Australia For Visitors > Broken Hill
Broken Hill is a city located in the far west of New South Wales (1,160 km west of Sydney). Surrounded by wind breaks against the desert winds, Broken Hill is a veritable oasis in the middle of the Australian outback.
Post Office and other historic buildings in Chloride Street, Broken Hill
Founded in 1898, it sits on one of the world's great ore bodies of lead, silver and zinc. The minerals were mined by BHP (Broken Hill Proprietary), which for a long time was Australia's largest company. The city is known as the "Silver City" because of its mineral wealth. There are still two working mines in the city.
Some of the interesting sites in Broken Hill are:
-- Delprat's Mine
-- White's Mineral Art and Mining Museum
-- Geocentre
-- Railway, Mineral and Train Museum
-- Broken Hill City and Art Gallery
-- Pro Hart Gallery
-- Jack Absalom's Gallery
-- Ant Hill Gallery
-- Museum of the Royal Flying Doctor Service
-- School of the Air
-- Afghani Mosque
Trades Hall, Sulphide Street, Broken Hill
Nearby Places to Visit
Not far from Broken Hill is another "must see", the ghost town of Silverton, which was featured in a number of movies such as Mad Max II and Priscilla: Queen of the Desert.