Personal comments on Broken Hill

The unofficial "capital" of outback New South Wales, Broken Hill is a proud, independent city with a roaring history. Broken Hill is situated 1170 kilometres west of Sydney and is surrounded by national parks that will introduce you to the natural wonders of the region. To the north are the vast tracks of Gibber Plains, grasslands and the red Sandhill's of Sturt National Park. The mines in Broken Hill produce two million tonnes of ore annually.

ATTRACTIONS: Broken Hill City Art Gallery, a selection of Broken Hill landscape paintings and early century painting and prints. Royal Flying doctor service the daily tours of the base provides a fascinating insight into this unique medical service. Lucille Roberts, Hawker College.

ATTRACTIONS (Cont'd): The Menindee Lakes which is approx. 1.5 hrs drive to the east, is a great place for camping & water skiing. Silverton which has an old jail, camel rides (?), gift stores selling opals etc, and a great pub where a horse drinks from the bar (this pub was featured in the Bryan Brown movie "A Town Like Alice"). The movie Mad Max 3 was shot around the outlying area of Broken Hill and Priscilla Queen of the Desert also had scenes shot in Broken Hill. You can also go on a tour through one of the Broken Hill mines. The Zinc Lakes is a great place to have a picnic and relax with the kids, whilst there are plenty of clubs & pubs for the adults. Jennie Hamilton

We used the word 'iconic' in our description of Broken Hill. This city is just such a typical outback location that we feel it typifies outback Australia. It is sooo Australian that the first image we used is the same image found in our logo. Great Australian Homes.com

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