Talisker Conservation Park

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Talisker Conservation Park
Nearest town or city	Cape Jervis
Coordinates	35°37′20″S 138°9′8″E / 35.62222°S 138.15222°E / -35.62222; 138.15222
Area	134 ha^[1]
Established	1976
Managing authorities	Department for Environment and Heritage

Talisker Conservation Park is located on the south-western area of the Fleurieu Peninsula, South Australia. It is close to the town of Cape Jervis and adjacent to Deep Creek Conservation Park. The park covers 134 hectares including areas of thick scrub, some steep walking tracks and the heritage-listed remains of a nineteenth century silver and lead mine.^[2]

History

Talisker became a conservation park in 1976 after a period of 104 years of intermittent mining activity in the area. The park owes its name to the two McLeod brothers who discovered an outcrop of silver-lead ore while searching for gold in 1862.^[3] The Talisker Mining company was formed the same year to extract the ore from the lode the McLeod's named the 'Talisker of Scotland' after a locality in their homeland, the 'Isle of Skye'.^[4]

References

↑ "Conservation Parks". City of Victor Harbor, South Australia. September 2013. Retrieved September 23, 2013.
↑ Tilbrook, Kym (March 7, 2003). "Covering the best of our parks". Adelaide Advertiser (News Ltd). Retrieved September 24, 2013.
↑ Tilbrook, Kym (April 30, 2006). "They're creatures from the Deep". Sunday Mail (News Ltd). Retrieved September 24, 2013.
↑ Tilbrook, Kym (July 12, 2002). "Take a walk on the wild side". Adelaide Advertiser (News Ltd). p. 74. Retrieved September 24, 2013.

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Regional Reserves	Innamincka Lake Frome Nullarbor Simpson Desert Strzelecki

Conservation Reserves	Chadinga Naracoorte Caves

Wilderness Protection Areas	Cape Gantheaume Ravine des Casoars

Game Reserves	Bool Lagoon

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