Hughes Chimney Stack, Heritage Dr, Wallaroo, SA, Australia
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blingg
S 33° 55.673 E 137° 37.564
53H E 742748 N 6242734
The last remaining of thirteen chimneys at the former smelter works
Waymark Code: WM17PFR
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 03/20/2023
Views: 1
A square, Welsh type, chimney containing 300,000 bricks and stands 40m high. This is all that remains above ground to remind us of the many chimneys and furnaces erected by the Wallaroo Mining and Smelting ompany. There are substantial below ground remains of flues, ducts, footings and retaining walls etc. The inscription 'W.W.H. 1861' on the
land side commemorates the founder of the company, Sir Walter Watson Hughes.
List: Register of the National Estate
Place ID: 6820
Place File No: 3/06/053/0001
URL database reference: [Web Link]
Status:
Registered
Year built: 1861
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