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Hughes Enginehouse - SA

Hughes Enginehouse

Place Name

Position

DEG: -34.08007 137.610199

DMS: 34º 04' 48.25" S 137º 36' 36.72" E

UTM: 53 H 6225891mN 740851mE

Altitude: 41m

Place Type

Population - Place Name

Location

130.77kms NorthWest of Adelaide - Driving 165 km (2 hours 11 mins)
781.78kms NorthWest of Melbourne - Driving 891 km (10 hours 19 mins)

Address & Contact

Moonta - Agery Road

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Information

The classic Cornish Hughes Enginehouse was constructed in 1865. It was named after Walter Watson Hughes, the founder of the Moonta Mining Company. The building housed a 60 inch (1.52 metre) Cornish beam pumping engine, which operated pumps in Hughes and Taylor's Shafts to allow the mining of the main ore body below natural water levels. The engine worked continuously, except for maintenance for more than 58 years until closure of the mine in 1923.

A walking trail provides access to Hughes Enginehouse and environs, and signs interpret the remaining structures.

PlaceID	107776

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Weather

Closest Weather Station

Kadina at 02/05:30am CST

Distance from Hughes Enginehouse 13.12km N

Temperature	Feels Like	Rel. Humidity	Dew Point	Pressure	Rainfall	Wind Direction	Wind Speed	Gusts
0.9°C	-3.2°C	94%	0.0°C	1027.5hPa	0.0mm	ESE	11km/hr 6knots	13km/hr 7knots

Closest Climatic Station

Maitland

Distance from Hughes Enginehouse 33.23km S

	Jan	Feb	Mar	Apr	May	Jun	Jul	Aug	Sep	Oct	Nov	Dec
Mean Max. °C	29.2	28.4	25.8	22.5	18.1	15.4	14.3	15.4	18.0	21.3	24.7	26.3
Mean Min. °C	15.7	15.9	14.4	12.6	9.9	7.9	7.0	7.2	8.4	10.0	12.2	13.8
Mean Rain mm	17.1	22.1	21.0	43.4	62.7	69.4	65.5	61.3	49.6	41.8	28.0	23.4