HERITAGE INVESTIGATIONS Date: 1982