Moonta Mines Railway, Moonta Railroad station, South Australia, Australia
The Old Railway Station built and opened in 1909, replaced original station built in 1878. In 1985 the Station became part of the Moonta Mines State Heritage Area and is a stately and very special part of Moonta’s Old Railway Station now houses the Moonta Tourist Office, which provides a comprehensive range of tourist information and is manned by a group of friendly, experienced and knowledgeable volunteers. There is also a large variety of affordable, high quality souvenirs and giftware available through this venue. Located within the grounds is the 1914 Moonta Memorial Gun 1918. The dedication and formal opening of this display was held in February 2007. The display holds a fully restored 105mm Light Field Howitzer used in WWI, and a number of other articles with historical significance. The National Trusts are Australia’s leading conservation organisations. Our mission, which started with the conservation of historic Sydney architecture, has grown to include natural, Indigenous and cultural heritage in every state and territory. The Australian National Trust movement was established in New South Wales in 1945 by Annie Wyatt who, along with a group of other citizens, raised community consciousness of widespread destruction of the built and natural heritage in Sydney. The National Trust movement quickly spread across Australia with the other States establishing National Trust offices throughout the 1950’s and 60’s. The Northern and Australian Capital Territories were the last to establish a National Trust in 1976. Each State and Territory National Trust is fully autonomous entity in its own right responsible for managing its own affairs. The National Trusts are the only conservation organisations in Australia concerned with all aspects of heritage, natural and cultural, tangible and intangible. We are the pre-eminent independent community bodies that promote conservation of and access to Australia’s unique natural, cultural and Indigenous heritage.
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Location: 34-35 Milne Terrace, Moonta, SA, 5558, ?????????
Photo credit: © Alexander Kondakov / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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