Walter died young died Walter increasing number of explorers, drovers and travellers. and drovers explorers, of number increasing obtained a licence in 1858 for a hotel to cater for the the for cater to hotel a for 1858 in licence a obtained the need for accommodation at Overland Corner. He He Corner. Overland at accommodation for need the wine is sold. sold. is wine Chambers, who had pastoral interests here, recognised recognised here, interests pastoral had who Chambers, work here and projects worldwide, wherever Banrock Banrock wherever worldwide, projects and here work ford provided a crossing over the River Murray. John John Murray. River the over crossing a provided ford from the sale of their wine promote the conservation conservation the promote wine their of sale the from allowed stock and horses to rest and feed and a shallow shallow a and feed and rest to horses and stock allowed walking trail through the wetlands. Some of the proceeds proceeds the of Some wetlands. the through trail walking South Wales and South Australia. The grassy flats flats grassy The Australia. South and Wales South The interpretation centre provides information on a a on information provides centre interpretation The Overland Corner lay on a strategic route between New New between route strategic a on lay Corner Overland The Hotel The 1 macroinvertebtrate, fish, frog and waterfowl habitat. habitat. waterfowl and frog fish, macroinvertebtrate, beyond the stile to reach the top of the embankment. the of top the reach to stile the beyond since 1998 the wetlands have been restored to enhance enhance to restored been have wetlands the 1998 since traffic. From the trailhead at Checkpoint (A) follow the trail trail the follow (A) Checkpoint at trailhead the From to new uses; it not only produces high quality wine but but wine quality high produces only not it uses; new to look out for for out look At the top of the quarry, cross the road — — road the cross quarry, the of top the At Banrock Station. This former sheep station has been put put been has station sheep former This Station. Banrock HERITAGE WALK HERITAGE the Reserve, the lagoon and the river to the vineyards of of vineyards the to river the and lagoon the Reserve, the Church at Paringa. Paringa. at Church From this high spot there is an extended view across across view extended an is there spot high this From many buildings in the Riverland, including the Lutheran Lutheran the including Riverland, the in buildings many you will enjoy your walk. walk. your enjoy will you Banrock Viewpoint Banrock 6 after the Second World War, when stone was supplied for for supplied was stone when War, World Second the after the dispenser or ask for information at the Hotel. We trust trust We Hotel. the at information for ask or dispenser the hotel, this particular quarry was not fully developed until until developed fully not was quarry particular this hotel, Read the information at the trailhead, take a leaflet from from leaflet a take trailhead, the at information the Read valuable and traded widely between groups. groups. between widely traded and valuable fossils. Although stone was cut from nearby cliffs for the the for cliffs nearby from cut was stone Although fossils. was obtained from burning limestone. Ochre was was Ochre limestone. burning from obtained was Corner” if you would like to read more about the rocks and and rocks the about more read to like would you if Corner” HERONS BEND WALK BEND HERONS yellow are found in these small quarries. White powder powder White quarries. small these in found are yellow obtain a brochure of “The Geological History of Overland Overland of History Geological “The of brochure a obtain FLOODPLAIN WALK FLOODPLAIN was used to paint the body for ceremonies and red and and red and ceremonies for body the paint to used was as would be found in coastal areas today. Ask in the hotel to to hotel the in Ask today. areas coastal in found be would as HERITAGE WALK HERITAGE for Aboriginal gatherings, including corroborees. Ochre Ochre corroborees. including gatherings, Aboriginal for limpets, the skeletons of lace coral, ‘snails’, corals, etc, much much etc, corals, ‘snails’, coral, lace of skeletons the limpets, combined walk of 8.2 km. km. 8.2 of walk combined The river flat at Overland Corner was an ideal location location ideal an was Corner Overland at flat river The seen in the quarry walls. There are fossils of sea urchins, urchins, sea of fossils are There walls. quarry the in seen allow 1½ hours each or, if you have half a day, take the the take day, a half have you if or, each hours 1½ allow Checkpoint (B) Checkpoint Ochre Mine — — Mine Ochre 5 Remnants of the ancient life that occupied the ocean can be be can ocean the occupied that life ancient the of Remnants There are three walks, each about 2.8 km long so so long km 2.8 about each walks, three are There be worth continuing. worth be millions of years. of millions issues pose to both the local and wider community wider and local the both to pose issues nodules of ironstone did not contain enough minerals to to minerals enough contain not did ironstone of nodules gave rise to this ‘Mannum Limestone’ over the following following the over Limestone’ ‘Mannum this to rise gave and explore the challenges that current water management management water current that challenges the explore and might have been looking for copper and the encouraging encouraging the and copper for looking been have might inland and beyond, and the remains of the life it supported supported it life the of remains the and beyond, and inland These walks provide geological and historical background background historical and geological provide walks These There are no green ore fragments to suggest that they they that suggest to fragments ore green no are There About 15 million years ago the ocean extended this far far this extended ocean the ago years million 15 About parts of Australia, and not least in this particular region. region. particular this in least not and Australia, of parts dug these tunnels in 1899 soon abandoned their efforts. efforts. their abandoned soon 1899 in tunnels these dug Quarry 2 Water management is a hugely important issue in many many in issue important hugely a is management Water gold, silver, lead, copper etc. The Cornish miners who who miners Cornish The etc. copper lead, silver, gold, by 3 metres of flood sediment. flood of metres 3 by Mineral traces have always encouraged prospecting for for prospecting encouraged always have traces Mineral urban communities rely so heavily on the River Murray. River the on heavily so rely communities urban revealed an Aboriginal burial site, which had been covered covered been had which site, burial Aboriginal an revealed Old mine Old 4 European settlers to the present, when rural industries and and industries rural when present, the to settlers European of an underground tank beneath the hotel around 1880 1880 around hotel the beneath tank underground an of Aborigines lived off the land and more recently, from early early from recently, more and land the off lived Aborigines in unmarked graves. graves. unmarked in external wall shows the level of the 1956 flood. Excavation Excavation flood. 1956 the of level the shows wall external the landscape, in the times when small communities of of communities small when times the in landscape, the and they would have been buried, as were some settlers, settlers, some were as buried, been have would they and It was built on the edge of the flood plain and the eastern eastern the and plain flood the of edge the on built was It years; in the times before vertebrate animals roamed roamed animals vertebrate before times the in years; Aborigines died from diseases brought in by Europeans Europeans by in brought diseases from died Aborigines made changes which have taken place over millions of of millions over place taken have which changes made for the treatment of infections and accidents. Many Many accidents. and infections of treatment the for in the Riverland. the in Trust of South Australia, you can see natural and man- and natural see can you Australia, South of Trust untimely deaths reflect the remoteness from medical help help medical from remoteness the reflect deaths untimely limestone blocks cut from the nearby cliffs and is the oldest oldest the is and cliffs nearby the from cut blocks limestone In this 300 ha nature reserve, managed by the National National the by managed reserve, nature ha 300 this In Children occupy two of the three graves here. Their Their here. graves three the of two occupy Children Harry Brand. The Hotel is solidly constructed from large large from constructed solidly is Hotel The Brand. Harry Welcome to Overland Corner. Corner. Overland to Welcome Original Cemetery Original 3 It is believed that the Hotel was built by William junior and and junior William by built was Hotel the that believed is It LOCATION OF SOUTH Overland Corner Reserve AUSTRALIA Oysters were here 0 20km before there were Overland Corner people to eat them SCALE Adelaide NATIONAL TRUST SOUTH AUSTRALIA Y 20 Oyster Beds Morgan MURRA The climb to the top is worth the view. Herons Bend is Overland Corner Reserve Y revealed in all its glory, with Wigley Reach extending to Adelaide Lake 150km Bonney Renmark the south-west. From his station with a similar view the MURRA A20 T Waikerie HWY policeman would have had ample opportunity to keep an STUR Adelaide Barmera Berri eye on river traffic.