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30/06/2025

"Loading Pine, Upper Albert" c1910 Inland from Gold Coast QLD?
Printed & tinted post card from S.W. - "Nature series".
lovely straight pine poles there - all quality types too.
Bullocks ready for action.
Posted to E by Daisy from Brissie on 28/8/1911/
Talk of dances fun times ahead. Bit letter ...

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30/06/2025

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Ever looked at the coach outside the Hebel Pub and thought, “What’s the go with that?” 🤔

That beauty’s not just for show — it’s a throwback to Hebel’s wild outback roots! The Hebel Hotel, opened in 1894, was once a Cobb & Co changing station. Stagecoaches would pull in, horses would be swapped, and travellers could kick back with a well-earned refreshment (sound familiar? 😉).

Today, the stagecoach stands proud as a nod to Hebel’s history of hospitality — proof that this tiny town’s been serving up pit stops and good times since way back when. 🍻🐴

📍 Stop in, snap a pic, and raise a glass to the days of dust, horses and classic outback charm.

Check out ExploreHebel.com.au for more to explore!

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27/06/2025

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MOONTA, SOUTH AUSTRALIA
c 1874

For those who know Moonta—do you think Ellen Street has changed much? A glance at Google Maps shows that many of the buildings have stood the test of time. This photograph looks to have been taken near the corner of George and Ellen Streets, facing down towards what is now known as the Cornwall Hotel. Let me know if I've got it wrong.

Let’s focus on that elegant two-storey building on the left. That’s 21 Ellen Street, built by the Bank of South Australia and officially opened on 3 January 1865. The building changed hands in 1892, when the Union Bank of Australia took over operations, and the branch remained open until 22 February 1943. Remarkably, this building still stands today and now houses Advanced Physiology Solutions—a modern service operating out of a beautiful slice of 19th-century banking history.

On the right-hand side of the photo is a much smaller building once known as Thomas Shop. It opened in 1864, first run by J. Thomas Grocer, and later became a butcher shop under the Giesecke family, who operated there from the 1920s through to the 1980s.

Moonta’s charm lies not just in its deep Cornish roots but in how well its history has been preserved. If you're heading that way, consider taking the Moonta Heritage Walk—a rewarding way to explore these stories on foot and see just how much of the past still lives on.

https://visitcoppercoast.com.au/heritage-walks

You are welcome to view the original image at the State Library of South Australia website:

https://collections.slsa.sa.gov.au/resource/B+21223

Edited and colourised by Kelly Bonato of A Colourful History

Sources: State Library of South Australia, Visit Copper Coast and a Heritage Survey prepared by Weidenhofter Architects, Historical Research Pty Ltd, Austral Archaeology.

© Kelly Bonato 2025. All editing, enhancement and colourisation is protected by copyright. You’re welcome to share this post with credit, but please don’t reproduce or distribute the image separately without permission.

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