| LOCATION |
| Map |
Show Map
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| Address |
STUARTS CREEK |
| Locality |
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| Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
| Council Area |
Land Not Within a Council Area (Far North) |
| Polygon Type |
D - item has been digitised (generally because it doesn't exist in a DCDB parcel, eg. bridge |
| DESCRIPTION |
| Details (Known As) |
Former Mount Hamilton Station Site (Ruins), Wabma Kadarbu Mound Springs Conservation Park [Designated as a place of archaeological significance] |
| Registered Name |
Former Mount Hamilton Station Site
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| Significance |
The Former Mount Hamilton Station Site is particularly significant because of the direct relationship between the head station and the artesian water source. It is also of heritage significance in terms of early settlement/pastoral history. In the area between Marree and Lake Eyre South only Finniss Springs Station represents an earlier lease. Unlike the timber and shingle slab huts of Finniss Springs, the local limestone structures at Mount Hamilton were built for permanence. The remains of the buildings show a fine masonry skill in well-constructed coursed walls with quoining of large shaped or squared stones. The site is rich in archaeological surface artefacts which make this a significant place for the study of early pastoral history. |
| Subject Index |
Farming and grazing - Homestead Complex; Landscape area - Archaeological Site |
| Class |
State |
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| STATUS |
| Status Code |
REG - Confirmed as a State Heritage Place in the SA Heritage Register |
| Status Date |
11-JUN-1998 |
| REFERENCE |
| LGA |
Unincorporated SA |
| State Heritage ID |
16265 |
| Heritage Number |
27 |
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| SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
| Section 16 |
a - it demonstrates important aspects of the evolution or pattern of the State's history
c - it may yield information that will contribute to an understanding of the State's history, including its natural history
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| PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
| As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
| Plan Parcel & Title Information |
CR 5856/379 D54705 A32 |