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58 Davidson Rd
Wallaroo Mines SA 5554
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On 17 December 1859, James Boor, a shepherd on the
Wallaroo sheep run, owned by Walter
Watson Hughes, discovered copper at what was to become
Wallaroo Mines. Thirty or forty men were reportedly working at the site by the end of the year. By August 1860, the new mines employed 150 men and were "turning out ores of a rich quality", and by the end of 1860 there was a total
population of 500.
The mines had an enginehouse, office, a residence for the captain and secretary, and an assay office by this point, along with its own store for the miners. The growth of the mines saw the town of Kadina surveyed in 1860, with the first blocks being put up for sale in March 1861.
The proprietors formed the business into a private company, the
Wallaroo Mining Company, with the first board meeting in August 1860 and Edward Stirling the first chairman.