#moonta

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Franklin Street, Moonta, South Australia.

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[speedilydeepruins]

A windy but clear morning in Moonta Mines, SA

Recently purchased a Dji mini pro 4 drone. Always wanted one but was a little scared of owning one. So, took myself out this morning to this area knowing that I would be alone. I am absolutely a beginner at drone photography. Then the wind started to blow, warnings on the RC were flashing so had to cut my drone session short unfortunately.

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“That danged shoemaker! I told un to make one boot longer than t’other and ‘e went and made one shorter than ‘tother.”

Oswald Pryor - Cornish Pasty, 1950

Oswald Pryor (1881-1971; AKA Cipher) was a cartoonist and author. Pryor's pictures and dialogue captured the language and culture of the Moonta and Wallaroo mining communities in. Pryor's cartoons were published in newspapers and magazines such as the Bulletin and the Weekly Herald. He began working in mines at the age of 13 years. Pryor eventually occupied an executive position of the Wallaroo and Moonta Copper Mines until 1923, when the mines closed. Pryor travelled abroad and visited Cornwall where his cartoons had been well received.

[speedilydeepruins]

Just finished night duty today. Decided to drive to the ruins in Moonta, SA and found this spiderweb covered in dew drops.

[speedilydeepruins]

Moonta Mines in warm Monochrome 

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