Australian Towns, Cities & Highways: Broken Hill

Broken Hill

New South Wales' most remote city, Broken Hill is a world famous mining centre that lies at the junction of the Barrier and Silver City Highways and amongst the Barrier Ranges. While created solely for the mining of silver, lead and zinc in the 1890's, the city's mining operations have wound down since the start, however retains a strong interest for tourists because of the mining history, tours, extensive historic buildings & icons and because of the surprisingly scenic outback surroundings. Even though the city resides in NSW, it's interests are mainly with South Australia, with its produce transported for processing at Port Pirie and Adelaide, and operating on South Australian time.

Population: 24,500
State: New South Wales
Name Origin: Named after a nearby "broken" hill that was noted by Charles Sturt on an expedition into northern SA and NSW
Pronunciation: Bro-ken Hill
Postcode: 2880
Local Government: Broken Hill City Council
Location: 1173km west of Sydney, 514km north-east of Adelaide
Main Roads: Barrier Hwy , Silver City Hwy
Main Watercourses: None
Radio Stations (Music): Hill FM (106.9), Triple J (102.1)

Photos from Broken Hill (Click on thumbnail for full sized image):

Looking west along Argent St approaching Bromide Street, Broken Hill (2003).

Looking west along Argent Street again, this time approaching Chloride Street, Broken Hill (2003).

Direction sign, heading west along Argent Street (Barrier Hwy) approaching Iodide Street, Broken Hill (2003).

Oxide Street, looking north-west from Crystal Street, Broken Hill (2003).

Looking south over Gypsum and Crystal Streets (Silver City Hwy) from Block 10 lookout, Broken Hill (2003).

Looking north over the Crystal/Gypsum Street intersection (Silver City Hwy), Broken Hill (2003).

Looking south-west over Broken Hill and into the Barrier Ranges from Block 10 lookout (2003).

Sulphide Street, looking south-east at the intersection of Beryl Street, Broken Hill (2003).

Looking north-west over Broken Hill from the mine hill. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic - a wonderful photo. (2003)

Williams Street (Barrier Hwy), heading south-west approaching the Brookfield Ave junction, Broken Hill (2003).

Iodide Street (Barrier & Silver City Hwys), looking north-west in Broken Hill (2003).

Bonanza Street (Silver City Hwy), heading north-west in South Broken Hill (2003).

Iodide Street (Barrier & Silver City Hwys), looking north-west approaching Williams Street, Broken Hill (2003).

	Looking west along Argent St approaching Bromide Street, Broken Hill (2003).
	Looking west along Argent Street again, this time approaching Chloride Street, Broken Hill (2003).
	Direction sign, heading west along Argent Street (Barrier Hwy) approaching Iodide Street, Broken Hill (2003).
	Oxide Street, looking north-west from Crystal Street, Broken Hill (2003).
	Looking south over Gypsum and Crystal Streets (Silver City Hwy) from Block 10 lookout, Broken Hill (2003).
	Looking north over the Crystal/Gypsum Street intersection (Silver City Hwy), Broken Hill (2003).
	Looking south-west over Broken Hill and into the Barrier Ranges from Block 10 lookout (2003).
	Sulphide Street, looking south-east at the intersection of Beryl Street, Broken Hill (2003).
	Looking north-west over Broken Hill from the mine hill. Thanks to Jamie Scuglia for this pic - a wonderful photo. (2003)
	Williams Street (Barrier Hwy), heading south-west approaching the Brookfield Ave junction, Broken Hill (2003).
	Iodide Street (Barrier & Silver City Hwys), looking north-west in Broken Hill (2003).
	Bonanza Street (Silver City Hwy), heading north-west in South Broken Hill (2003).
	Iodide Street (Barrier & Silver City Hwys), looking north-west approaching Williams Street, Broken Hill (2003).