Noosa News
Leigh Creek residents memorialise the rise and disappearance of the ‘extremely harsh’ mining town

Armed with a slide projector and a steely look of determination, Dean Ransom can sometimes be seen wandering the winding roads of Leigh Creek, a small outback town in South Australia’s far north.
Key points:
- Residents of the former Leigh Creek township in SA’s outback are digitising slides and photos
- They hope to preserve the history of the area which was originally a tent city
- The new Leigh Creek township is undergoing a multimillion-dollar state government overhaul
This unique government-owned town with a dwindling population of just 120 people used to be a bustling hub that coalminers called home until Alinta Energy decided to close its coal mine in June 2015.
Now, Leigh Creek is undergoing significant changes, including reinvestment and…
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