After a wet and windy night we awoke to relatively clear skies. We drove around the back streets of Peterborough admiring some of the stone/brick buildings before driving 24km to Terowie.
This once thriving railway township is now a near ghost town where, in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur made his famous ‘I shall return’ speech.
There are still a few buildings that reflect its vibrancy and importance.
This good looking guy was enjoying the freedom of the morning sun…
We then continued on to Burra, a historic copper mining town. It also calls itself the Merino capital of the World.
We have been here twice before so this time we were contented to just a brief visit. We had a look at the Monster Mine Site, which was once the largest in Australia, producing a total of 50,000 tons of copper.
It is a lovely town to visit with plenty of historical buildings reflecting its yesteryears.
After a walk around we decided to drive a further 25km south to Burra Gorge, now named as Worlds End Reserve. Having fond memories of our previous visit, we were not disappointed. We found a spot in the sun, a heap of firewood left behind and enjoyed a pleasant afternoon, if not a bit blowy.
On our walk we admired the different shaped red gums.
We then managed a bbq steak dinner and a bit of star watching around the fire before the heavens opened to give us a bit of a drenching.
This once thriving railway township is now a near ghost town where, in 1942, General Douglas MacArthur made his famous ‘I shall return’ speech.
There are still a few buildings that reflect its vibrancy and importance.
We then continued on to Burra, a historic copper mining town. It also calls itself the Merino capital of the World.
We have been here twice before so this time we were contented to just a brief visit. We had a look at the Monster Mine Site, which was once the largest in Australia, producing a total of 50,000 tons of copper.
It is a lovely town to visit with plenty of historical buildings reflecting its yesteryears.
After a walk around we decided to drive a further 25km south to Burra Gorge, now named as Worlds End Reserve. Having fond memories of our previous visit, we were not disappointed. We found a spot in the sun, a heap of firewood left behind and enjoyed a pleasant afternoon, if not a bit blowy.
On our walk we admired the different shaped red gums.
We then managed a bbq steak dinner and a bit of star watching around the fire before the heavens opened to give us a bit of a drenching.
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