Broken Hill is a mining town in the far west outback region of New South Wales. It’s Australia's longest-lived mining city, one of the longest continual mining towns in the world, and the largest regional centre in the state’s western half. The film industry has become an integral part of Broken Hill and nearby Silverton with Mad Max 2 (1981) and Furiosa: A Mad Max Saga (2024) filmed here.
Broken Hill city sights tours include the three-storey Palace Hotel. Always a local landmark, the grand old lady reached iconic status in 1984 when she was the backdrop for scenes from the 1994 Australian cult classic, Priscilla Queen of the Desert. Many locations in and around Broken Hill were used in the movie and every September, The Broken Heel Festival plays homage to disco, drag and divas in the desert.
In 1844, explorer Charles Sturt referred to a ‘Broken Hill’ in his diary. In 1883, boundary rider Charles Rasp discovered silver ore on this broken hill. Two years later BHP began its first operation - mining this enormous body of ore containing the world's richest source of silver, lead and zinc.
Broken Hill tours take in the Albert Kersten Mining and Minerals Museum with a look into the science of geology and mining. On display are almost 2,000 artefacts from Broken Hill’s mining history including a silver nugget weighing 42 kilograms.
The Line of Lode Miner’s Memorial is a sobering reminder of the dangers of mining. The memorial celebrates the life and work of more than 800 miners who lost their lives here. It’s worth taking a Broken Hill tour of the 19th-century Daydream Mine at nearby Silverton and while there, visit a replica of Mad Max's V8 Interceptor at the Mad Max Museum.
Opened by the Governor-General, Lord Northcote in October 1904, The Broken Hill Regional Art Gallery is the oldest regional gallery in NSW. The lovingly restored Emporium building originally operated from 1885 to 1985 and was the longest-surviving commercial business in Broken Hill.
Here you can see famous works of the artists known as ‘The Brushmen of the Bush.’ These five men, Pro Hart, Eric Minchin, High Schulz, John Pickup and Jack Absalom are credited with helping to establish Broken Hill's thriving arts scene. The gallery also features a beautiful collection of Aboriginal works from Clifford Possum Tjapaltjarri, Emily Kame Kngwarreye and Badger Bates.
Living Desert State Park came into being on April 1, 1993, when 12 artists from around the world began work on 50-tonne sandstone sculptures on Sundown Hill, a twenty-minute drive north of Broken Hill. After six weeks the creations were revealed and have become a much-visited Australian outback site.
The Wilyakali People are the Traditional Owners of the area. Although the Wilyakali people are still the main Aboriginal group in Broken Hill, Aboriginal people from different language groups now live here.
There’s plenty to see and do in this vibrant outback town. Visit Pro Hart Gallery, take a cemetery tour, a day trip to Menindee Lakes, visit the Silver City Mint and Art Centre and be sure to pop into Bells Milk Bar and Museum for a 1950s-style milkshake.
Make sure you head out to the Silverton Hotel, the setting for many films and TV commercials like Mission Impossible II, The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert, The Slim Dusty Movie, Razorback, Wake in Fright and many more.
In 2023, the estimated population of Broken Hill was 17,624.
After over 130 years of mining a 300-million-tonne mineral system, the 7.5-kilometre-long, 1.6-kilometre-deep Line of Lode still supports mining. This makes Broken Hill one of the longest continual mining towns in the world.
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