Australian Cornish Mining Sites

The Australian Cornish Mining Sites are historic sites in South Australia listed jointly on the Australian National Heritage List.[1] The heritage value of both sites relates to their history as mines worked by migrant miners from Cornwall.

Moonta Mines Hughes' Enginehouse 4

There are two distinct sites - Burra in the mid-north of the state and Moonta Mines in the northern Yorke Peninsula region.

The sites were inscribed on the Australian National Heritage List on 9 May 2017.

References
  1. "National Heritage Places - Australian Cornish Mining Sites". The Department of the Environment and Energy. Retrieved 28 July 2019.


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