LOCATION FILE
Martindale Hall
FOLLOWMintaro, SA
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OVERVIEW
Built in 1879–80 for Edmund Bowman Jr, who imported craftsmen and materials for it and lost the property in the 1890s after drought and falling wool prices. It passed to the Mortlock family and later to the state. It appeared as Appleyard College in the 1975 film of Picnic at Hanging Rock.
HISTORY
The house is furnished substantially as it was in the Mortlock era.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Staff and guests have reported footsteps and doors in the upper floors. Reports are anecdotal.
VISITING
Open to visitors; hours have varied with changes of management.
SITE PLAN
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EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
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