Attraction

Yorke Peninsula

Sluice Gate, Wallaroo

Yorke Peninsula

Free
The Sluice Gate controlled the seawater flow into and out of the tidal cooling works pond used by the smelters. The saltwater was initially employed for cooling the ingots produced in the smelters, and later in the water-jacketed blast furnaces and to granulate the slag. The smelters operated continuously in Wallaroo from 1861 to 1923.

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The Yorke Peninsula is the traditional lands of the Narungga (Nharangga) people, who have lived on, and cared for, this country since the beginning of time. We work, live and travel on Nharannga Banggara [Country], and we take time away from those pursuits to acknowledge and pay our deep respects to the Nharangga Elders of the past and present. 

Today, it is essential that we continue to care for and protect our spectacular natural environment. Tread lightly and leave no trace. Learn more about responsible and respectful travel on Yorke Peninsula.