From northern South Australia enjoyed a mining boom and Whyalla found itself well placed to benefit from new ventures, being situated on the edge of the Gawler Craton. The city experienced an economic upturn with the population slowly increasing and the unemployment rate falling to a more typical level. In late the Whyalla City Council began planning for a new industrial estate close to the One Steel Whyalla plant.
As of from September, , infrastructure works are in progress so that roads, electricity, water and other essential services are in place for the industrial estate.
Stage 1 is almost sold out and many big name players have bought parcels of land within this estate. A narrow gauge so-called tramway was built to Iron Knob to supply iron ore originally used as flux when smelting copper ore. This ore became the basis of the steelworks.
To enable interchange between the BHP's other steelworks in Newcastle and Port Kembla of specialised rollingstock, the railway system within the Whyalla steelworks was converted to standard gauge circa Although the steelworks produced railway rail, for several decades there was no railway connection to the mainland system.
Finally in , a standard gauge link to Port Augusta was completed. Some iron ore is exported from Whyalla. In , steps were being taken to export iron ore from Peculiar Knob, km away.
Whyalla is served by Whyalla Airport, with Regional Express flying into Whyalla from Adelaide a number of times a day. All 8 people on board 1 Pilot, 7 Passengers died. The total length of the track is over metres. The museum complex is surrounded by an Australian native plants garden with another museum vessel - the fishing boat Valkyrie , outdoor objects, and free barbecue facilities.
The museum is open from Visiting the OneSteel Steelworks Whyalla is now the only steelworks in Australia where regular public tours are held.
The tours, which leave the Tourist Centre at 9. The steelworks now specialise in long products - railway lines it is now the only plant in Australia to produce railway lines , rolled steel joists, steel railway sleepers - and produce over 90 different grades of steel.
The major period of expansion for the steelworks occurred in the s when two blast furnaces were opened, the coke ovens were commissioned and an iron ore pelletising plant was constructed. The tours can be booked through the Visitor Centre, tel: 08 or There are interpretative signs about the significance of the buildings and the area.
The museum includes the Gay Street Cottage which was built by BHP in ; the elegant, nine room Mount Laura Homestead which was originally part of the Mount Laura property; Whyalla's original wood and corrugated iron lockup which is the only known example of a portable gaol in South Australia; an engine which was used to haul iron ore from Iron Knob to Whyalla; a telecommunications section which features pieces from the original Overland Telegraph; and a collection of horse drawn vehicles.
There is also a Women's Memorial Sculpture. It is open weekdays from For more information tel: 08 or The Loaded Dog This sculpture, celebrating Australia's most famous and most loved literary dog, was created by sculptor Andy Scott. It was designed and constructed in Glasgow using thousands of pieces of 10 mm and 12 mm steel rod which have been welded together.
It was used as an observation post during World War II and the gun emplacements are still standing. There is interpretative historic signage. This pleasant green park, complete with a duck pond and some native fauna, is a cool retreat from the hot dryness of the town. It was the first park established in Whyalla and is still the city's most popular. Both named the main features in the gulf and there is a fascinating map which records, for example, that Flinders named the waters Spencer Gulf and Freycinet called it Golfe Bonaparte.
Sailing from east to west, Freycinet entered Spencer Gulf on 19 January On Monday 24 January Freycinet, although facing strong opposite winds, completed a survey of the west coast north of Whyalla and spent the night off False Bay. On Tuesday 25 January, he continued sailing south, describing Mount Young as an "elevated knoll that appears like a solitary island, therefore becoming an interesting point of recognition for navigators".
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