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Wallaroo Soldiers Memorial Arch

1924, Photograph, B 2310

Unveiling ceremony at Wallaroo Soldiers Memorial Arch. The Wallaroo Soldiers Memorial Arch was unveiled on the 30th July 1924 by Col. C.P.Butler. The Memorial Arch was erected through the efforts of the Wallaroo Cheer-up Society and the local branch R.S.S.I.L.A., and supported by the public. [Information provided by N.Woods.]

New Wallaroo Jetty

1927, Photograph, B 4588

[General description] Railway lines dominate the foreground with stationary rolling stock in the siding. A steamer berthed at the new jetty is seen in the distance. [On back of photograph] 'New Wallaroo jetty, showing the first steamer to berth. Opened for traffic, Aug. 1, 1927'.

Wallaroo Smelters

1870, Photograph, B 7860

Wallaroo Smelters were constructed in 1861 by the owners of the Wallaroo Mines to process ore. After the opening of the smelter the mines exported ingots of copper, and later gold, silver and lead. The Hughes Stack (original chimney) was used as a navigation marker for shipping.

Wallaroo Cemetery

c. 1932, Photograph, B 8146

[General description] Monument to Mrs Caroline Carleton, composer of the Song of Australia, in Wallaroo Cemetery with Mayor of Wallaroo, Dr. W.A. Harbison. She died at Matta House, Wallaroo on the 10th July, 1874.

Wallaroo Town Hall

c. 1932, Photograph, B 8151/2

[General description] Wallaroo Town Hall and War Memorial Arch. The Town Hall was built in 1902 and was gutted by fire in 1917 with only the external walls left standing. It was remodelled under the supervision of Adelaide Architect Mr. Quinton Bruce, and re-opened in late February, 1919, the clock being gifted by Mr. Richard Tonkin. The Memorial Arch in front of the Town Hall was unveiled July 30th, 1924 attended by a crowd of approximately 2000 people.

Wallaroo Jetty

c. 1870, Photograph, B 8788

[General description] Three ships are moored at the Wallaroo Jetty, with two others further out to sea. They are mostly three masted square riggers. In the foreground are buildings and railway lines out onto the jetty. [On back of photograph] 'Wallaroo Jetty / in the early eighteen seventies / The jetty was built by Gouge in 1861 for the Kadina and Wallaroo Railway and Pier Company / On the left is the Railway Office (note by Mr. O. Pryor) / Copy made from Mr. A.D. Edwardes' negative'.

Town Hall, Wallaroo

1923, Photograph, B 9632

Town Hall and Soldiers Memorial, Wallaroo. A fire at the Town Hall in 1917 necessitated the rebuilding the Council Chambers. The tower was rebuilt and a clock was installed in the front facade. A Memorial Arch was erected in front of the Town Hall to commemorate the fifty soldiers from the town who died in World War One.

Wallaroo Jetty

c. 1909, Photograph, B 10993

[General description] A busy scene of shipping, both sail and steam, moored at Wallaroo Jetty. Horse drawn rail wagons haul bags of grain to be loaded onto the ships whilst passengers wait to board. On the left is the 3 masted ship 'Cambuskenneth', registered in Tvedestrand, Sweden, owned at this time by Alex Bech & Co. This ship was subsequently sunk on 29 June 1915 by German submarine U-39. [On back of photograph] 'Wallaroo Jetty / 1907-12 / *1905-10 see letter D.M. Fyfe 1971 / Wallaroo National Trust'.

Wallaroo Jetty

c. 1910, Photograph, B 11406

Wallaroo Jetty. Wallaroo has had three jetties only one of which remains. The first one was constructed in 1861 and extended 1,000 feet in 1864. In 1880 another jetty was built and this was extended in 1902. By 1874 Wallaroo was the second port for South Australia. As well as copper, outbound cargoes included flour, wool and hides. Inbound cargoes included explosives for the mines, timber for the jetties, coal, potatoes and later superphosphate for the farms

Wallaroo Smelters

1911, Photograph, B 12149

Crane for hauling small coal for Wallaroo Smelters. The Wallaroo Smelters operated from 1861 to 1926 on the foreshore at Port Wallaroo

Wallaroo Jetty

1920, Photograph, B 12807

Shipping at Wallaroo Jetty.

Wallaroo Jetty

c. 1913, Photograph, B 21083

Loading wheat at Wallaroo jetty.

Wallaroo Jetty

c. 1890, Photograph, B 21964

Wallaroo jetty with ships: Reinschied, Wolfram, Isis, Bayandum, Delungra and Iron Monarch.

Magazine Beach, Wallaroo

c. 1926, Photograph, B 23943

Old Powder at Magazine Beach, Wallaroo. The Wallaroo Powder Magazine was built in 1867 for the storage of explosives for the Wallaroo and Moonta Mines. The tender to build it was won by Mr. R. Anderson for 617 pounds, and was built under the supervision of Mr.W. Beattie. Government Clerk of Works. [Information provided by N.Woods.]

Wallaroo Hospital Nurses

c. 1900, Photograph, B 32757

Wallaroo Hospital Nurses: Sexton, Allen, Richardson and Barren.

Wallaroo Residence

c. 1920, Photograph, B 37166

Wallaroo Residence of David Bower.

New Year's Day regatta at Wallaroo

c. 1910, Photograph, B 47385

WALLAROO: Shipping dressed overall being admired by visitors attending a New Year's Day regatta as they walk along the jetty at Wallaroo, South Australia.

The "Broughton", Wallaroo

1932, Photograph, B 50718

Remains of the wheat ketch "Broughton" sunk at the old jetty, Wallaroo.

Wallaroo Mines

1880, Photograph, B 9210

View of Wallaroo Mines looking east from Office Shaft. Copper was discovered by a shepherd named James Boor in 1859 in the area where Wallaroo Copper Mines were located. By 1881 Wallaroo contained the largest copper smelters outside Wales. It processed copper from other mines in the district.

Wallaroo Mines

1916, Photograph, B 9218

Electrically driven, triplex geared Worthington pumps at Wallaroo Mines. Pump chambers were lined with timber and white washed. The right of the photograph shows the water column through which mine drainage was pumped to the surface. The cast iron pumps were immersed in heated bitumen to resist action of acid in the mine water.

Wallaroo Mines

1916, Photograph, B 9219

Electrically driven geared Worthington pumps enclosed in a wood-lined pump chamber at Wallaroo Mines.The pumps were located at the 1,230 foot level. The horizontal pipe is the water delivery connection with the vertical column.

Wallaroo Mines

c. 1914, Photograph, B 12590

Fixing timber supports in Wallaroo Mines. Noteon the back of the photograph says "Wallaroo Mines c. 1914-1918. Miners with rock drill (top right) are preparing a place to fix timber support in main level"

Wallaroo Mines

c. 1914, Photograph, B 12591

Wallaroo Mines timbering. Note on the back of the photograph says "Wallaroo Mines c.1914-1918. Showing methods of timbering by building a stull (platform braced against the sides of a working area in a mine) to support the roof where the ground is not firm (probably in Young's Shaft, c.1914-1918)"

Wallaroo Mines

c. 1904, Photograph, B 12599

Taylor's shaft and pumping engine house, Wallaroo Mines. "Fire broke out in Taylor's shaft and was first noticed at surface at 3 pm on January 1904. Shaft and workings in the upper levels were sealed off permanently and later a new shaft was sunk from surface to connect with the workings in the lower levels. The worst disaster in the history of the mines. See Supplementary Report from General Manager, Wallaroo & Moonta Mining and Smelting Company Ltd., annual report 1904.