Hughes Pump House
Erected in 1865, Hughes Pump House housed a 60 inch Cornish beam pumping engine which operated until the mine closed in 1923. It pumped water from the adjacent shaft to a depth of 366 metres and from Taylors Shaft, about 300 metres to the North, to a depth of 788 metres.
Location
Verran Terrace, Moonta Mines
Latitude-longitude -34.0803,137.6097
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Open
Open daily
Admission
No charge
Enquiries
Moonta Tourist Office (08) 8825 1891
Web
Former Hughes Pump House and Chimney, Visiting Moonta Mines State Heritage Area, Heritage SA
Former Hughes Pump House and Chimney (PDF), Environment SA
Moonta Mines State Heritage Area, Heritage SA
Moonta, Sydney Morning Herald. 2004
Branch
Details
Features:
Heritage Building
Industrial Heritage
District: Moonta Mines
Operating Days: MTWTFSS