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On day eight we went off to explore the copper triangle which includes the towns of Moonta, Wallaroo & Kadina. At Moonta we went around one of the old mining sites which still has the old engine house and the chimney which is round because Moonta was the place where the Cornish miners settled, hence why the town sign says Moonta - "Australia's Little Cornwall", and as you drive throughout Moonta you can see the impact and influence the Cornish had on this little town, we visited the Moonta Church which had Cornish flags up around the balcony and it was an incredible building that used to be the centre of the community. We then went on to Wallaroo which used to house the Welsh smelters and you can still see the square Welsh Chimney down near the beach where the sea had a lovely turquoise colour, now Wallaroo is a major exporter in grain, canola and other crops which could be clearly seen with the large silo's and grain pits on the outskirts of the town. Wallaroo itself is undergoing a lot of construction with the marina being added on to all the time with new houses, but these aren't small houses, most of them have a private jetty down to a boat dock, so it is definitely a place to buy a house if you have the money; you could also see the British influence as on one road there had sides streets called Scotland Street, Ireland Street, England Street and Wales Street. On the way home we ventured into Kadina to see the final part of the triangle and again it was a very quaint little town that clearly had been a thriving place when mining was at its peak.
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