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The SA History Festival named "About Time" is
on for the whole of May -
http://www.historyweek.sa.gov.au/ . The History Group and Town Hall
Committee are proposing to make this a great event for Burra by
registering lots of events.
What’s on in Burra during About Time: SA History
Festival May 2011
The following is a list of what will be
occurring in Burra during May. It promises to be a great festival so
try and attend one or more of the events that have been planned.
History through art Burra Regional Art Gallery
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Burra Regional Art Gallery, housed in the
beautifully restored original Post and Telegraph Office, will be
displaying four original paintings by colonial artist ST Gill depicting
life on the Burra monster mine site in the late nineteenth century.
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Sunday 1 May to Tuesday 31 May, 1 pm - 4 pm
Dress up in period costume - it's free!
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Dress up in period costume and pretend you
were born in a previous era, have fun and enjoy the ambience of by-gone
times. You will find costumes to fit all sizes. Take your photograph on
the beautifully renovated stage of the Burra Town Hall. A great activity
for all the family.
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Monday 2 May to Monday 30 May, 11 am - 3 pm.
Closed Saturday 21 May and Sunday 22 May
Historic Burra:
photograph competition and exhibition
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Enter your A4-size photograph of an historic
site in Burra or district, with a caption stating why the site is
historically significant. Entry forms from the Burra Visitor Centre or
Burra Town Hall. Entries, fees and forms to be lodged at the Burra Town
Hall by 5 pm, Friday 27 April. The entries will be displayed at the
Burra Town Hall during May - judged by popular choice.
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Monday 2 May to Tuesday 31 May, 11 am to 3
pm. Closed Saturday 21 May and Sunday 22 May
Burra heritage passport key
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Burra's unique Heritage Passport gives
visitors access to eight locked heritage sites including the Monster
Mine, Redruth Gaol, the Unicorn Brewery Cellars and the Miners' Dugouts.
Follow a comprehensive guide book detailing 49 historic sites over an 11
kilometre driving trail. Entry to Burra's three museums is included.
Children are free!
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Purchase the Heritage Passport from the
Burra Visitor Information Centre, 2 Market Square, Burra
Redruth Gaol - more than meets the eye!
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Established in 1856, the Redruth Gaol was
the first gaol in South Australia outside Adelaide. Later a girls'
reformatory, it was also a location in the film Breaker Morant. Come and
read about the history of the place and its people and see the site
following its recent restoration. Entry is included in the Burra
Heritage Passport key.
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Purchase Heritage Passport from Burra
Visitor Information Centre, 2 Market Square, Burra
Celebrating the history of the Mid North Broadcaster
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Come and see our historical display of local
newspapers, including the Burra Record which was in operation from 1878
to 1978. The display will be set up in the window at the Mid North
Broadcaster branch in Commercial Street, Burra. The early Burra records
shed much light on Burra, a thriving mining town during the late 1800s.
Diprotodon display: dinosaur fossils found in the
Goyder Region!
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View an impressive display of fossils of the
Diprotodon; the largest known marsupial that ever lived. The discovery
of fossils in the Burra area has excited the most seasoned
palaeontologists, and Burra’s backyard is being described as one of the
richer mega fauna sites in Australia.
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Regional Council of Goyder Offices, 9 am—5pm
week days during May.
Unveiling of heritage plaques
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Join us for the unveiling of a heritage
plaque on the Regional Council of Goyder building. This event celebrates
the installation of thirty plaques on historic sites throughout the
Goyder region, a brochure will be available for those who would like to
explore these sites. Thursday 26 May, 2 pm
Historic stained glass windows
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Come along and visit our church, completed
in 1879, and enjoy our 18 beautiful stained-glass windows. Two
particularly impressive windows can be found behind the altar (1893) and
behind the font (1921).
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Sunday 1 May to Tuesday 31 May, 9 am - 4 pm
excluding service times (Wednesday 9.15 am - 10 am and Sunday 10 am - 11
am)
Historic Burra's antique and collectables fair
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Saturday 30 April, 10 am - 5 pm; Sunday 1
May, 10 am - 4 pm
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Burra Town Hall, Market Street, Burra and
Burra School Gymnasium, 7 Bridge Street, Burra
Bon Accord Museum Open Day
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Enjoy an open day at the Bon Accord Museum
in Burra. . Free entry, sausage sizzle and fire truck and cart rides for
children.
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Sunday 22 May, 10.30 am - 4 pm
Progressive dinner at historical sites
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Take this rare opportunity to see Burra's
famous historical sites at night.
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Tickets from Burra Visitor Information
Centre (08) 8892 2154. Bookings required.
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Saturday 21 May, 6 pm to midnight Event
begins at: Burra Town Hall, Market Street, Burra
Seldom seen treasures of the Burra National Trust
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See a display of memorabilia associated with
the Wicklein Family of Burra from the 1890s to the 1960s. A selection of
National Trust paper records not normally open to the public will be on
display along with an exhibition relating to street lighting in Burra
and a tribute to the Kooringa Masonic Lodge.
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Monday 2 May to Monday 30 May, 11 am - 3 pm.
Closed Saturday 21 May and Sunday 22 May Burra Town Hall, Burra
Book launch: 'The Works of Frank Treloar: Burra's
First Historian'
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Frank Treloar produced the first history of
the Burra Mine 1929. The new publication reprints that rare book along
with his incidential writings published in the local paper in the 1920s
and 1930s. Visitors can buy book at the end of launch, enjoy
refreshments and tour the restored historic Burra Town Hall with its
local history displays. Disabled access from rear of Burra Town Hall.
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Wednesday 18 May, 2 pm Supper Room of the
Burra Town Hall, Market Street, Burra
Burra Creek historic walk
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Participants will join a walk of about 1.5
kilometres which visits 20 sites along Burra Creek associated with the
era of Burra's famous monster mine. A guide will outline the social or
mining significance of each place visited. Comfortable footwear
essential. A souvenir booklet will be provided at the conclusion of the
walk.
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Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in May,
2 pm - 4 pm. Meet outside Burra Visitor Centre, Market Square, Burra
Burra Market Square historic walk
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A guided tour of 24 sites in the heart of
historic Burra conducted by members of the Burra History Group. Visitors
should allow at least 90 minutes and wear appropriate footwear. A
souvenir booklet will be provided at the conclusion of the walk.
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Every Wednesday, Friday and Saturday in May,
2 pm - 3 pm. Meet outside Burra Visitor Centre, Market Square, Burra.
Find your Burra family
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Trace your family history with the help of
an experienced researcher with access to birth, death and marriage
registers, school and council records and photographs. Print-outs of
family trees and selected newspaper references available for many
families. Disabled access is from the road at the rear of the Burra Town
Hall. Bookings required.
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Every Thursday and Friday in May, 1 pm - 4
pm. Burra Town Hall, Market Street, Burra
Visit Burra Railway
Station
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See the restoration work being undertaken at
the Burra Railway Station and view a display of railway history
photographs in the station master’s office and entrance hall.
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Saturdays and Sundays, 10 am to 4 pm during
May:
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