Matta Flat is a suburb of the town of
Kadina on the
Yorke Peninsula. It is located in the
Copper Coast Council.[3] The boundaries were formally gazetted in January 1999, although the name had long been in use for the area.[5]
History
It was the location of the Matta Matta Mine, which operated from 1860 until 1870.[6] In the 1860s, the mining company built an "elaborate underground drain" to remove mine seepage water from the low-lying Matta Flat area.[7] The historic
Matta House, now operated by the
National Trust of South Australia as part of The Farm Shed Museum, was built just south of the mine as a house for mine manager Edward Austin Horn.[8][9] Later, in 1871, the Matta Flat area was surveyed as one of four "occupation blocks" to meet high demand for housing near
Wallaroo Mines.[10] The Matta enginehouse chimney was demolished in May 1932, leading a newspaper correspondent to complain about the demolition of local landmarks.[11][12]
^Drew, Greg (1990). Discovering Historic Kadina, South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy and the District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula. p. 31.
^Bailey, Keith (1990). Copper City Chronicle: A History of Kadina. p. 201.
^Drew, Greg (1990). Discovering Historic Kadina, South Australia. Department of Mines and Energy and the District Council of Northern Yorke Peninsula. p. 15.
^Bailey, Keith (1990). Copper City Chronicle: A History of Kadina. p. 155.