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Burra

Slidehow of my morning walk in Burra.




We visited Burra on the recommendation of my niece.  It is an old copper mining town with beautifully preserved buildings and is now a well functioning service centre for the surrounding farming communities.  It was a pretty place for an early morning walk and home to the only other Royal hotel I found in South Australia (a royalish one.)


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  1. JimNovember 11, 2010 at 8:01 AM

    Always love seeing country pubs.
    Sydney - City and Suburbs

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  2. WinamNovember 11, 2010 at 10:26 AM

    It's a very pretty old town. The buildings are beautifully preserved.

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  3. UnknownNovember 11, 2010 at 10:49 AM

    Great slide show. The fence (or wall) shot is brilliant!

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  4. SusanNovember 14, 2010 at 2:37 PM

    A really nice collection of photos and enjoyable to see around Burra in this way. Thank you!
    Those stone buildings have such character.

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  5. freefallingNovember 14, 2010 at 6:35 PM

    I want to go to Burra!
    These photos are especially beautiful because of the morning light.
    Love the little terrace houses coming down the hill.

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  6. JulieNovember 18, 2010 at 9:28 PM

    Lovely light captured here, Joan.

    I especially like the shot of the grocer shot and the glorious DoF of the fence closeup.

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