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28-November-2020
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The plaque commemorates 150 years of copper mining and smelting in Wallaroo.
Copper was discovered in 1859 on Walter Watson Hughes' sheep run 'Wallaroo' by James Boor, one of his shepherds. The Wallaroo mine as it was called developed quickly and, with copper selling for 115 pounds a ton, was very prosperous. Hughes established smelting works on the nearby coast and the town and port of Wallaroo was proclaimed in 1861. Up to 1889 the value of ores sold from the Wallaroo mines was nearly 2.25 million pounds.
Location
| Address: | Heritage Drive, Wallaroo, 5556 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.928034 Long: 137.624766 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Actual Event Start Date: | 1860 |
| Actual Event End Date: | 2010 |
| Designer: | Trevor Wren (sculptor) |
Dedication
| Approx. Monument Dedication Date: | 2010 |
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Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
