Burra Institute / Burra Miners' and Mechanics' Institute / Burra Town Hall. South Australia
The Burra Miners and Mechanics’ Institute was built here in 1857. It was substantially rebuilt in 1874 to the design of Rowland Rees. Over the years rooms were added to the north and south. In 1891 the stage, proscenium and the original dressing rooms were added. The dress circle was added in 1921, while in 1926 new dressing rooms were erected and the stage enlarged. The town’s library was housed here until 1978 and the Town Council met here and had its offices here 1876–1969. For more than a century the Institute was the focus of much of Burra’s social and political life. The building was acquired by the Town Council in 1945 and has since been known as the Burra Town Hall.
Burra Institute / Burra Miners' and Mechanics' Institute / Burra Town Hall. South Australia
The Burra Miners and Mechanics’ Institute was built here in 1857. It was substantially rebuilt in 1874 to the design of Rowland Rees. Over the years rooms were added to the north and south. In 1891 the stage, proscenium and the original dressing rooms were added. The dress circle was added in 1921, while in 1926 new dressing rooms were erected and the stage enlarged. The town’s library was housed here until 1978 and the Town Council met here and had its offices here 1876–1969. For more than a century the Institute was the focus of much of Burra’s social and political life. The building was acquired by the Town Council in 1945 and has since been known as the Burra Town Hall.