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Bower's Engine House
Bower's winding engine house. Was used for hauling from Greens and Gergussons shafts. Prince Edward and George (King GeorgeV) were taken underground at Greens shaft at Moonta. The driver of the engine on that occasion was Thomas Trezise c. 1881. The princes aged 17 and 15 were training as midshipmen on HMS Bacchante which arrived in Albany. They crossed to South Australia on a passenger vessel. Part of their reply to the welcome speech included the following "Sons of the Duke of Cornwall, who has bade us say how much he regrets not yet himself to have visited your colony, we rejoiced at Moonta to find ourselves in the midst of so many miners and true hearted Cornishmen".
Boiler explosion Moonta Mines
[On back of photograph] 'Destruction caused by boiler explosion at Beddomes' 17 March 1884 when the stoker, Frederick William Atkinson, 28 was killed. His body was found about 100 yards distant. The boiler landed at the back door of a miner's cottage without causing any damage except to a fowl-house. Owner of the cottage was a Cornishman known as 'Massa' Brown' (Oswald Pryor 12-2-52)
Hughes Pumping House
Hughes Pumping Engine House and chimney at Moonta 1963. The classic Cornish Hughes Enginehouse was constructed in 1865. It was named after Walter Watson Hughes, the founder of the Moonta Mining company.
Hughes Pumping House
Hughes Pumping Engine House and chimney at Moonta 1963. The classic Cornish Hughes Enginehouse was constructed in 1865. It was named after Walter Watson Hughes, the founder of the Moonta Mining company.
Prankerd's Winding Engine
Moonta Model of Prankerd's winding engine - now in National Trust Museum at Moonta.
Moonta Fire Brigade
Jack Hunter, driver in the horsedrawn Fire Wagon. Motor-reel replaced horse in December 1920.
Boiler House Explosion
Explosion in the Beddome's boiler house at Moonta Mines.
Estate Agent, Moonta
Shop opened by Mr. D. Archibald in 1881 as Estate Agent and Auctioneer.
Moonta Bay, Port Moonta
Moonta Bay, Port Moonta.
Moonta Bay, Port Moonta
Moonta Bay, Port Moonta.
Moonta Bay, Port Moonta
Moonta Bay, Port Moonta.
Moonta Bay, Port Moonta
Moonta Bay, Port Moonta.
Moonta Bay, Port Moonta
Moonta Bay, Port Moonta.
Fruit and vegetable cart
MOONTA: Greengrocer's boy standing with a heavily laden fruit and vegetable cart which belonged to Mr Richard Rowe of Moonta.
The Wenmouth Collection : Moonta
Ruins at Moonta Mines.
The Wenmouth Collection : Moonta
Ruins at Moonta Mines.
Plan and elevation of Moonta Mines Sunday School
Copy of an original architectural drawing of 'Moonta Mines Methodist Sunday School - general plane shewing classrooms, etc'. Includes floor plan of all three buildings and an elevation.
Little Beginners Department
Interior view of the room in the Moonta Mines Methodist Sunday School complex used for the 'Little Beginners Department', featuring flags, pictures and wooden chairs.
Kindergarten Department classroom
A view of the room used for the Kindergarten Department at the Moonta Mines Methodist Sunday School, with wooden chairs arranged in a circle around a table, and flags, notice boards and pictures on the walls.
Kindergarten Department classroom - opening exercises
A class in progress in the Kindergarten Department classroom at the Moonta Mines Methodist Sunday School.
Kindergarten Department classroom - marching to circles
The Kindergarten Department class taking part in the 'marching to circles' exercise at the Moonta Mines Methodist Sunday School.
Primary Department classroom
View of the Primary Department classroom at the Moonta Mines Methodist Sunday School, with chairs facing a blackboard, tables with displays at the back, and flags and pictures on the walls.
Members of the Home Department
A group of adults, mainly women, identified as members of the Moonta Mines Methodist Sunday School Home Department.
Members of the Home Department Committee
A group of adults, mainly men, identified as members of the Moonta Mines Methodist Sunday School Home Department Committee.
Sunday School Bible Class
A group of men, identified as members of the Moonta Mines Methodist Sunday School Sunday Morning Bible Class.
Horse drawn buggy cart at Moonta, South Australia
A horse drawn buggy cart driven by a woman photographed at an agricultural show held at Moonta, South Australia.
![Mineral claims Moonta [cartographic material] /
W.B. Neales, Surveyor](https://slsa-collections.s3.amazonaws.com/f7/4b/50f8-d118-52c2-8e57-6e7a1dbb2e55.jpg)
Mineral claims Moonta [cartographic material] / W.B. Neales, Surveyor
Map of Moonta region, Yorke Peninsula, South Australia. Shows section numbers, mine and shaft names, site of town and mine buildings. Includes reference to mines.
Moonta Mines
Loading slimes with scoops for treatment at leaching plant using horsedrawn wagons.
Hughes Pumping Plant
Hughes Cornish Pumping Plant - pumping engine in background, stables enclosed by stone walls, in front. Post and rail enclosure in front of stables, enclose on the right, Bennett's shaft and on left, Duncan's shaft. The Moonta Mines mined copper ore. The Hughes Enginehouse dewatered the underground workings on the mines orebodies. The classic Cornish enginehouse was constructed alongside the Hughes Shaft by John Beaglehole. It was named after the founder of Moonta Mining Company Walter Watson Hughes. The enginehouse and chimney were built in 1865.
Ryan's Pumping Station
Ryan's Pumping Station, Moonta Mines.