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Re-enactment of the Gulf Road Traffic - MintaroPrint Page 
06-February-2021
Photographs supplied by Stephen Warren
The plaque commemorates the re-enactment of the Gulf Road traffic undertaken as part of the South Australia 150 Jubilee.
From 1849 to 1857 bullock and mule teams travelled the Gulf Road between Burra and Port Wakefield carting copper ore to the port, and returning with coal and other supplies.
Location
| Address: | Burra & Mill Streets, Mintaro, 5415 |
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| State: | SA |
| Area: | AUS |
| GPS Coordinates: | Lat: -33.917964 Long: 138.723472 Note: GPS Coordinates are approximate. |
Details
| Monument Type: | Plaque |
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| Monument Theme: | Technology |
| Sub-Theme: | Industry |
| Approx. Event Start Date: | 1849 |
| Approx. Event End Date: | 1857 |
Dedication
| Actual Monument Dedication Date: | Saturday 18th October, 1986 |
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Front Inscription
Source: MAThis Plaque Commemorates The
Jubilee 150 Re-Enactment Of The
Bullock And Mule Teams Which
Travelled The Gulf Road, Carting
Copper Ore From The Burra Through
Mintaro To Port Wakefield From
1849 To 1857
Unveiled By Mr. K. A. Sandow
18th October 1986.
Monument details supplied by Monument Australia - www.monumentaustralia.org.au
