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Dry Creek explosives depot
Former explosives storage facility near Port Adelaide / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The Dry Creek explosives depot was a secure storage facility at Dry Creek, near Port Adelaide, from 1904 to 1995,[3] serving the construction, mining and quarrying industries of South Australia and the mines of Broken Hill in New South Wales.[4]
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Dry Creek explosives depot | |
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![]() Powder magazines at Dry Creek | |
General information | |
Status | Unoccupied |
Type | Government magazine |
Address | via Port River Expressway and Magazine Road |
Town or city | Dry Creek[1] |
Country | Australia |
Coordinates | 34°49′42″S 138°34′48″E |
Construction started | 1906 |
Completed | 1906 |
Owner | South Australian Government |
Dimensions | |
Other dimensions | 200 metres (660 ft) wide by 1000 metres (3300 ft) long[2] |
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