Broken Hill Australia

"Broken Hill is an interesting town in remote Australia
in the outback New South Wales."  

 
The town only exists thanks to the silver deposits that have been mined here since the late 1800s. Here is some information about how you can visit the underground mines, and discover other things common in outback towns such as School of the Air and Royal Flying Doctors Service. Outside the town is Silverton - one of the most classic Australian outback towns. In the end of the page is accommodation and a Broken Hill map.

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Mining and Art in Broken Hill Australia
There is an interesting mining tour to Delprat’s Mine which takes you, equipped with a torch and miners’ hard-hat, 200m underground. But today the town also has a sizeable population of artists that have been drawn here by the colourful sunrises and sunsets. You can visit the Regional Art Gallery, Jack Absalom Gallery, Pro Hart Gallery and the Aboriginal Thankakali Gallery in town, but in the desert 9km out of the town, there is a different outdoor art gallery - the Living Desert Reserve, with sculptures standing in the open landscape, complete with wide views and red sunsets.


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Other Attractions in Broken Hill Australia
Apart from galleries, worth a visit are the Royal Flying Doctors Service, and the School of the Air. Both are a consequence of Australia’s endless deserts and remote settlements where there are no schools or doctors. The Royal Flying Doctor’s Service flies doctors to the outback communities with small airplanes on the call. The School of the Air teaches outback children by broadcasting lessons from larger towns, to the kids’ home computers. You can see teachers in the action and hear the kids talking to them from their homes.


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Accommodation in Broken Hill Australia
Places to stay are Best Western Oasis Motor Inn, Charles Rasp Motor Inn, Comfort Inn Crystal Motel, Comfort Inn Hilltop Motel, Desert Sand Motor Inn, Eldee Station Hotel, Emaroo Cottage, Gearins on Argent Apartments, Mine Host Motel, Old Willyama Motor Inn, Royal Exchange Hotel, Ruby's Cottage and The Lodge Outback Motel.


Some places to eat are Silver City Chinese Restaurant and Barrier Social and Democratic Club which also runs a weekend nightclub. You can get to Broken Hill by McCafferty’s, Country Link or Indian Pacific. Would you like to explore the countryside around the town, Tri State Safaris can take you to the surrounding outback and the amazing Mungo National Park.


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Silverton - Real Australian Outback Town
Twenty five kilometres out of Broken Hill is one of Australia's classic outback towns, Silverton, which, as the name says, used to be a silver mining town. A few old art galleries and other buildings remain, but the town is virtually empty and the only action happens in the town’s only pub which is still open today. It’s fun to have a beer outside and watch emus and brumbies walking on the streets. Silverton was the setting for movies Town Like Alice and Mad Max II, some movie memorabilia and the Mad Max car are still there.


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Here's a Broken Hill map, with places mentioned on this web page tagged. You can click on the tags to see what places they are, and double-click anywhere on the map to zoom it in and see the places closer. Drag the map to move around, and if you want to see the satellite image with Google Earth, click on "Sat" in the top right hand corner.


 
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