"Sunrise" comes to Booborowie

After a very early start on Wednesday morning to join Fifi Box and the "Sunrise" weather team in Booborowie, Judy, Will, Hayden, Merridy and Katie stopped in at Gaslight to warm up with a hot drink and some scones. Booborowie (about 23 km's north west of Burra) hosted "Sunrise" as part of it's bid to be crowned Australia's Best Never Heard of Town. Good luck Boob!

August Update - Booborowie has won! Congratulations to all concerned. The town will receive $20,000 to put towards community projects.

New stock

Just arrived at Gaslight is this beautiful Royal Doulton wash bowl. The pattern is Geneva (flow blue) and was produced between 1895 and 1900.

Winter warmers

Now that winter is really with us there is no better way to keep warm than a visit to Gaslight.  A mug of steaming Hot Chocolate and piece of our delicious Pecan and Ginger cake, in front of our pot belly stove, is a sure way to beat the winter chills.

School Holidays

School holidays are always a busy time in Burra, with many families coming to town and enjoying the wonderful heritage sites Burra has to offer. This week we've met lots of visitors who have enjoyed the Burra Heritage Trail. A Passport Key is available from the Visitor’s Centre  and it provides a guide book to an 11 km self guided trail around Burra and a key and to 8 locked sites  - the Monster Mine, the Powder Magazine, the Police Lock up, Redruth Gaol, Hampton Village, Smelts Paddock, the Unicorn Brewery Cellars and the Miner’s Dugouts. The key costs  $20 per adult, $15 concession and $5 for National Trust members and locals. Children are free. Once you have the key you can head off on the trail and let yourself in and out of all the heritage sites around the town. For kids the Monster Mine, Redruth Goal and the Brewery Cellars are a must.

Visitors to Gaslight over the next week may be lucky enough to be served by the lovely Rachael (pictured) who is helping us out over the school holidays. Thanks Rachael!

Our newest regulars

We are pleased to introduce our newest regulars -  two week old Tom and Charlie. These gorgeous twin boys have been visiting Gaslight with their mother Meg and big brothers Lachie and Angus and are proving to be a big hit with our other customers.

Something old, something new....

We are happy to introduce a new section to the shop. Our "Something New" selection is a range of new items to compliment our antiques and collectables.  Chosen from the Somerton Green and Ascot ranges, and very much in keeping with our country style, we think the new products will provide some wonderful gift ideas for special occasions - or just for a special treat. 

Classic books

We are always interested in getting good quality books and things that people can add to their collections - and these are wonderful Middle Eastern fables and stories - the translations of the  originals that have yet to be turned into cartoons!