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| Keywords: burra south australia southaustralia kooringa commercial street commercialstreet vintage streetscape shops mining outdoor The town of Burra began in 1846 as the company town of Kooringa, surveyed and built for the South Australian Mining Association. It was the first such company town in Australia and remained so until the closure of the mine. An Aboriginal word Kooringa (kuri-ngga) means 'in the locality of the she-oak'. The neighbouring hills of Kooringa and the mine were stripped of their trees for the mine works. Kooringa today is known as Burra South and is the main part of the town of Burra. George Strickland Kingston was responsible for laying out the town; Kingston was a Director of the Association and had arrived in South Australia in 1836, as deputy surveyor-general to Colonel William Light. This town changed its name to Burra in 1940. The town of Burra began in 1846 as the company town of Kooringa, surveyed and built for the South Australian Mining Association. It was the first such company town in Australia and remained so until the closure of the mine. An Aboriginal word Kooringa (kuri-ngga) means 'in the locality of the she-oak'. The neighbouring hills of Kooringa and the mine were stripped of their trees for the mine works. Kooringa today is known as Burra South and is the main part of the town of Burra. George Strickland Kingston was responsible for laying out the town; Kingston was a Director of the Association and had arrived in South Australia in 1836, as deputy surveyor-general to Colonel William Light. This town changed its name to Burra in 1940. | ||||
