Willunga Slate Museum
The Willunga Slate Museum is housed in the police stables of the old Willunga Courthouse and Police Station complex, which also houses the Willunga Courthouse Museum. Its grounds form part of the Willunga Courthouse Reserve.
This interpretive museum describes how slate is formed, its discovery in the hills behind Willunga and the development of the slate extraction industry to the present day. Many Cornish miners came to Willunga to work in the slate quarries and the dangerous work of the quarrymen and the lifestyle of their families are told. The museum also has a collection of slate working tools and examples of the many uses to which the versatile slate stone has been put.
Location
61 High Street, Willunga. At the top end of High Street, past the Bush Inn, at the foot of the Old Willunga Hill.
Latitude-longitude -35.2752,138.5609
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Open
Tuesdays, weekends and public holidays 1.00 am - 4.00 pm
Other times by appointment
Admission
Adults $5.00
Concession $4.00
Children (accompanied by adult) free
Child (unaccompanied) $1.00
National Trust members free
(Admission includes Courthouse Museum)
Enquiries
Bookings to warden on (08) 85562195
Willunga Branch, .(JavaScript must be enabled to view this email address)
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Details
Features:
Heritage Building
Industrial Heritage
Nature Reserve
District: Willunga
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