Wallaroo Travel Guide

 balhannah Says:  Located in Investigator Park, is the historic Tipara reef Lighthouse, a good example of early lighthouses. It is a pity that it isn't intact, as it was an unusual type of lighthouse. As it was dismantled and removed by Helicopter in 1995, only the central cylinder, gallery,... 

 balhannah Says:  Wallaroo's Port has been here since the 1800's, when it was used to ship Wool.It was 1861, when the first jetty was much needed and built, so copper could be shipped to Newcastle in New South Wales, and the return cargo was coal for the Wallaroo smelters. The Port was so... 

 balhannah Says:  Some more buildings I saw were....1...SEAMAN'S RECREATION CENTRE..Circa 1880. A lovely sprawling old building with a nice bright garden, originally erected for use as administrative offices for the Smelters by the Wallaroo Mining Company. It was once used for a recreation... 

 balhannah Says:  On our drive around the town, some more historic buildings we saw were.....1..SONBERN LODGE...A double story Hotel/Motel that was once built as a Coffee Palace and Guest Hotel in 1914 to coincide with the opening of the Railway Station. It is just across the road from the... 

 balhannah Says:  As is the case in most towns and cities, the Town Hall is usually a very nice building, well here in Wallaroo was no exception. The building of this lovely town hall began in 1901 and it was completed in 1902. Bad luck hit in 1917, when fire destroyed all of the Town Hall... 

 balhannah Says:  Located on the corner of Jones and Owen Terrace, is quite a big mural of the sailing ships that used to frequent this port. As I wandered around town, I found more Murals, these were on the opposite side to the main street. 

 balhannah Says:  Located in the main street, is quite a big double storey building with lacework verandahs that was built in 1864. At that time, it was known as "W.C. Eland's Wallaroo Bonded Stores," trading in Wine, Tea, Soap and General Commodities. In 1883 the building was converted for... 

 balhannah Says:  I thought I was seeing things when I saw this Railway station! We had just arrived from Moonta, and to my surprise, here was a Railway station built in the same style as the one in Moonta!This Station was built in 1914 to replace 2 outdated stations, and was in use as a... 

 balhannah Says:  The Wallaroo Marina was something you would expect to see on the Gold Coast in Queensland, not here in South Australia, but here it was, one third the size of Wallaroo. A large proportion of the residential blocks have direct water access with their own pontoons, and already... 

 balhannah Says:  The Heritage and Nautical Museum was originally the Post Office between the years 1865-1910.Now this historic building houses extensive displays of the copper smelting era which lasted from 1861 - 1923, postal & telephone history, religious & civic affairs, industry, sport,...