Callington

History

Callington was surveyed in 1848, at which time John Kiernan noticed copper in the rocks. Callington was named after the copper mining town Callington in Cornwall, UK. The Callington Inn opened in 1851. Little copper was mined at first, before the miners followed the Victorian gold rush. Mining restarted a few years later in the Bremer Mine, digging the lode down until the water table was reached. In 1857 a forty-inch steam engine was installed to pump out of water per day. An even bigger pump was brought from Hallett Cove in 1859. In 1860–61, 150 workers were mining 250-300 tons of ore a month, which was smelted at Callington. Despite some good years, the Bremer Mine eventually fell into liquidation in 1870 due to low copper prices.

Most-observed species

• Australian Magpie

  Gymnorhina tibicen (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  4,360
• New Holland Honeyeater

  Phylidonyris novaehollandiae (Latham, 1790) · Aves
  3,945
• Red Wattlebird

  Anthochaera carunculata (Shaw, 1790) · Aves
  3,879
• Galah

  Eolophus roseicapilla (Vieillot, 1817) · Aves
  3,705
• Crimson Rosella

  Platycercus elegans (Gmelin, 1788) · Aves
  3,621
• Little Raven

  Corvus mellori Mathews, 1912 · Aves
  3,444
• Gray Shrikethrush

  Colluricincla harmonica (Latham, 1802) · Aves
  2,966
• Superb Fairywren

  Malurus cyaneus (Ellis, 1782) · Aves
  2,608

Most recent

• M 3 — 2022-03-29
  3 km ESE of Macclesfield, Australia
• M 4 — 2022-03-05
  3 km SW of Mount Barker, Australia
• M 3.2 — 2018-08-08
  11 km WNW of Mannum, Australia
• M 3.9 — 2017-02-01
  9 km NW of Murray Bridge, Australia
• M 3.3 — 2011-10-18
  3 km ESE of Hawthorndene, Australia
• M 3.8 — 2010-04-16
  2 km N of Macclesfield, Australia