The township of Burra is an amalgamation of several smaller settlements clustered around the copper mines of the district. Most prominent of the towns was Kooringa; followed by Redruth, Alma Aberdeen and Llwchwr. All denominations were represented, reflecting the background of the miners and settlers alike.
The original church of St Mary’s was located at the junction of Ware and Church Streets in 1849. The South Australian Mining Company donated the current church site. The present St Mary’s Anglican Church was completed in 1879 (two years after the mine’s closure) at a cost of £4,000. It was built by the local firm of Sara & Dunstan to the design by G.F. McLagan, who came to live in Kooringa from Melbourne. The Gothic-style church now contains many memorials to Burra’s long-established families and [many] stained glass memorial windows, two of which are from the original St Mary’s Church.
This cache does NOT require you to go inside it only requires you to visit the outside and take information from the foundation stones of both buildings you are standing between at the starting coordinates. You will need to decipher the info on the foundation stones to get two dates.
Large church July A BCDE
Small Church/Hall July FG HILK
S33 40.D(G*G)(I-F)
E138 56.(E-C)(C/G)H
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