Marina at Wallaroo
Note the 'mounds' on the ground behind the plaque...so tragic. The plaque says "To the memory of the children who fell victims of epidemics due to insanitary conditions in the early mining days. 1969."
06 May 2009
Moonta & Wallaroo
On the weekend me my friend M and her daughter, went away to the Eyre Peninsula. We rented a cabin at the caravan park at Wallaroo. I had never been to the Copper Coast despite having lived only an hour and half away (from Port Augusta or Adelaide). And, I can't believe how much I enjoyed it. I came away from the weekend feeling extremely ignorant in my knowledge of the region's history. In the late 1800s and early 1900s, it was a booming region where people were given free passage from the Cornwall area in the UK to work in the copper mines. There was an incredible museum at Moonta that use to be a school. I can't believe how many relics of times gone by remain. Worth a visit for sure. Here are some of my photos from the weekend.
Marina at Wallaroo
Note the 'mounds' on the ground behind the plaque...so tragic. The plaque says "To the memory of the children who fell victims of epidemics due to insanitary conditions in the early mining days. 1969."
Marina at Wallaroo
Note the 'mounds' on the ground behind the plaque...so tragic. The plaque says "To the memory of the children who fell victims of epidemics due to insanitary conditions in the early mining days. 1969."
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4 comments:
Great pics Nina. Love the doorway - I'll add it to my collection of doorway pics.
Did you have a pasty while you were there? The Copper Coast is where the SA pasty was invented. The region used to be called Little Cornwall.
Aha! That question will be answered for you very soon...
Intriguing!
It was answered very soon! In the post tonight. A wonderful little book called The Pasty Book by Hettie Merrick. Full of pasty stories, history, recipes and opinion covering many of the vital pasty issues that engage us today. I will do a post about it in the near future.
Many, many thanks Nina. That's very thoughtful of you. Big hug.
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