Just outside of Adelaide is the town of Kapunda. Kapunda is known as the town that saved the colony of South Australia from bankruptcy. In 1838 a pastoralist came across some stones, they were a moss color. Not long after the moss colored stone discovery South Australia would open its first copper mine. 1845 saw a discovery that would be the beginning of the world’s largest mine known as the Burra Monster Mine. Many migrants came to South Australia from places like Scotland Wales and of course England.

Auburn was a town purely to service the Gulf Copper Trail. The Gulf Copper Trail is the route between the merchant ships at Spencer Gulf and Burra. The Gulf Copper Trail was for bullock teams. A bullock team driver could expect a good meal and a good nights sleep in Auburn on his way to the coast with copper ore or home again with mining supplies. Park up the bullocks and rest your weary head.

Were there are mines there is money. In and around this area you will find many mansions. One of the best is Martindale hall which was built in 1879 by Mister Edmund Bowman. Many men made their fortune in the copper mines and from owning the land that it lay in. You can find yourself touring the towns of Kapunda and Burra, maybe even following the Gulf Copper Trail, in something more comfortable than a bullock train by hiring a car from carhireadelaideairport.com.au. Guaranteed no hidden fees and charges, pick up your car from the Adelaide Airport and set off on your heritage copper adventure. carhireadelaideairport.com.au is able to provide many quotes from companies with a rental car desk at the Adelaide Airport. Just try carhireadelaideairport.com.au for your car hire needs.