Heritage Places
Heritage Place Details
LOCATION |
Map |
Show Map
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Address |
MINTARO |
Locality |
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Accuracy |
H - high level confidence |
Council Area |
Clare and Gilbert Valleys Council |
Polygon Type |
D - item has been digitised (generally because it doesn't exist in a DCDB parcel, eg. bridge |
DESCRIPTION |
Details (Known As) |
Mintaro State Heritage Area |
Registered Name |
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Significance |
The Mintaro State Heritage Area is associated with early transport, farming and slate quarrying. The township of Mintaro was established in 1849 as a key staging point on the Gulf Road between Burra and Port Wakefield, which was established to transport copper ore. Mintaro was surveyed around the road, resulting in an unusual diagonal alignment of township allotments relative to the surrounding grid of surveyed sections, with buildings loosely clustered along the road. Mintaro also served the Burra Burra mine with fresh produce. Slate quarrying began in 1856 and Mintaro slate features in many nineteenth-century buildings in South Australia, with the quarry sustaining the township into the twentieth century. The extensive use of slate is a notable feature of the built form of Mintaro. |
Subject Index |
Urban area - State Heritage Area [Urban] |
Class |
State Her Area |
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STATUS |
Status Code |
SHA - State Heritage Area (SA Heritage Act 1978) |
Status Date |
20-SEP-1984 |
REFERENCE |
LGA |
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State Heritage ID |
13935 |
Heritage Number |
27550 |
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SECTION 16 INFORMATION |
Section 16 |
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PLAN PARCEL & TITLE |
As listed in the SA Heritage Register |
Plan Parcel & Title Information |
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Disclaimer
While due care has been taken to ensure that the SA Heritage Places Database accurately reflects the South Australian Heritage Register and listings of Local Heritage Places in Council areas, the State of South Australia does not accept liability for the use of the SA Heritage Database for any purpose. Users should consult the Department for Environment and Water - Heritage South Australia to confirm the listing of State Heritage Places and the Planning and Design Code or their local council for Local Heritage Places.
In the majority of cases, the maps of State Heritage Places on this web site show the footprints of the most significant structures on a registered Place. However, sometimes they simply indicate the complete area of land comprising the Place. Work is proceeding to further refine the mapping of such places. It is also important to note that development control is not limited to the registered structures but extends to their setting and structures nearby (what is termed ‘development affecting’ a State Heritage Place). Hence it is vital that exact details of the listed place and implications for any proposed development be discussed with Heritage South Australia staff, as they cannot be deduced solely from the information on this web site. The inclusion of a place in the SA Heritage Register gives no right of public access. Permission to visit properties must be sought from the owners. The accuracy of the mapping of State Heritage Places is not guaranteed. Please contact Heritage SA ( https://www.environment.sa.gov.au/topics/heritage/sa-heritage-register) if you believe there is an error.
GIS files
To access downloadable GIS files, go to Data.SA.