Burra

Scene of a fatal accident

Armstrong, Graham, c. 1978, Photograph, PRG 1653/3/5

The scene of a fatal accident involving a grader, at the Burra Mine.

Burra Mine

Armstrong, Graham, 1971, Photograph, PRG 1653/9/1

Aerial view of the Burra Mine, in Stage 1 of the plant's operation.

Burra Mine

Stanley Studios, 1971, Photograph, PRG 1653/9/2

View of Samin Limited Burra Operations plant, towards the end of the construction period for stage 2. The plant shows the crushing station, crushed ore storage, roaster, ore storage bins, agitation tanks, filter sections, evaporating section, product handling store, workshop and store, and office and laboratory [another copy is at PRG 1653/8/18].

1933, Photograph, B 8627

Commercial road, eastside in Burra showing the Commercial Hotel which was built by WL Bruse in 1876. Burra is one of the earliest mining and industrial towns to be established in South Australia. Copper was discovered and mined from 1845.

Town Hall, Burra

c. 1937, Photograph, B 23609

Town Hall.

Elder-Smith & Co., Burra

c. 1900, Photograph, B 27692

Elder-Smith & Co., Market Square, Kooringa, horse and buggy out the front.

War Memorial, Burra

1922, Photograph, B 27693

Unveiling of War Memorial in Market Square, by the Prime Minister the Hon. W.M. Hughes.

Bank of Australasia, Burra

c. 1910, Photograph, B 27694

Bank of Australasia, Commercial Street, Kooringa.

Chimney Stack, Burra

c. 1940, Photograph, B 27699

Chimney stack of the English & Aust. Copper Co. Smelting Works - woman and girl stand in the foreground.

Market Square, Burra

1911, Photograph, B 27700

Market Square, Kooringa - Edwards VII memorial in centre. Village pump is on the left.

Blacksmith Shop, Burra

c. 1886, Photograph, B 33854

Blacksmith shop owned by Kerr Brothers - proprietors and customers with their horses and buggies out front.

Leighton School, Burra

1978, Photograph, B 37318

Leighton School with old wooden dray in the foreground.

Picnic, Burra

1899, Photograph, B 38832

Picnic at Johnstone's Creek at Easter time.

Burra Mines

c. 1933, Photograph, B 48151

Four men underground having a meal at a table in the Mines.

Redruth Primitive Methodist Church

Scrimgeour, R. J., 1984, Photograph, B 61755

View of the Redruth Primitive Methodist Church, which became the Methodist Jubilee Hall at Redruth, Burra.

Certificate proclaiming Burra a State Heritage Area

1993, Photograph, B 60638

BURRA: A close-up view of the certificate proclaiming the 'Town of Burra' a State Heritage Area.

Peacock's chimney at Burra

Bull, Jean, 1981, Photograph, B 69251/83

The 73 feet high Peacock's chimney, built in 1855 by Cornish miners, at Burra.

Burra township

Bull, Jean, 1981, Photograph, B 69251/84

View across a paddock with Burra in the distance.

Market square at Burra

Bull, Jean, 1981, Photograph, B 69251/87

View of the market square at Burra.

McBride family group at Burra, South Australia

1923, Photograph, PRG 280/1/37/200

The McBride family group photographed in a garden at Burra, Christmas 1923; individual names not known.

Five horsewomen at Burra

c. 1912, Photograph, PRG 280/1/6/421

Five horsewomen, entrants in the 'ladies hacks' class at a Burra Show.

Group of Methodist men and women from Burra, South Australia

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/454

A group of Methodist men and women from Burra, South Australia outside a building which could be their church.

Group of Methodist men from Burra, South Australia

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/455

A group of Methodist men from Burra, South Australia.

Foundation stone ceremony for the new Kooringa Methodist Church, Burra

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/493

Men of the official party conducting the foundation stone ceremony which is being laid by Mr. T.W. Wilkinson for the new Kooringa Methodist Church at Burra, South Australia.

Miss Pearce of Burra laying a corner foundation stone for the new Kooringa Methodist Church

1914, Photograph, PRG 280/1/10/495

Miss Alice Pearce (representing the Sunday School) of Burra laying a corner foundation stone for the new Kooringa Methodist Church in March 1914. Every member of the Sundau School filed past, tapped the stone and made an offering if so inclined.

Sports day float at Burra, South Australia

1920, Photograph, PRG 280/1/23/286

Men dressed as pioneers with a wooden cart which has a horse hitched up facing backwards photographed at a sports day held at Burra, described by Searcy as 'the Waybacks'.