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 socieities, sports and pastimes, death and hardship; extensive displays of costumes, china, silverware, photographs and memorabilia and a classroom furnished c1900.

 

OPEN:   Daily                                               13:00 - 16:00

            SA Public & School Holiday                11:00 - 16:00

This was the former Moonta Mines Post Office built in 1946 and operated until the mid 70's. A shop was set up in 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 - 16:00

 

 

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 one outside Adelaide.

 

OPEN:   Wednesday & Sunday                        13:00 - 16:00

 

 

 

 

Erected in 1865, this housed a 60 inch (1.52m) Cornish  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

 

Richmans was designed and erected by Fredrick 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

 

A 50 minute round trip by narrow gauge rail passes the reservoir, ore sorting floors & through a tunnel in Ryans Tailings Heap. It visits the former precitation Works for an inspection of the story of copper recovery.

 

OPEN:   Wednesday                                 14:00

            Saturday & Sunday                     13:00, 14:00, 15:00

            SA Public & School Holidays 11:00, 12 noon,            

            1pm, 2pm, 3pm

            (Except in extreme weather conditions)

 

Last trip leaves at 15:00 during Autumn and Winter.

 

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:   Wednesday, Saturday, Sunday       13:30 - 16:00

            Daily SA Public & School Holidays   13:30 - 16:00

 

The bulding was receted 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 collection of souvenirs & gifts are available. The German WWI trophy gun presented to the people of Moonta is on display in the grounds. Ample car, coach & caravan parking.

 

OPEN:   Daily                                             09:00 - 17:00

 

Opening times are subject to alteration and/or cancellation without notice.

 

All venues closed Christmas Day.