South Australia 16 May 2023

I spent the morning at the National Trust, and found more grave locations. Darryl walked uptown.

Memorial in Queen Square to those who lost their lives mining

How copper was discovered at Moonta

Queen Square in Moonta

At 1pm I went to the 'Dressing of the graves' at Wallaroo cemetery. What this involves is honouring certain people who are buried there. Family will place memorials. None of my family were buried at Wallaroo Cemetery (as far as I know), as the Wallaroo Mines Cemetery (where mine 'are' buried is near Kadina). 

We then did the self-guided historic drive around town.

We wondered if it was going to rain - looking out towards the jetty

The old Police Station on the left

Wallaroo Library & Council OFfice

Baptist Church

Even the Primary School has historic buildings

This church is now a holiday house

This was followed by a delicious dinner hosted by my amicable cousin Ben at Moonta Bay, (who is not actually related through any of my SA families, but rather from a Queensland family).

South Australia 15 May 2023

It was 1.4C at 7am!

Our first destination was Pink lake, which honestly didn't really live up to it's name.

"Pink" Lake!

We had morning tea at Port Victoria then walked their self-guided Geology trail.

A nest of hairy caterpillars

We walked down to the jetty then someone said a magic word - "Dolphin!" 

After enjoying the dolphin twisting around under the jetty it was time to get to Moonta for the cemetery tour I was booked in for.

The ladies running the tour dressed for the occasion

There was quite a large crowd on the tour

The Salvation Army Chapel inside the cemetery

A memorial to miners who died mining

Broken headstones provide a great refuge for shingle-back lizards

This is a special area where many, many children are buried, mostly in unmarked graves

This is the memorial for the children

Edward VIVIAN (my 3rd great-grandfather), and Beatrice DAWSON, one of his grand-daughters

William Stephens BRAY and Amelia (nee GRIFFIN) - 2nd great uncle and aunt

Arthur Thomas BRAY and Bessie J (nee COWLING) - 1st cousin 3x removed

Joseph BRAY and Catherine (nee WARNE) - 2nd great uncle & aunt

We checked in to our accommodation, "The Cornwall Hotel", but found we couldn't get a meal there. Being a Monday night apparently most of the takeaways in town were closed! This is despite it being the first week of the Kernewek Lowender celebrations, when there are lots of visitors in town. It was so hard to find a reasonably priced place open for dinner we decided to buy a chook from Drakes and ate in the dining room at the Cornwall Hotel.

After dinner we took a walk around town and enjoyed the historic buildings.

The 'Cornwall Hotel'

Corner Ellen & George Sts

George Street

At least 'someone' was putting on a nice display for the week

Ray White Real Estate, George Street

A street view down George Street

A beautifully restored cottage on Blythe Terrace

What would have been the old Post Office on the corner of Henry and George sts