Town site chosen in October, first streets laid out and sites for 12 cottages marked in Thames Street.

S. Stocks jun. and G.S. Kingston lay out 65 allotments of ½ acre in Kooringa with 3 blocks of 2½ acres for company cottages. First cottages ready to roof by April.

First police arrive in September; station and stables built.

Burra Hotel (1st) built: with adjoining brewery.

Mr and Mrs Jolly open 1st school on allotment 73 Commercial Street.

First church built: Kooringa Wesleyan Chapel

Paxton Square begun

Creek dwellings extend along several miles of creek and house 400-500

Miners Arms Hotel

Original Bible Christian Chapel opened in December

St Mary's on Limestone Hill built

Smelter's Home Hotel opens

Kooringa Wesleyan Chapel enlarged to seat 450

Burra Oddfellows Lodge (MU) established

Congregation Church opened by Rev. T.Q. Stow

Baptists granted allotment 295 Kooringa

Original Bridge Street Bridge erected

Kooringa Primitive Methodist Church erected

Sod Hut Inn opens

Fist Redruth Wesleyan Chapel erected

White Hart Hotel begins

Pig and Whistle Hotel and Cross Roads Inn Hotel open

Bushman's Home Hotel

Redruth Gaol completed

Redruth Primitive Methodist Zion Chapel built

Redruth Court House erected

First Catholic school and chapel on allotment 41 Kooringa

Burra Burra Miner's and Mechanics Institute opened

Court House Hotel opens

Second Bible Christian Chapel built

Telegraph and Post Office built

National Bank opens in April

Telegraph office opens

Original Redruth Bridge built

National Bank building completed

Burra Grammar School opens on site of Congregational/Presbyterian Church

Princess Royal Homestead built. Designed by Edmund Wright

Samuel Drew & Co. build wholesale store at Aberdeen saleyards.

Building boom sees erection of:

Town Hall

Roach's Flour Mill in Graham

Butterworth's Flour Mill in New Aberdeen

Redruth Wesleyan Church

Aberdeen branch of Bank of Australasia

Bon Accord Hotel

St Joseph's Church

Kooringa Police Station

Tiver's Store Aberdeen

New buildings - Bon Accord Hotel, St.Joseph's Roman Catholic Church, Redruth Wesleyan Church, Flour Mills (Roach. Butterworth), The Institute

Commercial Hotel completed.

Burra Hospital opened and Foundation Stone of Burra Model (Primary) School laid on same day.

Redruth Bridge and Kooringa Bridge (also known as Commercial Street Bridge, Kingston Street Bridge, Black Bridge and Red Bridge) open for traffic.

St. Mary's Church of England completed.

Present Royal Exchange Hotel replaces one destroyed by fire (Aberdeen).

Public pump and trough in Market Square in use.

St. Mary's Convent School at Mt. Pleasant occupied.

Present Burra Railway Station built.

Salvation Army Citadel built.

Fountain erected in Jubilee Walk.

Swing bridge erected over Burra Creek for school children.

Tenders called for two storey building in Market Square for Elder, Smith & Co.

Bagot, Shakes and Lewis build new sale yards.

Old Wooden railway bridge at Aberdeen replaced by iron bridge.

McBride cottages opened.

King's Memorial (Edward VII) Rotunda opened in Market Square.

New Oddfellows Lodge Hall in Aberdeen

Second storey added to Burra Hotel (previously Miners' Arms).

Burra High School opened in west wing of Primary School - 30 scholars enrolled.

Kooringa Methodist Church replaces older one.

Hon. W.M. Hughes,Prime Minister of Australia, unveils Burra and District Fallen Soldiers' Memorial in Market Square.

Fire brigade station completed.

Institute (Town Hall) enlarged by addition of gallery and other changes.

Redruth Methodist Memorial Sunday School completed.

November Butterworth's old mill New Aberdeen becomes Shell Depot.

August Vacuum Oil Depot being built at the Bon Accord Corner

Roach's flour mill at Aberdeen demolished

Old suspension bridge replaced by present footbridge.

New Post Office opened in Market Square.

Swimming pool opened by G. Stanley Hawker.

Opening of Burra Ambulance centre and EFS 1st June

Official opening of Baker of Baldina Aged Cottage Homes 27th May

April - Opening of new school buildings

Sept - Opening of library at Burra School

May 30th - Opening of New District Council Offices & Civic Centre

Oct 31st - Burra Community Sports Complex officially opened

Opening of new Dalgety Bennett Farmers premises

5th October, Opening of reconstructed Morphett's Engine House.

Paxton Square restoration completed.

Unicorn Brewery cellars re-opened as tourist attraction.

Burra Motor Inn opened

Community swimming pool completed.

Opening of Goyder House boarding house for isolated students.

Official opening of the Burra Art Gallery held on 5th October, 1996.