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Tolmer Gold Escort Route Loop Drive
The gold rush in New South Wales and Victoria left few able miners in South Australia. Bad economic conditions saw more than 15,000 men leave the
Kapunda and
Burra mines by the end of 1851.
Alexander Tolmer, Commissioner of Police in 1852 proposed that the gold won by South Australians should be brought back to South Australia under an escort consisting of only a few men.
In March a Gold Escort was on its way back to
Adelaide with almost 6,000 ounces of gold for the vaults of the Treasury Building. After this successful trip Tolmer led two other escorts before handing over his duties. A total of eighteen gold escorts were made, the last one during November and December 1853 when Inspector
Wyndham was in charge. You’ll find Gold Escort Route Monuments between
Meningie,
Coonalpyn and
Tintinara.
2WD loop drive (some 4WD only sections) mostly unsealed roads. Weather permitting. Allow a full day to explore with some unique Mallee landscapes and
hill top
views.