Waukaringa, South Australia
| Waukaringa South Australia |
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 Waukaringa
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| Established | 1873 |
| Time zone | ACST (UTC+9:30) |
| • Summer (DST) | ACDT (UTC+10:30) |
| Location | 35 km (22 mi) N of Yunta |
| LGA(s) | Out of Council areas |
| State electorate(s) | Stuart |
| Federal Division(s) | Grey |
Waukaringa was a town in the Far North of South Australia, located 35 km north of Yunta. The town was surveyed in 1888 and formally declared to have ceased to exist in 1982.[1]
The area was initially settled in 1873 with the discovery of gold. In 1890, Waukaringa was estimated to have had a population of 750.[2] Waukaringa is now a ghost town after being abandoned in the 1950s.[3] Ruins of only a few buildings remain, principally the former Waukaringa Hotel.
The goldfields near Waukaringa produced approximately 1427 kg of gold between 1873 and 1969.[4] The main mines in the goldfield were Alma and Victoria, Alma Extended, West Waukaringa and Balaclava.[4] A stone chimney from the Alma and Victoria mine is still visible.[3] The Alma and Victoria Mine Site and Structures are listed on the South Australian Heritage Register.[5] The locality of Waukaringa contains these old mines, and is completely surrounded by Melton Station.[1]
The setting for The Silent Sea, written by Catherine Edith Macauley Martin under the pseudonym Mrs. Alick Macleod, was based on mining and life at Waukaringa. The book was partly written while Martin lived in the town.[6]
Australian Rules footballer Harold Oliver was born in Waukaringa in 1891.
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