Hughes Chimney Stack, Wallaroo, SA, Australia
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blingg
S 33° 55.675 E 137° 37.564
53H E 742748 N 6242730
The last remaining of thirteen chimneys at the former smelter works
Waymark Code: WM17PFX
Location: South Australia, Australia
Date Posted: 03/20/2023
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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.
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