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The following resources are discussed in this section:-
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There are many references available on the township of Burra and her people. We have sorted the references into the following categories:-Unfortunately, many of these valuable resources are either out of print or have never been officially published, however all the references mentioned below are available at the Ian Auhl History Room at the Burra Community Library.
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Auhl, Ian, The Story Of The Monster Mine The Burra Burra Mine And Its Townships 1845-1877. Investigator Press, Adelaide 1986 Auhl, Ian, Burra And District A Pictorial Memoir Lynton Publishing, Blackwood1975 Auhl, Ian, Denis Marfleet, Australia’s Earliest Mining Era South Australia 1841-1851 Paintings by S.T.Gill, Rigby, 1975 Auhl, Ian, Burra Burra Reminiscences of The Burra Mine and its Townships, Adelaide 1975 Auhl, Ian, The Burra Model School 1878-1978 A Centenary History, Blackwood, 1977 Carter, Jennifer, Burra 1845-1851 a Directory of Early Folk, 1996 Drew, G. J. Burra Miners 1860-1865 and Index to Burra Burra Mines Copper ore Day books July 1860-November 1861 October 1863-December 1865 Treloar, Frank, Looking Back, Burra 1929 |
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Auhl, Ian, Perry Maurice, Burra Sketchbook, Hong Kong, 1969 Finch, Peter, & Auhl, Ian, Burra in Colour, Rigby, Adelaide |
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Auhl, Ian, In Cellar Cool Unicorn Brewery Kooringa 1873-1902, Adelaide 1974 Auhl, Ian, Burra Glimpses of the past, Adelaide, 1979 Auhl, Ian, Burra in Historial Perspective Auhl, Ian, District council of Burra Burra 1872-1972 A history of local government 1972 Back to Burra Souvenir 1925 Burra Burra Show Incorporated, Burra, 1925 Burra Centenary Committee, Back to Burra Celebrations 1936 Burra Centenary Souvenir 1945, Burra 1945 Burra S Aus, Jubilee Year Souvenir, 1951, Burra 1951 Drew G. J. Morphetts Engine house and the Cornish Beam Engine Burra Mine South Australia, Adelaide 1987 Drew G.B. Discovering Historic Burra South Australia, Burra 1988 Field D H, Shipard R Stockman P Stockman H Burra Burra Show Incorporated 1977, Burra 1977 Fretwell, Leonie, The Burra Institute The first 50 years, Burra 2002 Hampton Village Conservation Study LHBUR1TP00003 Maxtead, Norm, Kooringa Lodge No 6 South Australian Constitution Sesquicentenary Celebrations 2000 Paxton Square Burra South AustraliaSchool Daze (An account of the schools throughout the Burra and district 1845-1995, Burra 1995 Wilson, John, Rails to the Burra, Adelaide 1970 Bannear, David, Report of a preliminary survey of the Bushman's Rest Hotel Burra The Ludgvan Street Bypass Archaeological Survey (this and the above go together) they had to demolish the Bushman's rest which had been a private residence for decades to make the bypass |
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Emmaus to Worlds End A History of the Robertstown Council Area 1986 Harris, Robin Farrell Flat 1986 Richards Marlene Hallett Review 1977-1997, Clare 1997 |
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Burra News and Northern Mail Burra Record Facsimile The Northern Mail Friday June 30, 1876 The Burra Record Sesquicentennial December 1994, October 1995 The Northern Mail Special Publications |
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Alvey, Harry, Burra its Mines and Methodism, Adelaide 1961 Hall, Frank & Elaine, St Mary the Virgin Church of England Burra South Australia Baptism Marriage Burial Service Records 2002 Hunt, Arnold D, This Side of Heaven A History of Methodism in South Australia Lutheran Publishing House, Adelaide1985 Kooringa Methodist Golden Jubilee 1964, Burra 1964 Matthews, Kevin, Joseph’s Burra 1874-1974 A Brief History Of The Parish Of Burra, Adelaide, 1974 Redruth Methodist Church Baptismal Register 1922-1957 Reed, T T, Anglican Clergymen In South Australia In The Nineteenth Century, Gumeracha, 1986 Register of Baptisms Wesleyan Church Kooringa 1891-1918 |
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Biographical Index of South Australians Button, Pat, A Free Passage to Paradise? Passenger Lists of United Kingdom Emigrants who applied for free passage to South Australia 1836-1840, Adelaide, 1992 Electoral Roll Division of Wakefield Sate Assembly District of Burra Burra 1938 Hall, Frank & Elaine The Burra School Enrolments Girls Jan 1878 to July 1915 Boys Jan 1878 to November 1919 Members of the Burra Community Library Let’s Not Forget, Burra 1987 Index to obituaries appearing in the Burra Record Morrison; Frederic W. The Aldine History of South Australia, Adelaide, 1890 New Arrivals Births Recorded From “The Burra Record” 1877-1976” Burra 1995 Wedding Bells Marriages Recorded From “The Burra Record” 1877-1976” Burra 1995 Relatively Speaking young people write for the Jubliee Year , Burra 1986 Sand and McDougal Directories Burra Sections 1865-1871, 1883-1896, 1897-1973Schahinger Berly E. South Australian Registration Districts of Birth Deaths and Marriages, Adelaide 1998 South Australian’s 1836- |
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Danvers Architects, Hampton Flightpath Architects Mile End The Unicorn Brewery Cellars Structures, Burra, South Australia; A Conservation Study prepared by State Heiritage Branch, South Australian Department for Environment and Planning Mile End, 1988 Habitable Places, Former Storeroom and Yards Lester Firth Merton and Ian Auhl, Burra Conservation Plan McDougall and Vines, Burra Cemetery Weidenhofer Architects, Burra Railway Station |
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Apoinga Transcriptions Baldina Lutheran Transcriptions Black Springs Cemetery Register Black Springs Cemetery Transcriptions Booborowie Burial register Booborowie Transcriptions Bright Cemetery Register LHWORICM0001Burra Burial Register 1854-1997Burra Cemetery Headstone Transcriptions to 1976 South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry SocietyCemeteries in the Burra District- Burial Registers and Headstone TranscriptionsCemetery Headstone Transcription 1971 – 1999Emu Down Lutheran Transcriptions Farrell Flat Cemetery Transcriptions Hallett Burial Register Hallett Transcriptions Photographs of all Burra Cemetery Headstones Waterloo Carlsruhe Lutheran Transcriptions Waterloo Methodist Transcriptions |
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School Admission Registers (photocopies of original)
Cemetery Registers
School Daze an account of schools throughout Burra & district 1845-1995 Electoral Role district of Burra (Legislative Council) 1853 Conservation Studies & Surveys Conservation study of Burra National Trust Museums Jan 1990 Burra & its townships a study of their form and function by Lesley Abel Nov 1990 Burra Creek Dwellers Dugouts Conservation Study Austral Archaeology Pty Ltd Burra Conservation Study September 1978 Lester Frith and Murton Pty Ltd Burra Conservation Study Ian Auhl March 1978 The Unicorn Brewery A conservation study Flight Path Architects Sept 1988 Burra Smelting Works a Survey of its history and archaeology David Bannear Paxton Square Cottages feasibility study Dept. of Environment 1979 Burra Creek Landscape Plan Feb 1994 The Burra Mine by Frank Treloar (photocopy) Redbanks Management Plan off-road recreational vehicle area Dept. of lands Govt. of SA Mine Artefacts 1987 |
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Andrews, Brian, The Gothic Revival in Burra Burra Police Records, A list of policemen stationed at Burra 1876- 1957 Burra Jubilee 150 Committee Burra Jubilee 150 Pioneer’s Notes 1995 Dearlove, Tom, The Burra Cheer-up Ladies Band Fuss, Eric, Corporation of the Town of Burra Councils and Municipal Elections 1876-1969 Fuss, Eric, Summary of the Northern Mail and The Burra News and Northern Mail Volume 1 1876-7 Fuss, Eric, Summary of the Burra News and Northern Mail (Previously the Northern Mail) Volume 2 1877-8 Fuss, Eric, Summary of the Burra Record Volume VIII 1886-7 Fuss, Eric, Chinese in Burra Fuss, Eric, An Index Of Men And Women From Burra And District Involved In World War 1 And The Boer War, 2003 Noye, R J, Apoinga First Smelter In The North Pritchard, Elizabeth, Burra Cemetery Headstone and Obituaries Satchell, Meredith, Primitive Methodist Chapel Kooringa Some notes on its history Satchell, Meredith Disastrous Fire Transcription of articles from the Burra Record January and February 1919 Satchell, Meredith, The Butchers of Burra and the History of 2 Market Street Burra SA Satchell, Meredith, 20 Market Square Kooringa Satchell, Meredith, Burra and District During WWI A collection of photographs relating to Burra and district during the period 1914-1918 |
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Butler, Reg, Philips Alan, Register Personal Notices Volume 3 1866- 1870 Cockburn, Rodney, South Australia What’s In A Name Historically Significant Place Names, 1990 Drew, G. J. Connell J E Cornish Beam Engines in South Australia Depatment of Mines and Energy South Australia Adelaide, 1993 Hoad, J L, Hotels and Publicans in South Australia 1836-1984, Langmead, Donald, Accidental Architect the life and time s of George Strickland Kingston, Sydney 1994 Lay, Patricia, Deadly Details A Guide To Some Cause Of Death Listed On Death Certificates, 1988 Manning, Geoffrey H., Manning’s Place names of South Australia 1990 The South Australian Genealogist Journal of the South Australian Genealogy and Heraldry Society Inc. Yeland E M Colonist Copper and Corn in the Colony of South Australia 1850-51 by Old Colonist, Adelaide 1983 |
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Auhl, Ian, The Story Of The Monster Mine The Burra Burra Mine And Its Townships 1845-1877. Investigator Press, Adelaide 1986 Auhl, Ian, Burra Burra Reminiscences of The Burra Mine and its Townships, Adelaide 1975 Auhl, Ian, Denis Marfleet, Australia’s Earliest Mining Era South Australia 1841-1851 Paintings by S.T.Gill, Rigby, 1975 Ratcliffe, Julian (for the Burra History Group), The Burra Story, $20 - The Burra Story is 100 pages. It is a brief history told through a collection of pamphlets on a series of topics of interest for visitors to the townships of Burra.
For more information, visit the Burra Visitors Centre website. |
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Burra Visitors Information Centre. This is an excellent source of information for all things pertaining to Burra. Find out about the Burra Visitor Centre, the Burra Heritage Passport, Group Tours, Accommodation, Events, Things to do whilst in Burra and even horse riding! Definitely a site worth visiting if you're planning on coming to Burra. Birch Cottage (self contained bed and breakfast cottage) Burra in the West Briton Newspaper
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LDS Family Search (the most extensive database available, online or through your local Family History Centre. The LDS also have data CDs available for purchase which cover surnames not listed in the International Genealogical Index. The database is particularly useful for those researching family in the UK, US and Europe) Family History and Genealogy in SA Registrar of Births Deaths and Marriages SA 1838 Birth Marriage and Death Index State Records of South Australia SA Destitute Women (1855 - 1863) Victorian Births, Deaths and Marriages (for a nominal fee, you can search the Historical Index) List of teachers who taught in Burra Cyndi's List (one of the most comprehensive genealogy sites on the internet) Roots Chat - free genealogy resource on the internet |
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South Australian Cemeteries (links to many local government cemetery registers) |
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Passenger List - Bound for South Australia SA Passenger Lists 1836-1866 + Early Shipping Passenger Lists and Other Arrivals 1841 Sailing Ship India (lost at sea) |
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Fleurieu Peninsula Family History Group SA Genealogy and Heraldry Society South East Family History Group Southern Eyre Peninsula Family History Group Port Adelaide Historical Society Yorke Peninsula Family History Group - For information write to the YPFHG at PO Box 260 Kadina SA 5554 |
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