Conferences

17th AMHA Annual Conference, 2011

hahndorf.jpgMonday, 12 Sept to Sunday,18 Sept
Hahndorf, South Australia  

The 17th annual conference of the AMHA, will be held in the German township of Hahndorf located near Mt Barker just 30 mins from the centre of Adelaide in the beautiful Adelaide Hills.  Surrounding Hahndorf is the site of some of Australia’s earliest mining activity and includes historic gold, copper and silver-lead mines, and mining townships.  In addition there are historic brickworks, an operating metal mine and one of Australia’s largest mine rehabilitation projects.

The conference theme is Australia’s Earliest Mining Era which refers to the first era of metal mining in Australia which took place in the Mount Lofty Ranges of South Australia in the period 1841-1851.  This is the decade prior to the discovery of gold in them eastern States when South Australia possessed most of Australia’s metal mines.  The Kapunda and Burra mines belong to this era but the nearby Mount Barker Special Survey of 1846 resulted in the Kanmantoo, Bremer, Paringa, Wheal Ellen, Aclare and other mines in the district.  Papers on any aspect related to the conference theme are encouraged, but papers on all topics related to mining history are welcome.

The business sessions of the conference when papers are presented, will be from Sept 14 to 17 at the Hahndorf Institute.  There is plenty of suitable accommodation available in Hahndorf within walking distance of the Institute.  Buses run from the Adelaide airport to the city where connections can be made to Hahndorf. 
Download the conference brochure for futher details.

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Bremer Mine, 1865      Powder magazine          Bangor slate quarry     Worthing Mine             Brukunga Mine

There will be two days of pre-conference tours on Monday 12 and Tuesday 13 Sept and a one day post-conference tour on Sunday 18 Sept.  These tours include visits to Willunga township and historic slate quarry, the Almanda and Worthing mines, historic stone quarries, and the Kanmantoo-Strathalbyn Mining District.  Short trips during the conference include Callington township and the Bremer Mine, Jupiter Creek Diggings, Littlehampton Brickworks and the Brukunga Pyrite Mine.

adelhills.jpgMany might wish to see more of the Adelaide Hills which offers numerous walking and cycling trails, great attractions, welcoming cellar doors, quality pubs and restaurants, good shopping, an abundance of fresh local produce and a wide range of accommodation.  Weather at this time of year is beginning to warm up with days in the mid 20s and cool evenings so bring light clothing plus a jacket.

Contacts
Conference information - Greg Drew
Conference papers - Ross Both
Conference registration - AMHA secretary Mel Davies
Conference tours - Greg Drew

18th AMHA Annual Conference, 2012

Waihi, North Island, New Zealand
Probably November 2012

Past AMHA Conferences

Photos from 2010 Conference, Greymouth, NZ
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Abstracts:  Conference papers from 1997 to present

Proceedings:  2003  Broken Hill
                          2006  Kadina
                          2008  Queenstown
                          2009  Lithgow

International Conferences

American Mining History Association
              2011, Dillon, Montana, June 1-5
              2012, Prescott, Arizona, June 7-10

World Mining History Conference
              2011, South Africa, August 2011