Christmas opening hours

Gaslight will be open until 3.00pm on Christmas eve, so there is still time for some last minute Christmas shopping. We will be re-opening on Friday 30th December at 10am and hope to see you then.

Our best wishes to all our customers for a very happy Christmas.

Christmas celebrations at Gaslight

Last weekend the Gaslight team, along with families and friends, took some time out to celebrated Christmas at the wonderful Mt Bryan Hotel. A big thank you to Simon, Kymm and all the Mt Bryan team for providing us with such a wonderful venue and delicious food. If you haven't made the short trip from Burra to Mt Bryan to visit the hotel we recommend you do - you'll be surprised.

Spring into Burra

Spring has arrived in Burra and the Gaslight garden. Where better to spend a day or two than the beautiful mid north of South Australia, so come and enjoy the beautiful warm weather and all that Burra has to offer.

Open Gardens Weekend in Burra

Take a trip to Burra on the 22nd or 23rd October and you can visit the beautiful Open Gardens around the town - and after you've taken in all the loveliness drop in to Gaslight for a delicious afternoon tea!

Books, books, books....

Lots of wonderful books have just arrived at Gaslight. Lovely old copies by Ethel Turner, Mary Grant Bruce, Ion Idriess, Arthur Upfield and Enid Blyton. My favourites are the "Anne" books by L M Montgomery, but you can also find the adventures of Jane of Lantern Hill, Emily of New Moon, Kilmeny of the Orchard and Rilla among the new arrivals.

Gorgeous new stock now in store!

The Atomic Coffee maker is a classic, but the coffee is not quite as good as ours!

This is one of a pair of highly decorative urns. The beautiful colours will make a real statement in the right home.

Estimated to be around 150 years old, this beautiful wooden wedding basket comes apart and forms three levels for packing your wedding banquet.

Standing close to a metre tall, this Celadon style vase makes quite an impression. The only problem is that it's so heavy once you have it in place you'll never want to try and move it again!

A new exhibition coming to the Burra Regional Art Gallery

Right Royal Celebrations

The ladies of Gaslight (Jill, Adrienne and Teresa), embraced the spirit of the Royal Wedding last Friday and spent the day wearing their tiaras. We feel they added that certain "something" our uniforms have been lacking. Emily (not in the picture) has dubbed herself "The Duchess of Gaslight" so if you happen to pass her in the street please remember to curtsey!

The 2011 Burra Antique and Collectables Fair

April 30th and May 1st

The beautifully refurbished historic Burra Town Hall and the school gymnasium will be again be filled with antiques and collectables for sale for the 20th annual fair. Held over 2 days the fair features dealers from around Australia, all coming to town to sell their wares. As well there is antique appraisal available on both days ($5 for 3 items) and of course Burra's six antique shops will all be open for business.

At only $6 entry, or $9 for a weekend pass, this a great value event and a fun way to spend a weekend.

A free shuttle bus will run between the 2 venues and children under 16, accompanied be an adult, will be admitted free.

Gaslight is closing (but only for a week!)

Gaslight Collectables & Old Books will be closed from 5pm on Friday 18^th February until 10am on Saturday 26^th February.

We hope to see you for a coffee when we get back.

Get your dancing shoes on!

It's February and in Burra that means "Jazz in the Monster Mine"! This year we're set to dance the night away to the cool swing of the Sass-E-Singers and the upbeat jive of Gumbo Ya Ya. The night will be hosted by SA's own Local Hero, Peter Goers, so get down to the Burra Visitor Information Centre and grab yourself a ticket before they're all gone.

We'll see you on the dance floor!

Saturday 12th February

6.30pm til midnight

Flood fundraiser

Last Saturday Gaslight donated $1 from every cup of coffee we sold to the Premier's Disaster Relief Appeal to assist the flood victims in Queensland. With additional donations from many of our customers we quickly raised just over $200. A big thank you to our generous customers for their donations.

New stock

Now that Christmas is really over we have been in town buying lots of lovely new stock for the shop. Adrienne has been very busy polishing the silver so come and have a look next time you're passing. And don't be fooled - Bob wasn't helping, he was just walking passed and managed to get in the photo!

Fill up your pantry!

New at Gaslight for 2011, we are introducing a small range of pantry items to get you through those times when everything else in town seems to be shut. Pasta, olives, tinned tomatoes, dry biscuits, pesto, capers, olive oil, capsicums, jams and jars of delicious black cherries - enough for a delicious meal or just a special treat.