- Type
- Self-guided heritage walk with brochure
- Suitable for
- Walking
- Easy
- Region
- Clare Valley
- Download maps & GPS files
- 1 map PDF
- Photos
- 5 photosJump to Photos section
- Travel time from Adelaide
- 1-2 hours
About the Historical walk
Mintaro is an historic town in the eastern Clare Valley. The entire town of Mintaro was declared a State Heritage Area in 1984. The town was founded in 1854 by Joseph and Henry Gilbert. Originally, and for several years, Mintaro was a busy watering stop for throngs of bullock teams travelling the Gulf Road between the copper mining town of Burra and Port Wakefield, transporting copper and coal for the Patent Copper Company, however this traffic was reduced in 1852 as a result of the Victorian Gold Rush, eventually the town’s economy collapsed after 1857 when traffic was sent to the new railhead at Gawler.
Pick up the walk brochure from the Clare Valley Visitor Information Centre or download the walk brochure.
Photos
Former Anglican manse. Photo by Ron L (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/111439067)
House, store and carpenter shop complex. This building originally served as the post office then the telegraph office. Photo by Ron L (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/111411548)
Institute hall. Photo by Ron L (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/111438811 )
Wesleyan Methodist Church. This gothic building was Australia's first United Methodist Church. Photo by Ron L (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/111439034)
Mintaro Public School. Photo by Ron L (http://www.panoramio.com/photo/111440064)