The museum is located in the former Moonta Mines Model School. Erected in 1878, this building now houses thematic displays on the Cornish miners' lifestyles - mining, lodges and friendly societies, sports and pastimes, death and hardship; extensive displays of costume, china, silverware, photographs and memorabilia and a classroom furnished c1900.
Open:
Mon-Thurs 1pm to 4pm
Friday 10am to 4pm
Public & School Holidays 11am to 4pm
Located in the School of Mines, Ellen Street, Moonta. Historians can help you research family or local history. Some of the archived records date back to the early mining days.
Open: Wednesday & Sunday 1.00 - 4.00
The southern portion of this building was erected as a Baptist Church in 1866.
The adjacent residence is the original Baptist Manse.
The church was purchased by the government in 1891 and converted for use as a School of Mines, the first outside Adelaide.
Open: Wednesday & Sunday 1.00 - 4.00
Erected in 1865, this housed a 60 inch (1.52m) Cornish beam pumping engine, which operated until the mine closed in 1923. It pumped water from the adjacent shaft to a depth of 366 metres and from Taylors shaft, about 300 metres to the north, to a depth of 768 metres.
Open: Daily
A 50 minute round trip by narrow gauage rail passes the reservoir, ore sorting floors & througha tunnel in Ryans Tailings Heap.
It visits the former Precipitation Works for an inspection of the story of copper recovery.
Departs from Museum Car Park
Open: Wednesday 2pm
Saturday & Sunday 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
Public & School Holidays 11am, 12noon, 1pm, 2pm, 3pm
(Except in extreme weather conditions)
(Last trip leaves at 3.00pm during Autumn - Winter)
Richmans was designed and erected by Frederick May as a hauling, pumping and crushing plant in 1869 and was in use continually for the crushing and concentrating of the ore until the mines closed in 1923. The skimping burrow (tailing heap) nearby is 60 feet (20m) high and from the top a view of the whole district can be obtained.
Open: Daily
Built c1870, this cottage in the mines settlement is typically Cornish and furnished by the National Trust to pre-1900 period. The characteristic stick fence surrounds a picturesque heritage garden.
Open: Wed, Sat, Sun 1.30 - 4.00
Public & School Holidays 1.30 - 4.00
This was the former Moonta Mines Post Office built in 1946 and operated until the mid 70's.
A shop was set up un 1979 and the building was upgraded by the National Trust in 1998.
It sells a large range of old-fashioned sweets and drinks.
Open: Daily 10.00 - 4.00
The building was erected by Gambling & Son and opened in 1909. It is now the home of the Moonta Tourist Office and also houses an extensive display of old photographs depicting life in Moonta in the 1800's.
A large range of souvenirs & gifts are available.
The German WW1 trophy gun presented to the people of Moonta has a special display in the grounds.
Ample car, coach & caravan parking.
Open: Daily 9.00 - 5.00
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