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Smelts chimney, Burra [B 8632] • Photograph

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Summary

Smelter chimney at the mines Burra. Information supplied by a researcher : The smelts chimney, when built in the 1850s was the tallest structure in Australia and was demolished in the 1950s because young boys used to climb to the top, about 100 feet tall. The photograph shows the Welsh Haulage Engine Chimney which was built in 1876. It is a square stone chimney with a cement capping. Welsh chimneys were square while Cornish chimneys were round.

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Physical description

Photograph; 15.2 cm x 10.2 cm

Dates / Publication details

1933

Collection

Part of Burra Collection

Subject

Copper mines and mining -- South Australia -- Burra
Chimneys -- South Australia -- Burra
Smelting -- South Australia -- Burra

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Digitisation information

Date

15/11/2005

Format

image/tiff

Resolution

3,492 x 2,329 pixels (8.1 MP)

Size

8.16 MB

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