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North Blinman Hotel

c. 1869, Photograph, B 15483

A stagecoach has pulled up in front of C. Faulkner's North-Blinman Hotel watched by a crowd of locals who have assembled on the verandah.

North Blinman Hotel

c. 1920, Photograph, B 74512/2

North Blinman Hotel, located in Blinman, South Australia, with two men and a young boy standing at the entrance.

Panoramic view of the township of Blinman in 1901. Blinman is located deep in the Flinders Ranges. Shepherd, Robert Blinman found copper ore, thus the Wheal Blinman was established. By 1862 five shafts had been sunk. Lack of water and fodder for the bullocks were a stumbling block. Water and firewood had to be transported from afar. Mining continued until 1918 when the ore ran out. The photograph, taken from the hillside shows the main street and a couple of two storey buildings amid other homes and small holdings.

Camel and Cart, Blinman

c. 1900, Photograph, B 15127

Camel and cart outside J.E. Jones' store, Blinman. Blinman is the highest surveyed town in South Australia. At the height of copper mining in the area the population rose to 2,000 people.

Donkey Team, Blinman

c. 1907, Photograph, B 9842

[General description] Donkey team resting on the outside of the Blinman mine. Mine buildings can be seen in the background.

c. 1904, Photograph, B 11614

Bullock team hauling a wagon down the street at Blinman. This land belonged to the Adnyamathanha people who cared for it by performing regular controlled bushfires which promoted plant growth. Mining became popular after Robert Blinman discovered copper in the vicinity. The hotel and post office were opened in 1863, and shops developed from 1869. In the main street stands an Institute Building. Nearby Nuccaleena had a Miners Institute which opened in 1861 and here the miners were entertained by band music and visiting speakers

Monument, Blinman

1924, Photograph, B 11735

Grave and headstone of W. D. Kekwick, Blinman cemetery. William Darton Kekwick, explorer, was born in London December 3, 1822 and died at Blinman October 16, 1872. He accompanied John McDouall Stuart as second in command on his third exploration to the centre of Australia from 1859-1863. Following this successful expedition Kekwick joined an exploration led by William Christie Gosse into Central Australia. Unfortunately he became ill and died before the expedition departed

Blinman Mine

c. 1900, Photograph, B 15124

Blinman mine. Blinman is a copper town surrounded by spectacular countryside. Copper was discovered by a shepherd, Robert Blinman, in 1859. Copper mining occurred in the area from 1862 to 1918 when the ore ran out. 10,000 tonnes of copper were removed from 200,000 tons of ore

Blinman

c. 1910, Photograph, B 15125

Panoramic view of the township of Blinman. Blinman is the highest surveyed town in South Australia.At the height of copper mining in the area the population rose to 2,000 people. A hotel and post office were established in 1863 and in 1864 a government surveyor laid out 162 allotments which became the town of Blinman. A school was established in 1868

Blinman

1907, Photograph, B 49154

BLINMAN: Aboriginal people and white settlers near Blinman possibly on Christmas Day. Photograph marked "The Full Company - Ango Station 1907".

Blinman

Blood, J. H. S., 1871, Photograph, B 19714/48

Stagecoach outside C. Faulkner Hotel, North Blinman.

Grave of explorer William Darton Kekwick at Blinman

Tubercular Soldiers' Aid Society, 1950, Photograph, SRG 488/18/1

Graves at Blinman Cemetery, with the grave of explorer William Darton Kekwick in the foreground.

Native camp at Blinman

Mitchell, Robert, c. 1897, Photograph, PRG 1610/11/57

Photograph of a group of Indigenous men and women with dogs, identified as 'native camp. Blinman', with shelters, trees and a campfire in view.

A street in the township of Blinman, 1897-98

Mitchell, Robert, c. 1897, Photograph, PRG 1610/11/177

Photograph of a building lined street in Blinman, with a person standing beside a horse and cart in the street. Identified as 'Blinman 1897-98'.

Owner of the Wadna shop, near Blinman

Gonçalves, Fernando M., 2021, Photograph, PRG 1766/6/2

Owner of the Wadna shop displaying Aboriginal items for sale, near Blinman.

Mine, Blinman

Duryea, Townsend, 1920, Photograph, B 667

Blinman Mine October 9 1920. The ore from Beltana was at one time also smelted at Blinman: this mine was finally abandoned.

Monument, Blinman

1928, Photograph, B 8971

Monument, Blinman in memory of William Darton Kekwick, second in command of Stuart's expedition, 1862. He accompanied explorer John McDougall Stuart on four journeys of exploration, which included three attempts to cross the continent from Adelaide to the Indian Ocean.

Blinman

c. 1876, Photograph, B 9345

Panoramic view of Blinman looking south showing two young girls sitting on rocks in the foreground. Blinman at this time was a collection of sparsely located cottages. The Flinders Ranges can be seen in the distance.

Camel Team, Blinman

c. 1907, Photograph, B 9838

[General description] Camel team, Blinman hauling goods in wagons.

Horses and Wagons, Blinman

c. 1890, Photograph, B 15126

Horse teams and wagons carting goods on the outskirts of Blinman. Wood had to be transported to the township

Camels, Blinman

c. 1900, Photograph, B 15128

A string of camels carrying goods on the outskirts of Blinman township. Blinman is the highest surveyed town in South Australia. At the height of copper mining in the area the population rose to 2,000 people.

Mine Winch, Blinman

c. 1904, Photograph, B 31026

Mine winch at Blinman Mine : Mr. R.B. Bradford suggests that the machinery in centre is a diamond drill with a small Worthington steam pump in foreground.

Chimney Stack, Blinman

1938, Photograph, B 31028

Two people stand at the base of the old chimney stack at the Blinman Mine.

Mine Workers, Blinman

c. 1905, Photograph, B 31029

Workers from the open cut mine at Blinman on their tea break. The two men standing on the right have been identified as William Whitford Senior (second from right) and his son, William Whitford Junior (far right).