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Kadina - Cities, Towns and Localities |
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Located in the Yorke Peninsula, the town of Kadina is found in the area
called the Copper Coast, sometimes referred to as The Copper Triangle, being
one of three main towns in the area, the other two being Moonta and
Wallaroo. The town owes its existence to the discovery of copper:
The country was never considered fit for anything until
one of the oldest resident settlers, Captain Hughes, discovered that under
the valueless surface, there were chances of great wealth in store for
himself and others. He found traces of existing copper-bearing lodes on the
beach near his station, and for years tried to follow those traces back into
the country, but unsuccessfully until at length in the year 1860 a shepherd
(James Boor), who was remarkably intelligent man, discovered copper ore
thrown to the surface by the wombats in their burrowing under the limestone
crust.
R. P. Whitworth, 1886
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Banking and
Currency Museum
3 Graves St, KADINA SA 5554 Ph: 08 8821 2906 Mobile:
0417 212 906 Fax: 08 8821 2901
The Money Museum is said to be the only museum of its type in Australia, if
not the world, and houses displays of banking memorabilia that include over
2,700 money boxes, sheets of uncut notes and printing errors, cheques and
promissory notes, medals, tokens, shipwreck coins, roman coins, signage and
etched glass. The strong room, the 130 year old safe, historic ledgers and cash
books are also on display. There is also a collection of gems, minerals,
fluorescent rocks, fossils and meteorites. You can purchase decimal albums, a
range of mint condition coins and notes, as well as a number of publications and
other souvenirs. The museum is housed in Kadinas oldest bank, built in 1874 for
the Bank of South Australia, late the Union Bank and Australia and New Zealand
Bank.
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South Australia Events |
Kernewek Lowender
Cornish Festival 50 Moonta Rd, KADINA SA 5554
Ph: +61 8 8821 2333
Freecall: 1800 654 991
May - Held every odd-numbered year
A cultural festival full
of entertainment, activities and fun for young and old, attracting over
80,000 people to the Northern Yorke Peninsula. The events that make up the
festival spread over a week, is held throughout the Copper Coast region that
include Kadina, Moonta, Wallaroo and their mines.
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Distance to Kadina
Following are some approximate
distances by road to Kadina:
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Distances given are only approximation, they should be verified with the appropriate
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