If there is one place in Australia that must be seen to be believed it is Broken Hill. A mining town in the desert with an arts culture at its heart.
Oct 2012, Broken Hill, NSW
We soon learn that the enormous hill which towers above the city is the famous Line of Lode, 7.5kms long, 1.6kms deep, a 300 million tonne body of ore and it is still being mined to this day. Perched on the very top is a monument to the miners who have lost their lives on the job, eight hundred of them, thankfully the numbers have lessened over recent times. Beside the Miner’s Memorial is the Broken Earth Restaurant, with a fabulous view over the city below. The main street is called Argent Street and many of the streets here have metallurgical or geological names, Sulphide, Crystal, Cobalt, Mica, Talc. The city buildings are superb. Many have been huge old pubs, but sadly no longer. The quality of the administrative buildings attests to the wealth that has been unearthed here. This is a town that needs time to be explored and its treasures unearthed.
Oh yes a place to savour, full of treasures. I would love another visit.
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Fascinating place. I guess it is the nature of the surrounding country that has drawn so many talented artists to Broken Hill.
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I believe Pro Hart saw art as an escape from work underground.
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Wow looks fascinating. Not heard of it before but definitely a place worth visiting for the history and the amazing buildings. Hope not every pub is shut?
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Not all. The Palace Hotel is legendary for its crazy artwork there’s barely a white wall in the place. If you ever catch the movie Priscilla Queen of the Desert you’ll see what I mean.
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Terrific photos. On my only visit there I found it so weird that my neck prickles just to remember. And that was more than 30 years ago.
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Ha ha. I’d imagine that there was less of the art back then.
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And that’s how soprano June Bronhill got her name.
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Yes indeed.
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Wow we get to see so many amazing places on your blog!
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Thanks Lyn it’s s pretty diverse land.
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It really is
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